This is a list of former parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom, organised by date of abolition. It includes UK parliamentary constituencies that have been abolished, including those that were later recreated, but does not include constituencies that were merely renamed.
The date of creation of a constituency, in some cases, goes back to English and Welsh seats in the Parliament of England and the Scottish constituencies in the Parliament of Great Britain.
In some cases, constituencies in the unreformed House of Commons first received a summons to send representatives to Parliament at a date considerably earlier than the date after which they consistently received a summons. These cases are indicated in a note.
No account is taken, in this article, of the temporary redistribution of constituencies used for the First and Second Protectorate Parliaments in the 1650s. See First Protectorate Parliament for a list of those constituencies.
Constituencies abolished in 2024
- Aberavon
- Aberconwy
- Angus
- Arfon
- Argyll and Bute
- Banff and Buchan
- Barnsley Central
- Barnsley East
- Batley and Spen
- Beckenham
- Belfast South
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Bethnal Green and Bow
- Birmingham Hall Green
- Birmingham Hodge Hill
- Blackley and Broughton
- Blackpool North and Cleveleys
- Blaenau Gwent
- Blaydon
- Blyth Valley
- Bolton South East
- Bosworth
- Brecon and Radnorshire
- Brent Central
- Brent North
- Bridgwater and West Somerset
- Brigg and Goole
- Brighton Kemptown
- Bristol West
- Broadland
- Bromley and Chislehurst
- Buckingham
- Burton
- Bury St Edmunds
- Camberwell and Peckham
- Cardiff Central
- Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
- Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
- Ceredigion
- Charnwood
- City of Chester
- Cleethorpes
- Clwyd South
- Clwyd West
- Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
- Copeland
- Corby
- Coventry North East
- Croydon Central
- Croydon North
- Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
- Cynon Valley
- Delyn
- Denton and Reddish
- Devizes
- Dewsbury
- Don Valley
- Dover
- Dudley North
- Dudley South
- Dundee East
- Dundee West
- Dunfermline and West Fife
- East Devon
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
- East Lothian
- East Yorkshire
- Eddisbury
- Edinburgh East
- Edmonton
- Ellesmere Port and Neston
- Elmet and Rothwell
- Eltham
- Enfield Southgate
- Fareham
- Garston and Halewood
- Gateshead
- Glasgow Central
- Glasgow North West
- Glenrothes
- Gordon
- Grantham and Stamford
- Great Grimsby
- Halesowen and Rowley Regis
- Haltemprice and Howden
- Halton
- Hammersmith
- Hampstead and Kilburn
- Harborough
- Hemsworth
- Henley
- Heywood and Middleton
- Hitchin and Harpenden
- Hornsey and Wood Green
- Hove
- Inverclyde
- Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
- Isle of Wight
- Islwyn
- Jarrow
- Keighley
- Kensington
- Kingston upon Hull North
- Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
- Kingswood
- Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
- Lanark and Hamilton East
- Lancaster and Fleetwood
- Leeds Central
- Leeds West
- Leigh
- Lewisham Deptford
- Lewisham West and Penge
- Linlithgow and East Falkirk
- Ludlow
- Luton South
- Maidstone and The Weald
- Manchester Gorton
- Meon Valley
- Meriden
- Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
- Mid Worcestershire
- Middlesbrough
- Milton Keynes South
- Mole Valley
- Monmouth
- Montgomeryshire
- Moray
- Morley and Outwood
- Motherwell and Wishaw
- Neath
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central
- Newcastle upon Tyne East
- Newport West
- Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
- North East Bedfordshire
- North East Somerset
- North Swindon
- North Thanet
- North Tyneside
- North Warwickshire
- North West Durham
- North Wiltshire
- Nottingham North
- Ochil and South Perthshire
- Ogmore
- Oldham West and Royton
- Pendle
- Penrith and The Border
- Perth and North Perthshire
- Preseli Pembrokeshire
- Pudsey
- Reading East
- Reading West
- Rhondda
- Richmond (Yorks)
- Rochford and Southend East
- Ross, Skye and Lochaber
- Rutherglen and Hamilton West
- Rutland and Melton
- Saffron Walden
- Salford and Eccles
- Sedgefield
- Selby and Ainsty
- Sherwood
- Shrewsbury and Atcham
- Solihull
- Somerton and Frome
- South East Cambridgeshire
- South Staffordshire
- South Swindon
- South Thanet
- South West Bedfordshire
- South West Surrey
- Southend West
- Stirling
- Stockton South
- Stone
- Streatham
- Swansea East
- Taunton Deane
- The Cotswolds
- Tiverton and Honiton
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Torridge and West Devon
- Totnes
- Vale of Clwyd
- Vauxhall
- Wakefield
- Walsall North
- Walsall South
- Wansbeck
- Wantage
- Warley
- Washington and Sunderland West
- Waveney
- Wealden
- Weaver Vale
- Wellingborough
- Wells
- Wentworth and Dearne
- West Bromwich East
- West Bromwich West
- West Ham
- Westminster North
- Wirral South
- Wolverhampton South West
- Workington
- Worsley and Eccles
- Wyre and Preston North
Constituencies abolished in 2010
| Created | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley West and Penistone | 1983 | |
| Barnsley East and Mexborough | 1997 | |
| Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath | 1997 | |
| Blackpool North and Fleetwood | 1997 | |
| Bradford North | 1918 | |
| Brent East | 1974 | |
| Brent South | 1974 | |
| Eccles | 1885 | |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 1997 | |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 1997 | |
| Knowsley North and Sefton East | 1997 | |
| Lancaster and Wyre | 1997 | |
| Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | 1983 | |
| Normanton | 1885 | |
| Poplar and Canning Town | 1997 | |
| Rugby and Kenilworth | 1983 | |
| Sheffield Hillsborough | 1918 | |
| Tyne Bridge | 1983 | |
| Vale of York | 1997 | |
Constituencies abolished in 2005
The Scottish UK Parliamentary constituencies were reorganised following the creation of the Scottish Parliament, in order to remove the traditional over-representation put in place to compensate for the lack of national representation.
Constituencies abolished in 1997
The Boundary Commissions' Fourth Periodical Review was completed in 1995. It recommended various changes, although most of the abolitions resulting from these took place in Scotland.
Constituencies abolished in 1992
Due to the rapid expansion, the town of Milton Keynes, the Boundary Commission for England exceptionally recommended in 1990, between reviews, that it should be divided between two new constituencies.
| Created | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes | 1983 | Split between Milton Keynes South West and North East Milton Keynes |
Constituencies abolished in 1983
The Boundary Commissions' Third Periodical Review was completed in 1983, fourteen years after the previous review. It proposed wider changes than the two earlier reviews and abolished a large number of constituencies, although many constituencies were simply renamed to conform to local government districts created in 1974.
Constituencies abolished in 1974
The Boundary Commissions' Second Periodical Review was completed in 1969, but not implemented until the February 1974 election. Many of the constituencies it abolished were in inner city areas, which were losing population.
Constituencies abolished in 1955
The Boundary Commissions completed their First Periodical Reviews in 1954, as required by the 1944 act. These reviews controversially recommended further abolitions and creations, including the abolition of some constituencies created only in 1950.
| Created | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 1950 | First creation 1563–1870; Third creation 1983–97 |
| Birmingham Erdington | 1918 | Revived 1974 |
| Blackburn East | 1950 | Reunited as Blackburn |
| Blackburn West | 1950 | |
| Bradford Central | 1885 | |
| Broxtowe | 1918 | Revived 1983 |
| Croydon East | 1950 | |
| Croydon North | 1918 | |
| Croydon West | 1950 | |
| Droylsden | 1950 | |
| Fulham East | 1918 | Divided between Fulham and Barons Court |
| Fulham West | 1918 | |
| King's Norton | 1918 | |
| Glasgow Camlachie | 1885 | |
| Glasgow Tradeston | 1885 | |
| Hackney South | 1885 | |
| Hammersmith South | 1918 | |
| Kingston upon Hull Central | 1885 | Strictly Kingston upon Hull Central. Revived 1974–1983 |
| Leeds Central | 1885 | Revived 1983 |
| Leeds North | 1885 | |
| Manchester Clayton | 1918 | |
| Midlothian and Peebles | 1950 | |
| Nottingham East (1950 to 1955) | 1885 | Revived 1974 |
| Nottingham North West | 1950 | |
| Reading North (1950 to 1955) | 1950 | Revived 1974 to 1983 |
| Reading South (1950 to 1955) | 1950 | Revived 1974 to 1983 |
| Sheffield Neepsend | 1950 | |
| Walsall | 1832 | Split into Walsall North and Walsall South |
Constituencies abolished in 1950
The Boundary Commissions completed their Initial Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in 1947. This recommended a number of changes in order that the populations of constituencies ordinarily varied no more than 25% from an electoral quota.
Constituencies abolished in 1945
The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944 established four Boundary Commissions. Their first task was to review the largest constituencies in the country and recommend division as appropriate. Many of these constituencies were in the population growth areas around London.
| Created | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1885 | Split into Blackpool North and Blackpool South |
| Coventry | 1470 | First represented 1298; Split into Coventry East and |
| Ealing | 1885 | Split into Ealing East and Ealing West |
| Harrow | 1885 | Split into Harrow East and Harrow West |
| Hendon | 1918 | Split into Hendon North and Hendon South. Reunited 1997 |
| Ilford | 1918 | Split into Ilford North and Ilford South |
| Tamworth | 1563 | Revived 1997; Merged into Lichfield and Tamworth |
Constituencies abolished in 1922
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 provided for a reduced representation from the whole of Ireland. As a result of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and subsequent legislation, Southern Ireland became the Irish Free State and ceased to have representation in the House of Commons and only the reorganisation of constituencies in Northern Ireland took effect.
| Created | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Antrim East | 1885 | Merged to form Antrim |
| Antrim Mid | 1885 | |
| Antrim North | 1885 | |
| Antrim South | 1885 | |
| Armagh Mid | 1885 | Merged to form Armagh |
| Armagh North | 1885 | |
| Armagh South | 1885 | |
| Belfast Cromac | 1918 | Redistributed between: Belfast North Belfast East Belfast South and Belfast West |
| Belfast Duncairn | 1918 | |
| Belfast Falls | 1918 | |
| Belfast Ormeau | 1918 | |
| Belfast Pottinger | 1918 | |
| Belfast St Anne's | 1918 | |
| Belfast Shankill | 1918 | |
| Belfast Victoria | 1918 | |
| Belfast Woodvale | 1918 | |
| Cavan East | 1885 | Left Union |
| Cavan West | 1885 | Left Union |
| Clare East | 1885 | Left Union |
| Clare West | 1885 | Left Union |
| Connemara | 1885 | Left Union |
| Cork City | 1801 | Left Union |
| County Carlow | 1801 | Left Union |
| County Cork East | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Cork Mid | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Cork North | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Cork North East | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Cork South | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Cork South East | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Cork West | 1885 | Left Union |
| Dublin North | 1885 | Left Union |
| Dublin South | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Galway East | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Galway North | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Galway South | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Kilkenny North | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Kilkenny South | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Limerick East | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Limerick West | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Londonderry North | 1885 | Merged with Londonderry City to form Londondery |
| County Londonderry South | 1885 | |
| County Sligo North | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Sligo South | 1885 | left Union |
| County Waterford | 1918 | Second creation – previously 1801–85. Left Union |
| County Wexford North | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Wexford South | 1885 | Left Union |
| County Louth | 1918 | Left Union |
| Donegal East | 1885 | Left Union |
| Donegal North | 1885 | Left Union |
| Donegal South | 1885 | Left Union |
| Donegal West | 1885 | Left Union |
| Down East | 1885 | Merged to form Down |
| Down Mid | 1918 | Merged to form Down. |
| Down North | 1885 | Merged to form Down |
| Down South | 1885 | |
| Down West | 1885 | |
| Dublin Clontarf | 1918 | Left Union |
| Dublin College Green | 1885 | Left Union |
| Dublin Harbour | 1885 | Left Union |
| Dublin St James's | 1918 | Left Union |
| Dublin St Michan's | 1918 | Left Union |
| Dublin St Patrick's | 1885 | Left Union |
| Dublin St Stephen's Green | 1885 | Left Union |
| Dublin University | 1801 | Left Union |
| Fermanagh North | 1885 | Merged with Tyrone North-East, Tyrone North-West and Tyrone South to form Fermanagh and Tyrone |
| Fermanagh South | 1885 | |
| Kerry East | 1885 | Left Union |
| Kerry North | 1885 | Left Union |
| Kerry South | 1885 | Left Union |
| Kerry West | 1885 | Left Union |
| Kildare North | 1885 | Left Union |
| Kildare South | 1885 | Left Union |
| King's County | 1918 | Second creation – previously 1801–85. Left Union |
| Leitrim | 1918 | Second creation – previously 1801–85. Left Union |
| Limerick City | 1801 | Left Union |
| Londonderry City | 1801 | Merged with County Londonderry North and County Londonderry South to form Londondery |
| Longford | 1918 | Second creation – previously 1801–85. Left Union |
| Mayo East | 1885 | Left Union |
| Mayo North | 1885 | Left Union |
| Mayo South | 1885 | Left Union |
| Mayo West | 1885 | Left Union |
| Meath North | 1885 | Left Union |
| Meath South | 1885 | Left Union |
| Monaghan North | 1885 | Left Union |
| Monaghan South | 1885 | Left Union |
| National University of Ireland | 1918 | Left Union |
| Pembroke (Co Dublin) | 1918 | Left Union |
| Queen's County | 1918 | Second creation – previously 1801–85. Left Union |
| Rathmines | 1918 | Left Union |
| Roscommon North | 1885 | Left Union |
| Roscommon South | 1885 | Left Union |
| Tipperary East | 1885 | Left Union |
| Tipperary Mid | 1885 | Left Union |
| Tipperary South | 1885 | Left Union |
| Tyrone North-East | 1918 | Merged with Fermanagh North and Fermanagh South to form Fermanagh and Tyrone |
| Tyrone North-West | 1918 | |
| Tyrone South | 1885 | |
| Waterford City | 1801 | Left Union |
| Westmeath | 1918 | Second creation – previously 1801–85. Left Union |
| Wicklow East | 1885 | Left Union |
| Wicklow West | 1885 | Left Union |
Constituencies abolished in 1918
The Representation of the People Act 1918, in addition to finally enfranchising women, provided for a redistribution of seats with the aim of equalising electorates, particularly where these had changed significantly since 1885. Many smaller seats were abolished while some larger ones were divided.
Constituencies abolished in 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 disenfranchised boroughs with populations of less than 15,000, while several large towns and counties were subdivided into single member constituencies.
Constituencies abolished in 1870
| Constituency | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 1563 | Disenfranchised for corruption. First creation 1295-by 1307. Third creation 1950–55. Fourth creation 1983–97. |
| Bridgwater | 1295 | Disenfranchised for corruption. Second creation from 1885. |
| Cashel | 1801 | Disenfranchised for corruption |
| Sligo (Borough) | 1801 | Disenfranchised for corruption |
Constituencies abolished in 1868
The Reform Act 1867 disenfranchised the remaining boroughs with populations under 10,000 and subdivided some county constituencies.
| Created | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire | 1708 | Divided into East Aberdeenshire and West Aberdeenshire |
| Arundel | 1295 | Second creation 1974–97 |
| Ashburton | 1640 | First creation 1298. Third creation 1885–1918. |
| Ayrshire | 1708 | Divided into North Ayrshire (abolished 1918) and South Ayrshire (abolished 1983) |
| North Cheshire | 1832 | With South Cheshire, redistributed to form East Cheshire, Mid Cheshire and West Cheshire |
| South Cheshire | 1832 | With North Cheshire, redistributed to form East Cheshire, Mid Cheshire and West Cheshire |
| Dartmouth | 1351 | First creation 1298 |
| North Essex | 1832 | Split into East Essex and West Essex. Second creation from 1997. |
| Great Yarmouth | 1298 | Also known as Yarmouth (Norfolk). Second creation from 1885. |
| Honiton | 1640 | First creation 1301-by 1307. Third creation from 1885. |
| South Lancashire | 1832 | |
| Lancaster | 1523 | First creation 1295-by 1376. Third creation 1885–1997. |
| Lanarkshire | 1708 | Divided into North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire |
| Lyme Regis | 1295 | |
| East Norfolk | 1832 | |
| Peeblesshire | 1708 | United with Selkirkshire to form Peebles and Selkirk |
| Reigate | 1295 | Second creation from 1885. |
| Selkirkshire | 1708 | United with Peeblesshire to form Peebles and Selkirk |
| South Staffordshire | 1832 | Split into East Staffordshire and West Staffordshire. Reestablished 1983 |
| Thetford | 1529 | |
| Totnes | 1295 | Second creation 1885–1983. Third creation from 1997. |
| Wells | 1295 | Second creation from 1885. |
Constituencies abolished between 1832 and 1867
St Albans and Sudbury were both disenfranchised for corruption. After some delay, their seats were redistributed by a special act of Parliament.[which?] Two were given to create new parliamentary boroughs, while the other two were given to the West Riding of Yorkshire, which was thereafter divided into two constituencies.
| Year | Created | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | West Riding of Yorkshire | 1832 | two divisions |
| 1852 | St Albans | 1553 | Disenfranchised for corruption. First created 1311-by 1326. Third creation from 1885. |
| 1844 | Sudbury | 1559 | Disenfranchised for corruption. Second creation 1885–1950. |
Constituencies abolished by the Reform Act 1832
The Reform Act 1832 saw the abolition of a wide range of rotten boroughs in England. There were also a few changes to Scottish constituencies.
| Created | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Burghs | 1708 | Components split into Aberdeen and part of Montrose Burghs |
| Aldborough | 1558 | |
| Aldeburgh | 1571 | |
| Amersham | 1625 | First creation 1300-by 1307 |
| Anstruther Easter Burghs | 1708 | Components became part of St Andrews Burghs |
| Appleby | 1295 | |
| Bere Alston | 1584 | |
| Bishop's Castle | 1584 | |
| Bletchingley | 1295 | |
| Boroughbridge | 1553 | |
| Bossiney | 1547 | |
| Brackley | 1547 | |
| Bramber | 1467 | First creation 1295-by 1441 |
| Callington | 1584 | |
| Camelford | 1547 | |
| Castle Rising | 1558 | |
| Cheshire | 1545 | two divisions |
| Clackmannanshire | 1708 | Merged with Kinross-shire to form Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire (abolished 1918) |
| Corfe Castle | 1572 | |
| Cornwall | 1290 | two divisions |
| Cromartyshire | 1708 | Merged with Ross-shire to form Ross and Cromarty (abolished 1983) |
| Cumberland | 1290 | two divisions |
| Derbyshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Devon | 1290 | two divisions |
| Downton | 1467 | First creation 1295-by 1441 |
| Dunwich | 1298 | |
| County Durham | 1675 | two divisions |
| Dysart Burghs | 1708 | Components became part of Kirkcaldy Burghs |
| East Grinstead | 1307 | |
| East Looe | 1571 | |
| Elginshire | 1708 | Merged with Nairnshire to form Elginshire and Nairnshire (abolished 1918) |
| Essex | 1290 | two divisions |
| Fowey | 1571 | |
| Gatton | 1450 | |
| Glasgow Burghs | 1708 | Also known as Clyde Burghs. Components split into Glasgow and part of Kilmarnock Burghs |
| Gloucestershire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Great Bedwyn | 1295 | |
| Hampshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Haslemere | 1584 | |
| Hedon | 1547 | First creation 1295 |
| Heytesbury | 1449 | |
| Higham Ferrers | 1558 | |
| Hindon | 1449 | |
| Ilchester | 1621 | First creation 1298 |
| Kent | 1290 | two divisions |
| Kinross-shire | 1708 | Merged with Clackmannanshire to form Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire (abolished 1918) |
| Lanark Burghs | 1708 | Strictly Linlithgow Burghs |
| Lancashire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Leicestershire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Lincolnshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Lostwithiel | 1305 | |
| Ludgershall | 1295 | |
| Milborne Port | 1628 | First creation 1298-by 1307 |
| Minehead | 1563 | |
| Mitchell | 1547 | Also known as St Michael's |
| Nairnshire | 1708 | Merged with Elginshire to form Elginshire and Nairnshire (abolished 1918) |
| New Romney | 1371 | |
| Newport (Cornwall) | 1529 | |
| Newton (Lancashire) | 1559 | |
| Newtown (Isle of Wight) | 1584 | |
| Norfolk | 1290 | two divisions |
| Northamptonshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Northumberland | 1290 | two divisions |
| Nottinghamshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Okehampton | 1640 | First creation 1301-by 1307 |
| Old Sarum | 1360 | First creation 1295 |
| Orford | 1512 | First creation 1298-by 1307 |
| Plympton Erle | 1295 | |
| Queenborough | 1571 | |
| Ross-shire | 1708 | Merged with Cromartyshire to form Ross and Cromarty (abolished 1983) |
| St Germans | 1563 | |
| St Mawes | 1563 | |
| Saltash | 1547 | |
| Seaford | 1641 | First creation 1298-by 1307 |
| Shropshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Somerset | 1290 | two divisions |
| Staffordshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Steyning | 1467 | First creation 1298-by 1307. Second creation by 1327–1442. |
| Stockbridge | 1563 | |
| Suffolk | 1290 | two divisions |
| Surrey | 1290 | two divisions |
| Sussex | 1290 | two divisions |
| Tain Burghs | 1708 | Enlarged and renamed Wick Burghs, also known as Northern Burghs (abolished 1918) |
| Tregony | 1559 | First creation 1295 |
| Warwickshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Wendover | 1625 | First creation 1301-by 1307 |
| Weobley | 1628 | First creation 1295 |
| West Looe | 1547 | |
| Whitchurch | 1584 | |
| Wiltshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Winchelsea | 1366 | |
| Wootton Bassett | 1447 | |
| Worcestershire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) | 1584 | |
| Yorkshire | 1290 | three divisions |
Constituencies abolished 1529–1821
The disenfranchisement of boroughs was almost unknown in the unreformed House of Commons. Apart from a few special cases in the 16th century and the temporary redistribution of constituencies for the First and Second Protectorate Parliaments in the 1650s, no borough was disenfranchised until Grampound. The Cornish borough was abolished in 1821 in an effort to avoid the more sweeping reforms that later came with the Reform Act 1832.
| Constituency | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Grampound | 1547 | Disenfranchised for corruption 1821. Its two seats were transferred and added to Yorkshire from 1826. |
| Melcombe Regis | 1319 | Merged with Weymouth to form Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 1572 |
| Weymouth | 1348 | Merged with Melcombe Regis to form Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 1572 |
| Calais | 1536 | Borough in France, re-conquered by the French in 1558 |
| Newborough | 1542 | Borough constituency in Anglesey, altered to Beaumaris from 1553 |
| Tournai | 1513 | Borough in France (now Belgium), returned to French rule in 1519 |
Constituency abolished 1472
A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments before 1467, but were not enfranchised in that year.
| Constituency | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Grantham | 1467 | Second creation 1484–1997 |
Constituencies abolished 1467
A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments before 1467 but were not enfranchised in that year.
| Constituency | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Derby | 1295 | Second creation 1472–1950 |
| Great Grimsby | 1295 | Sometimes known as Grimsby. Second creation from 1472. |
| Southampton | 1295 | Second creation 1472–1950 |
| Winchester | 1295 | Second creation from 1472 |
Constituencies abolished between 1378 and 1441
A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments before 1378, but were not enfranchised by 1442. They were seldom, if at all, represented afterwards, until restored to the list of those regularly in receipt of writs of summons in later years.
Constituencies abolished between 1328 and 1376
A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments before 1328 but were not enfranchised by 1377. They were seldom, if at allm represented afterwards, until restored to the list of those regularly in receipt of writs of summons in later years.
| Constituency | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hertford | By 1327 | First creation 1298-by 1307. Third creation 1624–1974. |
| Lancaster | 1295 | Second creation 1523–1868. Third creation 1885–1997. |
| New Windsor | 1302 | Also known as Windsor. Second creation 1447–1974. Third creation from 1997. |
| Poole | 1362 | Second creation 1453–1885. Third creation from 1950. |
| Preston | 1295 | Second creation 1529–1950. Third creation from 1983. |
| Ravensrodd | 1295 | Represented intermittently until 1337. |
| St Albans | 1311 | Second creation 1553–1852. Third creation from 1885. |
Constituencies abolished between 1308 and 1327
A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments before 1308 but were not enfranchised by 1327. They were seldom, if at all, represented afterwards, until restored to the list of those regularly in receipt of writs of summons in later years.
| Constituency | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Droitwich | 1295 | Second creation 1554–1918 |
| Kingston upon Hull | 1305 | Second creation 1334–1885 |
| Petersfield | 1307 | Second creation 1547–1983 |
| Wigan | 1295 | Second creation from 1545 |
Constituencies abolished between 1302 and 1307
A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments before 1302 but were not enfranchised by 1307. They were seldom, if at all, represented afterwards, until restored to the list of those regularly in receipt of writs of summons in later years.
| Constituency | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amersham | 1300 | Second creation 1625–1832 |
| Beverley | 1295 | Second creation 1563–1870. Third creation 1950–55. Fourth creation 1983–97. |
| Evesham | 1295 | Second creation 1604–1950.. |
| Great Marlow | 1301 | Second creation 1625–1885 |
| Hertford | 1298 | Second creation by 1327-by 1377. Third creation 1624–1974. |
| Honiton | 1301 | Second creation 1640–1868. Third creation from 1885. |
| Milborne Port | 1298 | Second creation 1628–1832 |
| Okehampton | 1301 | Second creation 1640–1832 |
| Orford | 1298 | Second creation 1512–1832 |
| Seaford | 1298 | Second creation 1641–1832 |
| Stamford | 1295 | Second creation 1467–1918 |
| Steyning | 1298 | Second creation by 1327–1442. Third creation 1467–1832. |
| Torrington | 1295 | Second creation 1950–74 |
| Wendover | 1301 | Second creation 1625–1832 |
Constituencies abolished 1298
A number of boroughs were represented in the parliaments of 1298, but seldom, if at all, represented afterwards, until restored to the list of those regularly in receipt of writs of summons in later centuries.
| Constituency | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | 1298 | Second creation 1640–1868. Third creation 1885–1818. |
| Coventry | 1298 | Second creation 1470–1945 |
| Dartmouth | 1298 | Second creation 1351–1868 |
| Ilchester | 1298 | Second creation 1621–1832 |
| Northallerton | 1298 | Second creation 1641–1885 |
| Plymouth | 1298 | Second creation 1442–1918 |
| Pontefract | 1298 | First creation 1295. Third creation 1621–1918. Fourth creation 1950–74. |
Constituencies abolished 1295
A number of boroughs were represented in the Model Parliament of 1295, but were seldom, if at all, represented afterwards. Some boroughs originally included in the 1295 parliament were restored to the list of those always summoned in later centuries or the same name was used for a constituency after 1832.
| Constituency | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alresford | 1295 | |
| Alton | 1295 | |
| Andover | 1295 | Second creation 1586–1918 |
| Axbridge | 1295 | |
| Bamborough | 1295 | |
| Basingstoke | 1295 | Second creation from 1885 |
| Bradford (Wiltshire) | 1295 | |
| Bromsgrove | 1295 | Second creation 1950–1974. Third creation from 1983. |
| Cockermouth | 1295 | Second creation 1640–1918 |
| Corbridge | 1295 | |
| Dudley | 1295 | Second creation 1832–1974 |
| Egremont | 1295 | Second creation 1885–1918 |
| Ely | 1295 | Part of Isle of Ely 1918–1983. |
| Hedon | 1295 | Second creation 1547–1832 |
| Kidderminster | 1295 | Second creation 1832–1983 |
| Ledbury | 1295 | |
| Malton | 1295 | Second creation 1641–1885 |
| Old Sarum | 1295 | Second creation 1360–1832 |
| Overton | 1295 | |
| Pershore | 1295 | |
| Pickering | 1295 | |
| Pontefract | 1295 | Second creation 1298. Third creation 1621–1918. Fourth creation 1950–74. |
| Ripon | 1295 | Second creation 1553–1983 |
| Tavistock | 1295 | Second creation 1330–1974 |
| Thirsk | 1295 | Second creation 1547–1885 |
| Tickhill | 1295 | |
| Tregony | 1295 | Second creation 1559–1832 |
| Tunbridge | 1295 | Second creation 1885–1918 |
| Weobley | 1295 | Second creation 1628–1832 |
| Yarmouth and Newport (Isle of Wight) | 1295 | Split into Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) 1584–1832 & Newport (Isle of Wight) 1584–1885. |
| Yarum | 1295 | |
See also
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Irish House of Commons
- List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland
- Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Parliament constituencies/Historic constituencies
- Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Parliament constituencies/Historic constituency names
References
- The House of Commons 1509–1558, by S.T. Bindoff (Secker & Warburg 1982)
- F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832–1987
- F. W. S. Craig, Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), Political Reference Publications, Chichester, Sussex, 1972
- Frederic A Youngs, jr, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England (London: Royal Historical Society – Volume I 1979, Volume II 1991).
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page – constituencies and their MPs since 1660[usurped]
- Administration and Cost of Elections Project – The United Kingdom Redistribution Process
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