Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Parliament constituencies/Historic constituencies
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This page provides an incomplete list of historic constituencies no longer in use at UK elections. See also:
- List of former Parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom
- Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Parliament constituencies/Historic constituency names
- Unreformed House of Commons
Contents |
[edit] Scotland
[edit] Northern Ireland (& Ireland prior to 1922)
[edit] Wales
| Constituency | Created | Abolished | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency) |
[edit] North West England
| Constituency | Created | Abolished | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowsley North (UK Parliament constituency) | |||
| Liverpool Edge Hill (constituency) |
[edit] North East England
| Constituency | Created | Abolished | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency) | 1832 | 1950 | Split into east and west divisions |
| Middlesbrough East (UK Parliament constituency) | 1918 | 1974 | |
| Middlesbrough West (UK Parliament constituency) | 1918 | 1974 | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne (UK Parliament constituency) | 1660 | 1918 | Split into 4 divisions |
| Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency) | 1659 | 1832 | Split into north and south divisions |
| Northumberland North (UK Parliament constituency) | 1832 | 1885 | |
| Northumberland South (UK Parliament constituency) | 1832 | 1885 | |
| Sunderland (UK Parliament constituency) | 1832 | 1950 | Split into north and south divisions |
[edit] Yorkshire and Humberside
[edit] East Midlands
| Constituency | Created | Abolished | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby (UK Parliament constituency) | 1950 | Split into north and south divisions | |
| Leicester (UK Parliament constituency) | 1918 | Split into 3 divisions | |
| Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency) | 1832 | Split into north and south divisions | |
| Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency) | 1885 | Split into 3 divisions |
[edit] West Midlands
[edit] East of England
| Constituency | Created | Abolished | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epping (UK Parliament constituency) | 1974 | Once held by Winston Churchill and Norman Tebbit |
[edit] South West England
| Constituency | Created | Abolished | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire East (constituency) | |||
| Launceston, Cornwall | |||
| Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency) |
[edit] South East England
| Constituency | Created | Abolished | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsham and Crawley (UK Parliament constituency) | 1974 | 1983 | Prior to 74, constituency was largely equivalent to the Horsham constituency it replaced. In 83, the constituency was split into the Horsham and Crawley constituencies. |
| Milton Keynes (UK Parliament constituency) | 1983 | 1992 | Split into Milton Keynes South West and North East Milton Keynes. |
| New Forest (UK Parliament constituency) | 1885 | 1997 | New Forest and Christchurch between 1918 and 1950. Split into New Forest East and New Forest West. |
| Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) | |||
| Newtown (UK Parliament constituency) | |||
| Oxford (UK Parliament constituency) | 1295 | 1983 | |
| Queenborough (UK Parliament constituency) | |||
| Reading (UK Parliament constituency) | |||
| Reading North (UK Parliament constituency) | |||
| Reading South (UK Parliament constituency) | |||
| Parliamentary Borough of Reading |
[edit] London
| Constituency | Created | Abolished | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon South (historic UK Parliament constituency) | |||
| Finchley (constituency) | |||
| St. Pancras North |
Sources Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801-1922 edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
