Parliamentary Burghs
A further act was passed (3 & 4 Wm. IV, c.77) later in 1833 to extend local government to the thirteen burghs newly enfranchised by the Reform Act 1832. The inhabitants were permitted to elect magistrates and councillors and adopt a “general system of police”. The burghs thus created municipalities were:
| Burgh | County |
|---|---|
| Airdrie | Lanarkshire |
| Cromarty | Cromartyshire |
| Falkirk | Stirlingshire |
| Greenock | Renfrewshire |
| Hamilton | Lanarkshire |
| Kilmarnock | Ayrshire |
| Leith | Midlothian |
| Musselburgh | Midlothian |
| Oban | Argyllshire |
| Paisley | Renfrewshire |
| Peterhead | Aberdeenshire |
| Portobello | Midlothian |
| Port Glasgow | Renfrewshire |
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