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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 [ edit ]
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 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 county of Kirkcudbright : burgh of Kirkcudbright .
Dumfries District of Burghs
Dundee
In county of Forfar : burgh of Dundee
Dundee
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 county of Banff : burghs of Cullen and Banff 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 county of Linlithgow : burgh of Linlithgow 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 county of Selkirk burghs of Galashiels and Selkirk
Hawick District of Burghs
Inverness District of Burghs
In county of Elgin : burgh of Forres county of Inverness : burgh of Inverness county of Nairn : burgh of Nairn county of Ross : burgh of Fortrose
Inverness District of Burghs
Kilmarnock District of Burghs
In county of Ayr : burgh of Kilmarnock county of Dumbarton : burgh of Dumbarton county of Lanark : burgh of Rutherglen 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 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 county of Linlithgow : burgh of South Queensferry county of Perth : burgh of Culross county of Stirling : burgh of Stirling
Stirling District of Burghs
Wick District of Burghs
In county of Caithness : burgh of Wick county of Cromarty : burgh of Cromarty county of Orkney : burgh of Kirkwall county of Ross : burghs of Dingwall and Tain county of Sutherland : burgh of Dornoch
Wick District of Burghs
County constituencies [ edit ]
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 [ edit ] Notes and references [ edit ] 
