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Scotland[edit]

Constituency Created Abolished Notes
Aberdeen (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Angus East (UK Parliament constituency)
Anstruther burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Argyllshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Ayr (UK Parliament constituency)
Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwick and East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwick and Haddington (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Bothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
Buteshire and Caithness (UK Parliament constituencies)
Caithness and Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Coatbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Cromartyshire and Nairnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Dumbarton (UK Parliament constituency)
Dumfries (UK Parliament constituency)
Dumfriesshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Dundee (UK Parliament constituency)
Dunfermline (UK Parliament constituency)
Dunfermline East (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh Leith (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh North (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburghshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Elgin (UK Parliament constituency)
Fife (UK Parliament constituency)
Fife East (UK Parliament constituency)
Fife West (UK Parliament constituency)
Forfar (UK Parliament constituency)
Galloway (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Bridgeton (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Camlachie (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Cathcart (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Craigton (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Garscadden (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Gorbals (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Hillhead (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Kelvingrove (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Maryhill (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Partick (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Provan (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Queen's Park (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Shettleston (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow St. Rollox (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Tradeston (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities (UK Parliament constituency)
Greenock (UK Parliament constituency)
Haddington (UK Parliament constituency)
Hamilton (UK Parliament constituency)
Hamilton South (UK Parliament constituency)
Hawick (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverness (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverness-shire (UK Parliament constituency)
Kilmarnock (UK Parliament constituency)
Kinross and Western Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency)
Lanark (UK Parliament constituency)
Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Linlithgowshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Midlothian and Peebles Northern (UK Parliament constituency)
Midlothian and Peeblesshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Montrose (UK Parliament constituency)
Moray and Nairn (UK Parliament constituency)
Motherwell (UK Parliament constituency)
Northern Burghs (UK Parliament constituency) 1832 1918 Known also as Wick Burghs
Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)
Peeblesshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Perth (UK Parliament constituency)
Renfrewshire West (UK Parliament constituency)
Ross and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency)
Ross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)
Roxburghshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Rutherglen (UK Parliament constituency)
Combined Scottish Universities (constituency)
Stirling and Clackmannan Western (UK Parliament constituency)
Stirling and Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland (& Ireland prior to 1922)[edit]

Constituency County Created Abolished Notes
Antrim (1) CC Antrim 1801 1885 2 MPs;(2)1922
Antrim (2) CC Antrim 1922 1950 2 MPs
Antrim East (1) CC Antrim 1885 1922 (2)1983*
Antrim Mid CC Antrim 1885 1922
Antrim North (1) CC Antrim 1885 1922 (2)1950*
Antrim South (1) CC Antrim 1885 1922 (2)1950*
Armagh (1) CC Armagh 1801 1885 2 MPs;(2)1922
Armagh (2) CC Armagh 1922 1983
Armagh City BC Armagh 1801 1885
Armagh Mid CC Armagh 1885 1922
Armagh North CC Armagh 1885 1922
Armagh South CC Armagh 1885 1922
Athlone BC Westmeath 1801 1885
Bandon BC Cork 1801 1885
Belfast BC Antrim 1801 1885 2 MPs 1832-85
Belfast Cromac BC Antrim 1918 1922
Belfast Duncairn BC Antrim 1918 1922
Belfast East (1) BC Antrim 1885 1918 (2)1922*
Belfast Falls BC Antrim 1918 1922
Belfast North (1) BC Antrim 1885 1918 (2)1922*
Belfast Ormeau BC Antrim 1918 1922
Belfast Pottinger BC Antrim 1918 1922
Belfast Shankill BC Antrim 1918 1922
Belfast South (1) BC Antrim 1885 1918 (2)1922*
Belfast St Anne's BC Antrim 1918 1922
Belfast Victoria BC Antrim 1918 1922
Belfast West (1) BC Antrim 1885 1918 (2)1922*
Belfast Woodvale BC Antrim 1918 1922
Carlow Borough BC Carlow 1801 1885
Carlow County CC Carlow 1801 1922 2 MPs 1801-85
Carrickfergus BC Antrim 1801 1885
Cashel BC Tipperary 1801 1870
Cavan CC Cavan 1801 1885 2 MPs
Cavan East CC Cavan 1885 1922
Cavan West CC Cavan 1885 1922
Clare CC Clare 1801 1885 2 MPs
Clare East CC Clare 1885 1922
Clare West CC Clare 1885 1922
Clonmel BC Tipperary 1801 1885
Coleraine BC Londonderry 1801 1885
Cork City BC Cork 1801 1922 2 MPs
Cork County CC Cork 1801 1885 2 MPs
Cork East CC Cork 1885 1922
Cork Mid CC Cork 1885 1922
Cork North CC Cork 1885 1922
Cork North-East CC Cork 1885 1922
Cork South CC Cork 1885 1922
Cork South-East CC Cork 1885 1922
Cork West CC Cork 1885 1922
Donegal CC Donegal 1801 1885 2 MPs
Donegal East CC Donegal 1885 1922
Donegal North CC Donegal 1885 1922
Donegal South CC Donegal 1885 1922
Donegal West CC Donegal 1885 1922
Down (1) CC Down 1801 1885 2 MPs;(2)1922
Down (2) CC Down 1922 1950 2 MPs
Down East CC Down 1885 1922
Down Mid CC Down 1918 1922
Down North (1) CC Down 1885 1922 (2)1950*
Down South (1) CC Down 1885 1922 (2)1950*
Down West CC Down 1885 1922
Downpatrick BC Down 1801 1885
Drogheda BC Louth 1801 1885
Dublin City BC Dublin 1801 1885 2 MPs
Dublin Clontarf BC Dublin 1918 1922
Dublin College Green BC Dublin 1885 1922
Dublin County CC Dublin 1801 1885 2 MPs
Dublin Harbour BC Dublin 1885 1922
Dublin North CC Dublin 1885 1922
Dublin Pembroke CC Dublin 1918 1922
Dublin Rathmines CC Dublin 1918 1922
Dublin St James's BC Dublin 1918 1922
Dublin St Michan's BC Dublin 1918 1922
Dublin St Patrick's BC Dublin 1885 1922
Dublin St Stephen's Green BC Dublin 1885 1922
Dublin South CC Dublin 1885 1922
Dublin University UC Universities 1801 1922 2 MPs 1832-1922
Dundalk BC Louth 1801 1885
Dungannon BC Tyrone 1801 1885
Dungarvan BC Waterford 1801 1885
Ennis BC Clare 1801 1885
Enniskillen BC Fermanagh 1801 1885
Fermanagh CC Fermanagh 1801 1885 2 MPs
Fermanagh & Tyrone CC Fermanagh etc 1922 1950 2 MPs
Fermanagh North CC Fermanagh 1885 1922
Fermanagh South CC Fermanagh 1885 1922
Galway Borough BC Galway 1801 1918 2 MPs 1832-85
Galway County CC Galway 1801 1885 2 MPs
Galway Connemara CC Galway 1885 1922
Galway East CC Galway 1885 1922
Galway North CC Galway 1885 1922
Galway South CC Galway 1885 1922
Kerry CC Kerry 1801 1885 2 MPs
Kerry East CC Kerry 1885 1922
Kerry North CC Kerry 1885 1922
Kerry South CC Kerry 1885 1922
Kerry West CC Kerry 1885 1922
Kildare CC Kildare 1801 1885 2 MPs
Kildare North CC Kildare 1885 1922
Kildare South CC Kildare 1885 1922
Kilkenny City BC Kilkenny 1801 1918
Kilkenny County CC Kilkenny 1801 1885 2 MPs
Kilkenny North CC Kilkenny 1885 1922
Kilkenny South CC Kilkenny 1885 1922
King's County (1) CC King's 1801 1885 2 MPs;(2)1918
King's County (2) CC King's 1918 1922
King's County Birr CC King's 1885 1918
King's County Tullamore CC King's 1885 1918
Kinsale BC Cork 1801 1885
Leitrim (1) CC Leitrim 1801 1885 2 MPs;(2)1918
Leitrim (2) CC Leitrim 1918 1922
Leitrim North CC Leitrim 1885 1918
Leitrim South CC Leitrim 1885 1918
Limerick City BC Limerick 1801 1918 2 MPs 1832-85
Limerick County CC Limerick 1801 1885 2 MPs
Limerick East CC Limerick 1885 1922
Limerick West CC Limerick 1885 1922
Lisburn BC Antrim 1801 1885
Londonderry (1) CC Londonderry 1801 1885 2 MPs;(2)1922
Londonderry (2) CC Londonderry 1922 1983
Londonderry City BC Londonderry 1801 1922
Londonderry North CC Londonderry 1885 1922
Londonderry South CC Londonderry 1885 1922
Longford (1) CC Longford 1801 1885 2 MPs;(2)1918
Longford (2) CC Lomgford 1918 1922
Longford North CC Longford 1885 1918
Longford South CC Longford 1885 1918
Louth (1) CC Louth 1801 1885 2 MPs;(2)1918
Louth (2) CC Louth 1918 1922
Louth North CC Louth 1885 1918
Louth South CC Louth 1885 1918
Mallow BC Cork 1801 1885
Mayo CC Mayo 1801 1885 2 MPs
Mayo East CC Mayo 1885 1922
Mayo North CC Mayo 1885 1922
Mayo South CC Mayo 1885 1922
Mayo West CC Mayo 1885 1922
Meath CC Meath 1801 1885 2 MPs
Meath North CC Meath 1885 1922
Meath South CC Meath 1885 1922
Monaghan CC Monaghan 1801 1885 2 MPs
Monaghan North CC Monaghan 1885 1922
Monaghan South CC Monaghan 1885 1922
National University of Ireland UC Universities 1918 1922
New Ross BC Wexford 1801 1885
Newry BC Down 1801 1918
Portarlington BC Queen's 1801 1885
Queen's County (1) CC Queen's 1801 1885 2 MPs;(2)1918
Queen's County (2) CC Queen's 1918 1922
Queen's County Leix CC Queen's 1885 1918
Queen's County Ossory CC Queen's 1885 1918
Queen's University, Belfast UC Universities 1918 1950
Roscommon CC Roscommon 1801 1885 2 MPs
Roscommon North CC Roscommon 1885 1922
Roscommon South CC Roscommon 1885 1922
Sligo Borough BC Sligo 1801 1870
Sligo County CC Sligo 1801 1885 2 MPs
Sligo North CC Sligo 1885 1922
Sligo South CC Sligo 1885 1922
Tipperary CC Tipperary 1801 1885 2 MPs
Tipperary East CC Tipperary 1885 1922
Tipperary Mid CC Tipperary 1885 1922
Tipperary North CC Tipperary 1885 1922
Tipperary South CC Tipperary 1885 1922
Tralee BC Kerry 1801 1885
Tyrone CC Tyrone 1801 1885 2 MPs
Tyrone East CC Tyrone 1885 1918
Tyrone Mid CC Tyrone 1885 1918
Tyrone North CC Tyrone 1885 1918
Tyrone North-East CC Tyrone 1918 1922
Tyrone North-West CC Tyrone 1918 1922
Tyrone South CC Tyrone 1885 1922
Waterford (1) CC Waterford 1801 1885 2 MPs;1918
Waterford (2) CC Waterford 1918 1922
Waterford City BC Waterford 1801 1918 2 MPs 1832-85
Waterford East CC Waterford 1885 1918
Waterford West CC Waterford 1885 1918
Westmeath (1) CC Westmeath 1801 1885 2 MPs;(2)1918
Westmeath (2) CC Westmeath 1918 1922
Westmeath North CC Westmeath 1885 1918
Westmeath South CC Westmeath 1885 1918
Wexford Borough BC Wexford 1801 1885
Wexford County CC Wexford 1801 1885 2 MPs
Wexford North CC Wexford 1885 1922
Wexford South CC Wexford 1885 1922
Wicklow CC Wicklow 1801 1885 2 MPs
Wicklow East CC Wicklow 1885 1922
Wicklow West CC Wicklow 1885 1922
Youghal BC Cork 1801 1885

Wales[edit]

Constituency Created Abolished Notes
Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency)

North West England[edit]

Constituency Created Abolished Notes
Knowsley North (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool Edge Hill (constituency)

North East England[edit]

Constituency Created Abolished Notes
Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency) 1832 1950 Split into east and west divisions
Middlesbrough East (UK Parliament constituency) 1918 1974
Middlesbrough West (UK Parliament constituency) 1918 1974
Newcastle upon Tyne (UK Parliament constituency) 1660 1918 Split into 4 divisions
Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency) 1659 1832 Split into north and south divisions
Northumberland North (UK Parliament constituency) 1832 1885
Northumberland South (UK Parliament constituency) 1832 1885
Sunderland (UK Parliament constituency) 1832 1950 Split into north and south divisions

Yorkshire and Humberside[edit]

Constituency Created Abolished Notes
Aldborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)
Doncaster (UK Parliament constituency)
Hallamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Harrogate (constituency)
Leeds (UK Parliament constituency)
Sheffield (UK Parliament constituency)
Sheffield Ecclesall (UK Parliament constituency)
Sheffield Neepsend (UK Parliament constituency)
Sheffield Park (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire East Riding (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire North Riding (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire West Riding (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire West Riding East (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire West Riding North (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire West Riding South (UK Parliament constituency)

East Midlands[edit]

Constituency Created Abolished Notes
Derby (UK Parliament constituency) 1950 Split into north and south divisions
Leicester (UK Parliament constituency) 1918 Split into 3 divisions
Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency) 1832 Split into north and south divisions
Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency) 1885 Split into 3 divisions

West Midlands[edit]

East of England[edit]

Constituency Created Abolished Notes
Epping (UK Parliament constituency) 1974 Once held by Winston Churchill and Norman Tebbit

South West England[edit]

Constituency Created Abolished Notes
Gloucestershire East (constituency)
Launceston, Cornwall
Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency)

South East England[edit]

Constituency Created Abolished Notes
Horsham and Crawley (UK Parliament constituency) 1974 1983 Prior to 74, constituency was largely equivalent to the Horsham constituency it replaced. In 83, the constituency was split into the Horsham and Crawley constituencies.
Milton Keynes (UK Parliament constituency) 1983 1992 Split into Milton Keynes South West and North East Milton Keynes.
Milton Keynes South West 1992 2010 Essentially succeeded by Milton Keynes South.
North East Milton Keynes 1992 2010 Essentially succeeded by Milton Keynes North.
New Forest (UK Parliament constituency) 1885 1997 New Forest and Christchurch between 1918 and 1950. Split into New Forest East and New Forest West.
Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
Newtown (UK Parliament constituency)
Oxford (UK Parliament constituency) 1295 1983
Queenborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Reading (UK Parliament constituency)
Reading North (UK Parliament constituency)
Reading South (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary Borough of Reading

London[edit]

Constituency Created Abolished Notes
Croydon South (historic UK Parliament constituency)
Finchley (constituency)
St. Pancras North

Sources Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801-1922 edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)

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