Parliamentary borough

Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament. The term came into use in the 19th century in the United Kingdom, when certain boroughs were disenfranchised, becoming merely municipal boroughs.

Two seat boroughs

The last few seats to be represented by two members in the 1945-50 parliament were

Three Northern Ireland county constituencies also had two seats at that time:

All these seats were split for the 1950 general election.

Some university constituencies had multiple seats until their abolition in 1950:

See also