Constituencies Abolished By The 1832 Reform Act
The 1832 Reform Act 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 | 1st 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 | 1st creation 1295-by 1441 |
| Buteshire or Caithness | 1708 | Were paired as alternating constituencies until 1832 Then became separate constituencies (both abolished 1918) |
| Callington | 1584 | |
| Camelford | 1547 | |
| Castle Rising | 1558 | |
| Cheshire | 1545 | two divisions |
| Corfe Castle | 1572 | |
| Cornwall | 1290 | two divisions |
| Cromartyshire or Nairnshire | 1708 | Were paired as alternating constituencies until 1832 Then Cromartyshire merged with Ross-shire to form Ross and Cromarty (abolished 1983) and Nairnshire merged with Elginshire to form Elginshire and Nairnshire (abolished 1918) |
| Cumberland | 1290 | two divisions |
| Derbyshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Devon | 1290 | two divisions |
| Downton | 1467 | 1st 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 | 1st creation 1295 |
| Heytesbury | 1449 | |
| Higham Ferrers | 1558 | |
| Hindon | 1449 | |
| Ilchester | 1621 | 1st creation 1298 |
| Kent | 1290 | two divisions |
| 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 | 1st creation 1298-by 1307 |
| Minehead | 1563 | |
| Mitchell | 1547 | Also known as St Michael's |
| 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 | 1st creation 1301-by 1307 |
| Old Sarum | 1360 | 1st creation 1295 |
| Orford | 1512 | 1st 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 | 1st creation 1298-by 1307 |
| Shropshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Somerset | 1290 | two divisions |
| Staffordshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Steyning | 1467 | 1st creation 1298-by 1307. 2nd 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 | 1st creation 1295 |
| Warwickshire | 1290 | two divisions |
| Wendover | 1625 | 1st creation 1301-by 1307 |
| Weobley | 1628 | 1st 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 |
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