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.
| Created | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Central | 1997 | |
| Ayr | 1950 | |
| Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | 1983 | Divided between Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock and Central Ayrshire |
| Coatbridge and Chryston | 1997 | |
| Clydebank and Milngavie | 1983 | |
| Clydesdale | 1983 | |
| Cunninghame North | 1983 | |
| Cunninghame South | 1983 | |
| Dumbarton | 1983 | Divided between Dunbartonshire West and Argyll and Bute |
| Dumfriesshire | 1708 | |
| Dunfermline East | 1983 | |
| Dunfermline West | 1983 | |
| Eastwood | 1983 | |
| Edinburgh Central | 1885 | |
| Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | 1997 | |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | 1950 | |
| Falkirk East | 1983 | |
| Falkirk West | 1983 | |
| Fife Central | 1974 | |
| Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | 1983 | |
| Glasgow Anniesland | 1997 | |
| Glasgow Baillieston | 1997 | |
| Glasgow Cathcart | 1918 | |
| Glasgow Govan | 1885 | |
| Glasgow Kelvin | 1997 | |
| Glasgow Maryhill | 1918 | |
| Glasgow Pollok | 1918 | |
| Glasgow Rutherglen | 1918 | Rutherglen 1918 to 1983 Glasgow Rutherglen 1983 to 2005 |
| Glasgow Shettleston | 1918 | |
| Glasgow Springburn | 1918 | |
| Greenock and Inverclyde | 1997 | |
| Hamilton North and Bellshill | 1997 | |
| Hamilton South | 1997 | |
| Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | 1983 | |
| Kirkcaldy | 1832 | |
| Linlithgow | 1708 | Linlithgowshire 1708 to 1945 West Lothian 1945 to 1983 Linlithgow 1983 to 2005 |
| Paisley North | 1983 | |
| Paisley South | 1983 | |
| Perth | 1997 | |
| Renfrewshire West (1997 to 2005) | 1997 | Second creation: first abolished in 1983 |
| Ross, Skye and Inverness West | 1997 | |
| Roxburgh and Berwickshire | 1983 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Former United Kingdom Parliament Constituencies
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