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The [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]] redefined the boundaries of [[England|English]], [[Scotland|Scottish]] and [[Wales|Welsh]] [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] (at [[Westminster Palace|Westminster]]), and the new boundaries were first used in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1885|1885 general election]]. The boundaries of [[Ireland|Irish]] constituencies were not affected.
The [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]] ([[48 & 49 Vict.]] c. 23) redefined the boundaries of [[England|English]], [[Scotland|Scottish]] and [[Wales|Welsh]] [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituencies]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] (at [[Westminster Palace|Westminster]]), and the new boundaries were first used in the [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885 general election]]. The boundaries of [[Ireland|Irish]] constituencies were not affected.


1885 boundaries were used also in the [[United Kingdom general elections|general elections]] of [[United Kingdom general election, 1886|1886]], [[United Kingdom general election, 1892|1892]], [[United Kingdom general election, 1895|1895]], [[United Kingdom general election, 1900|1900]], [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906]], [[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910]] and [[United Kingdom general election, December 1910|December 1910]].
1885 boundaries were used also in the [[United Kingdom general elections|general elections]] of [[1886 United Kingdom general election|1886]], [[1892 United Kingdom general election|1892]], [[1895 United Kingdom general election|1895]], [[1900 United Kingdom general election|1900]], [[1906 United Kingdom general election|1906]], [[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|January 1910]] and [[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|December 1910]].


In Scotland, as a result of the legislation, there were 32 [[burgh constituencies]], 37 [[county constituencies]] and two [[university constituencies]]. Except for [[Dundee (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundee]], which was a two-seat constituency, each Scottish constituency represented a seat for one [[Member of Parliament]] (MP). Therefore, Scotland had 72 MPs.
In Scotland, as a result of the legislation, there were 32 [[burgh constituencies]], 37 [[county constituencies]] and two [[university constituencies]]. Except for [[Dundee (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundee]], which was a two-seat constituency, each Scottish constituency represented a seat for one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|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]].<ref name="Graig">As''[[Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972]]'' (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), [[F. W. S. Craig]], 1972</ref>
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]].<ref name="Graig">As''[[Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972]]'' ({{ISBN|0-900178-09-4}}), [[F. W. S. Craig]], 1972</ref>


In Scotland, constituencies related nominally to [[Counties of Scotland|counties]] and [[burgh]]s, 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 [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918 general election]].
In Scotland, constituencies related nominally to [[Counties of Scotland|counties]] and [[burgh]]s, 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 United Kingdom general election|1918 general election]].


== Burgh constituencies ==
== Burgh constituencies ==


{| class=wikitable
{| border=1 style="border-collapse: collapse;"
|-
|- bgcolor=cccccc
!Parliamentary burgh
!Parliamentary burgh
!Nominal contents of parliamentary burgh
!Nominal contents of parliamentary burgh
!Constituency or constituencies
!Constituency or constituencies
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| '''Aberdeen
|rowspan=2| '''Aberdeen'''
|rowspan=2| In [[county of Aberdeen]]: burgh of [[Aberdeen]]
|rowspan=2| In [[county of Aberdeen]]: burgh of [[Aberdeen]]
| [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]]
| [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]]
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| [[Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South]]
| [[Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South]]
|-
|-
| '''Ayr District of Burghs
| '''Ayr District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Ayr]] : burghs of [[Ayr]] and [[Irvine, Ayrshire|Irvine]]<br> In [[county of Argyll]]: burghs of [[Campbeltown]], [[Inverary]], and [[Oban]]
| In [[county of Ayr]] : burghs of [[Ayr]] and [[Irvine, Ayrshire|Irvine]]<br /> In [[county of Argyll]]: burghs of [[Campbeltown]], [[Inverary]], and [[Oban]]
| [[Ayr District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Ayr District of Burghs]]
| [[Ayr District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Ayr District of Burghs]]
|-
|-
| '''Dumfries District of Burghs
| '''Dumfries District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Dumfries]]: burghs of [[Annan, Dumfriesshire|Annan]], [[Dumfries]], [[Lochmaben]] and [[Sanquhar]]<br> In [[county of Kirkcudbright]]: burgh of [[Kirkcudbright]].
| In [[county of Dumfries]]: burghs of [[Annan, Dumfriesshire|Annan]], [[Dumfries]], [[Lochmaben]] and [[Sanquhar]]<br /> In [[county of Kirkcudbright]]: burgh of [[Kirkcudbright]].
| [[Dumfries District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfries District of Burghs]]
| [[Dumfries District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfries District of Burghs]]
|-
|-
| '''Dundee
| '''Dundee'''
| In [[county of Forfar]]: burgh of [[Dundee]]
| In [[county of Forfar]]: burgh of [[Dundee]]
| [[Dundee (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundee]]<br> Elected two MPs
| [[Dundee (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundee]]<br /> Elected two MPs
|-
|-
|rowspan=4| '''Edinburgh
|rowspan=4| '''Edinburgh'''
|rowspan=4| In [[county of Edinburgh]]: burgh of [[Edinburgh]]
|rowspan=4| In [[county of Edinburgh]]: burgh of [[Edinburgh]]
| [[Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]]
| [[Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]]
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| [[Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh West]]
| [[Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh West]]
|-
|-
| '''Elgin District of Burghs
| '''Elgin District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Elgin]]: burgh of [[Elgin, Scotland|Elgin]]<br> In [[county of Banff]]: burghs of [[Cullen, Banffshire|Cullen]] and [[Banff, Scotland|Banff]]<br> In [[county of Aberdeen]]: burghs of [[Inverurie]], [[Kintore, Aberdeenshire|Kintore]], and [[Peterhead]]
| In [[county of Elgin]]: burgh of [[Elgin, Scotland|Elgin]]<br /> In [[county of Banff]]: burghs of [[Cullen, Banffshire|Cullen]] and [[Banff, Scotland|Banff]]<br /> In [[county of Aberdeen]]: burghs of [[Inverurie]], [[Kintore, Aberdeenshire|Kintore]], and [[Peterhead]]
| [[Elgin District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Elgin District of Burghs]]
| [[Elgin District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Elgin District of Burghs]]
|-
|-
| '''Falkirk District of Burghs
| '''Falkirk District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Lanark]]: burghs of [[Airdrie, Lanarkshire|Airdrie]], [[Hamilton, Lanarkshire|Hamilton]], and [[Lanark]]<br> In [[county of Linlithgow]]: burgh of [[Linlithgow]]<br> In [[county of Stirling]]: burgh of [[Falkirk]]
| In [[county of Lanark]]: burghs of [[Airdrie, Lanarkshire|Airdrie]], [[Hamilton, Lanarkshire|Hamilton]], and [[Lanark]]<br /> In [[county of Linlithgow]]: burgh of [[Linlithgow]]<br /> In [[county of Stirling]]: burgh of [[Falkirk]]
| [[Falkirk District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Falkirk District of Burghs]]
| [[Falkirk District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Falkirk District of Burghs]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=7| '''Glasgow
|rowspan=7| '''Glasgow'''
|rowspan=7| In [[county of Lanark]]: burgh of [[Glasgow]]
|rowspan=7| In [[county of Lanark]]: burgh of [[Glasgow]]
| [[Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown]]
| [[Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown]]
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|[[Glasgow Tradeston (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Tradeston]]
|[[Glasgow Tradeston (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Tradeston]]
|-
|-
| '''Govan
| '''Govan'''
| In [[county of Lanark]]: burgh of [[Govan]]
| In [[county of Lanark]]: burgh of [[Govan]]
| [[Govan (UK Parliament constituency)|Govan]]
| [[Govan (UK Parliament constituency)|Govan]]
|-
|-
| '''Greenock
| '''Greenock'''
| In [[county of Renfrew]]: burgh of [[Greenock]]
| In [[county of Renfrew]]: burgh of [[Greenock]]
| [[Greenock (UK Parliament constituency)|Greenock]]
| [[Greenock (UK Parliament constituency)|Greenock]]
|-
|-
| '''Hawick District of Burghs
| '''Hawick District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Roxburgh]]: burgh of [[Hawick]]<br> In [[county of Selkirk]] burghs of [[Galashiels]] and [[Selkirk, Scottish Borders|Selkirk]]
| In [[county of Roxburgh]]: burgh of [[Hawick]]<br /> In [[county of Selkirk]] burghs of [[Galashiels]] and [[Selkirk, Scottish Borders|Selkirk]]
| [[Hawick District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Hawick District of Burghs]]
| [[Hawick District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Hawick District of Burghs]]
|-
|-
| '''Inverness District of Burghs
| '''Inverness District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Elgin]]: burgh of [[Forres]]<br> In [[county of Inverness]]: burgh of [[Inverness]]<br> In [[county of Nairn]]: burgh of [[Nairn]]<br> In [[county of Ross]]: burgh of [[Fortrose]]
| In [[county of Elgin]]: burgh of [[Forres]]<br /> In [[county of Inverness]]: burgh of [[Inverness]]<br /> In [[county of Nairn]]: burgh of [[Nairn]]<br /> In [[county of Ross]]: burgh of [[Fortrose]]
| [[Inverness District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Inverness District of Burghs]]
| [[Inverness District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Inverness District of Burghs]]
|-
|-
| '''Kilmarnock District of Burghs
| '''Kilmarnock District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Ayr]]: burgh of [[Kilmarnock]]<br> In [[county of Dumbarton]]: burgh of [[Dumbarton]]<br> In the [[county of Lanark]]: burgh of [[Rutherglen]]<br> In the [[county of Renfrew]]: burghs of [[Renfrew]] and [[Port Glasgow]]
| In [[county of Ayr]]: burgh of [[Kilmarnock]]<br /> In [[county of Dumbarton]]: burgh of [[Dumbarton]]<br /> In the [[county of Lanark]]: burgh of [[Rutherglen]]<br /> In the [[county of Renfrew]]: burghs of [[Renfrew]] and [[Port Glasgow]]
| [[Kilmarnock District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock District of Burghs]]
| [[Kilmarnock District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock District of Burghs]]
|-
|-
| '''Kirkcaldy District of Burghs
| '''Kirkcaldy District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Fife]]: burghs of [[Burntisland]], [[Dysart, Fife|Dysart]], [[Kinghorn]] and [[Kirkcaldy]]
| In [[county of Fife]]: burghs of [[Burntisland]], [[Dysart, Fife|Dysart]], [[Kinghorn]] and [[Kirkcaldy]]
| [[Kirkcaldy District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy District of Burghs]]
| [[Kirkcaldy District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy District of Burghs]]
|-
|-
| '''Leith District of Burghs
| '''Leith District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Edinburgh]]: burghs of [[Leith]], [[Musselburgh]], and [[Portobello, Edinburghshire|Portobello]]
| In [[county of Edinburgh]]: burghs of [[Leith]], [[Musselburgh]], and [[Portobello, Edinburghshire|Portobello]]
| [[Leith District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Leith District of Burghs]]
| [[Leith District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Leith District of Burghs]]
|-
|-
| '''Montrose District of Burghs
| '''Montrose District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Forfar]]: burghs of [[Arbroath]], [[Brechin]], [[Forfar]], and [[Montrose, Forfarshire|Montrose]]<br> In [[county of Kincardine]]: burgh of [[Inverbervie]]
| In [[county of Forfar]]: burghs of [[Arbroath]], [[Brechin]], [[Forfar]], and [[Montrose, Forfarshire|Montrose]]<br /> In [[county of Kincardine]]: burgh of [[Inverbervie]]
| [[Montrose District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Montrose District of Burghs]]
| [[Montrose District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Montrose District of Burghs]]
|-
|-
| '''Paisley
| '''Paisley'''
| In [[county of Renfrew]]: burgh of [[Paisley]]
| In [[county of Renfrew]]: burgh of [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]]
| [[Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)|Paisley]]
| [[Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)|Paisley]]
|-
|-
| '''Partick
| '''Partick'''
| In [[county of Lanark]]: burgh of [[Partick]]
| In [[county of Lanark]]: burgh of [[Partick]]
| [[Partick (UK Parliament constituency)|Partick]]
| [[Partick (UK Parliament constituency)|Partick]]
|-
|-
| '''Perth
| '''Perth'''
| In [[county of Perth]]: burgh of [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]]
| In [[county of Perth]]: burgh of [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]]
| [[Perth (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth]]
| [[Perth (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth]]
|-
|-
| '''St Andrews District of Burghs
| '''St Andrews District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Fife]]: burghs of [[St Andrews]], [[Anstruther Easter]], [[Anstruther Wester]], [[Crail]], [[Cupar]], [[Kilrenny]] and [[Pittenweem]]
| In [[county of Fife]]: burghs of [[St Andrews]], [[Anstruther Easter]], [[Anstruther Wester]], [[Crail]], [[Cupar]], [[Kilrenny]] and [[Pittenweem]]
| [[St Andrews District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|St Andrews District of Burghs]]
| [[St Andrews District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|St Andrews District of Burghs]]
|-
|-
| '''Stirling District of Burghs
| '''Stirling District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Fife]]: burghs of [[Dunfermline]] and [[Inverkeithing]]<br>In [[county of Linlithgow]]: burgh of [[South Queensferry]] <br> In [[county of Perth]]: burgh of [[Culross]]<br> In [[county of Stirling]]: burgh of [[Stirling]]
| In [[county of Fife]]: burghs of [[Dunfermline]] and [[Inverkeithing]]<br />In [[county of Linlithgow]]: burgh of [[South Queensferry]] <br /> In [[county of Perth]]: burgh of [[Culross]]<br /> In [[county of Stirling]]: burgh of [[Stirling]]
| [[Stirling District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Stirling District of Burghs]]
| [[Stirling District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Stirling District of Burghs]]
|-
|-
| '''Wick District of Burghs
| '''Wick District of Burghs'''
| In [[county of Caithness]]: burgh of [[Wick, Caithness|Wick]]<br> In [[county of Cromarty]]: burgh of [[Cromarty]]<br> In [[county of Orkney]]: burgh of [[Kirkwall]] <br> In [[county of Ross]]: burghs of [[Dingwall, Ross-shire|Dingwall]] and [[Tain, Ross-shire|Tain]]<br> In [[county of Sutherland]]: burgh of [[Dornoch, Sutherland|Dornoch]]
| In [[county of Caithness]]: burgh of [[Wick, Caithness|Wick]]<br /> In [[county of Cromarty]]: burgh of [[Cromarty]]<br /> In [[county of Orkney]]: burgh of [[Kirkwall]] <br /> In [[county of Ross]]: burghs of [[Dingwall, Ross-shire|Dingwall]] and [[Tain, Ross-shire|Tain]]<br /> In [[county of Sutherland]]: burgh of [[Dornoch, Sutherland|Dornoch]]
| [[Wick District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Wick District of Burghs]]
| [[Wick District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Wick District of Burghs]]
|}
|}
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==County constituencies==
==County constituencies==


{| class=wikitable
{| border=1 style="border-collapse: collapse;"
|-
|- bgcolor=cccccc
!Parliamentary county
!Parliamentary county
!Nominal contents of parliamentary county
!Nominal contents of parliamentary county
!Constituency or constituencies
!Constituency or constituencies
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| '''Aberdeen
|rowspan=2| '''Aberdeen'''
|rowspan=2| [[County of Aberdeen]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Aberdeen]], [[Inverurie]], [[Kintore, Aberdeenshire|Kintore]], and [[Peterhead]]
|rowspan=2| [[County of Aberdeen]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Aberdeen]], [[Inverurie]], [[Kintore, Aberdeenshire|Kintore]], and [[Peterhead]]''
|[[Eastern Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Eastern Aberdeenshire]]
|[[Eastern Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Eastern Aberdeenshire]]
|-
|-
|[[Western Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Western Aberdeenshire]]
|[[Western Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Western Aberdeenshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Argyll
| '''Argyll'''
| [[County of Argyll]]<br> ''Excluded burgh of [[Oban]]
| [[County of Argyll]]<br /> ''Excluded burgh of [[Oban]]''
| [[Argyllshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Argyllshire]]
| [[Argyllshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Argyllshire]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| '''Ayr
|rowspan=2| '''Ayr'''
|rowspan=2| [[County of Ayr]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Ayr]], [[Irvine, Ayrshire|Irvine]], and [[Kilmarnock]]
|rowspan=2| [[County of Ayr]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Ayr]], [[Irvine, Ayrshire|Irvine]], and [[Kilmarnock]]''
| [[North Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Ayrshire]]
| [[North Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Ayrshire]]
|-
|-
| [[South Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Ayrshire]]
| [[South Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Ayrshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Banff
| '''Banff'''
| [[County of Banff]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Banff, Scotland|Banff]] and [[Cullen, Banffshire|Cullen]]
| [[County of Banff]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Banff, Scotland|Banff]] and [[Cullen, Banffshire|Cullen]]''
| [[Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Banffshire]]
| [[Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Banffshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Berwick
| '''Berwick'''
| [[County of Berwick]]
| [[County of Berwick]]
| [[Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Berwickshire]]
| [[Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Berwickshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Bute
| '''Bute'''
| [[County of Bute]]
| [[County of Bute]]
| [[Buteshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Buteshire]]
| [[Buteshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Buteshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Caithness
| '''Caithness'''
| [[County of Caithness]]<br> ''Excluded burgh of [[Wick, Caithness|Wick]]
| [[County of Caithness]]<br /> ''Excluded burgh of [[Wick, Caithness|Wick]]''
| [[Caithness (UK Parliament constituency)|Caithness]]
| [[Caithness (UK Parliament constituency)|Caithness]]
|-
|-
| '''Clackmannan and Kinross
| '''Clackmannan and Kinross'''
| [[County of Clackmannan]] and [[county of Kinross]]
| [[County of Clackmannan]] and [[county of Kinross]]
| [[Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire]]
| [[Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire]]
|-
|-
| '''Dumfries
| '''Dumfries'''
| [[County of Dumfries]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Annan, Dumfriesshire|Annan]], [[Dumfries]], [[Lochmaben]], and [[Sanquhar]]
| [[County of Dumfries]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Annan, Dumfriesshire|Annan]], [[Dumfries]], [[Lochmaben]], and [[Sanquhar]]''
| [[Dumfriesshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire]]
| [[Dumfriesshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Dumbarton
| '''Dumbarton'''
| [[County of Dumbarton]]<br> ''Excluded burgh of [[Dumbarton]]
| [[County of Dumbarton]]<br /> ''Excluded burgh of [[Dumbarton]]''
| [[Dumbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumbartonshire]]
| [[Dumbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumbartonshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Edinburgh
| '''Edinburgh'''
| [[County of Edinburgh]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Edinburgh]], [[Leith]], [[Musselburgh]], and [[Portobello, Edinburghshire|Portobello]]
| [[County of Edinburgh]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Edinburgh]], [[Leith]], [[Musselburgh]], and [[Portobello, Edinburghshire|Portobello]]''
| [[Edinburghshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburghshire]]
| [[Edinburghshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburghshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Elgin and Nairn
| '''Elgin and Nairn'''
| [[County of Elgin]] and [[county of Nairn]]<br> ''Excluded burgh of [[Elgin, Scotland|Elgin]], [[Forres]], and [[Nairn]]
| [[County of Elgin]] and [[county of Nairn]]<br /> ''Excluded burgh of [[Elgin, Scotland|Elgin]], [[Forres]], and [[Nairn]] ''
| [[Elginshire and Nairnshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Elginshire and Nairnshire]]
| [[Elginshire and Nairnshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Elginshire and Nairnshire]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| '''Fife
|rowspan=2| '''Fife'''
|rowspan=2| [[County of Fife]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Anstruther Easter]], [[Anstruther Wester]], [[Burntisland]], [[Crail]], [[Culross]], [[Dunfermline]], [[Dysart, Fife|Dysart]], [[Inverkeithing]], [[Kilrenny]], [[Kinghorn]], [[Kirkcaldy]], and [[Pittenweem]]
|rowspan=2| [[County of Fife]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Anstruther Easter]], [[Anstruther Wester]], [[Burntisland]], [[Crail]], [[Culross]], [[Dunfermline]], [[Dysart, Fife|Dysart]], [[Inverkeithing]], [[Kilrenny]], [[Kinghorn]], [[Kirkcaldy]], and [[Pittenweem]]''
| [[East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)|East Fife]]
| [[East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)|East Fife]]
|-
|-
| [[West Fife (UK Parliament constituency)|West Fife]]
| [[West Fife (UK Parliament constituency)|West Fife]]
|-
|-
| '''Forfar
| '''Forfar'''
| [[County of Forfar]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Arbroath, Forfarshire|Arbroath]], [[Brechin]], [[Dundee]], [[Forfar, Scotland|Forfar]], and [[Montrose, Forfarshire|Montrose]]
| [[County of Forfar]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Arbroath, Forfarshire|Arbroath]], [[Brechin]], [[Dundee]], [[Forfar, Scotland|Forfar]], and [[Montrose, Forfarshire|Montrose]]''
| [[Forfarshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Forfarshire]]
| [[Forfarshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Forfarshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Haddington
| '''Haddington'''
| [[County of Haddington]]
| [[County of Haddington]]
| [[Haddingtonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Haddingtonshire]]
| [[Haddingtonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Haddingtonshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Inverness
| '''Inverness'''
| [[County of Inverness]]<br> ''Excluded burgh of [[Inverness]]
| [[County of Inverness]]<br /> ''Excluded burgh of [[Inverness]]''
| [[Inverness-shire (UK Parliament constituency)|Inverness-shire]]
| [[Inverness-shire (UK Parliament constituency)|Inverness-shire]]
|-
|-
| '''Kirkcudbright
| '''Kirkcudbright'''
| [[County of Kirkcudbright]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Kirkcudbright]] and [[New Galloway]]
| [[County of Kirkcudbright]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Kirkcudbright]] and [[New Galloway]] ''
| [[Kirkcudbrightshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Kirkcudbrightshire]]
| [[Kirkcudbrightshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Kirkcudbrightshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Kincardine
| '''Kincardine'''
| [[County of Kincardine]]<br> ''Excluded burgh of [[Inverbervie]]
| [[County of Kincardine]]<br /> ''Excluded burgh of [[Inverbervie]]''
| [[Kincardineshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Kincardineshire]]
| [[Kincardineshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Kincardineshire]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=4| '''Lanark
|rowspan=4| '''Lanark'''
|rowspan=4| [[County of Lanark]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Airdrie, Lanarkshire|Airdrie]], [[Glasgow]], [[Govan]], [[Lanark]], [[Partick, Lanarkshire|Partick]], [[Rutherglen, Lanarkshire|Rutherglen]], and [[Hamilton, Lanarkshire|Hamilton]]
|rowspan=4| [[County of Lanark]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Airdrie, Lanarkshire|Airdrie]], [[Glasgow]], [[Govan]], [[Lanark]], [[Partick, Lanarkshire|Partick]], [[Rutherglen, Lanarkshire|Rutherglen]], and [[Hamilton, Lanarkshire|Hamilton]]''
| [[Mid Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Lanarkshire]]
| [[Mid Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Lanarkshire]]
|-
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| [[South Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Lanarkshire]]
| [[South Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Lanarkshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Linlithgow
| '''Linlithgow'''
| [[County of Linlithgow]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Linlithgow]] and [[South Queensferry]]
| [[County of Linlithgow]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Linlithgow]] and [[South Queensferry]]''
| [[Linlithgowshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Linlithgowshire]]
| [[Linlithgowshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Linlithgowshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Orkney and Zetland
| '''Orkney and Zetland'''
| [[County of Orkney]] and [[county of Zetland]]<br> ''Excluded burgh of [[Kirkwall]]
| [[County of Orkney]] and [[county of Zetland]]<br /> ''Excluded burgh of [[Kirkwall]]''
| [[Orkney and Zetland (UK Parliament constituency)|Orkney and Zetland]]
| [[Orkney and Zetland (UK Parliament constituency)|Orkney and Zetland]]
|-
|-
| '''Peebles and Selkirk
| '''Peebles and Selkirk'''
| [[Peeblesshire|County of Peebles]] and [[county of Selkirk]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Galashiels]] and [[Selkirk, Scottish Borders|Selkirk]]
| [[Peeblesshire|County of Peebles]] and [[county of Selkirk]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Galashiels]] and [[Selkirk, Scottish Borders|Selkirk]]''
| [[Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)|Peebles and Selkirk]]
| [[Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)|Peebles and Selkirk]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| '''Perth
|rowspan=2| '''Perth'''
|rowspan=2| [[County of Perth]]<br> ''Excluded burgh of [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]]
|rowspan=2| [[County of Perth]]<br /> ''Excluded burgh of [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]]''
| [[East Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Perthshire]]
| [[East Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Perthshire]]
|-
|-
| [[West Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Perthshire]]
| [[West Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Perthshire]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| '''Renfrew
|rowspan=2| '''Renfrew'''
|rowspan=2| [[County of Renfrew]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Paisley]], [[Port Glasgow]], and [[Renfrew]]
|rowspan=2| [[County of Renfrew]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]], [[Port Glasgow]], and [[Renfrew]]''
| [[East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Renfrewshire]]
| [[East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Renfrewshire]]
|-
|-
| [[West Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Renfrewshire]]
| [[West Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Renfrewshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Ross and Cromarty
| '''Ross and Cromarty'''
| [[County of Ross]] and [[county of Cromarty]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Cromarty]], [[Dingwall]], [[Fortrose]], and [[Tain]]
| [[County of Ross]] and [[county of Cromarty]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Cromarty]], [[Dingwall]], [[Fortrose]], and [[Tain]]''
| [[Ross and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross and Cromarty]]
| [[Ross and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross and Cromarty]]
|-
|-
| '''Roxburgh
| '''Roxburgh'''
| [[County of Roxburgh]]<br> ''Excluded burgh of [[Hawick, Roxburghshire|Hawick]]
| [[County of Roxburgh]]<br /> ''Excluded burgh of [[Hawick, Roxburghshire|Hawick]]''
| [[Roxburghshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Roxburghshire]]
| [[Roxburghshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Roxburghshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Stirling
| '''Stirling'''
| [[County of Stirling]]<br> ''Excluded burghs of [[Falkirk]] and [[Stirling]]
| [[County of Stirling]]<br /> ''Excluded burghs of [[Falkirk]] and [[Stirling]]''
| [[Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Stirlingshire]]
| [[Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Stirlingshire]]
|-
|-
| '''Sutherland
| '''Sutherland'''
| [[County of Sutherland]]<br> ''Excluded burgh of [[Dornoch]]
| [[County of Sutherland]]<br /> ''Excluded burgh of [[Dornoch]]''
| [[Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)|Sutherland]]
| [[Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)|Sutherland]]
|-
|-
| '''Wigtown
| '''Wigtown'''
| [[County of Wigtown]]
| [[County of Wigtown]]
| [[Wigtownshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigtownshire]]
| [[Wigtownshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigtownshire]]
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== University constituencies ==
== University constituencies ==


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[[Category:Lists of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland| 1885]]
[[Category:Lists of constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scotland| 1885]]
[[Category:1885 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:1885 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:1918 disestablishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:1918 disestablishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1918]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918]]

Latest revision as of 10:28, 23 March 2024

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 2024
since 2024

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 23) redefined the boundaries of English, Scottish and Welsh constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at 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 general elections of 1886, 1892, 1895, 1900, 1906, January 1910 and December 1910.

In Scotland, as a result of the legislation, there were 32 burgh constituencies, 37 county constituencies and two 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

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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 county of Ayr : burghs of Ayr and Irvine
In county of Argyll: burghs of Campbeltown, Inverary, and Oban 		Ayr District of Burghs
Dumfries District of Burghs In county of Dumfries: burghs of Annan, Dumfries, Lochmaben and Sanquhar
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 county of Elgin: burgh of Elgin
In county of Banff: burghs of Cullen and Banff
In county of Aberdeen: burghs of Inverurie, Kintore, and Peterhead 		Elgin District of Burghs
Falkirk District of Burghs In county of Lanark: burghs of Airdrie, Hamilton, and Lanark
In county of Linlithgow: burgh of Linlithgow
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 Roxburgh: burgh of Hawick
In county of Selkirk burghs of Galashiels and Selkirk 		Hawick District of Burghs
Inverness District of Burghs 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 		Inverness District of Burghs
Kilmarnock District of Burghs In county of Ayr: burgh of Kilmarnock
In county of Dumbarton: burgh of Dumbarton
In the county of Lanark: burgh of Rutherglen
In the county of Renfrew: burghs of Renfrew and Port Glasgow 		Kilmarnock District of Burghs
Kirkcaldy District of Burghs In county of Fife: burghs of Burntisland, Dysart, Kinghorn and Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy District of Burghs
Leith District of Burghs In county of Edinburgh: burghs of Leith, Musselburgh, and Portobello Leith District of Burghs
Montrose District of Burghs In county of Forfar: burghs of Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar, and Montrose
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 county of Fife: burghs of St Andrews, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Cupar, Kilrenny and Pittenweem St Andrews District of Burghs
Stirling District of Burghs In county of Fife: burghs of Dunfermline and Inverkeithing
In county of Linlithgow: burgh of South Queensferry
In county of Perth: burgh of Culross
In county of Stirling: burgh of Stirling 		Stirling District of Burghs
Wick District of Burghs In county of Caithness: burgh of Wick
In county of Cromarty: burgh of Cromarty
In county of Orkney: burgh of Kirkwall
In county of Ross: burghs of Dingwall and Tain
In county of Sutherland: burgh of Dornoch 		Wick District of Burghs

County constituencies

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Parliamentary county Nominal contents of parliamentary county Constituency or constituencies
Aberdeen County of Aberdeen
Excluded burghs of Aberdeen, Inverurie, Kintore, and Peterhead 		Eastern Aberdeenshire
Western Aberdeenshire
Argyll County of Argyll
Excluded burgh of Oban 		Argyllshire
Ayr County of Ayr
Excluded burghs of Ayr, Irvine, and Kilmarnock 		North Ayrshire
South Ayrshire
Banff County of Banff
Excluded burghs of Banff and 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 Clackmannan and county of Kinross Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire
Dumfries County of Dumfries
Excluded burghs of Annan, Dumfries, Lochmaben, and Sanquhar 		Dumfriesshire
Dumbarton County of Dumbarton
Excluded burgh of Dumbarton 		Dumbartonshire
Edinburgh County of Edinburgh
Excluded burghs of Edinburgh, Leith, Musselburgh, and Portobello 		Edinburghshire
Elgin and Nairn County of Elgin and county of Nairn
Excluded burgh of Elgin, Forres, and Nairn 		Elginshire and Nairnshire
Fife County of Fife
Excluded burghs of Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Burntisland, Crail, Culross, Dunfermline, Dysart, Inverkeithing, Kilrenny, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, and Pittenweem 		East Fife
West Fife
Forfar County of Forfar
Excluded burghs of Arbroath, Brechin, Dundee, Forfar, and Montrose 		Forfarshire
Haddington County of Haddington Haddingtonshire
Inverness County of Inverness
Excluded burgh of Inverness 		Inverness-shire
Kirkcudbright County of Kirkcudbright
Excluded burghs of Kirkcudbright and New Galloway 		Kirkcudbrightshire
Kincardine County of Kincardine
Excluded burgh of Inverbervie 		Kincardineshire
Lanark County of Lanark
Excluded burghs of Airdrie, Glasgow, Govan, Lanark, Partick, Rutherglen, and Hamilton 		Mid Lanarkshire
North East Lanarkshire
North West Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
Linlithgow County of Linlithgow
Excluded burghs of Linlithgow and South Queensferry 		Linlithgowshire
Orkney and Zetland County of Orkney and county of Zetland
Excluded burgh of Kirkwall 		Orkney and Zetland
Peebles and Selkirk County of Peebles and county of Selkirk
Excluded burghs of Galashiels and Selkirk 		Peebles and Selkirk
Perth County of Perth
Excluded burgh of Perth 		East Perthshire
West Perthshire
Renfrew County of Renfrew
Excluded burghs of Paisley, Port Glasgow, and Renfrew 		East Renfrewshire
West Renfrewshire
Ross and Cromarty County of Ross and county of Cromarty
Excluded burghs of Cromarty, Dingwall, Fortrose, and Tain 		Ross and Cromarty
Roxburgh County of Roxburgh
Excluded burgh of Hawick 		Roxburghshire
Stirling County of Stirling
Excluded burghs of Falkirk and Stirling 		Stirlingshire
Sutherland County of Sutherland
Excluded burgh of Dornoch 		Sutherland
Wigtown County of Wigtown Wigtownshire

University constituencies

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Constituency Contents
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews
Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ AsBoundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig, 1972
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