Scottish Westminster constituencies 1708 to 1832
As a result of the union of Scotland with England and Wales and the creation of the Parliament of Great Britain in 1707, Scotland had 48 constituencies representing seats for 45 Members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons of the new Parliament of Great Britain, normally at the Palace of Westminster. Westminster was previously the meeting place for the Parliament of England, which covered both England and Wales.
Scottish Westminster constituencies, 1707-1832.
Scottish Westminster constituencies[1] were first used in the 1708 general election. Prior to that election Scotland was represented by MPs who were co-opted as commissioners of the former Parliament of Scotland.
In the Parliament of Great Britain, Scotland had 15 burgh constituencies and 33 county constituencies, with each representing a seat for one MP. The county constituencies included, however, three pairs of alternating constituencies, so that only one member of a pair was represented at any one time. Therefore, Scotland had more constituencies than seats. With the exception of Edinburgh, the burgh constituencies were districts of burghs.
1708 boundaries were used for all subsequent election of the Parliament of Great Britain.
In 1801 the Parliament of Ireland was merged with the Parliament of Great Britain to form the Parliament of the United Kingdom, also at Westminster. The first general election of the new parliament was the general election of 1802, and there was no change to the boundaries of any pre-existing Westminster constituency.
1802 boundaries were used also in the general elections of 1806, 1807, 1812, 1818, 1820, 1826, 1830 and 1831.
For the 1832 general election, Scottish Westminster constituencies were redefined by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832.
Burgh constituencies
| Constituency |
Contents |
| Aberdeen District |
In county of Aberdeen: burgh of Aberdeen
In county of Forfar: burghs of Arbroath, Brechin, and Montrose
In county of Kincardine: burgh of Inverbervie |
| Anstruther District |
In county of Fife: burghs of Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Kilrenny, and Pittenweem |
| Ayr District |
In county of Ayr: burghs of Ayr and Irvine
In county of Argyll: burghs of Campbeltown and Inverary
In county of Bute: burgh of Rothesay |
| Dumfries District |
In county of Dumfries: burghs of Annan, Dumfries, Lochmaben, and Sanquhar
In county of Kirkcudbright: burgh of Kirkcudbright |
| Dysart District |
In county of Fife: burghs of Kirkcaldy, Burntisland, Dysart, and Kinghorn |
| Edinburgh |
In county of Edinburgh: burgh of Edinburgh |
| Elgin District |
In county of Aberdeen: burghs of Inverurie and Kintore
In county of Banff: burgh of Banff
In county of Elgin: burghs of Elgin and Cullen |
| Glasgow District |
In county of Dumbarton: burgh of Dumbarton
In county of Lanark: burghs of Glasgow and Rutherglen
In county of Renfrew: burgh of Renfrew |
| Haddington District |
In county of Berwick: burgh of Lauder
In county of Haddington burghs of Dunbar, Haddington, and North Berwick
In county of Roxburgh: burgh of Jedburgh |
| Inverness District |
In county of Elgin: burgh of Forres
In county of Inverness: burgh of Inverness
In county of Nairn: burgh of Nairn
In county of Ross: burgh of Fortrose |
| Linlithgow District |
In county of Lanark: burgh of Lanark
In county of Linlithgow: burgh of Linlithgow
In county of Peebles: burgh of Peebles
In county of Selkirk: burgh of Selkirk |
| Perth District |
In county of Fife: burghs of Cupar and St Andrews
In county of Forfar: burghs of Dundee and Forfar
In county of Perth: burgh of Perth |
| Stirling District |
In county of Fife: burghs of Dunfermline and Inverkeithing
In county of Linlithgow: burgh of Queensferry
In county of Perth: burgh of Culross
In county of Stirling: burgh of Stirling |
| Tain District |
In county of Caithness: burgh of Wick
In county of Orkney: burgh of Kirkwall
In county of Sutherland: burgh of Dornoch
In county of Ross: burghs of Dingwall and Tain |
| Wigtown District |
In county of Wigtown: burghs of New Galloway, Stranraer, Wigtown, and Whithorn |
County constituencies
| Constituency |
Contents |
| Aberdeenshire |
County of Aberdeen except burghs of Aberdeen, Inverurie, and Kintore |
| Argyll |
County of Argyll except burghs of Campbeltown and Inverary |
| Ayrshire |
County of Ayr except burghs of Ayr and Irvine |
| Banffshire |
County of Banff except burgh of Banff |
| Berwickshire |
County of Berwick except burgh of Lauder |
Buteshire
Alternated with Caithness |
County of Bute except burgh of Rothesay |
Caithness
Alternated with Buteshire |
County of Caithness except burgh of Wick |
Clackmannanshire
Alternated with Kinross-shire |
County of Clackmannan |
Cromartyshire
Alternated with Nairnshire |
County of Cromarty |
| Dumbartonshire |
County of Dumbarton except burgh of Dumbarton |
| Dumfriesshire |
County of Dumfries except burghs of Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben, and Sanquhar |
| Edinburghshire |
County of Edinburgh except burgh of Edinburgh |
| Elginshire |
County of Elgin except burghs of Elgin, Forres, and Cullen |
| Fife |
County of Fife except burghs of Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Burntisland, Cupar, Crail, Dysart, Dunfermline, Inverkeithing, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Pittenweem, Kilrenny, and St Andrews |
| Forfarshire |
County of Forfar except burghs of Dundee, Forfar, Montrose, Brechin, and Arbroath |
| Haddingtonshire |
County of Haddington except burghs of Dunbar, Haddington, and North Berwick |
| Inverness-shire |
County of Inverness except burgh of Inverness |
| Kincardineshire |
County of Kincardine except burgh of Inverbervie |
Kinross-shire
Alternated with Clackmannanshire |
County of Kinross |
| Kirkcudbrightshire |
County of Kirkcudbright except burgh of Kirkcudbright |
| Lanarkshire |
County of Lanark except burghs of Glasgow, Lanark, and Rutherglen |
| Linlithgowshire |
County of Linlithgow except burghs of Linlithgow and Queensferry |
Nairnshire
Alternated with Cromartyshire |
County of Nairn except burgh of Nairn |
| Orkney and Zetland |
County of Orkney except burgh of Kirkwall
and county of Zetland |
| Peeblesshire |
County of Peebles except burgh of Peebles |
| Perthshire |
County of Perth except burghs of Culross and Perth |
| Renfrewshire |
County of Renfrew except burgh of Renfrew |
| Ross-shire |
County of Ross except burghs of Dingwall, Fortrose, and Tain |
| Roxburghshire |
County of Roxburgh except burgh of Jedburgh |
| Selkirkshire |
County of Selkirk except burgh of Selkirk |
| Stirlingshire |
County of Stirling except burgh of Stirling |
| Sutherland |
County of Sutherland except burgh of Dornoch |
| Wigtownshire |
County of Wigtown except burghs of New Galloway, Stranraer, Wigtown, and Whithorn |
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