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 | |
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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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