The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 redefined the boundaries of Scottish constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster ), and the new boundaries were first used in the 1868 general election .
For the same general election , boundaries in England were redefined by the Representation of the People Act 1867 and there was, effectively, a transfer of seven parliamentary seats from England to Scotland.
1868 boundaries were used also in the general elections of 1874 and 1880 .
As a result of the legislation, Scotland had 22 burgh constituencies , 32 county constituencies and two university constituencies . Except for Edinburgh , Dundee and Glasgow , each Scottish constituency represented a seat for one Member of Parliament (MP). Edinburgh and Dundee represented two seats each, and Glasgow represented three seats. Therefore, Scotland was entitled to 60 MPs.
15 of the burgh constituencies were districts of burghs .
The constituencies related nominally to counties and burghs , but boundaries for parliamentary purposes were not necessarily those for other purposes.
For the 1885 general election , new boundaries were defined by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 .
Burgh Constituencies [ edit ]
Constituency
Nominal Contents
Aberdeen
In county of Aberdeen : burgh of Aberdeen
Ayr District
In county of Ayr : burghs of Ayr and Irvine In county of Argyll : burghs of Campbeltown , Inverary , and Oban
Dumfries District
In county of Dumfries : burghs of Annan , Dumfries , Lochmaben , and Sanquhar In county of Kirkcudbright : burgh of Kirkcudbright
Dundee
In county of Forfar : burgh of Dundee Elected two MPs
Edinburgh Elected two MPs
In county of Edinburgh : burgh of Edinburgh
Elgin District
In county of Aberdeen : burghs of Inverurie , Kintore , and Peterhead In county of Banff : burgh of Banff In county of Elgin : burghs of Elgin and Cullen
Falkirk District
In county of Lanark : burghs of Airdrie , Hamilton , and Lanark In county of Linlithgow : burgh of Linlithgow In county of Stirling : burgh of Falkirk
Glasgow Elected three MPs
In county of Lanark : burgh of Glasgow
Greenock
In county of Renfrew : burgh of Greenock
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
Hawick District
In county of Roxburgh : burgh of Hawick In county of Selkirk : burghs of Galashiels and Selkirk
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
Kilmarnock District
In county of Ayr : burgh of Kilmarnock In county of Dumbarton : burgh of Dumbarton In county of Lanark : burgh of Rutherglen In county of Renfrew : burghs of Port Glasgow and Renfrew
Kirkcaldy District
In county of Fife : burghs of Burntisland , Dysart , Kinghorn , and Kirkcaldy
Leith District
In county of Edinburgh : burghs of Leith , Portobello and Musselburgh
Montrose District
In county of Forfar : burghs of Arbroath , Brechin , Forfar , and Montrose In county of Kincardine : burgh of Inverbervie
Paisley
In county of Renfrew : burgh of Paisley
Perth
In county of Perth : burgh of Perth
St Andrews District
In county of Fife : burghs of Anstruther Easter , Anstruther Wester , Crail , Cupar , Pittenweem , Kilrenny , and St Andrews
Stirling District
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
Wick District
In county of Caithness : burgh of Wick In county of Cromarty : burgh of Cromarty 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 [ edit ]
Parliamentary county
Nominal contents
Constituency or constituencies
Aberdeen
County of Aberdeen except burghs of Aberdeen , Inverurie , Kintore , and Peterhead
East Aberdeenshire
West Aberdeenshire
Argyll
County of Argyll except burghs of Campbeltown , Inverary , and Oban
Argyll
Ayr
County of Ayr except burghs of Ayr , Irvine , and Kilmarnock
North Ayrshire
South Ayrshire
Banff
County of Banff except burgh of Banff
Banffshire
Berwick
County of Berwick except burgh of Lauder
Berwickshire
Bute
County of Bute
Buteshire
Caithness
County of Caithness except burgh of Wick
Caithness
Clackmannan and Kinross
County of Clackmannan and county of Kinross
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire
Dumbarton
County of Dumbarton except burgh of Dumbarton
Dumbartonshire
Dumfries
County of Dumfries except burghs of Annan , Dumfries , Lochmaben , and Sanquhar
Dumfriesshire
Edinburgh
County of Edinburgh except burghs of Edinburgh , Leith , Portobello and Musselburgh
Edinburghshire
Elgin and Nairn
County of Elgin except burghs of Elgin , Forres , and Cullen and county of Nairn except burgh of Nairn
Elginshire and Nairnshire
Fife
County of Fife except burghs of Anstruther Easter , Anstruther Wester , Burntisland , Crail , Cupar , Dunfermline , Dysart , Inverkeithing , Kilrenny , Kinghorn , Kirkcaldy , Pittenweem , and St Andrews
Fife
Forfar
County of Forfar except burghs of Arbroath , Brechin , Dundee , Forfar , and Montrose
Forfarshire
Haddington
County of Haddington except burghs of Dunbar , Haddington , and North Berwick
Haddingtonshire
Inverness
County of Inverness except burgh of Inverness
Inverness-shire
Kincardine
County of Kincardine except burgh of Inverbervie
Kincardineshire
Kirkcudbright
County of Kirkcudbright except burgh of Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbrightshire
Lanark
County of Lanark except burghs of Airdrie , Glasgow , Hamilton , Rutherglen , and Lanark
North Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
Linlithgow
County of Linlithgow except burghs of Linlithgow and South Queensferry
Linlithgowshire
Orkney and Zetland
County of Orkney except burgh of Kirkwall and county of Zetland
Orkney and Zetland
Peebles and Selkirk
County of Peebles and county of Selkirk except burghs of Galashiels and Selkirk
Peebles and Selkirk
Perth
County of Perth except burghs of Culross and Perth
Perthshire
Renfrew
County of Renfrew except burghs of Greenock , Paisley , Port Glasgow , and Renfrew and county of Selkirk except burghs of Galashiels and Selkirk
Renfrewshire
Ross and Cromarty
County of Ross except burghs of Dingwall , Fortrose , and Tain county of Cromarty except burgh of Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty
Roxburgh
County of Roxburgh except burghs of Hawick and Jedburgh
Roxburghshire
Stirling
County of Stirling except burghs of Falkirk and Stirling
Stirlingshire
Sutherland
County of Sutherland except burgh of Dornoch
Sutherland
Wigtown
County of Wigtown except burghs of New Galloway , Stranraer , Wigtown , and Whithorn
Wigtownshire
University constituencies [ edit ]
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