List_of_Great_Britain_and_UK_Parliament_constituencies_in_Scotland_from_1707

List of Great Britain and UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland from 1707

List of Great Britain and UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland from 1707

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Scotland became part of the Kingdom of Great Britain under the Acts of Union 1707 from 1 May 1707. It became part of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801.

Under the terms of the Act of Union 1707, Scotland was entitled to 45 members of the House of Commons of the Westminster Parliament.

A Scottish law passed before the Union defined the constituencies for elections to the Parliament of Great Britain. There was a special provision for the selection of Members of Parliament for the 1st Parliament of Great Britain.

In 1707, members of the former Parliament of Scotland were co-opted to serve in the 1st Parliament of Great Britain. See Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain, for details.

Summary of constituencies and Members of Parliament

Key to categories: BC - Burgh constituencies, CC - County constituencies, UC - University constituencies, Total C - Total constituencies, BMP - Burgh Members of Parliament, CMP - County Members of Parliament, UMP - University Members of Parliament.

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Constituencies in Scotland from 1707

Notes:

  1. Compass point and similar names for Divisions of counties often officially precede the name of the county (Central Aberdeenshire). This list uses the Burgh equivalent form (Aberdeenshire Central), for the first area included in the constituency name. This does not apply to areas where the county name is e.g. East Lothian, or the town name is e.g. East Kilbride.
  2. The County etc. column includes the historic/administrative county or local government region in which a constituency was included when it was created. Local government boundaries used for a redistribution were sometimes obsolete by the time the new constituencies were first used. Official names of counties did sometimes change (e.g. Edinburghshire and Midlothian). Constituencies created in 2005 have no local area mentioned. A constituency covering more than one such area has the predominant area (or for Districts of Burghs the county of the first named Burgh) recorded.
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Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

Highland

Before 1974 comprising the counties of Orkney, Shetland, Caithness, Sutherland, Ross-shire, Cromartyshire and Inverness-shire.

After 1996 comprising the unitary authorities of Highland, Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles), Shetland Islands and Orkney Islands.

1708 to 1832

1832 to 1885

  Conservative   Tories   Whig

1859 to 1885

  Conservative   Liberal

1885 to 1918

  Conservative   Independent Liberal   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

*also the candidate of the Crofters' Party

1918 to 1950

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Conservative   Independent Conservative   Independent Liberal   Labour   Liberal   National Labour   National Liberal (1931-68)

1950 to 1983

  Conservative   Independent Conservative   Independent Liberal (MacLeod, 1950)   Labour   Liberal   National Liberal (1931-68)   Scottish National Party (Stewart, 1970)   Social Democratic

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1983 to present

  Independent   Labour   Liberal   Liberal Democrats   Scottish National Party   Social Democratic

Grampian

Before 1974 comprising the counties of Elginshire, Nairnshire, Banffshire, Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire.

After 1996 comprising the unitary authorities of Aberdeenshire, City of Aberdeen and Moray.

1708 to 1832

1832 to 1885

  Conservative Party   Independent   Liberal Party   Tories   Whig Party

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1885 to 1918

  Conservative   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

1918 to 1983

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Conservative   Labour   Liberal

1950 to 1983

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   Scottish National Party

1983 to present

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   Liberal Democrats   Scottish National Party

Central and Tayside

Before 1974 comprising the counties of Forfarshire, Perthshire, Clackmannanshire, Kinross-shire and Stirlingshire.

After 1996 comprising the unitary authorities of Falkirk, Perth and Kinross, City of Dundee, Angus, Stirling and Clackmannanshire.

1708 to 1832

1832 to 1885

  Conservative Party   Independent   Liberal Party   Peelite   Radicals   Whig Party

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1885 to 1918

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

1918 to 1950

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Conservative   Independent   Independent Liberal   Labour   Liberal   National Liberal (1931-68)   Scottish Prohibition

1950 to 1983

  Conservative   Labour   National Liberal (1931-68)   Scottish National Party

1983 to present

  Conservative   Independent   Labour   Scottish National Party

Fife

1708 to 1832

1832 to 1885

  Independent   Liberal   Whig

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1885 to 1918

  Conservative   Independent Liberal   Labour   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

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1918 to 1974

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Communist   Conservative   Labour   Liberal   National Liberal (1931-68)

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1974 to present

  Alba   Conservative   Independent   Labour   Liberal Democrats   Liberal   Scottish National Party

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Strathclyde

Before 1974 comprising the counties of Argyllshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire and Lanarkshire.

After 1996 comprising the unitary authorities of City of Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire, Argyll and Bute and Inverclyde.

1708 to 1832

1832 to 1885

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1885 to 1918

  Conservative   Independent Liberal   Labour   Liberal   Liberal Unionist   National Democratic & Labour

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1918 to 1950

  Coalition Labour   Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Communist   Conservative   Independent Labour   Independent Labour Party   Labour   Liberal   National Independent   National Labour   National Liberal (1931-68)   New Party   Scottish National Party

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1950 to 1983

  Conservative   Labour   National Liberal (1931-68)   Scottish Labour   Scottish National Party   Social Democratic

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1983 to 2005

  Conservative   Independent   Labour   Liberal   Liberal Democrats   Respect   Scottish National Party   Social Democratic   Speaker

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2005 to present

  Conservative   Independent   Labour   Liberal Democrats   Scottish National Party   Speaker

Lothian

Before 1974 comprising the counties of Linlithgowshire, Edinburghshire and Haddingtonshire.

After 1996 comprising the unitary authorities of City of Edinburgh, West Lothian, East Lothian and Midlothian.

1708 to 1832

1832 to 1885

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1885 to 1918

  Conservative   Independent Liberal   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

1918 to 1974

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   National Liberal (1931-68)

1950 to 1983

  Conservative   Labour

1983 to present

  Alba   Conservative   Independent   Labour   Liberal Democrats   Scottish National Party

Dumfries and Galloway and Borders

Before 1974 comprising the counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Wigtownshire, Peeblesshire, Selkirkshire, Roxburghshire and Berwickshire.

After 1996 comprising the unitary authorities of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders.

1708 to 1832

1832 to 1885

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1885 to 1918

  Conservative   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

1918 to 1950

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Conservative   Independent Conservative   Labour   Liberal   National Liberal (1931-68)   New Party

1950 to 1983

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   National Liberal (1931-68)   Scottish National Party

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1983 to present

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   Liberal Democrats   Scottish National Party

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Non-geographic (2)

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Sources

  • British Historical Facts 1760-1830 by Chris Cook and John Stevenson
  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1983, (5 volumes) edited by F.W.S. Craig

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