Scottish Westminster constituencies 1885 to 1918
| Overview |
| 1708 to 1832 |
| 1832 to 1868 |
| 1868 to 1885 |
| 1885 to 1918 |
| 1918 to 1950 |
| 1950 to 1955 |
| 1955 to 1974 |
| 1974 to 1983 |
| 1983 to 1997 |
| 1997 to 2005 |
| 2005 to present |
The
Westminster), and the new boundaries were first used in the 1885 general election. The boundaries of Irish
constituencies were not affected.
1885 boundaries were used also in the
.In Scotland, as a result of the legislation, there were 32
university constituencies. Except for Dundee, which was a two-seat constituency, each Scottish constituency represented a seat for one Member of Parliament
(MP). Therefore, Scotland had 72 MPs.
The 1885 legislation detailed boundary changes but did not detail boundaries for all constituencies. For a complete picture of boundaries in Scotland, it has to be read in conjunction with the
Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 and the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868.[1]
In Scotland, constituencies related nominally to
counties and burghs, but boundaries for parliamentary purposes were not necessarily those for other purposes. Also, county boundaries were altered by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 and by later related legislation. The Representation of the People Act 1918 redefined constituency boundaries in relation to new local government boundaries, and these newer constituency boundaries were first used in the 1918 general election
.
Burgh constituencies
| Parliamentary burgh | Nominal contents of parliamentary burgh | Constituency or constituencies |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | In county of Aberdeen: burgh of Aberdeen
|
Aberdeen North |
| Aberdeen South | ||
| Ayr District of Burghs | In Inverary, and Oban
|
Ayr District of Burghs
|
| Dumfries District of Burghs | In county of Kirkcudbright: burgh of Kirkcudbright .
|
Dumfries District of Burghs
|
| Dundee | In county of Forfar: burgh of Dundee
|
Dundee Elected two MPs |
| Edinburgh | In county of Edinburgh: burgh of Edinburgh
|
Edinburgh Central |
| Edinburgh East | ||
| Edinburgh South | ||
| Edinburgh West | ||
| Elgin District of Burghs | In | Elgin District of Burghs
|
| Falkirk District of Burghs | In county of Stirling: burgh of Falkirk
|
Falkirk District of Burghs
|
| Glasgow | In county of Lanark: burgh of Glasgow
|
Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown |
| Glasgow Bridgeton | ||
| Glasgow Camlachie | ||
| Glasgow Central | ||
| Glasgow College | ||
| Glasgow St Rollox | ||
| Glasgow Tradeston | ||
| Govan | In county of Lanark: burgh of Govan
|
Govan
|
| Greenock | In county of Renfrew: burgh of Greenock
|
Greenock |
| Hawick District of Burghs | In county of Selkirk burghs of Galashiels and Selkirk
|
Hawick District of Burghs
|
| Inverness District of Burghs | In county of Ross: burgh of Fortrose
|
Inverness District of Burghs
|
| Kilmarnock District of Burghs | In county of Renfrew: burghs of Renfrew and Port Glasgow
|
Kilmarnock District of Burghs
|
| Kirkcaldy District of Burghs | In | Kirkcaldy District of Burghs
|
| Leith District of Burghs | In Portobello
|
Leith District of Burghs
|
| Montrose District of Burghs | In county of Kincardine: burgh of Inverbervie
|
Montrose District of Burghs
|
| Paisley | In county of Renfrew: burgh of Paisley
|
Paisley |
| Partick | In county of Lanark: burgh of Partick
|
Partick |
| Perth | In county of Perth: burgh of Perth
|
Perth |
| St Andrews District of Burghs | In | St Andrews District of Burghs
|
| Stirling District of Burghs | In county of Stirling: burgh of Stirling
|
Stirling District of Burghs
|
| Wick District of Burghs | In Dornoch
|
Wick District of Burghs
|
County constituencies
| Parliamentary county | Nominal contents of parliamentary county | Constituency or constituencies |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Eastern Aberdeenshire
| |
Western Aberdeenshire
| ||
| Argyll | County of Argyll
Excluded burgh of Oban |
Argyllshire |
| Ayr | Irvine, and Kilmarnock
|
North Ayrshire |
| South Ayrshire | ||
| Banff | Cullen
|
Banffshire |
| Berwick | County of Berwick
|
Berwickshire |
| Bute | County of Bute | Buteshire |
| Caithness | County of Caithness
Excluded burgh of Wick |
Caithness |
| Clackmannan and Kinross | county of Kinross
|
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire |
| Dumfries | Dumfriesshire | |
| Dumbarton | County of Dumbarton
Excluded burgh of Dumbarton |
Dumbartonshire
|
| Edinburgh | Portobello
|
Edinburghshire
|
| Elgin and Nairn | Elginshire and Nairnshire | |
| Fife | Anstruther Wester, Burntisland, Crail, Culross, Dunfermline, Dysart, Inverkeithing, Kilrenny, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, and Pittenweem
|
East Fife |
| West Fife | ||
| Forfar | Montrose
|
Forfarshire |
| Haddington | County of Haddington
|
Haddingtonshire |
| Inverness | County of Inverness
Excluded burgh of Inverness |
Inverness-shire |
| Kirkcudbright | Kirkcudbrightshire
| |
| Kincardine | County of Kincardine
Excluded burgh of Inverbervie |
Kincardineshire |
| Lanark | Hamilton
|
Mid Lanarkshire |
| North East Lanarkshire | ||
| North West Lanarkshire | ||
| South Lanarkshire | ||
| Linlithgow | Linlithgowshire | |
| Orkney and Zetland | county of Zetland
Excluded burgh of Kirkwall |
Orkney and Zetland
|
| Peebles and Selkirk | Peebles and Selkirk | |
| Perth | County of Perth
Excluded burgh of Perth |
East Perthshire |
| West Perthshire | ||
| Renfrew | East Renfrewshire | |
| West Renfrewshire | ||
| Ross and Cromarty | Ross and Cromarty | |
| Roxburgh | Hawick
|
Roxburghshire |
| Stirling | Stirlingshire | |
| Sutherland | County of Sutherland
Excluded burgh of Dornoch |
Sutherland |
| Wigtown | County of Wigtown
|
Wigtownshire |
University constituencies
| Constituency | Contents |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities | Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews |
| Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities | Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen |
See also
- List of UK Parliamentary constituencies (1885-1918)
Notes and references
- ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig, 1972