Community Council Boundaries - Scotland
This dataset provides boundary polygons for community councils in Scotland, the most local tier of statutory representation, established by local authorities. Community councils bridge the gap between local authorities and communities, voicing local opinions and needs to public bodies, and act as statutory consultees in processes such as planning applications. The data is maintained via the Spatial Hub, which can correct minor gap errors under 5m but not larger discrepancies. Users should note that some polygons do not tessellate or snap to local authority boundaries, which can affect certain spatial analyses such as point-in-polygon operations.Community councils are required to be established by local authorities. They are the most local tier of statutory representation in Scotland. They bridge the gap between local authorities and communities and help to make public bodies aware of the opinions and needs of the communities they represent. Community councils are statutory consultees under various processes, such as for planning applications. There are many instances where polygons do not tessellate or snap to local authority boundaries. The Spatial Hub processing can correct for some minor gap errors (<5m) but not larger ones. Such gaps in the dataset mean that it cannot potentially be used for some kinds of spatial analysis e.g. point in polygon, because some point locations may fall within the gaps. These gaps either require amendment at source or approval for the IS to change.
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Data schema (10 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| la_s_codeLa s code | string | Statistics Scotland code for the local authority.Statistics Scotland code for the local authority. |
| local_authorityLocal authority | string | Name of the local authority the community council belongs to.Name of the local authority the community council belongs to. |
| cc_nameCc name | string | Name of the community council.Name of the community council. |
| active | string | Indicates whether the community council is currently active.Indicates whether the community council is currently active. |
| population | string | Population count within the community council area.Population count within the community council area. |
| url | string | Web link to the community council's official page.Web link to the community council's official page. |
| sh_date_uploadedSh date uploaded | string | Date the record was uploaded to the data source.Date the record was uploaded to the data source. |
| sh_srcSh src | string | Identifier of the source dataset this record came from.Identifier of the source dataset this record came from. |
| sh_src_idSh src id | long | Unique identifier for the record within the source dataset.Unique identifier for the record within the source dataset. |
| geom | geometry | Geographic boundary polygon of the community council area.Geographic boundary polygon of the community council area. |
Schema captured from wfs 26 days ago.
Query the data
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Sample data (3 records)
Record 1url: https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services · active: —
{
"url": "https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/community-councils/community-councils",
"active": null,
"sh_src": "a538c771-c7e8-4590-b19a-e7b11c954fde",
"cc_name": "Ashgrove and Stockethill",
"la_s_code": "S12000033",
"sh_src_id": 263,
"population": null,
"local_authority": "Aberdeen City",
"sh_date_uploaded": "2026-04-09"
}Record 2url: https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services · active: No
{
"url": "https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/community-councils/community-councils",
"active": "No",
"sh_src": "a538c771-c7e8-4590-b19a-e7b11c954fde",
"cc_name": "Ashley and Broomhill",
"la_s_code": "S12000033",
"sh_src_id": 248,
"population": "7502",
"local_authority": "Aberdeen City",
"sh_date_uploaded": "2026-04-09"
}Record 3url: https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services · active: Yes
{
"url": "https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/community-councils/community-councils",
"active": "Yes",
"sh_src": "a538c771-c7e8-4590-b19a-e7b11c954fde",
"cc_name": "Braeside and Mannofield",
"la_s_code": "S12000033",
"sh_src_id": 247,
"population": "6081",
"local_authority": "Aberdeen City",
"sh_date_uploaded": "2026-04-09"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
Verification Status
Using the API
Configuration
- Base URL
- https://geo.spatialhub.scot/geoserver/sh_commcnc/wfs?authkey=b85aa063-d598-4582-8e45-e7e6048718fc&request=GetCapabilities&service=wfs
License
Terms stated by the source (not a recognized license):
One Scotland Mapping Agreement (OSMA)
Query examples
curl -s 'https://geo.spatialhub.scot/geoserver/sh_commcnc/wfs?authkey=b85aa063-d598-4582-8e45-e7e6048718fc&service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetCapabilities' -H 'Accept: application/json'List the feature types (layers) and supported operations.