First periodic review of Westminster constituencies

The first periodic review of Westminster constituencies was a review of constituency boundaries for the Westminster Parliament in the United Kingdom carried out by the boundary commissions created by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949. The commissions reported in 1954 and their recommendations took effect for the 1955 general election. Legal action over the procedure for such reviews resulted in the passage of the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1958. ^[1]

Summary of changes

Although the review was carried out only 5 years after the major overhaul of constituency boundaries enacted by the Representation of the People Act 1948 (taking effect for the 1950 general election), there were a number of significant changes, with the total number of seats increasing from 625 to 630. There were 36 new constituencies created and 31 abolished, resulting in a net increase of 5 constituencies which were all in England (506 to 511), with the number of constituencies in Wales (36), Scotland (71) and Northern Ireland (12) remaining the same.

There were changes to a further 137 constituencies involving the transfer of local authorities or wards/parishes therein. There were also minor changes to 42 constituencies which involved bringing the constituency boundaries in line with local authority boundaries which had been altered. The bulk of the changes affected the large cities outside London (Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield). There were only a few marginal changes in Wales and no changes in Northern Ireland.

During the period 1951 to 1953, 29 Statutory Instruments, affecting 66 constituencies, had been passed under the provisions of the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 to bring boundaries in line with those of local authorities. ^[2]

There was a considerable delay before the second periodic review was completed and approved by Parliament and this did not come into effect until the February 1974 general election. The boundaries and constituencies introduced by the First Review were therefore in use for the general elections of 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966 and 1970.

List of constituencies created, abolished or altered

Source: Craig, F. W. S. (1972). Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 . Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN   0-900178-09-4. Pages 49 to 116.

BC denotes a Borough Constituency; CC denotes a County Constituency.

England

County	Seats 1950-55	Created	Abolished	Major changes	Minor changes	Seats 1955-74
Bedfordshire	4				Bedford  CC Mid Bedfordshire  CC	4
Berkshire	6	Reading  BC	Reading North  BC Reading South  BC	Newbury  CC Wokingham  CC		5
Buckinghamshire	5					5
Cambridgeshire	2					2
Cheshire	15	Nantwich  CC		Crewe  CC Knutsford  CC Northwich  CC		16
Cornwall	5					5
Cumberland	4					4
Derbyshire	10			South East Derbyshire  CC Derby North  BC Derby South  BC		10
Devon	10			Plymouth, Devonport  BC Plymouth, Sutton  BC		10
Dorset	4					4
Durham	18			Jarrow  CC (redesignated as a BC) Gateshead East  BC Gateshead West  BC		18
Essex	24	Chigwell  CC South East Essex  CC		Billericay  CC Chelmsford  CC Southend East  BC Southend West  BC Woodford  BC		26
Gloucestershire	12	Stroud  CC	Stroud and Thornbury  CC	Cirencester and Tewksbury  CC South Gloucestershire  CC Bristol Central  BC Bristol North East  BC Bristol North West  BC Bristol South  BC Bristol South East  BC Bristol West  BC	Gloucester  BC	12
Hampshire	13	Eastleigh  CC		Basingstoke  CC New Forest  CC Petersfield  CC Winchester  CC Southampton, Itchen  BC Southampton, Test  BC	Portsmouth, Langstone  BC Portsmouth South  BC Portsmouth West  BC	14
Herefordshire	2					2
Hertfordshire	7	East Hertfordshire  CC		Barnet  CC Hertford  CC Hitchin  CC St Albans  CC		8
Huntingdonshire	1					1
Isle of Ely	1					1
Isle of Wight	1					1
Kent	18	Erith and Crayford  BC		Chislehurst  CC Gravesend  CC Orpington  CC Dartford  BC (redesignated as a CC)	Rochester and Chatham  BC	19
Lancashire	64	Blackburn  BC Manchester, Openshaw  BC	Blackburn East  BC Blackburn West  BC Droylesden  BC Manchester, Clayton  BC	Chorley  CC Darwen  CC Ormskirk  CC Ashton-under-Lyne  BC Bootle  BC Crosby  BC Liverpool, Edge Hill  BC Liverpool, Exchange  BC Liverpool, Garston  BC Liverpool, Kirkdale  BC Liverpool, Walton  BC Liverpool, Wavertree  BC Liverpool, West Derby  BC Manchester, Ardwick  BC Manchester, Cheetham  BC Manchester, Exchange  BC Manchester, Gorton  BC Manchester, Withington  BC Manchester, Wythenshawe  BC	Huyton  CC Newton  CC Widnes  CC Liverpool, Scotland  BC Liverpool, Toxteth  BC Oldham East  BC Oldham West  BC St Helens  BC Warrington  BC	62
Leicestershire	8			Harborough  CC Leicester South East  BC	Bosworth  CC Loughborough  CC	8
Lincolnshire (Parts of Holland)	1					1
Lincolnshire (Parts of Kesteven) and Rutlandshire	2					2
Lincolnshire (Parts of Lindsey)	6					6
London	43	Barons Court  BC Fulham  BC Hackney Central  BC	Fulham East  BC Fulham West  BC Hammersmith South  BC Hackney South  BC	Bethnal Green  BC Hammersmith North  BC Stoke Newington and Hackney North  BC	Woolwich East  BC Woolwich West  BC	42
Middlesex	28	Feltham  BC		Spelthorne  CC Harrow Central  BC Harrow East  BC Harrow West  BC Heston and Isleworth BC		29
Norfolk	8					8
Northamptonshire	5					5
Northumberland	10			Newcastle upon Tyne Central  BC Newcastle upon Tyne West  BC		10
Nottinghamshire	10	Ashfield  CC Nottingham North  BC Nottingham West  BC	Broxtowe  CC Nottingham East  BC Nottingham North West  BC	Bassetlaw  CC Mansfield  CC Newark  CC Rushcliffe  CC Nottingham Central  BC Nottingham South  BC		10
Oxfordshire	3					3
Shropshire	4					4
Somerset	7					7
Staffordshire	18	Walsall North  BC Walsall South  BC	Walsall  BC	Cannock  CC Lichfield and Tamworth  CC Wednesbury  BC Wolverhampton North East  BC Wolverhampton South West  BC	Brierley Hill  CC Bilston  BC Rowley Regis and Tipton  BC Stoke-on-Trent Central  BC Stoke-on-Trent North  BC Stoke-on-Trent South  BC	19
Suffolk	5					5
Surrey	19	Croydon North East  BC Croydon North West  BC Croydon South  BC Surbiton  BC	Croydon East  BC Croydon North  BC Croydon West  BC	Kingston upon Thames  BC Wimbledon  BC		20
Sussex (East)	7	Rye  CC		Eastbourne  CC East Grinstead  CC Lewes  CC Hastings  BC	Brighton, Kemptown  BC Brighton, Pavilion  BC	8
Sussex (West)	4					4
Warwickshire	22	Meriden  CC Birmingham, All Saints  BC Birmingham, Selly Oak  BC	Birmingham, Erdington  BC Birmingham, King's Norton  BC	Nuneaton  CC Sutton Coldfield CC (redesignated as a BC) Birmingham, Aston  BC Birmingham, Handsworth  BC Birmingham, Ladywood  BC Birmingham, Northfield  BC Birmingham, Small Heath  BC Birmingham, Sparkbrook  BC Birmingham, Stechford  BC Birmingham, Yardley  BC		23
Westmorland	1					1
Wiltshire	5					5
Worcestershire	6				Dudley  BC	6
Yorkshire (East Riding)	6	Haltemprice  CC Howden  CC Kingston upon Hull West  BC	Beverley  CC Kingston upon Hull, Haltemprice  BC Kingston upon Hull Central  BC	Bridlington  BC Kingston upon Hull East  BC Kingston upon Hull North  BC		6
Yorkshire (North Riding)	6					6
Yorkshire (West Riding)	46	Bradford West  BC Leeds East  BC	Bradford Central  BC Leeds Central  BC Leeds North  BC Sheffield, Neepsend  BC	Colne Valley  CC Hemsworth  CC Penistone  CC Bradford East  BC Bradford North  BC Bradford South  BC Brighouse and Spenborough  BC Dewsbury  BC Huddersfield East  BC Huddersfield West  BC Leeds North East  BC Leeds North West  BC Leeds South East  BC Leeds West  BC Sheffield, Attercliffe  BC Sheffield, Brightside  BC Sheffield, Hallam  BC Sheffield, Heeley  BC Sheffield, Hillsborough  BC Sheffield, Park  BC		44

Wales

County	Seats 1950-55	Created	Abolished	Major changes	Minor changes	Seats 1955-74
Anglesey	1					1
Breconshire and Radnorshire	1					1
Caernarvonshire	2					2
Cardiganshire	1					1
Carmarthenshire	2				Carmarthen  CC Llanelly  CC	2
Denbighshire	2					2
Flintshire	2					2
Glamorganshire	16				Swansea East  BC Swansea West  BC	16
Merionethshire	1					1
Monmouthshire	6				Monmouth  CC Newport  BC	6
Montgomeryshire	1					1
Pembrokeshire	1					1

Scotland

County	Seats 1950-55	Created	Abolished	Major changes	Minor changes	Seats 1955-74
Aberdeenshire	4			Aberdeenshire East  CC Aberdeenshire West  CC	Aberdeen North  BC Aberdeen South  BC	4
Angus and Kincardineshire	4					4
Argyll	1					1
Ayrshire and Bute	5				Bute and North Ayrshire  CC Central Ayrshire  CC	5
Banffshire	1					1
Berwickshire and East Lothian	1					1
Caithness and Sutherland	1					1
Dumfriesshire	1					1
Dunbartonshire	2					2
Fife	4					4
Inverness-shire and Ross and Cromarty	3					3
Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire	1					1
Lanarkshire	22	Glasgow, Craigton  BC Glasgow, Provan  BC	Glasgow, Camlachie  BC Glasgow, Tradeston  BC	Glasgow, Bridgeton  BC Glasgow Central  BC Glasgow, Gorbals  BC Glasgow, Govan  BC Glasgow, Hillhead  BC Glasgow, Kelvingrove  BC Glasgow, Pollok  BC Glasgow, Scotstoun  BC Glasgow, Springburn  BC Glasgow, Woodside  BC		22
Midlothian	7	Midlothian  CC		Edinburgh Central  BC Edinburgh North  BC Edinburgh, Pentlands  BC Edinburgh West  BC	Edinburgh East  BC	8
Midlothian and Peeblesshire	1		Midlothian and Peebles  CC			-
Moray and Nairnshire	1					1
Orkney and Shetland	1					1
Perthshire and Kinross-shire	2					2
Renfrewshire	4					4
Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire	1		Roxburgh and Selkirk  CC			-
Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire and Peebleshire	-	Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles  CC				1
Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire	3				West Stirlingshire  CC Stirling and Falkirk Burghs  BC	3
West Lothian	1					1

Northern Ireland

County	Seats 1950-55	Created	Abolished	Major changes	Minor changes	Seats 1955-74
Antrim	6					6
Armagh	1					1
Down	2					2
Fermanagh and Tyrone	2					2
Londonderry	1					1

Details of major changes

Abbreviations

BC denotes a Borough Constituency; CC denotes a County Constituency.

CB - County borough; MB - Metropolitan borough; UD - Urban district; RD - Rural district

Berkshire (minus 1 seat, boundary changes)

• Reading  BC created by the merger of the majority of the two abolished seats of Reading North  BC and Reading South  BC. The Tilehurst ward was transferred from Reading North to Newbury  CC, the East ward from Reading South to Wokingham CC.

Cheshire (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

• Nantwich  CC created, comprising Nantwich UD and the bulk of Nantwich RD, transferred from Crewe  CC; and Middlewich UD, Winsford UD, the southern part of Tarvin RD and a small part of Northwich RD, transferred from Northwich  CC.
• Alsager UD and Sandbach UD transferred from Knutsford  CC to Crewe.

Derbyshire (boundary changes)

The parishes of Chaddesden and Littleover in Shardlow RD were transferred from South-East Derbyshire  CC to Derby North  BC and Derby South  BC respectively.

Devon (boundary changes)

• The Plymouth CB wards of Peverell, Tamerton and Trelawney were transferred from Plymouth, Devonport  BC to Plymouth, Sutton  BC in exchange for the wards of Drake and St Andrew.

Durham (boundary changes)

• The Gateshead CB wards of East-Central and North-East were transferred from Gateshead East  BC to Gateshead West  BC.
• Felling UD was transferred from Jarrow  CC (now redesignated as a BC) to Gateshead East.

East Sussex (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

• Rye  CC was re-established, comprising Rye MB and parts of Battle RD transferred from Hastings  BC; Bexhill MB and parts of Hailsham RD from Eastbourne  CC, further parts of Hailsham RD from Lewes  CC; and remaining parts of Battle RD from East Grinstead  CC.
• Parts of Hailsham RD were also transferred from Lewes to Eastbourne.

Essex (plus 2 seats, boundary changes)

• Woodford  BC was divided in two, retaining Wanstead and Woodford MB, with Chigwell UD forming the bulk of the new seat of Chigwell  CC, which also included Ongar RD, transferred from Chelmsford  CC.
• South East Essex  CC was re-established, comprising the three urban districts of Benfleet, Canvey Island and Rayleigh, which were previously part of Billericay CC, together with the Rochford RD, transferred from Southend East  BC.
• Billericay was reconfigured, retaining Billericay UD and gaining Brentwood UD, which was transferred from Romford  BC.
• Parts of Southend West  BC transferred to Southend East.

Gloucestershire (seat and boundary changes)

• Thornbury RD was transferred from Stroud and Thornbury  CC to South Gloucestershire  CC. Consequently, Stroud and Thornbury was abolished and the seat of Stroud  CC was re-established.
• Tetbury RD was transferred from Cirencester and Tewkesbury  CC to Stroud.
• Thornbury RD was transferred from Stroud to South Gloucestershire  CC.
• Kingswood UD and Mangotsfield UD were transferred from South Gloucestershire to Bristol North East  BC and Bristol South East  BC respectively.
• The boundaries of the six constituencies in Bristol were redrawn following a redistribution of wards in Bristol CB. Bristol South East lost parts to Bristol South  BC (Hengrove ward), which in turn lost parts to Bristol Central  BC (Windmill Hill ward); and Bristol North West  BC lost parts to Bristol West  BC (Durdham ward).

Hampshire (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

• Eastleigh  CC created, based on Eastleigh MB which, along with parts of Romsey and Stockbridge RD, had previously been part of Winchester  CC. Also included the parts of the Winchester RD which had been in Petersfield  CC (area between Southampton and the River Hamble including Netley and West End) and part of New Forest RD, including Totton, which was transferred from New Forest  CC.
• The parts of Romsey and Stockbridge RD in Basingstoke  CC were transferred to Winchester.
• Changes to the boundaries of the two Southampton seats due to a redistribution of wards in the Southampton CB, including the transfer of Portswood ward from Southampton, Itchen  BC to Southampton, Test  BC.

Hertfordshire (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

• East Hertfordshire  CC created, comprising the bulk of the existing constituency of Hertford  CC. Part of Braughing RD was transferred from Hitchin  CC.
• Major changes to the constituency of Hertford with only Hertford MB and the part of Hertford RD retained. Welwyn Garden City UD and Welwyn RD were transferred from St Albans  CC; Hatfield RD from Barnet  CC; and the remainder of Hertford RD from Hitchin.

Kent (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

• Dartford  BC was divided in two with the majority of the seat, comprising the Erith MB and Crayford UD forming Erith and Crayford  BC. Dartford retained Dartford MB and gained Swanscombe UD from Gravesend  CC and the Dartford RD partly from Chislehurst  CC and partly from Orpington  CC. It was redesignated as a County Constituency.

Lancashire (minus 2 seats, seat and boundary changes)

• Blackburn  BC was created by the merger of the abolished seat of Blackburn East  BC and parts of the abolished seat of Blackburn West  BC. Remaining (western) parts of Blackburn West were transferred to Darwen  CC.
• Withnell UD was transferred back from Darwen to Chorley  CC.
• Droylesden  BC was abolished and split up as follows: Droylesden UD to Ashton-under-Lyne  BC; Audenshaw UD and Denton UD to Manchester, Gorton  BC; and Failsworth UD to the new constituency of Manchester, Openshaw  BC.
• Manchester, Clayton  BC was abolished and split up as follows: Miles Platting to Manchester, Cheetham  BC; Beswick to Manchester, Exchange  BC; and Bradford and Newton Heath to the new constituency of Manchester, Openshaw.
• Other changes following a redistribution of wards in Manchester CB included the transfer of Rusholme from Manchester, Withington  BC to Manchester, Ardwick  BC; New Cross ward transferred from Manchester, Ardwick to Manchester, Exchange in exchange for St Luke's ward; Levenshulme from Manchester, Gorton  BC to Manchester, Withington  BC; Openshaw from Manchester, Gorton to the new constituency of Manchester, Openshaw; and Barlow Moor from Manchester, Wythenshawe  BC to Manchester, Withington.
• Changes following a redistribution of wards in Liverpool CB included the transfer of West Wavertree from Liverpool, Wavertree  BC to Liverpool, Edge Hill  BC; Low Hill from Liverpool, Edge Hill to Liverpool, Exchange  BC; Childwall from Liverpool, Garston  BC to Liverpool, Wavertree; and Tuebrook from Liverpool, West Derby  BC to Liverpool, Kirkdale BC.
• The parish of Aintree was transferred back from Liverpool, Walton  BC to Ormskirk  CC.
• Litherland UD was transferred from Bootle  BC to Crosby  CC.

Leicestershire (boundary change)

• Oadby UD transferred from Harborough  CC to Leicester South-East  BC.

London (minus 1 seat, seat and boundary changes)

• Barons Court  BC formed, comprising southern parts of the abolished seat of Hammersmith South  BC (Broadway, Brook Green, Grove and Ravenscourt wards) and northern parts of the abolished seats of Fulham East  BC (Barons Court and Lillie wards) and Fulham West  BC (Margravine ward).
• Fulham  BC re-established, comprising the remaining parts of the abolished seats of Fulham East (Sands End and Walham wards) and Fulham West (Hurlingham, Munster and Town wards).
• Hammersmith North  BC gained the Addison, Olympia, and St Stephen's wards from the abolished seat of Hammersmith South.
• Hackney Central  BC re-established, comprising the abolished seat of Hackney South  BC, excluding southern parts which were transferred to Bethnal Green  BC, together with south-eastern parts transferred from Stoke Newington and Hackney North  BC.

Middlesex (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

• Feltham  BC created, comprising Feltham UD, transferred from Spelthorne  CC, and the westernmost part of Heston and Isleworth UD (Cranford and Hounslow Heath wards), transferred from Heston and Isleworth  BC.
• Kenton ward transferred from Harrow East  BC to Harrow Central  BC and Headstone ward from Harrow Central to Harrow West  BC.

Northumberland (boundary change)

• Benwell ward transferred from Newcastle upon Tyne West  BC to Newcastle upon Tyne Central  BC.

Nottinghamshire (seat and boundary changes)

• Major changes with only Carlton  CC remaining unchanged.
• Ashfield  CC created from parts of the abolished seat of Broxtowe  CC (Eastwood UD, Kirkby-in-Ashfield UD and parts of Basford RD - including Selston), together with Sutton-in-Ashfield UD, transferred from Mansfield  CC.
• Remaining areas of the abolished seat of Broxtowe transferred to Rushcliffe  CC (further parts of Basford RD - area to the west of Nottingham, including Greasley and Kimberley) and the new seat of Nottingham North  BC (Hucknall UD).
• Warsop UD transferred from Bassetlaw  CC to Mansfield.
• Mansfield Woodhouse UD transferred from Newark  CC to Mansfield.
• West Bridgford UD transferred from Rushcliffe to Nottingham South  BC.
• Nottingham East  BC abolished. Byron and Mapperley wards included in the new constituency of Nottingham North. Manvers ward transferred to Nottingham South and St Ann's ward back to Nottingham Central  BC.
• Nottingham North West  BC abolished. Broxtowe and Wollaton wards included in the new constituency of Nottingham West  BC; St Albans ward in the new constituency of Nottingham North.
• Castle ward transferred from Nottingham South to the new seat of Nottingham West.

Staffordshire (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

• Walsall  BC abolished and replaced by Walsall North  BC and Walsall South  BC. Walsall North also included Brownhills UD, transferred from Cannock  CC. Walsall South also included Aldridge UD, transferred from Lichfield and Tamworth  CC.
• Wednesfield UD transferred from Wednesbury  BC to Cannock.
• Park Ward transferred from Wolverhampton North East  BC to Wolverhampton South West  BC.

Surrey (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

• Kingston upon Thames  BC divided in two, with Surbiton MB forming the new seat of Surbiton  BC. Kingston-upon-Thames retained Kingston upon Thames MB and gained Malden and Coombe MB from Wimbledon  BC.
• The constituencies of Croydon East  BC, Croydon North  BC and Croydon West  BC were replaced by the corresponding seats of Croydon North East  BC, Croydon North West  BC and Croydon South  BC, with the following exceptions: Addington ward in Croydon East was included in Croydon South; Thornton Heath ward in Croydon North was included in Croydon North East; and Whitehorse Manor ward in Croydon West was included in Croydon North West.

Warwickshire (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

• Major changes to the 13 constituencies within Birmingham CB, with only Birmingham, Edgbaston  BC and Birmingham, Perry Barr  BC remaining unchanged.
• Birmingham, Erdington  BC abolished, with the Erdington ward being transferred to Sutton Coldfield  CC (which was redesignated as Borough Constituency) and the remaining wards being included in the re-constituted seat of Birmingham, Aston  BC.
• Birmingham, King's Norton  BC abolished, with its three wards (Brandwood, King's Norton, and Moseley and King's Heath) being distributed to three different constituencies.
• Birmingham, All Saints  BC created (All Saints', Rotton Park and Soho wards).
• Birmingham, Selly Oak  BC created (Balsall Heath, Moseley and King's Heath, and Selly Oak wards).
• Birmingham, Aston  BC gained Gravelly Hill and Stockland Green wards and lost Lozells and St Paul's wards (retaining Aston ward).
• Birmingham, Hall Green  BC gained Brandwood ward and lost Sparkhill ward (retaining Hall Green and Springfield wards).
• Birmingham, Handsworth  BC gained Lozells ward and lost Soho ward (retaining Handsworth and Sandwell wards).
• Birmingham, Ladywood  BC gained Duddeston and St Paul's wards and lost All Saints' and Rotton Park wards (retaining Ladywood ward).
• Birmingham, Northfield  BC gained King's Norton ward and lost Selly Oak ward (retaining Northfield and Weoley wards).
• Birmingham, Small Heath  BC gained Deritend ward and lost Duddeston ward (retaining Saltley and Small Heath wards).
• Birmingham, Sparkbrook  BC gained Fox Hollies and Sparkhill wards and lost Balsall Heath and Deritend wards (retaining Sparkbrook ward).
• Birmingham, Stechford  BC lost Sheldon ward (retaining Stechford and Washwood Heath wards).
• Birmingham, Yardley  BC gained Sheldon ward and lost Fox Hollies ward (retaining Acock's Green and Yardley wards).
• Meriden  CC created, comprising Meriden RD and Tamworth RD, transferred from Sutton Coldfield, and Atherstone RD, transferred from Nuneaton  CC.

Yorkshire, East Riding (seat and boundary changes)

• Kingston-upon-Hull, Haltemprice  BC reconstituted as Haltemprice  CC. The two wards of Kingston-Upon-Hull CB (Pickering and St Andrew's) were included in the new constituency of Kingston-upon-Hull West  BC.
• Kingston-Upon-Hull, Central  BC abolished. Albert, Coltman, North Newington and South Newington wards included in the new seat of Kingston-upon-Hull West; East Central and Myton wards transferred to Kingston-upon-Hull East  BC; Botanic, Paragon and West Central wards transferred to Kingston-upon-Hull North  BC.
• Beverley  CC abolished. Beverley MB and Beverley RD transferred to Haltemprice; remaining parts formed the basis of the new constituency of Howden  CC, which also included Driffield UD and Driffield RD, transferred from Bridlington  CC.

Yorkshire, West Riding (minus 2 seats, boundary changes)

• Bradford Central  BC abolished. Bradford Moor and North East wards transferred to Bradford North  BC; Exchange and South wards to Bradford East  BC, and Manningham ward to the new constituency of Bradford West  BC.
• The new seat of Bradford West also included Allerton and Heaton wards, transferred from Bradford North  BC, and Great Horton and Thornton wards from Bradford South  BC.
• North Bierley East and West Bowling wards transferred from Bradford East to Bradford South, in exchange for Listerhills ward.
• Bradford South also gained Queensbury and Shelf UD from Brighouse and Spenborough  BC.
• Hecknondwike UD transferred from Dewsbury  BC to Brighouse and Spenborough.
• Leeds Central  BC abolished. Most of the constituency included in the revised seat of Leeds South East  BC, with Wellington ward transferred to Leeds West  BC.
• Leeds East  BC re-established. Formed from the majority of the existing seat of Leeds South East (Cross Gates, Halton and Osmondthorpe wards), together with parts of Leeds North East  BC (Burmantofts and Harehills wards).
• Leeds North  BC abolished. Most of the constituency was included in the revised seat of Leeds North East, with Moortown ward transferred to Leeds North West  BC.
• Leeds North East substantially revised, retaining only the Potternewton ward, now combined with the wards which had formed the majority of the abolished constituency of Leeds North. Burmantofts and Harehills wards included in Leeds East and Richmond Hill ward included in the revised constituency of Leeds South East.
• Leeds North East substantially revised, retaining only the East Hunslet ward, now combined with Richmond Hill ward, transferred from Leeds North East, and wards which had formed the majority of the abolished constituency of Leeds Central. Cross Gates, Halton and Osmondthorpe wards included in the new constituency of Leeds East.
• Denby Dale UD transferred from Penistone  CC to Colne Valley  CC.
• Kirkburton UD transferred from Colne Valley to Huddersfield  BC.
• Royston UD transferred from Hemsworth  CC to Wakefield  BC.
• Sheffield, Neepsend  BC abolished. Northern parts transferred to Sheffield, Brightside  BC; south-western parts to Sheffield, Hillsborough  BC; and south-eastern parts to Sheffield, Park  BC.
• Other changes due to redistribution of wards within Sheffield CB, including Tinsley ward from Sheffield Brightside to Sheffield, Attercliffe  BC; Crookesmoor ward from Sheffield, Hillsborough to Sheffield, Hallam  BC; and Sharrow ward from Sheffield, Park to Sheffield, Heeley  BC.

Aberdeenshire (boundary change)

• The Burgh and District of Huntley transferred from East Aberdeenshire  CC to West Aberdeenshire  CC.

Lanarkshire (seat and boundary changes)

• Major changes to the 15 constituencies within the City of Glasgow with only Glasgow, Cathcart  BC, Glasgow, Maryhill  BC and Glasgow, Shettleston  BC remaining unchanged.
• Glasgow, Camlachie  BC abolished. The bulk of the seat (Dennistoun and Provan wards) formed the new constituency of Glasgow, Provan  BC. The part of the Mile-End ward transferred to Glasgow, Bridgeton  BC.
• Glasgow, Tradeston  BC abolished and absorbed into Glasgow, Govan  BC, with the exception of part of the Kingston ward which was transferred to Glasgow, Gorbals  BC.
• Glasgow, Craigton  BC formed, comprising southern parts of Glasgow, Govan (Craigton ward and part of the Fairfield ward) and part of the Pollokshields ward previously in Glasgow, Pollok  BC.
• As a consequence of the above changes to Glasgow, Govan, this constituency was completely redrawn, with only part of the Fairfield ward and the part of the Govan ward retained.
• Glasgow Central  BC gained Cowscaddens wards from Glasgow, Springburn  BC and lost part of Exchange ward to Glasgow, Kelvingrove  BC.
• Glasgow, Hillhead  BC gained part of the Whiteinch ward from Glasgow, Scotstoun  BC and lost the part of the Partick East ward to Glasgow, Woodside  BC.

Midlothian (boundary changes)

• Part of Gorgie-Dalry ward transferred from Edinburgh, Pentlands  BC to Edinburgh Central  BC.
• Part of St Bernard's ward transferred from Edinburgh West  BC to Edinburgh North  BC.

Midlothian, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire (seat and boundary changes)

• The constituencies of Midlothian and Peebles  CC and Roxburgh and Selkirk  CC abolished as a result of the transfer of the county of Peeblesshire from the latter to the former, creating the two new constituencies of Midlothian  CC and Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles  CC.

References

1. O Gay, The Rules for the Redistribution of Seats – History and Reform (SN/PC/05628, 28 July 2010), p. 4
2. Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN   0900178094. OCLC   539011.