South West Scotland

South West Scotland is one of the subdivisions of Scotland. Under the Nomenclature of Territorial [Units for Statistics], it was classified as a NUTS-2 statistical region. In the revised classification in 2016, the region was split into two statistical regions of West Central Scotland and Southern Scotland. Following Brexit, the regions were assigned under the new International Territorial Level codes in 2021. The region forms the south western part of the country, encompassing an area of. It incorporates 13 of the 32 defined council areas including the city of Glasgow.

Classification

Scotland is organized into 32 council areas for administrative purposes. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics organized Scotland into four broader level subdivisions. These are classified as a NUTS-2 statistical regions, and incorporated various council areas within it. In 2016, the areas were re-classified, and South West Scotland was split into two NUTS-2 regions of West Central Scotland and Southern Scotland. Following Brexit, the regions were assigned under the new International Territorial Level codes in 2021.

The region forms the south western part of the country, encompassing an area of. It is situated in the north east of the main island of the United Kingdom, closer to Northern Ireland. It shares land borders with the Scottish highlands to the north, Eastern Scotland to the north-east and Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and Cumbria regions of England to the south. It has the Atlantic Ocean to the west and North Sea to the east.

South West Scotland incorporates 13 of the 32 defined council areas including the city of Glasgow.

Region	NUTS code	ITL code	Council areas	NUTS code	ITL code	Area	Population
West Central Scotland	UKM8	TLM8	East Dunbartonshire, and West Dunbartonshire	UKM81	TLM81		197250
West Central Scotland	UKM8	TLM8	Glasgow	UKM82	TLM82		622820
West Central Scotland	UKM8	TLM8	Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire	UKM83	TLM83		359840
West Central Scotland	UKM8	TLM8	North Lanarkshire	UKM84	TLM84		340930
Southern Scotland	UKM9	TLM9	Dumfries and Galloway	UKM92	TLM92		145770
Southern Scotland	UKM9	TLM9	East and North Ayrshire mainland	UKM93	TLM93		253880
Southern Scotland	UKM9	TLM9	South Ayrshire	UKM94	TLM94		111560
Southern Scotland	UKM9	TLM9	South Lanarkshire	UKM95	TLM95		327430