List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies

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This is a list of former parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom, organised by date of abolition. It includes

UK parliamentary constituencies
that have been abolished, including those that were later recreated, but does not include constituencies that were merely renamed.

The date of creation of a constituency, in some cases, goes back to English and Welsh seats in the Parliament of England and the Scottish constituencies in the Parliament of Great Britain.

In some cases, constituencies in the unreformed House of Commons first received a summons to send representatives to Parliament at a date considerably earlier than the date after which they consistently received a summons. These cases are indicated in a note.

No account is taken, in this article, of the temporary redistribution of constituencies used for the First and Second Protectorate Parliaments in the 1650s. See First Protectorate Parliament for a list of those constituencies.

Constituencies to be abolished in the 2020s

Projected

Constituencies abolished in 2010

Created Notes
Barnsley West and Penistone
1983
Barnsley East and Mexborough
1997
Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath
1997
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
1997
Bradford North
1918
Brent East
1974
Brent South
1974
Eccles 1885
Hammersmith and Fulham 1997
Kensington and Chelsea 1997
Knowsley North and Sefton East
1997
Lancaster and Wyre
1997
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 1983
Normanton 1885
Poplar and Canning Town
1997
Rugby and Kenilworth
1983
Sheffield Hillsborough
1918
Tyne Bridge 1983
Vale of York 1997

Constituencies abolished in 2005

The Scottish UK Parliamentary constituencies were reorganised following the creation of the Scottish Parliament, in order to remove the traditional over-representation put in place to compensate for the lack of national representation.

Created Notes
Aberdeen Central 1997
Ayr 1950
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 1983 Divided between
Central Ayrshire
Coatbridge and Chryston 1997
Clydebank and Milngavie 1983
Clydesdale 1983
Cunninghame North 1983
Cunninghame South 1983
Dumbarton 1983 Divided between
Dunbartonshire West and Argyll and Bute
Dumfriesshire 1708
Dunfermline East 1983
Dunfermline West 1983
Eastwood 1983
Edinburgh Central 1885
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 1997
Edinburgh Pentlands 1950
Falkirk East 1983
Falkirk West 1983
Fife Central 1974
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale 1983
Glasgow Anniesland 1997
Glasgow Baillieston 1997
Glasgow Cathcart 1918
Glasgow Govan 1885
Glasgow Kelvin 1997
Glasgow Maryhill 1918
Glasgow Pollok 1918
Glasgow Rutherglen
1918 Rutherglen 1918 to 1983
Glasgow Rutherglen 1983 to 2005
Glasgow Shettleston 1918
Glasgow Springburn 1918
Greenock and Inverclyde 1997
Hamilton North and Bellshill 1997
Hamilton South 1997
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber 1983
Kirkcaldy 1832
Linlithgow 1708 Linlithgowshire 1708 to 1945
West Lothian 1945 to 1983
Linlithgow 1983 to 2005
Paisley North 1983
Paisley South 1983
Perth 1997
Renfrewshire West (1997 to 2005)
1997 Second creation. First abolished in 1983
Ross, Skye and Inverness West 1997
Roxburgh and Berwickshire 1983

Constituencies abolished in 1997

The

Boundary Commissions' Fourth Periodical Review was completed in 1995. It recommended various changes, although most of the abolitions resulting from these took place in Scotland
.

Created Notes
East Angus 1983 Northern half merged with
Tayside North and coastal half renamed Angus
Boothferry 1983 Southern section merged with
Haltemprice and Howden, northern section merged with northern Bridlington to create East Yorkshire
Bow and Poplar
1983
Bridlington 1950 Majority incorporated into new
Beverley and Holderness
seat.
Caithness and Sutherland
1918 Merged with part of
Ross, Cromarty and Skye to form Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Carmarthen
1542
Chelmsford 1885 Revived in 2010
Chelsea 1868
Chertsey and Walton
1974
Cirencester and Tewkesbury
1918 Divided into
Cotswold
Clackmannan 1983 Merged with southern parts of Perth and Kinross to form Ochil
Clwyd North West
1983
Colchester North 1983 Split into
Essex North and Colchester
Colchester South and Maldon
1983 Rural parts merged with half of
Maldon and Chelmsford East, remainder becoming part of Colchester
Coventry South East
1974
Coventry South West
1974
Croydon North East
1955
Croydon North West
1955
Dudley East
1974
Dudley West
1974
East Berkshire
1983
East Lindsey 1983
Fulham (1955 to 1997) 1955 Second creation. First abolished in 1918
Glasgow Garscadden
1974 Replaced by Glasgow Anniesland
Glasgow Central 1885 Recreated 2005
Glasgow Hillhead
1918 Replaced by Glasgow Kelvin
Glasgow Provan 1955
Gloucestershire West
1950 Second creation. First abolished 1885
Replaced by Forest of Dean
Hamilton 1918 Most of constituency became
Motherwell South to become Hamilton North and Bellshill
Hendon North
1945
Hendon South
1945
Holland with Boston
1918 Replaced by
South Holland and The Deepings
Kincardine and Deeside 1983 Replaced by West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Langbaurgh 1983 Succeeded by
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Littleborough and Saddleworth
1983
Liverpool Broadgreen
1983
Liverpool Mossley Hill 1983
Mid Staffordshire
1983
Monklands East
1983
Monklands West
1983
Motherwell North
1983
Motherwell South
1983 Most of constituency became part of Hamilton North and Bellshill
Newcastle-upon-Tyne East
1918 Revived in 2010
New Forest 1885 New Forest and Christchurch from 1918 until 1950. Replaced by
New Forest West
.
Newham North East
1974 All of the constituency became part of East Ham
Newham North West
1974 All of the constituency became part of West Ham
Newham South
1974 Bulk of constituency split between
Poplar and Canning Town
Norwood 1885
North Bedfordshire 1983
North Hertfordshire 1983
North West Surrey
1974 Succeeded by Surrey Heath
Plymouth Drake (1974 to 1997) 1974 Second creation. First creation 1918 to 1950
Ravensbourne 1974
Richmond and Barnes
1983 Enlarged and renamed Richmond Park
Ross, Cromarty and Skye
1983 Replaced by Ross, Skye and Inverness West
Salford East 1950 Enlarged and renamed Salford
South East Staffordshire
1983 Effectively renamed Tamworth
Southend East 1950 Became
Rochford and Southend East
South Hams 1983
South West Cambridgeshire 1983
South West Clwyd
1983
South Worcestershire
1950
Swindon 1918 Split to form
Swindon South
Wallsend 1918 Lost its eponymous town with most of the remainder becoming North Tyneside
Wanstead and Woodford 1964
Warley East
1974 Merged with half of
Warley West to become Warley
Warley West
1974 Split between
Halesowen and Rowley Regis
West Hertfordshire
1983 succeeded by Hemel Hempstead
Westminster North
1983 Recreated at the 2010 general election
Worthing 1945

Constituencies abolished in 1992

Due to the rapid expansion, the town of

Boundary Commission for England
exceptionally recommended in 1990, between reviews, that it should be divided between two new constituencies.

Created Notes
Milton Keynes 1983 Split between
North East Milton Keynes

Constituencies abolished in 1983

The

Boundary Commissions
' Third Periodical Review was completed in 1983, fourteen years after the previous review. It proposed wider changes than the two earlier reviews and abolished a large number of constituencies, although many constituencies were simply renamed to conform to local government districts created in 1974.

Created Notes
Aberdare 1918
Aberdeenshire East 1950
Aberdeenshire West 1950 Replaced by Kincardine and Deeside
Abertillery 1918
Accrington 1885
North Angus and Mearns
1950
South Angus
1950
Argyll 1708 Argyllshire 1708 to 1950
Argyll 1950 to 1983
Armagh 1922 Split between Newry and Armagh and Upper Bann
Central Ayrshire
1950 Became Cunninghame South but recreated in 2005
South Ayrshire 1868 Renamed Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Banffshire 1708 Merged into Moray and Banff and Buchan
Barkston Ash 1885
Barnsley 1885 Split into
Barnsley West and Penistone
Barry 1950 Most of the constituency became Vale of Glamorgan
Batley and Morley
1918
Battersea North 1918 Merged (minus some of Battersea South, which went into Tooting) to form Battersea
Battersea South 1918
Bebington and Ellesmere Port
1974
Bedford 1295
Bedwellty 1918
Beeston 1974 Replaced by Broxtowe
Belper 1918
Bermondsey 1885
Berwick and East Lothian
1950
Birmingham Stechford 1950
Bodmin 1295 Became North Cornwall
Bolton East
1950
Bothwell 1918
Brigg and Scunthorpe
1974
Brighouse and Spenborough
1950
Bristol North East
1950
Bristol South East
1950
Bromsgrove and Redditch
1974
Bury and Radcliffe
1950
Bute and North Ayrshire
1918 Split between Argyll and Bute and Cunninghame North
Cambridgeshire 1918 First creation 1290-1885
Cardiff North West
1974
Cardiff South East
1950
Carlton 1950
Chester-le-Street 1885
Christchurch and Lymington
1974
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire
1885
Cleveland and Whitby
1974
Clitheroe 1559
Coatbridge and Airdrie
1950
Colchester 1295
Consett 1918
Dunbartonshire Central
1974
Darwen 1885
Dearne Valley 1950
Denbigh 1542
Doncaster 1885
Dorking 1950 Succeeded by Mole Valley
Dover and Deal
1974
Dunfermline 1918
East Dunbartonshire 1950 Revived in 2005
East Grinstead 1885 Second creation. First abolished in 1832
East Hertfordshire 1955
Ebbw Vale 1918
Edinburgh North 1918
Essex South East
1955 Second creation. First creation 1885 to 1945
Replaced by Castle Point
Eton and Slough
1945
Eye 1571 Replaced by Central Suffolk
Farnham 1918 Succeeded by
Surrey South West
Farnworth 1885
Fife East
1885
Flintshire East
1950
Flintshire West
1950
Fylde North
1950
Fylde South
1950
Gateshead West 1950
Glasgow Craigton 1955
Glasgow Kelvingrove 1918
Glasgow Queen's Park
1974
Gloucestershire South
1950
Goole 1950
Gravesend 1868
Hackney Central 1885 Abolished 1950-1955
Haltemprice 1950
Hammersmith North 1918 Replaced by Hammersmith
Hampstead 1885
Handsworth
1885
Harrow Central 1950
Hemel Hempstead 1918 Renamed
West Hertfordshire

Revived 1997
Hitchin 1885
Holborn and St Pancras South 1950
Horncastle 1885
Hornsey 1885 Western part went to Finchley in 1918.
Horsham and Crawley
1974 Split into Horsham and Crawley
Howden 1955
Huddersfield East
1950
Huddersfield West
1950
Huntingdonshire 1918 First creation 1290-1885
Huyton 1950
Ilkeston 1885
Ince 1885
Isle of Ely 1918 Succeeded by
North East Cambridgeshire
Islington Central
1974
Kidderminster 1832 Succeeded by Wyre Forest
Kilmarnock 1918 Merged into Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Kingston upon Hull Central
1974 Second creation. First creation 1885 to 1955
Kinross and Western
1918
Knutsford 1885
Lambeth Central
1974
Lanark 1918 Second creation. First creation 1708 to 1832
Leeds South 1885
Leeds South East
1918
Leek 1885 Succeeded by Staffordshire Moorlands
Lichfield and Tamworth
1950
Liverpool Edge Hill
1918
Liverpool Kirkdale
1885
Liverpool Scotland Exchange 1974
Liverpool Toxteth
1950
Liverpool Wavertree
1918 Revived in 1997
Louth (Lincolnshire)
1885
Lowestoft 1885
Luton East 1974
Luton West 1974
Maldon 1332 Recreated in 2010
Manchester Ardwick 1918
Manchester Moss Side 1918
Manchester Openshaw
1955
Melton 1885
Middleton and Prestwich
1918
Mid Oxfordshire
1974
Moray and Nairn
1918 Split into
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber
.
Morpeth 1553
Motherwell and Wishaw 1974 Split into
Motherwell South
. Revived in 1997.
Nantwich 1955
Nelson and Colne
1918
Newcastle-upon-Tyne West
1918
Newport (Monmouthshire) 1918 Split into Newport East and Newport West.
Newton (Lancashire)
1885 Second creation. First abolished in 1832
North Lanarkshire 1918 Second creation. First creation 1868 to 1885
North Somerset 1950 Second creation. First creation 1885 to 1918, recreated in 2010
Northwich 1885
Nottingham West 1885
Oldham East
1950
Ormskirk 1885
Oswestry 1885
Oxford 1295 Split into
Oxford East
.
Paddington 1974
Paisley 1832 Split into Paisley North and Paisley South.
Penistone 1918
Petersfield 1547 First represented 1307
Pontypool 1918
Preston North
1950
Preston South
1950
Reading North 1974 Second creation. First creation 1950 to 1955
Reading South 1974 Second creation. First creation 1950 to 1955
Renfrewshire East
1885 Revived 2005
Ripon 1530 First represented 1295
Rochester and Chatham
1950
Rugby 1885 Revived in 2010
Runcorn 1950
Ross and Cromarty 1832
Rye 1955 Second creation. First abolished in 1950
St Helens 1885 Split into
St Helens North and St Helens South
St Marylebone 1918
St Pancras North 1885
Salford West 1885
Sheffield Park 1918 Replaced by
Sheffield Central
Shrewsbury 1290
Sidcup 1974
South Bedfordshire 1950
South East Derbyshire 1950
South Hertfordshire
1974
South West Staffordshire
1974
Sowerby 1885
Stepney and Poplar
1974
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth
1974
Stockport North 1950 Merged to form Stockport
Stockport South
1950 Merged to form Stockport (UK Parliament constituency)
Stockton
1950
Sudbury and Woodbridge
1950
Thanet East
1974
Thanet West
1974
Thirsk and Malton
1885 Revived in 2010
Thornaby 1974
Totnes 1885 Second creation. First abolished 1868
Revived again in 1997
Warrington 1832 Split into
Warrington South
West Devon 1974
West Dunbartonshire 1950 Replaced by Dumbarton (UK Parliament constituency), recreated 2005
Westhoughton 1885
West Lothian 1945 Split into Livingston and Linlithgow
West Stirlingshire
1945
Whitehaven 1832 Replaced by Copeland
Widnes 1885 Replaced by Halton
Wirral 1885 Split into
Wirral West
Wood Green 1918
Woolwich East 1918 Reunited to form Woolwich
Woolwich West 1918

Constituencies abolished in 1974

The

Boundary Commissions' Second Periodical Review was completed in 1969, but not implemented until the February 1974 election. Many of the constituencies it abolished were in inner city
areas, which were losing population.

Created Notes
Arundel and Shoreham
1950 Split into Arundel and Shoreham
Barons Court 1955 Divided between Fulham and Hammersmith North
Bexley 1945
Billericay 1950 Revived 1983–2010
Bilston 1918
Birmingham All Saints
1955
Birmingham Aston
1918
Bradford East
1885 Revived 2010
Brierley Hill 1950
Bristol Central
1918
Brixton 1885
Bromley 1918
Chigwell 1955
Clapham 1885
Coventry East
1945
Coventry North 1950
Coventry South
1950 Revived 1997
Croydon South 1955 largely renamed
Croydon Central, new Croydon South
created further south
Dudley 1832 Split into
Dudley West
.
Ealing South
1950
East Ham North
1918
East Ham South
1918
Enfield East
1950
Enfield West
1950
Epping 1885
Fife West 1885
Glasgow Bridgeton 1885
Glasgow Gorbals
1918
Glasgow Woodside 1950
Heston and Isleworth 1945
Islington East
1885
Islington Southwest 1950
Kensington North
1885
Kensington South
1885
King's Lynn 1298
Kingston upon Hull North
1950 Strictly Kingston upon Hull North. Revived 1983
Leicester North East
1950 Reformed as
Leicester West
Leicester North West
1950
Leicester South East
1950
Leicester South West
1950
Lewisham North
1950
Lewisham South 1950
Luton 1885 Split into Luton East and Luton West
Manchester Cheetham 1950
Manchester Exchange 1918
Merton and Morden 1950
Middlesbrough East
1918
Middlesbrough West
1918
Norfolk Central
1950
Northampton 1295 Split into
Northampton South
Nottingham Central
1918
Nottingham South
1885 Revived 1983
Paddington North
1885 Merged into Paddington
Paddington South
1885
Poplar 1950 Second creation. First creation 1885 to 1918
Portsmouth Langstone
1950
Portsmouth West
1950
Reading 1955 First creation 1295-1950
Rhondda East
1918
Rhondda West 1918
Rowley Regis and Tipton
1950
Sedgefield 1918 Revived 1983
Smethwick 1918
South Buckinghamshire 1950
South Northamptonshire 1950 Second creation. First creation 1832 to 1918
Southwark 1950 First creation 1295-1885
Tavistock 1330 First represented 1295
Torquay 1885
Torrington 1950
Walthamstow East
1918 Merged into Walthamstow
Walthamstow West
1918
Wandsworth Central
1918
Wednesbury 1868
Wembley North
1945
Wembley South
1945
West Bromwich 1885 Split into
West Bromwich West
.
West Ham North
1950 Second creation. First creation 1885 to 1918
West Ham South
1950 Second creation. First creation 1885 to 1918
Willesden East
1918
Willesden West
1918

Constituencies abolished in 1955

The

Boundary Commissions
completed their First Periodical Reviews in 1954, as required by the 1944 act. These reviews controversially recommended further abolitions and creations, including the abolition of some constituencies created only in 1950.

Created Notes
Beverley 1950 First creation 1563–1870; Third creation 1983-97
Birmingham Erdington
1918 Revived 1974
Blackburn East
1950 Reunited as Blackburn
Blackburn West
1950
Bradford Central
1885
Broxtowe 1918 Revived 1983
Croydon East 1950
Croydon North 1918
Croydon West
1950
Droylsden 1950
Fulham East
1918 Divided between Fulham and Barons Court
Fulham West
1918
King's Norton
1918
Glasgow Camlachie 1885
Glasgow Tradeston 1885
Hackney South
1885
Hammersmith South
1918
Kingston upon Hull Central
1885 Strictly Kingston upon Hull Central. Revived 1974-1983
Leeds Central
1885 Revived 1983
Leeds North 1885
Manchester Clayton
1918
Midlothian and Peebles 1950
Nottingham East (1950 to 1955) 1885 Revived 1974
Nottingham North West
1950
Reading North (1950 to 1955) 1950 Revived 1974 to 1983
Reading South (1950 to 1955) 1950 Revived 1974 to 1983
Sheffield Neepsend
1950
Walsall 1832 Split into
Walsall South

Constituencies abolished in 1950

The

quota
.

Created Notes
Aberdeen and Kincardine East
1918
Aberdeen and Kincardine Central
1918
Antrim 1922 Second creation. First creation 1801 to 1885
Split into
Antrim South
Ayr District of Burghs 1708 Components, as defined 1918, merged into
Central Ayrshire
Balham and Tooting
1918
Barnard Castle 1885 Divided between
Durham North West
Barnstaple 1295
Bermondsey West
1918
Berwickshire and Haddingtonshire
1918 Renamed
Berwick and East Lothian
1974-83
Bethnal Green North East
1885
Bethnal Green South West
1885
Bewdley 1605
Birkenhead East
1918
Birkenhead West 1918
Birmingham Acock's Green 1945
Birmingham Deritend 1918
Birmingham Duddeston
1918
Birmingham West 1885
Blackburn 1832 Second creation from 1955
Bolton 1832
Bournemouth 1918
Bow and Bromley
1885
Brighton 1832
Bristol East
1885 Second creation from 1983
Bristol North
1885
Bucklow 1945
Buckrose 1885 Divided between Bridlington and Beverley
Burslem 1918
Bury 1832 Replaced by
Bury and Radcliffe
.
Caernarvonshire 1918 First creation 1542-1885
Camberwell North 1885
Camberwell North West 1918
Cambridge University 1604
Cardiff Central 1918 Second creation from 1983
Cardiff East
1918
Cardiff South 1918
Clay Cross 1918
Combined English Universities
1918
Combined Scottish Universities
1918
Coventry West
1945
Croydon South 1918 Second creation from 1955
Daventry 1918 Second creation from 1974
Derby 1295
Down 1922 Second creation. First creation from 1801 to 1885
Split into
Down South
Dumbarton Burghs
1918 Split between
Dunbartonshire West
.
Dunbartonshire 1708 Split between
Dunbartonshire West
Dundee 1832 Split into Dundee East and Dundee West.
Ealing East
1945
Ealing West
1945
East Dorset 1885
East Toxteth
1885
Eddisbury 1885 Second creation 1983
Elland 1885 A large part went to the new
Brighouse and Spenborough
constituency
Enfield 1885 Split into
Enfield West
.
Essex South East
1885 Revived 1955-1983
Evesham 1604 First represented 1295.
Fermanagh and Tyrone 1922 Divided between Fermanagh and South Tyrone and Mid Ulster
Flintshire 1542 Split into
Flintshire West
Forest of Dean 1885 Second creation 1997
Forfarshire 1708 Divided between
Angus North and Mearns
(both abolished 1983)
Frome 1832
Fylde 1918 Divided between
Preston South and Clitheroe

A new Fylde was created in 1983
Gateshead 1832 Split into
Gateshead East and Gateshead West
Glasgow Partick
1918
Glasgow St Rollox 1885
Hackney Central 1885 Second creation 1955-83
Hackney North
1885
Hanley 1885
Holderness 1885
Howdenshire 1885
Huddersfield 1832 Second creation from 1983
Islington South 1885
Islington West
1885
Kennington 1885
Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West
1918
Kingston upon Hull North West
1918 Strictly Kingston upon Hull North West
Kingston upon Hull South West
1918 Strictly Kingston upon Hull South West
Kingswinford 1885
Lambeth North 1885
Leicester East
1918 Second creation from 1974
Leicester South
1918 Second creation from 1974
Leicester West
1918 Second creation from 1974
Lewisham East 1918 Second creation from 1974
Leyton East 1918
Leyton West
1918
Limehouse 1885
Liverpool Everton
1885
Liverpool Fairfield 1918
Liverpool West Toxteth 1885
Llandaff and Barry
1918
London City (of) 1298 Merged into Cities of London and Westminster
London University 1868
Lonsdale 1918 Divided between
Morecambe and Lonsdale and Lancaster
Manchester Hulme 1918
Manchester Platting
1918
Manchester Rusholme
1918
Montrose District of Burghs 1832 Divided between
North Angus and Mearns
Mile End 1885
Norfolk East
1885 First creation 1832-68
North Cumberland
1918 Merged into
Penrith and the Border
Norwich 1298 Split into
Norwich South
Oldham 1832 Split into
Oldham West
Oxford University 1604
Penrith and Cockermouth
1918 Divided between
Penrith and the Border and Workington
Penryn and Falmouth
1832 Renamed (Penryn from 1547)
Plaistow 1918
Plymouth Drake
1918 Divided between
Plymouth Sutton
. Second creation 1974–97.
Poplar South
1918
Portsmouth Central
1918
Portsmouth North (1918 to 1950) 1918 Second creation from 1974
Preston 1529 First represented 1295. Split into
Preston South
. Reunited 1983
Queen's University Belfast
1918
Reading 1295 Split into Reading North and Reading South. Reunited 1955-74
Rotherhithe 1885
Rothwell 1918
Royton 1918
Rye 1366 Second creation 1955-83
St Pancras South East
1918
St Pancras South West 1918
Salford North 1885
Salford South 1885
Seaham 1918
Sheffield Central
1885 Second creation from 1983
Sheffield Ecclesall
1885
Silvertown 1918
South Derbyshire 1832 Second creation from 1983
Southend 1918 Split into
Southend West and Southend East
.
Southampton 1295
South Molton 1885
Southwark Central
1918
Southwark North
1918
Southwark South East 1918
Spennymoor 1918
Spen Valley 1885
Stockport 1832 Second creation from 1983
Stoke 1918
Stourbridge 1918 Second creation in 1997
Sunderland 1832
Thornbury 1885 Merged into
Stroud and Thornbury
Tottenham North
1918
Tottenham South 1918
University of Wales 1918
Upton 1918
Wansbeck 1885 Second creation from 1983
Waterloo 1918
Wentworth 1918 Second creation from 1983
Westminster Abbey 1918 Merged into Cities of London and Westminster
Westminster, St George's 1918 Merged into Cities of London and Westminster
Whitechapel and St George's
1918
Wolverhampton East 1885
Wolverhampton West 1885

Constituencies abolished in 1945

The

Boundary Commissions
. Their first task was to review the largest constituencies in the country and recommend division as appropriate. Many of these constituencies were in the population growth areas around London.

Created Notes
Blackpool 1885 Split into Blackpool North and Blackpool South
Coventry 1470 First represented 1298; Split into
Coventry East
and

Coventry West

Ealing 1885 Split into
Ealing West
Harrow 1885 Split into
Harrow West
Hendon 1918 Split into
Hendon South
. Reunited 1997
Ilford 1918 Split into
Ilford South
Tamworth 1563 Revived 1997; Merged into
Lichfield and Tamworth

Constituencies abolished in 1922

The

Southern Ireland became the Irish Free State and ceased to have representation in the House of Commons and only the reorganisation of constituencies in Northern Ireland
took effect.

Created Notes
Antrim East 1885 Merged to form Antrim
Antrim Mid 1885
Antrim North 1885
Antrim South 1885
Armagh Mid 1885 Merged to form Armagh
Armagh North 1885
Armagh South 1885
Belfast Cromac 1918 Redistributed between:
Belfast North
Belfast East
Belfast South
and Belfast West
Belfast Duncairn 1918
Belfast Falls 1918
Belfast Ormeau
1918
Belfast Pottinger 1918
Belfast St Anne's 1918
Belfast Shankill 1918
Belfast Victoria 1918
Belfast Woodvale 1918
Cavan East
1885 Left Union
Cavan West
1885 Left Union
Clare East
1885 Left Union
Clare West
1885 Left Union
Connemara
1885 Left Union
Cork City 1801 Left Union
County Carlow 1801 Left Union
County Cork East
1885 Left Union
County Cork Mid
1885 Left Union
County Cork North
1885 Left Union
County Cork North East
1885 Left Union
County Cork South
1885 Left Union
County Cork South East
1885 Left Union
County Cork West
1885 Left Union
Dublin North 1885 Left Union
Dublin South 1885 Left Union
County Galway East
1885 Left Union
County Galway North
1885 Left Union
County Galway South
1885 Left Union
County Kilkenny North
1885 Left Union
County Kilkenny South
1885 Left Union
County Limerick East
1885 Left Union
County Limerick West
1885 Left Union
County Londonderry North
1885 Merged with
Londondery
County Londonderry South
1885
County Sligo North
1885 Left Union
County Sligo South
1885 left Union
County Waterford 1918 Second creation - previously 1801–85. Left Union
County Wexford North
1885 Left Union
County Wexford South
1885 Left Union
County Louth 1918 Left Union
Donegal East
1885 Left Union
Donegal North
1885 Left Union
Donegal South
1885 Left Union
Donegal West
1885 Left Union
Down East
1885 Merged to form Down
Down Mid 1918 Merged to form Down.
Down North 1885 Merged to form Down
Down South 1885
Down West 1885
Dublin Clontarf 1918 Left Union
Dublin College Green
1885 Left Union
Dublin Harbour 1885 Left Union
Dublin St James's
1918 Left Union
Dublin St Michan's
1918 Left Union
Dublin St Patrick's
1885 Left Union
Dublin St Stephen's Green
1885 Left Union
Dublin University 1801 Left Union
Fermanagh North
1885 Merged with
Tyrone South to form Fermanagh and Tyrone
Fermanagh South
1885
Kerry East
1885 Left Union
Kerry North
1885 Left Union
Kerry South
1885 Left Union
Kerry West
1885 Left Union
Kildare North
1885 Left Union
Kildare South
1885 Left Union
King's County 1918 Second creation - previously 1801–85. Left Union
Leitrim 1918 Second creation - previously 1801–85. Left Union
Limerick City 1801 Left Union
Londonderry City 1801 Merged with
Londondery
Longford 1918 Second creation - previously 1801–85. Left Union
Mayo East
1885 Left Union
Mayo North
1885 Left Union
Mayo South
1885 Left Union
Mayo West
1885 Left Union
Meath North
1885 Left Union
Meath South
1885 Left Union
Monaghan North
1885 Left Union
Monaghan South
1885 Left Union
National University of Ireland 1918 Left Union
Pembroke (Co Dublin)
1918 Left Union
Queen's County 1918 Second creation - previously 1801–85. Left Union
Rathmines
1918 Left Union
Roscommon North
1885 Left Union
Roscommon South
1885 Left Union
Tipperary East
1885 Left Union
Tipperary Mid
1885 Left Union
Tipperary South
1885 Left Union
Tyrone North-East
1918 Merged with
Fermanagh South to form Fermanagh and Tyrone
Tyrone North-West
1918
Tyrone South
1885
Waterford City 1801 Left Union
Westmeath 1918 Second creation - previously 1801–85. Left Union
Wicklow East
1885 Left Union
Wicklow West
1885 Left Union

Constituencies abolished in 1918

The Representation of the People Act 1918, in addition to finally enfranchising women, provided for a redistribution of seats with the aim of equalising electorates, particularly where these had changed significantly since 1885. Many smaller seats were abolished while some larger ones were divided.

Created Notes
Aberdeenshire Eastern
1868 Divided between
Aberdeen and Kincardine Central
(both abolished 1950)
Aberdeenshire Western
1868 Divided between
Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West
(all abolished 1950)
Andover 1586 First represented in 1295
Appleby 1295 Merged into Westmorland
Arfon 1885 Revived in 2010
Ashburton 1885 Second creation. Previously 1640–1868.
Aston Manor 1885
Ayrshire North
1868 Divided between Bute and Northern Ayrshire and Kilmarnock
Battersea 1885 Divided between Battersea North and Battersea South
A new Battersea was created 1983
Belfast East 1885 Reestablished 1922
Belfast North 1885 Reestablished 1922
Belfast South 1885 Reestablished 1922
Belfast West 1885 Reestablished 1922
Bermondsey 1885 Split into
Bermondsey West

Later reunited.
Biggleswade 1885
Birkenhead 1861 Split into
Birkenhead East and Birkenhead West

Reunited 1950
Birmingham Bordesley 1885
Birmingham Central 1885
Birmingham East 1885
Birmingham Moseley 1885
Birmingham North 1885
Birmingham South 1885
Birr 1885 Merged to form King's County
Blackfriars and Hutchesontown
1885
Boston 1547
Bradford West
1885 Revived 1955
Buteshire 1708 Merged into Bute and Northern Ayrshire
Caithness 1708 Merged with
Caithness and Sutherland
(abolished 1997)
Cardiff 1542 Split into
Cardiff East and Cardiff South
Chesterton 1885
Christchurch 1571
Clackmannan and Kinross
1832 Divided between
Kinross and West Perthshire and Perth
Cockermouth 1640 First represented 1295. Divided between
Penrith and Cockermouth
County Louth North
1885
County Louth South
1885
County Waterford East
1885
County Waterford West
1885
Cricklade 1295
Croydon 1885 Split into Croydon North and Croydon South
Droitwich 1554 First represented 1295
Dumfries District of Burghs 1708 Components merged into Dumfriesshire and Galloway
East Carmarthenshire 1885
East Denbighshire 1885
East Glamorganshire 1885
East Northamptonshire 1885
East Somerset
1832
East Worcestershire
1832
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities 1868
Egremont 1885 Merged into Whitehaven
Eifion 1885
Elgin Burghs 1708
Elginshire and Nairnshire
1832
Erith and Crayford
1955
Eskdale 1885 Divided between
North Cumberland and Workington
Falkirk District of Burghs 1708 Divided between Stirling and Falkirk District of Burghs, Hamilton, Lanark and Linlithgowshire
Finsbury Central
1885
Finsbury East
1885
Flint
1542
Fulham (1885 to 1918) 1885 Divided into
Fulham West
(both abolished 1955)
A new Fulham was created in 1955
Galway Borough
1801
Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities 1868
Glasgow College 1885
Haddingtonshire 1708
Haggerston 1885
Hallamshire 1885
Hammersmith 1885 Second creation 1983-97
Hawick
1868
Holmfirth 1885
Hoxton 1885
Huntingdon 1295
Hyde 1885 Merged with
Stalybridge and Hyde
Inverness-shire 1708
Kendal 1832 Merged into Westmorland
Kilkenny City 1801
Kilmarnock District of Burghs 1832 Components merged into
Renfrewshire West and Rutherglen
Kincardineshire 1708 Merged into
Kincardine and Western Aberdeenshire
(abolished 1950)
Kingston upon Hull West
1885 Strictly Kingston upon Hull West. Second creation 1955–97.
Kirkcudbright 1708
Launceston 1295
Leeds East
1885 Second creation from 1955.
Leicester 1295
Leith District of Burghs
1832 Divided into
Edinburgh East
Leix
1885 Merged to form Queen's County
Lewisham 1885
Liverpool Abercromby
1885
Longford North
1885
Longford South
1885
Manchester East 1885
Manchester North 1885
Manchester North East 1885
Manchester North West
1885
Manchester South
1885
Manchester South West 1885
Marlborough 1295 Per the constituency article, abolished 1885
Marylebone East
1885
Marylebone West
1885
Medway 1885 Second creation from 1983
Merthyr Tydfil 1832 Second creation 1950-83
Mid County Durham
1885
Middlesbrough 1868 Second creation from 1974
Midlothian (1708 to 1918)
1708 Known also as Edinburghshire
A new Midlothian was created in 1955
Mid Derbyshire
1885
Mid Glamorganshire 1885
Mid Lanarkshire 1885
Mid Norfolk
1885 Second creation from 1983
Mid Northamptonshire
1885
Monmouthshire North
1885
Monmouthshire South
1885
Monmouthshire West
1885
Montgomery 1542
Morley 1885
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1295
Newington West
1885
Newmarket 1885
Newport (Shropshire) 1885
Newry 1801
North East Lanarkshire 1885
North Leitrim
1885
North Lonsdale 1885 Divided between Lonsdale and Westmorland
North Northamptonshire 1832
North Somerset 1885
North West Durham
1885 A new North West Durham was created in 1950
North West Lanarkshire
1885
North Westmeath
1885
North West Norfolk
1885 Second creation from 1974
North West Staffordshire
1885
North Worcestershire 1885
Osgoldcross 1885
Ossory
1885 Merged to form Queen's County
Partick 1885 Largely replaced by
Glasgow Partick
Pembroke and Haverfordwest
1885
Perthshire East
1885 Merged into Perth (renamed Perth and East Perthshire 1950)
Perthshire West
1885 Divided between
Kinross and Western Perthshire
Plymouth 1442 First represented 1298. Split into Drake and Sutton
Poplar 1885 Second creation 1950-74
Portsmouth 1295
Prestwich 1885
Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth
1885
Radnorshire 1542
Ramsey 1885
Rhondda 1885 Second creation from 1974
Rochester 1295
Ross (Herefordshire) 1885
St Andrews
1832
St Augustine's 1885
St Austell 1885
St George's (Tower Hamlets)
1885
St Pancras East 1885
St Pancras South
1885
St Pancras West
1885
Sleaford 1885
South East County Durham
1885
South Glamorganshire 1885
South Lanarkshire 1868
South Leitrim 1885
South Northamptonshire 1832 Second creation 1950-74
South Somerset 1885
Southwark West
1885
South Westmeath 1885
Stalybridge 1868 Merged with
Stalybridge and Hyde
Stamford 1467 First represented 1295
Stepney 1885 Second creation 1950-74
Stirlingshire 1708 Divided between
Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire
Stoke-upon-Trent 1832
Stowmarket 1885
Strand 1885 Merged into Westminster Abbey
Stratford-on-Avon 1885 Second creation from 1974
Sutherland 1708 Merged with
Caithness and Sutherland
(abolished 1997)
Swansea District 1885
Swansea Town
1885
Tewkesbury 1610
Tottenham 1885 Second creation from 1950
Truro 1295 Second creation 1950-97
Tullamore 1885 Merged to form King's County
Tyneside 1885
Tyrone East
1885
Tyrone Mid
1885
Tyrone North
1885
Walthamstow 1885 Second creation from 1974
Walworth 1885
Wandsworth 1885 Divided into
Balham and Tooting and Streatham
Wellington (Shropshire) 1885
Wellington (Somerset) 1885
West Carmarthenshire 1885
West Denbighshire 1885
West Ham North
1885 Second creation 1950-74
West Ham South
1885 Second creation 1950-74
Westminster 1545 Merged into Westminster Abbey
West Staffordshire 1868
Whitby 1832
Wick District of Burghs 1708 Known also as Northern Burghs
Components merged into
Caithness and Sutherland, Orkney and Shetland and Ross and Cromarty
Wigtownshire 1708
Wilton 1295
Wisbech 1885
Wokingham 1885 Second creation from 1950
Wolverhampton South 1885
Woodstock 1571 First represented as New Woodstock 1302
Woolwich 1885 Second creation 1983–97,

Constituencies abolished in 1885

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 disenfranchised boroughs with populations of less than 15,000, while several large towns and counties were subdivided into single member constituencies.

Created Notes
Aberdeen 1832 Split into Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South
Antrim 1801 Split into East Antrim, Mid Antrim, North Antrim and South Antrim. Second creation 1922–50.
City of Armagh 1801 Merged into County Armagh
County Armagh 1801 Split into Mid Armagh, North Armagh and South Armagh. Second creation 1922–83.
Athlone 1801 Merged into Westmeath
Bandon 1801 Merged into County Cork
Beaumaris 1553 Merged into
Anglesey
Bedfordshire 1290 Split into Biggleswade and Luton
Belfast 1801 Split into Belfast East, Belfast North, Belfast South and Belfast West
Berkshire 1290 Split into Abingdon, Newbury, Windsor and Wokingham
Birmingham 1832 Split into
Bradford (Yorkshire) 1832 Split into
Bradford West
Brecon 1542 Merged into Breconshire
Bridgnorth 1295
Bridport 1295
Bristol 1295 Split into
Bristol West
Buckinghamshire 1290 Split into Aylesbury, Buckingham and Wycombe
Caernarvonshire 1542 Split into Arfon and Eifion. Second creation 1918–50.
Calne 1295
Cambridgeshire 1290 Split into Chesterton, Newmarket and Wisbech. Second creation 1918–83.
Cardigan 1542 Merged into
Cardiganshire
. Second creation 1974-83
Carlow 1885 Merged into County Carlow
Carmarthenshire 1542 Split into
Carmarthenshire East and Carmarthenshire West
Carrickfergus 1801
County Cavan 1801 Split into
West Cavan
East Cheshire 1868
Mid Cheshire
1868
West Cheshire 1868
Clare 1801 Split into
West Clare
Clonmel 1801
Coleraine 1801
County Cork 1801
East Cornwall 1832
West Cornwall 1832
East Cumberland 1832
West Cumberland 1832
Denbighshire 1542
East Derbyshire 1868
North Derbyshire 1832
East Devon 1868 Second creation from 1997
North Devon 1832 Second creation from 1950
South Devon 1832
Donegal 1801
Dorchester 1295
Dorset 1290
Down 1801 Second creation 1922–50.
Downpatrick 1801
Drogheda 1801
City of Dublin 1801
County Dublin
1801
Dundalk 1801
Dungannon 1801
Dungarvan 1801
North Durham
1832 Second creation from 1983
South Durham
1832
East Retford 1571 First creation 1316-by 1327
East Riding of Yorkshire 1832
Edinburgh 1708 Split into
Edinburgh East, Edinburgh South and Edinburgh West
Ennis 1801
Enniskillen 1801
East Essex 1868
South Essex 1832
West Essex 1868
Fermanagh 1801
Fife 1708 Split into
West Fife
Finsbury 1832 Second creation 1918-50
County Galway 1801
Glamorganshire 1542
Glasgow 1832 Divided into
East Gloucestershire
1832
West Gloucestershire
1832 Second creation 1950-97
Great Marlow 1625 First creation 1301-by 1307
Hackney 1868
Haddington
1708
North Hampshire 1832
South Hampshire 1832
Haverfordwest 1545 Merged into
Pembroke and Haverfordwest
Helston 1298
Herefordshire 1290
Hertfordshire 1290
Huntingdonshire 1290 Second creation 1918-83
East Kent 1832
Mid Kent
1868 Second creation 1983-97
West Kent 1832
Kerry 1801
Kildare 1801
County Kilkenny 1801
King's County 1801 Second creation 1918-22
Kingston upon Hull 1334 First creation 1305-by 1327
Kinsale 1801
Knaresborough 1553
Lambeth 1832
North Lanarkshire 1868 Split into Lanarkshire North-East, Lanarkshire North-West, Lanarkshire Mid, Govan and Partick. Second creation 1918–83.
North Lancashire
1832
North East Lancashire 1868
South East Lancashire 1868
South West Lancashire 1868
Leeds 1832
North Leicestershire
1832
South Leicestershire
1832
Leitrim 1801 Second creation 1918-22
Limerick (County) 1801
Mid Lincolnshire
1868
North Lincolnshire 1868
South Lincolnshire 1868
Lisburn 1801
Liskeard 1295
Liverpool 1545 First creation 1295-by 1442
Londonderry (County)
1801 Second creation 1922-83
Longford 1801 Second creation 1918-22
Louth (County) 1801 Second creation 1918-22
Lymington 1584
Mallow 1801
Malmesbury 1295
Malton 1641 First creation 1295
Manchester 1832
Marlborough 1295
Marylebone 1832
Mayo 1801
Meath 1801
Middlesex 1290 Split into Tottenham, Hornsey, Harrow, Uxbridge, Brentford and Ealing.
Midhurst 1311
Monaghan 1801
Monmouthshire 1542 Split into
South Monmouthshire
.
Much Wenlock
1472
Newport (Isle of Wight) 1584 Merged into Isle of Wight
New Ross 1801
New Shoreham 1295 (for the 1974-1997 constituency, see Shoreham)
West Norfolk 1832
Northallerton 1641 First creation 1298
North Riding of Yorkshire 1832 Split into
Thirsk and Malton
North Northumberland
1832
South Northumberland
1832
Nottingham 1295 Split into 3 divisions
North Nottinghamshire
1832
South Nottinghamshire
1832
Oxfordshire 1290
Pembroke (Pembrokeshire) 1542 Merged into
Pembroke and Haverfordwest
. Second creation 1974–83.
Perthshire 1708
Poole 1453 First creation 1362-by 1377
Portarlington 1801
Queen's County 1801 Second creation 1918-22
Radnor 1542 Also known as New Radnor. Merged into Radnorshire.
Renfrewshire 1708 Split into 2 divisions
Roscommon 1801 Split into 2 divisions
Salford 1832 Second creation from 1997
Sandwich 1366
Shaftesbury 1295
Sheffield 1832
North Shropshire 1832 Second creation from 1983
South Shropshire 1832
County Sligo 1801
Mid Somerset
1868
West Somerset 1832
Southwark 1295 Second creation 1983-97
East Staffordshire 1868
North Staffordshire 1832
East Suffolk 1832
West Suffolk
1832 Second creation from 1997
East Surrey
1832 Second creation from 1918
Mid Surrey
1868
West Surrey
1832
East Sussex 1832
West Sussex 1832
Swansea 1832
Thirsk 1547 First creation 1295
Tipperary 1801
Tower Hamlets 1832
Tralee 1801
Tynemouth and North Shields
1832
Tyrone 1801
Wallingford 1295
Wareham 1302
Warwick 1295
North Warwickshire 1832 Second creation from 1983
South Warwickshire
1832
County Waterford 1801 Second creation 1918-22
Westmeath 1801 Second creation 1918-22
Westmorland 1290 Split into Appleby and Kendal. Second creation 1918–83.
West Riding of Yorkshire East
1865
West Riding of Yorkshire North
1865
West Riding of Yorkshire South
1865
Borough of Wexford 1801 Merged into County Wexford
County Wexford 1801 Split into North Wexford and South Wexford
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis 1572
Wicklow 1801
Wigtown
1708
North Wiltshire 1832 Second creation from 1983
South Wiltshire
1832
Wolverhampton 1832 Split into 3 divisions
Worcestershire West
1832 Second creation from 1997 as
West Worcestershire
Youghal 1801

Constituencies abolished in 1870

Constituency Created Notes
Beverley 1563 Disenfranchised for corruption. First creation 1295-by 1307. Third creation 1950–55. Fourth creation 1983–97.
Bridgwater 1295 Disenfranchised for corruption. Second creation from 1885.
Cashel 1801 Disenfranchised for corruption
Sligo (Borough) 1801 Disenfranchised for corruption

Constituencies abolished in 1868

The Reform Act 1867 disenfranchised the remaining boroughs with populations under 10,000 and subdivided some county constituencies.

Created Notes
Aberdeenshire 1708 Divided into East Aberdeenshire and West Aberdeenshire
Arundel 1295 Second creation 1974-97
Ashburton 1640 First creation 1298. Third creation 1885–1918.
Ayrshire 1708 Divided into North Ayrshire (abolished 1918) and South Ayrshire (abolished 1983)
North Cheshire 1832 With
Mid Cheshire and West Cheshire
South Cheshire 1832 With
Mid Cheshire and West Cheshire
Dartmouth 1351 First creation 1298
North Essex 1832 Split into
West Essex
. Second creation from 1997.
Great Yarmouth 1298 Also known as Yarmouth (Norfolk). Second creation from 1885.
Honiton 1640 First creation 1301-by 1307. Third creation from 1885.
South Lancashire 1832
Lancaster 1523 First creation 1295-by 1376. Third creation 1885–1997.
Lanarkshire 1708 Divided into North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire
Lyme Regis 1295
East Norfolk
1832
Peeblesshire 1708 United with Selkirkshire to form Peebles and Selkirk
Reigate 1295 Second creation from 1885.
Selkirkshire 1708 United with Peeblesshire to form Peebles and Selkirk
South Staffordshire 1832 Split into East Staffordshire and West Staffordshire. Reestablished 1983
Thetford 1529
Totnes 1295 Second creation 1885–1983. Third creation from 1997.
Wells 1295 Second creation from 1885.

Constituencies abolished between 1832 and 1867

St Albans and Sudbury were both disenfranchised for corruption. After some delay, their seats were redistributed by a special act of Parliament.[

which?
] Two were given to create new parliamentary boroughs, while the other two were given to the West Riding of Yorkshire, which was thereafter divided into two constituencies.

Year Created Notes
1865 West Riding of Yorkshire 1832 two divisions
1852 St Albans 1553 Disenfranchised for corruption. First created 1311-by 1326. Third creation from 1885.
1844 Sudbury 1559 Disenfranchised for corruption. Second creation 1885–1950.

Constituencies abolished by the Reform Act 1832

The

rotten boroughs in England
. There were also a few changes to Scottish constituencies.

Created Notes
Aberdeen Burghs 1708 Components split into
Montrose Burghs
Aldborough 1558
Aldeburgh 1571
Amersham 1625 First creation 1300-by 1307
Anstruther Easter Burghs
1708 Components became part of
St Andrews Burghs
Appleby 1295
Bere Alston 1584
Bishop's Castle 1584
Bletchingley 1295
Boroughbridge 1553
Bossiney 1547
Brackley 1547
Bramber 1467 First creation 1295-by 1441
Callington 1584
Camelford 1547
Castle Rising 1558
Cheshire 1545 two divisions
Clackmannanshire 1708 Merged with
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire
(abolished 1918)
Corfe Castle 1572
Cornwall 1290 two divisions
Cromartyshire 1708 Merged with Ross-shire to form Ross and Cromarty (abolished 1983)
Cumberland 1290 two divisions
Derbyshire 1290 two divisions
Devon 1290 two divisions
Downton 1467 First creation 1295-by 1441
Dunwich 1298
County Durham 1675 two divisions
Dysart Burghs
1708 Components became part of Kirkcaldy Burghs
East Grinstead 1307
East Looe 1571
Elginshire 1708 Merged with
Elginshire and Nairnshire
(abolished 1918)
Essex 1290 two divisions
Fowey 1571
Gatton 1450
Glasgow Burghs
1708 Also known as Clyde Burghs. Components split into Glasgow and part of Kilmarnock Burghs
Gloucestershire 1290 two divisions
Great Bedwyn 1295
Hampshire 1290 two divisions
Haslemere 1584
Hedon 1547 First creation 1295
Heytesbury 1449
Higham Ferrers 1558
Hindon 1449
Ilchester 1621 First creation 1298
Kent 1290 two divisions
Kinross-shire 1708 Merged with
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire
(abolished 1918)
Lanark Burghs 1708 Strictly Linlithgow Burghs
Lancashire 1290 two divisions
Leicestershire 1290 two divisions
Lincolnshire 1290 two divisions
Lostwithiel 1305
Ludgershall 1295
Milborne Port 1628 First creation 1298-by 1307
Minehead 1563
Mitchell 1547 Also known as St Michael's
Nairnshire 1708 Merged with
Elginshire and Nairnshire
(abolished 1918)
New Romney 1371
Newport (Cornwall) 1529
Newton (Lancashire) 1559
Newtown (Isle of Wight) 1584
Norfolk 1290 two divisions
Northamptonshire 1290 two divisions
Northumberland 1290 two divisions
Nottinghamshire 1290 two divisions
Okehampton 1640 First creation 1301-by 1307
Old Sarum 1360 First creation 1295
Orford 1512 First creation 1298-by 1307
Plympton Erle 1295
Queenborough 1571
Ross-shire 1708 Merged with Cromartyshire to form Ross and Cromarty (abolished 1983)
St Germans 1563
St Mawes 1563
Saltash 1547
Seaford 1641 First creation 1298-by 1307
Shropshire 1290 two divisions
Somerset 1290 two divisions
Staffordshire 1290 two divisions
Steyning 1467 First creation 1298-by 1307. Second creation by 1327–1442.
Stockbridge 1563
Suffolk 1290 two divisions
Surrey 1290 two divisions
Sussex 1290 two divisions
Tain Burghs
1708 Enlarged and renamed
Wick Burghs
, also known as Northern Burghs (abolished 1918)
Tregony 1559 First creation 1295
Warwickshire 1290 two divisions
Wendover 1625 First creation 1301-by 1307
Weobley 1628 First creation 1295
West Looe 1547
Whitchurch 1584
Wiltshire 1290 two divisions
Winchelsea 1366
Wootton Bassett 1447
Worcestershire 1290 two divisions
Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) 1584
Yorkshire 1290 three divisions

Constituencies abolished 1529-1821

The disenfranchisement of boroughs was almost unknown in the unreformed House of Commons. Apart from a few special cases in the 16th century and the temporary redistribution of constituencies for the First and Second Protectorate Parliaments in the 1650s, no borough was disenfranchised until Grampound. The Cornish borough was abolished in 1821 in an effort to avoid the more sweeping reforms that later came with the Reform Act 1832.

Constituency Created Notes
Grampound 1547 Disenfranchised for corruption 1821. Its two seats were transferred and added to Yorkshire from 1826.
Melcombe Regis 1319 Merged with Weymouth to form Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 1572
Weymouth 1348 Merged with Melcombe Regis to form Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 1572
Calais 1536 Borough in France, re-conquered by the French in 1558
Newborough 1542 Borough constituency in Anglesey, altered to Beaumaris from 1553
Tournai 1513 Borough in France (now Belgium), returned to French rule in 1519

Constituency abolished 1472

A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments before 1467, but were not enfranchised in that year.

Constituency Created Notes
Grantham 1467 Second creation 1484-1997

Constituencies abolished 1467

A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments before 1467 but were not enfranchised in that year.

Constituency Created Notes
Derby 1295 Second creation 1472-1950
Great Grimsby
1295 Sometimes known as Grimsby. Second creation from 1472.
Southampton 1295 Second creation 1472-1950
Winchester 1295 Second creation from 1472

Constituencies abolished between 1378 and 1441

A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments before 1378, but were not enfranchised by 1442. They were seldom, if at all, represented afterwards, until restored to the list of those regularly in receipt of writs of summons in later years.

Constituency Created Notes
Bramber 1295 Second creation 1467-1832
Downton 1295 Second creation 1467-1832
Liverpool 1295 Second creation 1545-1885
Steyning By 1327 First creation 1298-by 1307. Third creation 1467–1832.

Constituencies abolished between 1328 and 1376

A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments before 1328 but were not enfranchised by 1377. They were seldom, if at allm represented afterwards, until restored to the list of those regularly in receipt of writs of summons in later years.

Constituency Created Notes
Hertford By 1327 First creation 1298-by 1307. Third creation 1624–1974.
Lancaster 1295 Second creation 1523–1868. Third creation 1885–1997.
New Windsor 1302 Also known as Windsor. Second creation 1447–1974. Third creation from 1997.
Poole 1362 Second creation 1453–1885. Third creation from 1950.
Preston 1295 Second creation 1529–1950. Third creation from 1983.
Ravensrodd
1295 Represented intermittently until 1337.
St Albans 1311 Second creation 1553–1852. Third creation from 1885.

Constituencies abolished between 1308 and 1327

A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments before 1308 but were not enfranchised by 1327. They were seldom, if at all, represented afterwards, until restored to the list of those regularly in receipt of writs of summons in later years.

Constituency Created Notes
Droitwich 1295 Second creation 1554-1918
Kingston upon Hull 1305 Second creation 1334-1885
Petersfield 1307 Second creation 1547-1983
Wigan 1295 Second creation from 1545

Constituencies abolished between 1302 and 1307

A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments before 1302 but were not enfranchised by 1307. They were seldom, if at all, represented afterwards, until restored to the list of those regularly in receipt of writs of summons in later years.

Constituency Created Notes
Amersham 1300 Second creation 1625-1832
Beverley 1295 Second creation 1563–1870. Third creation 1950–55. Fourth creation 1983–97.
Evesham 1295 Second creation 1604–1950..
Great Marlow 1301 Second creation 1625-1885
Hertford 1298 Second creation by 1327-by 1377. Third creation 1624–1974.
Honiton 1301 Second creation 1640–1868. Third creation from 1885.
Milborne Port 1298 Second creation 1628-1832
Okehampton 1301 Second creation 1640-1832
Orford 1298 Second creation 1512-1832
Seaford 1298 Second creation 1641-1832
Stamford 1295 Second creation 1467-1918
Steyning 1298 Second creation by 1327–1442. Third creation 1467–1832.
Torrington 1295 Second creation 1950-74
Wendover 1301 Second creation 1625-1832

Constituencies abolished 1298

A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments of 1298, but seldom, if at all, represented afterwards, until restored to the list of those regularly in receipt of writs of summons in later centuries.

Constituency Created Notes
Ashburton 1298 Second creation 1640–1868. Third creation 1885–1818.
Coventry 1298 Second creation 1470-1945
Dartmouth 1298 Second creation 1351-1868
Ilchester 1298 Second creation 1621-1832
Northallerton 1298 Second creation 1641-1885
Plymouth 1298 Second creation 1442-1918
Pontefract 1298 First creation 1295. Third creation 1621–1918. Fourth creation 1950–74.

Constituencies abolished 1295

A number of boroughs were represented in the Model Parliament of 1295, but were seldom, if at all, represented afterwards. Some boroughs originally included in the 1295 parliament were restored to the list of those always summoned in later centuries or the same name was used for a constituency after 1832.

Constituency Created Notes
Alresford 1295
Alton 1295
Andover 1295 Second creation 1586–1918
Axbridge 1295
Bamborough 1295
Basingstoke 1295 Second creation from 1885
Bradford (Wiltshire) 1295
Bromsgrove 1295 Second creation 1950–1974. Third creation from 1983.
Cockermouth 1295 Second creation 1640–1918
Corbridge 1295
Dudley 1295 Second creation 1832–1974
Egremont 1295 Second creation 1885–1918
Ely 1295 Part of Isle of Ely 1918–1983.
Hedon 1295 Second creation 1547–1832
Kidderminster 1295 Second creation 1832–1983
Ledbury 1295
Malton 1295 Second creation 1641–1885
Old Sarum 1295 Second creation 1360–1832
Overton 1295
Pershore 1295
Pickering 1295
Pontefract 1295 Second creation 1298. Third creation 1621–1918. Fourth creation 1950–74.
Ripon 1295 Second creation 1553–1983
Tavistock 1295 Second creation 1330–1974
Thirsk 1295 Second creation 1547–1885
Tickhill 1295
Tregony 1295 Second creation 1559–1832
Tunbridge 1295 Second creation 1885–1918
Weobley 1295 Second creation 1628-1832
Yarmouth and Newport (Isle of Wight) 1295 Split into Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) 1584–1832 & Newport (Isle of Wight) 1584–1885.
Yarum 1295

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