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.
| Created | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire Eastern | 1868 | Divided between Aberdeen and Kincardine East and Aberdeen and Kincardine Central (both abolished 1950) |
| Aberdeenshire Western | 1868 | Divided between Aberdeen and Kincardine Central, Aberdeen and Kincardine East and Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West (all abolished 1950) |
| Andover | 1586 | First represented in 1295 |
| Appleby | 1295 | Merged into Westmorland |
| Arfon | 1885 | |
| Ashburton | 1885 | 2nd creation. Previously 1640-1868. |
| Aston Manor | 1885 | |
| Ayrshire North | 1868 | Divided between Bute and Northern Ayrshire and Kilmarnock |
| Battersea | 1885 | Divided between Battersea North and Battersea South A new Battersea was created 1983 |
| Belfast East | 1885 | Reestablished 1922 |
| Belfast North | 1885 | Reestablished 1922 |
| Belfast South | 1885 | Reestablished 1922 |
| Belfast West | 1885 | Reestablished 1922 |
| Bermondsey | 1885 | Split into Rotherhithe and Bermondsey West Later reunited. |
| Biggleswade | 1885 | |
| Birkenhead | 1861 | Split into Birkenhead East and Birkenhead West Reunited 1950 |
| Birmingham Bordesley | 1885 | |
| Birmingham Central | 1885 | |
| Birmingham East | 1885 | |
| Birmingham Moseley | 1885 | |
| Birmingham North | 1885 | |
| Birmingham South | 1885 | |
| Birr | 1885 | Merged to form King's County |
| Blackfriars and Hutchesontown | 1885 | |
| Boston | 1547 | |
| Bradford West | 1885 | Revived 1955 |
| Buteshire | 1708 | Merged into Bute and Northern Ayrshire |
| Caithness | 1708 | Merged with Sutherland and parts of Wick District of Burghs to form Caithness and Sutherland (abolished 1997) |
| Cardiff | 1542 | Split into Cardiff Central, Cardiff East and Cardiff South |
| Chesterton | 1885 | |
| Christchurch | 1571 | |
| Clackmannan and Kinross | 1832 | Divided between Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire, Kinross and West Perthshire and Perth |
| Cockermouth | 1640 | First represented 1295. Divided between Workington and Penrith and Cockermouth |
| County Louth North | 1885 | |
| County Louth South | 1885 | |
| County Waterford East | 1885 | |
| County Waterford West | 1885 | |
| Cricklade | 1295 | |
| Croydon | 1885 | Split into Croydon North and Croydon South |
| Droitwich | 1554 | First represented 1295 |
| Dumfries District of Burghs | 1708 | Components merged into Dumfriesshire and Galloway |
| East Carmarthenshire | 1885 | |
| East Denbighshire | 1885 | |
| East Glamorganshire | 1885 | |
| East Northamptonshire | 1885 | |
| East Somerset | 1832 | |
| East Worcestershire | 1832 | |
| Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities | 1868 | |
| Egremont | 1885 | Merged into Whitehaven |
| Eifion | 1885 | |
| Elgin Burghs | 1708 | |
| Elginshire and Nairnshire | 1832 | |
| Eskdale | 1885 | Divided between North Cumberland and Workington |
| Falkirk District of Burghs | 1708 | Divided between Stirling and Falkirk District of Burghs, Hamilton, Lanark and Linlithgowshire |
| Finsbury Central | 1885 | |
| Finsbury East | 1885 | |
| Flint | 1542 | |
| Fulham (1885 to 1918) | 1885 | Divided into Fulham East and Fulham West (both abolished 1955) A new Fulham was created in 1955 |
| Galway Borough | 1801 | |
| Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities | 1868 | |
| Glasgow College | 1885 | |
| Haddingtonshire | 1708 | |
| Haggerston | 1885 | |
| Hallamshire | 1885 | |
| Hammersmith | 1885 | Second creation 1983-97 |
| Hawick | 1868 | |
| Holmfirth | 1885 | |
| Hoxton | 1885 | |
| Hull West | 1885 | Strictly Kingston-upon-Hull West. 2nd creation 1955-97. |
| Huntingdon | 1295 | |
| Hyde | 1885 | Merged with Stalybridge to form Stalybridge and Hyde |
| Inverness-shire | 1708 | |
| Kendal | 1832 | Merged into Westmorland |
| Kilkenny City | 1801 | |
| Kilmarnock District of Burghs | 1832 | Components merged into Dumbarton District of Burghs, Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire East, Renfrewshire West and Rutherglen |
| Kincardineshire | 1708 | Merged into Kincardine and Western Aberdeenshire (abolished 1950) |
| Kirkcudbright | 1708 | |
| Launceston | 1295 | |
| Leeds East | 1885 | 2nd creation from 1955. |
| Leicester | 1295 | |
| Leith District of Burghs | 1832 | Divided into Edinburgh Leith and Edinburgh East |
| Leix | 1885 | Merged to form Queen's County |
| Lewisham | 1885 | |
| Liverpool Abercromby | 1885 | |
| Longford North | 1885 | |
| Longford South | 1885 | |
| Manchester East | 1885 | |
| Manchester North | 1885 | |
| Manchester North East | 1885 | |
| Manchester North West | 1885 | |
| Manchester South | 1885 | |
| Manchester South West | 1885 | |
| Marlborough | 1295 | Per constituency article, abolished 1885 |
| Marylebone East | 1885 | |
| Marylebone West | 1885 | |
| Medway | 1885 | 2nd creation from 1983 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 1832 | 2nd creation 1950-83 |
| Mid County Durham | 1885 | |
| Middlesbrough | 1868 | 2nd creation from 1974 |
| Midlothian (1708 to 1918) | 1708 | Known also as Edinburghshire A new Midlothian was created in 1955 |
| Mid Derbyshire | 1885 | |
| Mid Glamorganshire | 1885 | |
| Mid Lanarkshire | 1885 | |
| Mid Norfolk | 1885 | 2nd creation from 1983 |
| Mid Northamptonshire | 1885 | |
| Monmouthshire North | 1885 | |
| Monmouthshire South | 1885 | |
| Monmouthshire West | 1885 | |
| Montgomery | 1542 | |
| Morley | 1885 | |
| Mossley | ? | Seems to be in existence 1918-50 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 1295 | |
| Newington West | 1885 | |
| Newmarket | 1885 | |
| Newport (Shropshire) | 1885 | |
| Newry | 1801 | |
| North East Lanarkshire | 1885 | |
| North Leitrim | 1885 | |
| North Lonsdale | 1885 | Divided between Lonsdale and Westmorland |
| North Northamptonshire | 1832 | |
| North Somerset | 1885 | |
| North West Durham | 1885 | A new North West Durham was created in 1950 |
| North West Lanarkshire | 1885 | |
| North Westmeath | 1885 | |
| North West Norfolk | 1885 | 2nd creation from 1974 |
| North West Staffordshire | 1885 | |
| North Worcestershire | 1885 | |
| Osgoldcross | 1885 | |
| Ossory | 1885 | Merged to form Queen's County |
| Pembroke and Haverfordwest | 1885 | |
| Perthshire East | 1885 | Merged into Perth (renamed Perth and East Perthshire 1950) |
| Perthshire West | 1885 | Divided between Perth and Kinross and Western Perthshire |
| Plymouth | 1442 | First represented 1298. Split into Drake and Sutton |
| Poplar | 1885 | 2nd creation 1950-74 |
| Portsmouth | 1295 | |
| Prestwich | 1885 | |
| Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth | 1885 | |
| Radnorshire | 1542 | |
| Ramsey | 1885 | |
| Rhondda | 1885 | 2nd creation from 1974 |
| Rochester | 1295 | |
| Ross (Herefordshire) | 1885 | |
| St Andrews | 1832 | |
| St Augustine's | 1885 | |
| St Austell | 1885 | |
| St George's (Tower Hamlets) | 1885 | |
| St Pancras East | 1885 | |
| St Pancras South | 1885 | |
| St Pancras West | 1885 | |
| Sleaford | 1885 | |
| South East County Durham | 1885 | |
| South Glamorganshire | 1885 | |
| South Lanarkshire | 1868 | |
| South Leitrim | 1885 | |
| South Northamptonshire | 1832 | 2nd creation 1950-74 |
| South Somerset | 1885 | |
| Southwark West | 1885 | |
| South Westmeath | 1885 | |
| Stalybridge | 1868 | Merged with Hyde to form Stalybridge and Hyde |
| Stamford | 1467 | First represented 1295 |
| Stepney | 1885 | 2nd creation 1950-74 |
| Stirlingshire | 1708 | Divided between Stirlingshire West and Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire |
| Stoke-upon-Trent | 1832 | |
| Stowmarket | 1885 | |
| Strand | 1885 | Merged into Westminster Abbey |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 1885 | 2nd creation from 1974 |
| Sutherland | 1708 | Merged with Caithness and parts of Wick District of Burghs to form Caithness and Sutherland (abolished 1997) |
| Swansea District | 1885 | |
| Swansea Town | 1885 | |
| Tewkesbury | 1610 | |
| Tottenham | 1885 | 2nd creation from 1950 |
| Truro | 1295 | 2nd creation 1950-97 |
| Tullamore | 1885 | Merged to form King's County |
| Tyneside | 1885 | |
| Tyrone East | 1885 | |
| Tyrone Mid | 1885 | |
| Tyrone North | 1885 | |
| Walthamstow | 1885 | 2nd creation from 1974 |
| Walworth | 1885 | |
| Wandsworth | 1885 | Divided into Putney, Wandsworth Central, Balham and Tooting and Streatham |
| Wellington (Shropshire) | 1885 | |
| Wellington (Somerset) | 1885 | |
| West Carmarthenshire | 1885 | |
| West Denbighshire | 1885 | |
| West Ham North | 1885 | 2nd creation 1950-74 |
| West Ham South | 1885 | 2nd creation 1950-74 |
| Westminster | 1545 | Merged into Westminster Abbey |
| West Staffordshire | 1868 | |
| Whitby | 1832 | |
| Wick District of Burghs | 1708 | Known also as Northern Burghs Components merged into Caithness and Sutherland, Orkney and Shetland and Ross and Cromarty |
| Wigtownshire | 1708 | |
| Wilton | 1295 | |
| Wisbech | 1885 | |
| Wokingham | 1885 | 2nd creation from 1950 |
| Wolverhampton South | 1885 | |
| Woodstock | 1571 | First represented as New Woodstock 1302 |
| Woolwich | 1885 | 2nd creation 1983-97 |
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