Clyde Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

Clyde Burghs, also known as Glasgow Burghs, was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 to 1832. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP).

Clyde Burghs or Glasgow Burghs
Former district of burghs constituency for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland	Lanarkshire, Dumbartonshire, Renfrewshire
Major settlements	Dumbarton, Glasgow, Rutherglen, Renfrew
1708–1832
Created from	Dumbarton Glasgow Renfrew Rutherglen
Replaced by	Glasgow constituency Kilmarnock Burghs

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Glasgow, Dumbarton, Renfrew and Rutherglen.

Boundaries

The constituency consisted of parliamentary burghs along the River Clyde and the Firth of Clyde: Dumbarton in the county of Dumbarton, Glasgow and Rutherglen in the county of Lanark, and Renfrew in the county of Renfrew.

History

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1832 general election.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

When the district of burghs constituency was abolished in 1832 the Glasgow parliamentary burgh was merged into the then new two-member Glasgow constituency. The Dumbarton, Renfrew and Rutherglen burghs were combined with Kilmarnock burgh and Port Glasgow burgh in the then-new Kilmarnock Burghs constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1708	Robert Rodger
	1710	Thomas Smith
	1716	Daniel Campbell
	1727	John Blackwood
	1728	Daniel Campbell
	1734	William Campbell
	1741	Neil Buchanan
	1744	John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, later 5th Duke of Argyll
	1761	Lord Frederick Campbell
	1780	John Craufurd
	1784	Ilay Campbell	Pittite
	1790	John Craufurd
	1790	William McDowall
	1802	Alexander Houstoun
	1803	Boyd Alexander
	1806	Archibald Campbell	Tory
	1809	Alexander Houstoun
	1812	Kirkman Finlay	Tory
	1818	Alexander Houstoun
	1820	Archibald Campbell	Tory
	1831	Joseph Dixon	Whig

References

1. "Glasgow Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1690–1715). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2. "Glasgow Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1715–1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
3. "Glasgow Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1754–1790). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
4. "Glasgow Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1790–1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
5. "Glasgow Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1820–1832). Retrieved 27 March 2019.

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)