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[edit] Workshop links
- User:Laurel Bush/Toolshed
- User:Laurel Bush/Workshop I
- User:Laurel Bush/Workshop II
- User:Laurel Bush/Workshop III
- User:Laurel Bush/Workshop IV
- User:Laurel Bush/Workshop V
- User:Laurel Bush/Workshop VI
- Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
- Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
- Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
[edit] Roxburgh and Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Roxburgh and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Roxburghshire (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Peebles and Southern Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Peeblesshire (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Dunfermline Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Dunfermline (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Boundaries
The constituency was defined by the Second Periodical Review of the Boundary Commission, and first used in the February 1974 general election, as one of four constituencies covering the county of Fife. The other three constituencies were Central Fife, East Fife and Kirkcaldy.[1]
The Dunfermline constituency covered the Dunfermline district of the county and the burghs of Culross, Dunfermline, and Inverkeithing.[1]
February 1974 boundaries were used also in the general elections of October 1974 and 1979.
In 1975 Scottish counties and burghs were abolished under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and replaced with two-tier regions and districts and unitary islands council areas. The Third Periodical Review took account of new local government boundaries, and results were implemented for the 1983 general election. The Dunfermline constituency was divided between the Dunfermline East and Dunfermline West constituencies.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig 1972
[edit] Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] North Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] South Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Mid Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] North East Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] North West Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Lanark Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Lanark (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Kirkcaldy Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Kirkcaldy District of Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Leith (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Edinburgh Leith (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Scottish Westminster constituencies 1832 to 1868
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 introduced changes, mainly to the burgh constituencies.
Aberdeen, Paisley, Dundee, Greenock and Perth gained separate representation as single member seats. Edinburgh was made a 2-member constituency. Glasgow Burghs was abolished. Glasgow was given a 2-member constituency of its own. The burghs of Peebles and Selkirk lost representation as part of the Linlithgow District of Burghs, and were incorporated with Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire respectively. Rothesay similarly was incorporated as part of Buteshire.
The Burgh constituencies were then as follows-
[[Category:Lists of UK Parliamentary constituencies|Scotland]]
[edit] Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK Parliament constituencies
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b 5th Periodical Report, Boundary Commission for Scotland website
See also List of UK Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland
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[edit] Aberdeen and Kincardine East (UK Parliament constituency)
| East Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire County constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Aberdeen and Kincardine East (or East Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire) was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1950. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post systen of election.
As created in 1918, the constituency was largely a replacement for Eastern Aberdeenshire. In 1950, it was largely replaced by East Aberdeenshire.
[edit] Boundaries
Aberdeen and Kincardine East was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 and first used in the 1918 general election. The constituency was entirely within the county of Aberdeen and one of five constituencies covering the county Aberdeen, the city of Aberdeen and the county of Kincardine (except that the Kincardine burgh of Inverbervie was part of a sixth constituency, Montrose Burghs). Also entirely within the county of Aberdeen, there was Aberdeen and Kincardine Central. Kincardine and West Aberdeen covered the county of Kincardine (minus the burgh of Inverbervie) and part of the county of Aberdeen.
Aberdeen and Kincardine East consisted of "The county districts of Deer and Turriff, inclusive of all burghs situated therein." Therefore it included the burghs of Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Rosehearty and Turriff.[1]
The same boundaries were used in the 1922 general elecion, the 1923 general election, the 1924 general election, the 1929 general election, the 1931 general election, the 1935 general election and the 1945 general election.
The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 created new boundaries for the 1950 general election. Aberdeen and Kincardine East was mergeed with part of Aberdeen and Kincardine Central to form East Aberdeenshire, which one of four constituencies covering the county of Aberdeen and the city of Aberdeen. East Aberdeenshire and West Aberdeenshire were entirely within the county, and Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South were entirely within the city.[1]
[edit] Member of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Sir William Henry Cowan | Coalition Liberal | |
| 1922 | Frederick Martin | Liberal | |
| 1924 | Sir Robert Boothby | Conservative | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Election results
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| General Election 1931: Aberdeen and Kincardine East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sir Robert Boothby | 16,396 | |||
| Labour | Frederick Martin | 6,299 | |||
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig 1972
[edit] See also
[[Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)]] [[Category:Aberdeenshire]] [[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918]] [[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1950]]
[edit] Re South Wales regions
South Wales East is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of eight constituencies. The electoral region was first used in 1999, when the Assembly for Wales was created.
Each constituency elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post electoral system, and the region as a whole elects four additional or top-up Assembly Members, to create a degree of proportional representation. The additional member seats are allocated from closed lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
The region covers the whole of the preserved county of Gwent and part of the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan. The rest of Mid Glamorgan is mostly within the South Wales Central electoral region and partly within the South Wales West region.
[edit] Constituencies
The nine constituencies have the names and boundaries of constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster):
| Constituency | Preserved counties |
|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent | Entirely within Gwent |
| Caerphilly | Entirely within Gwent |
| Islwyn | Entirely within Gwent |
| Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Partly Gwent, partly Mid Glamorgan |
| Monmouth | Entirely within Gwent |
| Newport East | Entirely within Gwent |
| Newport West | Entirely within Gwent |
| Torfaen | Entirely within Gwent |
South Wales Central is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of eight constituencies. The electoral region was first used in the 1999 Welsh Assembly election, when the Assembly for Wales was created.
Each constituency elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post electoral system, and the region as a whole elects four additional or top-up Assembly Members, to create a degree of proportional representation. The additional member seats are allocated from closed lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
As created in 1999, the region covers much of the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan and much of the preserved county of South Glamorgan. The rest of Mid Glamorgan is partly within the South Wales East electoral region and partly within the South Wales West. The rest of South Glamorgan is within the South Wales West electoral region.
As created in 1999, the region covers the whole of the preserved county of West Glamorgan, part of the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan and part of the preserved county of South Glamorgan. Other parts of Mid Glamorgan are within the South Wales Central and South Wales East electoral regions, and other parts of South Glamorgan are within the South Wales Central region. For the 2007 Welsh Assembly election, constituency boundaries will change, and so therefore will the boundaries of the region. The region will continue, however, to cover part of Mid Glamorgan and part of South Glamorgan, with the rest of Mid Glamorgan in the South Wales Central region and the rest of South Glamorgan partly in the and the region will cover all of the preserved county of West Glamorgan and part of the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan. Other parts of Mid Glamorgan will be within the South Wales Central region and the South Wales West region.
The constituencies have the names and boundaries of constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). For Westmister election purposes, however, there are no electoral regions, and constituency boundary changes will become effective for the next United Kingdom general election.
South Wales Central is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of eight constituencies. The electoral region was first used in 1999, when the Assembly for Wales was created.
Each constituency elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post electoral system, and the region as a whole elects four additional or top-up Assembly Members, to create a degree of proportional representation. The additional member seats are allocated from closed lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
The region covers much of the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan and much of the preserved county of South Glamorgan. The rest of Mid Glamorgan is partly within the South Wales East electoral region and partly within the South Wales West. The rest of South Glamorgan is within the South Wales West electoral region.
[edit] Constituencies
The nine constituencies have the names and boundaries of constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster):
| Constituency | Preserved counties |
|---|---|
| Cardiff Central | Entirely within South Glamorgan |
| Cardiff North | Entirely within South Glamorgan |
| Cardiff South and Penarth | Entirely within South Glamorgan |
| Cardiff West | Entirely within South Glamorgan |
| Cynon Valley | Entirely within Mid Glamorgan |
| Pontypridd | Partly Mid Glamorgan, partly South Glamorgan |
| Rhondda | Entirely within Mid Glamorgan |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Partly Mid Glamorgan, partly South Glamorgan |
[edit] From 2007
South Wales West is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of seven constituencies. The electoral region was first used in the 1999 Welsh Assembly election, when the Assembly for Wales was created.
Each constituency elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post electoral system, and the region as a whole elects four additional or top-up Assembly Members, to create a degree of proportional representation. The additional member seats are allocated from closed lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
As created in 1999, the region covers the whole of the preserved county of West Glamorgan, part of the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan and part of the preserved county of South Glamorgan. Other parts of Mid Glamorgan are within the South Wales Central and South Wales East electoral regions, and other parts of South Glamorgan are within the South Wales Central region. For the 2007 Welsh Assembly election, however, boundaries will change, and the region will cover all of the preserved county of West Glamorgan and part of the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan. Other parts of Mid Glamorgan will be within the South Wales Central region and the South Wales West region.
The constituencies have the names and boundaries of constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). For Westmister election purposes, however, there are no electoral regions, and constituency boundary changes will become effective for the next United Kingdom general election.
[edit] Constituencies
[edit] 1999 to 2007
| Constituency | Preserved counties |
|---|---|
| Aberavon | Entirely within West Glamorgan |
| Bridgend | Partly Mid Glamorgan, partly South Glamorgan |
| Gower | Entirely within West Glamorgan |
| Neath | |
| Ogmore | Partly Mid Glamorgan, partly South Glamorgan |
| Swansea East | Entirely within West Glamorgan |
| Swansea West |
[edit] From 2007
| Constituency | Preserved counties |
|---|---|
| Aberavon | Entirely within West Glamorgan |
| Bridgend | Entirely within Mid Glamorgan |
| Gower | Entirely within West Glamorgan |
| Neath | |
| Ogmore | Entirely within Mid Glamorgan |
| Swansea East | Entirely within West Glamorgan |
| Swansea West |
[edit] Re Mid Glamorgan constituencies
[edit] Westminster boundaries
[edit] Current boundaries
| Constituency | Boundaries | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bridgend CC (Westminster) (part) |
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Bridgend, Ogmore and Pontypridd are also partly South Glamorgan constituencies (three of seven constituencies covering the preserved county of South Glamorgan) The area of Ogmore within South Glamorgan is too small to show on the map Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney is also partly a Gwent constituency |
| 2. Cynon Valley CC (Westminster) | ||
| 3. Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney CC (Westminster) (part) | ||
| 4. Ogmore CC (Westminster) (most) | ||
| 5. Pontypridd CC (Westminster) (part) | ||
| 6. Rhondda CC (Westminster) | ||
| 7. Vale of Glamorgan CC (Westminster) (part) |
[edit] New boundaries
| Constituency | Boundaries | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bridgend CC (Westminster) |
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Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney will be also partly a Gwent constituency (one of eight constituencies covering the preserved county of Gwent) |
| 2. Cynon Valley CC(Westminster) | ||
| 3. Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney CC(Westminster) (part) | ||
| 4. Ogmore CC(Westminster) | ||
| 5. Pontypridd CC (Westminster) | ||
| 6. Rhondda CC (Westminster) |
[edit] Assembly boundaries
[edit] 1999 to 2007
| Constituency | Region | Constituency boundaries | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Bridgend CC (Assembly) (part) | South West West |
|
Bridgend, Ogmore and Pontypridd are also partly South Glamorgan constituencies (three of seven constituencies covering the preserved county of South Glamorgan The area of Ogmore within South Glamorgan is too small to show on the map Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney is also partly a Gwent constituency (one of eight constituencies covering the preserved county of Gwent) The South Wales West region includes five other constituencies, |
| 2. Cynon Valley CC (Assembly) | South Wales Central | ||
| 3. Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney CC (Assembly) (part) | South Wales East | ||
| 4. Ogmore CC (Assembly) (most) | South West West | ||
| 5. Pontypridd CC (Assembly) (part) | South Wales Central | ||
| 6. Rhondda CC (Assembly) | |||
| 7. Vale of Glamorgan CC (Assembly) (part) |
[edit] From 2007
| Constituency | Region | Constituency boundaries |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bridgend CC (Assembly) | South West West |
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| 2. Cynon Valley CC (Assembly) | South Wales Central | |
| 3. Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney CC (Assembly) (part) | South Wales East | |
| 4. Ogmore CC (Assembly) | South West West | |
| 5. Pontypridd CC (Assembly) | South Wales Central | |
| 6. Rhondda CC (Assembly) |
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney will be, also, partly a Gwent constituency, and one of eight constituencies covering the preserved county of Gwent.
The South Wales West region will include five other constituencies, all entirely West Glamorgan constituencies.
The South Wales Central region will include six other constituencies, all entirely South Glamorgan constituencies.
The South Wales East region will include seven other constituencies, all entirely Gwent constituencies.
[edit] Re West Glamorgan constituencies
There are five constitencies covering West Glamorgan, three county constituencies (CCs) and two borough constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). The constituencies are used also, since the 1999 Welsh Assembly election, for elections to the National Assembly for Wales.
West Glamorgan is one of the eight preserved counties of Wales.
Boundary Commission for Wales proposals for new boundaries have been accepted,[1] to become effective for the next United Kingdom general election and the Welsh Assembly election, 2007. Within West Glamorgan, however, there will be only a very minor change to the boundary between two constituencies, Gower and Neath.
For Welsh Assembly elections, constituencies are grouped into additional member electoral regions, and changes to constituency boundaries will affect, also, regional boundaries. All five South Glamorgan constituencies are within the South Wales West region, and will remain so when new boundaries become effective.
[edit] Westminster boundaries
| Constituency | Boundaries |
|---|---|
| 1. Aberavon CC (Westminster) |
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| 2. Gower CC (Westminster) | |
| 3. Neath CC | |
| 4. Swansea East BC (Westminster) | |
| 5. Swansea West BC (Westminster) |
The change to the boundary between Gower and Neath is too small to represent on a map at this scale.
[edit] Assembly boundaries
| Constituency | Region | Constituency boundaries |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Aberavon CC (Assembly) | South Wales West |
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| 2. Gower CC (Assembly) | ||
| 3. Neath CC (Assembly) | ||
| 4. Swansea East BC (Assembly) | ||
| 5. Swansea West BC (Assembly) |
The change to the boundary between Gower and Neath is too small to represent on a map at this scale.
The South Wales West region includes two other constituencies. Until the 2007 Welsh Assembly election, both of these are partly Mid Glamorgan constituencies and partly South Glamorgan constituencies. (One of these, however, is almost entirely within the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan, with only a very small area in the preserved county of South Glamorgan.) At the election, both will become entirely Mid Glamorgan constituencies.
[edit] Re Dyfed constituencies
[edit] Assembly boundaries
[edit] 1999 to 2007
| Constituency | Assembly region | Constituency boundaries |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Assembly) | Mid and West Wales |
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| 2. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly) | ||
| 3. Ceredigion CC (Assembly) | ||
| 4. Llanelli CC (Assembly) | ||
| 5. Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly) |
The Mid and West Wales region includes, also, two Powys constituencies and one Gwynedd constituency.
[edit] From 2007
| Constituency | Assembly region | Constituency boundaries |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Assembly) | Mid and West Wales |
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| 2. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly) | ||
| 3. Ceredigion CC (Assembly) | ||
| 4. Llanelli CC (Assembly) | ||
| 5. Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly) |
The Mid and West Wales region will include, also, two Powys constituencies and one Gwynedd constituency.
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] North Wales boundary changes
Conwy is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
[edit] Boundaries
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Conwy Westminster constituency. It is partly within the preserved county of Clwyd and partly within the preserved county of Gwynedd.
The other eight constituencies of the region are Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn.
The Conwy constituency will be replaced for the 2007 Assembly election. Its area will be partly within the Arfon constituency, and partly within the Aberconwy constituency. Arfon will be entirely within the preserved county of Clwyd and Aberconwy will be entirely within the preserved county of Gwynedd. Both of these constituencies will be in the North Wales electoral region. For Westminster purposes, the new constituency boundaries will be come effective for the next United Kingdom general election.
Clwyd South is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
[edit] Boundaries
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Clwyd South Westminster constituency. It is mostly within the preserved county of Clwyd and partly within the preserved county of Powys. For the 2007 Assembly election, it will become a constituency entirely within Clwyd. Part of its area will be transferred to the Montgomeryshire constituency, in Powys. Also, part of its area will be transferred to another Clwyd constituency, Clwyd West. For Westminster purposes, the same boundary changes will become effective at the next United Kingdom general election.
As created in 1999, the North Wales region includes the constituencies of Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd West, Clwyd South, Conwy, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn. For the 2007 election the region will include Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn.
