Thethird periodic review of Westminster constituencies was undertaken in theUnited Kingdom between 1976 and 1983 by the fourboundary commissions.[1] The reviews took account of the majorlocal government reorganisations that had become effective in 1974, and resulted in significant changes to the electoral map. The previous 635 seats were replaced with650 constituencies, of which 90% were newly created or significantly revised.[2] The new boundaries were first used for the1983 general election.
Under the terms of the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1958, the boundary commissions were required to present their final recommendations between 10 and 15 years after the submission of their previous reports. As the final reports for thesecond periodic review had been submitted between April and June 1969, the final reports for the Third Review were due to be submitted no later than June 1984. Accordingly, the English Commission had commenced their review in March 1976, anticipating that its review would take three years and would be complicated by the level of change to the local government boundaries. In the event, the review took over six years, mainly as a result of delays to the work of theLocal Government Boundary Commission for England.[1] The Scottish and Welsh commissions commenced their reviews in February 1978 and February 1981 respectively, again experiencing problems with delays to local government boundary reviews. The process in Northern Ireland was delayed pending consideration of the province's representation by a Speaker's Conference. This resulted in an increase from 12 to 17 seats, as enacted by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1979.[3]
The final reports were submitted as follows:
As a result of the creation of sixmetropolitan counties and three newnon-metropolitan counties (Avon,Cleveland andHumberside - all now abolished), many existing constituencies now crossed county boundaries, with some lying in three or even four counties (e.g.Goole, formerly in theWest Riding of Yorkshire, included parts in Humberside,North Yorkshire,South Yorkshire andWest Yorkshire; andNewton, formerly in Lancashire, straddledGreater Manchester,Merseyside and a reconfiguredCheshire). Given the ancient tradition that constituency boundaries ought not to cross county boundaries, the configuration of the constituencies was, consequently, radically changed – particularly in the North of England. Although there was a redistribution of the number of seats in London, the South and the Midlands, the overall disruption to the existing layout was more limited as these areas were less affected by the local government reorganisation.
The Review abolished many long-established constituencies, such asAbingdon,Bedford1,Clitheroe,Colchester1,Eye,Hastings,Kidderminster,Morpeth,Oxford,Paisley,Petersfield,Ripon,Rye,Totnes1 andWarrington, which had all been in existence since at least 1832.
1These were re-established at subsequent reviews.
The summary of changes below highlights newly created constituencies in bold and abolished ones in italic. Continuing seats are in plain text.
Overall, the English Commission increased the number of seats by seven, from 516 to 523.
Number of seats increased by three.
Belper,Ilkeston andSouth East Derbyshire abolished and succeeded bySouth Derbyshire,Amber Valley andErewash respectively. Remaining 7 constituencies retained with moderate changes (High Peak,West Derbyshire,North East Derbyshire,Chesterfield,Bolsover,Derby North andDerby South).
North West Leicestershire created, comprising over half ofLoughborough and a substantial part ofBosworth. To compensate, these two constituencies gained parts of the abolished seat ofMelton, the majority of which was combined with the former county of Rutland to formRutland and Melton.Blaby,Harborough,Leicester East,Leicester South andLeicester West were unchanged.
Changes to the county boundary and the absorption of the county of Rutland by Leicestershire lead to significant changes.Gainsborough,Horncastle, andRutland and Stamford were abolished and replaced respectively withGainsborough and Horncastle,East Lindsey, andStamford and Spalding.Grantham andHolland with Boston both lost parts of their electorates, whilstLincoln was expanded.
Corby created from substantial areas ofKettering andWellingborough. Parts of the new town of Northampton inDaventry transferred to bothNorthampton North andNorthampton South.
Sherwood created from parts ofNewark andAshfield, resulting in major changes to these two continuing seats. Knock-on impacts also resulted in reduced electorates forBassetlaw,Mansfield,Beeston (renamedBroxtowe),Carlton (renamedGedling) andRushcliffe. In the city of Nottingham, significant changes were made toNottingham East andNottingham North, withNottingham South replacingNottingham West.
Number of seats increased by six.
Although the number of seats was unchanged and boundary changes were moderate, onlyMid Bedfordshire was retained as a constituency name.Bedford,South Bedfordshire,Luton East andLuton West were abolished and succeeded byNorth Bedfordshire,South West Bedfordshire,Luton South andNorth Luton respectively.
Cambridgeshire was split intoSouth East Cambridgeshire andSouth West Cambridgeshire, with the latter including a substantial part ofHuntingdonshire - now formally namedHuntingdon. Modest changes toCambridge,Peterborough andIsle of Ely, which was renamedNorth East Cambridgeshire.
Two additional constituencies:Billericay comprised a significant part ofBasildon, together with areas transferred fromThurrock; andRochford was formed primarily from the abolished constituency ofMaldon, together with parts ofChelmsford andSouth East Essex (consequently renamedCastle Point). Remaining parts of Maldon, combined with southern areas of the abolished constituency ofColchester, formedSouth Colchester and Maldon, and northern parts of Colchester formedNorth Colchester which also included areas transferred fromHarwich. Other minor changes affectedHarlow,Brentwood and Ongar, Chelmsford andBraintree.Epping Forest,Saffron Walden,Southend East andSouthend West were unchanged.
East Hertfordshire was divided between the two new constituencies ofBroxbourne, andHertford and Stortford, with the town of Hertford being transferred to the latter fromHertford and Stevenage, the bulk of which formed the new seat ofStevenage. Varying degrees of change to the three retained seats ofSouth West Hertfordshire,St Albans andWatford and four with changed names -Hitchin toNorth Hertfordshire;Welwyn and Hatfield toWelwyn Hatfield;Hemel Hempstead toWest Hertfordshire; andSouth Hertfordshire toHertsmere.
Mid Norfolk created from parts ofNorth Norfolk,South West Norfolk and Yarmouth (now officially namedGreat Yarmouth). The knock-on impacts resulted in significant changes to the other retained seats ofNorth West Norfolk,South Norfolk,Norwich North andNorwich South.
Three new seats ofCentral Suffolk,South Suffolk andSuffolk Coastal were created as a result of the abolition ofEye andSudbury and Woodbridge and substantial reductions in the electorates ofBury St Edmunds andIpswich.Lowestoft was renamedWaveney with only minor changes.
Number of seats reduced by eight.
The Commission continued to consider each London Borough separately. Consequently, the following eight boroughs each lost one seat:
In Tower Hamlets the boundary between the two seats was realigned, withBethnal Green and Stepney andBow and Poplar replacingBethnal Green and Bow andStepney and Poplar.
Elsewhere, there were minor changes to make the size of the electorates more equal in 11 boroughs, resulting in four seats being renamed:Richmond (Surrey) toRichmond and Barnes;Bermondsey toSouthwark and Bermondsey;Woolwich East toWoolwich; andWoolwich West toEltham. There were also three name changes which did not involve any boundary changes:Sidcup toOld Bexley and Sidcup;Carshalton toCarshalton and Wallington; andHammersmith North toHammersmith.
Number of seats reduced by one.
Stockton,Thornaby andCleveland and Whitby were succeeded byStockton North,Stockton South andLangbaurgh respectively, albeit with major changes to all three, resulting in a significant knock-on impact to the continuing seat ofMiddlesbrough.Hartlepool andRedcar were largely unchanged.
Chester-le-Street was abolished, with the majority of the seat being included in the new constituency ofNorth Durham and parts in Blaydon, and Houghton and Washington in Tyne and Wear.Consett was also abolished, with its contents being divided between North Durham and a much alteredNorth West Durham.Sedgefield was re-established, taking parts from the four continuing constituencies of North West Durham,City of Durham,Easington andBishop Auckland.Darlington was unchanged.
Wansbeck was re-established (albeit with significantly different boundaries to previous versions), largely replacingMorpeth. An alteredBlyth constituency was renamedBlyth Valley.Berwick-upon-Tweed (expanded) andHexham (reduced in size) were retained.
A new constituency spanning the River Tyne, namedTyne Bridge, was created from parts of six existing seats, including the majority ofGateshead West (abolished) andNewcastle upon Tyne Central. The existing seat ofNewcastle upon Tyne North now effectively became a completely reconfigured Newcastle upon Tyne Central, and a new version of Newcastle upon Tyne North (with no parts in common with the old version) largely replaced the abolished constituency ofNewcastle upon Tyne West.Houghton-le-Spring was succeeded byHoughton and Washington.Tynemouth,Wallsend,Blaydon,Gateshead East,Jarrow,South Shields,Sunderland North andSunderland South were all retained with varying degrees of change.
Number of seats reduced by three.
OnlyCity of Chester andMacclesfield were retained, both being reduced in size. Bebington and Ellesmere Port (part),Northwich,Nantwich,Crewe,Knutsford,Runcorn,Widnes (part),Warrington andNewton (part) were replaced withEllesmere Port and Neston,Eddisbury,Crewe and Nantwich,Congleton,Tatton,Halton,Warrington South andWarrington North.
Barrow-in-Furness (formally renamedBarrow and Furness) andWestmorland (renamedWestmorland and Lonsdale) gained parts of the abolished constituency of Morecambe and Lonsdale (see Lancashire). No changes toCarlisle,Whitehaven (renamedCopeland) andWorkington, whilePenrith and The Border gained a small part of Westmorland.
The creation of the new metropolitan county resulted in significant changes throughout the area, with very few constituencies bearing a close resemblance to the existing configuration of seats.
In the east of the county,Rochdale,Ashton-under-Lyne, andStalybridge and Hyde were retained with only minor changes.Bury and Radcliffe,Middleton and Prestwich,Heywood and Royton, andOldham East were abolished and were replaced byBury North,Bury South,Heywood and Middleton,Oldham Central and Royton, andLittleborough and Saddleworth (Saddleworth was transferred from the Colne Valley seat in West Yorkshire).
In the city of Manchester,Manchester Blackley andManchester Withington were each expanded by one ward, andManchester Wythenshawe was virtually unchanged.Manchester Openshaw was abolished, with Failsworth being transferred toOldham West and the remainder to a much expandedManchester Central.Manchester Ardwick was absorbed into the substantially reconfigured seat ofManchester Gorton, with Denton now comprising the majority of the new seat ofDenton and Reddish (Reddish had been part ofStockport North). The majority of both Stockport North andStockport South were combined to formStockport.Cheadle andHazel Grove were retained, subject to moderate adjustments, with part of the former being included in the new constituency of Tatton in Cheshire. The largest part of the abolished constituency ofManchester Moss Side was transferred toStretford, whileAltrincham and Sale gained parts of the abolished constituency of Knutsford in Cheshire; to compensate, parts of these two continuing constituencieswere combined to form the new seat ofDavyhulme.
In the west of the county,Bolton West,Wigan andLeigh were retained, albeit with significant changes.Bolton East,Farnworth,Westhoughton and parts of the former seats ofInce and Newton (see Cheshire) were replaced withBolton North East,Bolton South East,Makerfield andWorsley. The majority ofSalford West was absorbed intoSalford East, with a small area being added toEccles.
Only 6 constituencies in the radically reconfigured county of Lancashire were retained under their current names:Blackpool North,Blackpool South (both unchanged),Lancaster,Burnley,Blackburn andChorley.
Morecambe and Lonsdale was abolished as "Lonsdale" was now part of the new county of Cumbria and its contents were now included in the constituencies of Barrow and Furness, and Westmorland and Lonsdale. Remaining areas formed the new seat ofMorecambe and Lunesdale, together with a small area transferred from Lancaster. To compensate, Lancaster gained a small part ofNorth Fylde, with the remainder of that constituency formingWyre.
Nelson and Colne (renamedPendle),Burnley,Accrington (renamedHyndburn) andBlackburn were expanded, whilstSouth Fylde (renamedFylde) andChorley were reduced in size.Preston North,Preston South,Clitheroe,Darwen andRossendale were abolished, and new seatsPreston,Ribble Valley,South Ribble, andRossendale and Darwen created.West Lancashire was formed from parts of the abolished constituencies ofOrmskirk and Ince (see Greater Manchester).
Southport was unchanged, with relatively small changes toCrosby andBootle.Huyton andSt Helens and parts of the former seats of Ormskirk (see Lancashire), Newton and Widnes (see Cheshire) were replaced withKnowsley North,Knowsley South,St Helens North andSt Helens South.
In the city of Liverpool, there was an overall reduction of two seats, with the abolition ofLiverpool Kirkdale andLiverpool Scotland Exchange.Liverpool Garston,Liverpool Walton andLiverpool West Derby were retained, whilstLiverpool Edge Hill,Liverpool Toxteth andLiverpool Wavertree were succeeded respectively byLiverpool Mossley Hill,Liverpool Riverside andLiverpool Broadgreen, all with revised boundaries of varying degrees.
In the Wirral,Wallasey was unchanged.Bebington and Ellesmere Port was abolished with about half the electorate forming the bulk of the new seat ofWirral South (the other half comprising the majority the new seat of Ellesmere Port and Neston in Cheshire).Wirral (renamedWirral West) was reduced in size through transfers toBirkenhead, Ellesmere Port and Neston, and Wirral South.
Number of seats increased by seven.
The two Reading seats were abolished following the transfer of parts ofReading North toReading South to formReading West andReading East respectively. To compensate, parts ofNewbury were transferred to Reading West and parts of Reading East were now included inWokingham. The majority of the existing seat of Wokingham formed the new seat ofEast Berkshire which also included parts ofWindsor and Maidenhead.Eton and Slough was renamedSlough following the inclusion of the village of Eton in Windsor and Maidenhead.
The new seat ofMilton Keynes was carved out ofBuckingham. There were further changes of varying degrees to Buckingham and the other four seats ofAylesbury,Beaconsfield,Chesham and Amersham, andWycombe.
The small town of Rye was transferred fromRye toHastings resulting in these seats being renamedBexhill and Battle andHastings and Rye respectively. Similarly, the town of East Grinstead was transferred to Mid Sussex (see West Sussex), so the constituency ofEast Grinstead was renamedWealden, which included a part ofLewes. There was small changes toBrighton Kemptown,Brighton Pavilion,Eastbourne andHove.
Aldershot,Basingstoke,Eastleigh,Fareham,Gosport,Havant (renamedHavant and Waterloo),Portsmouth North,Portsmouth South,Southampton Itchen,Southampton Test andWinchester were all retained with varying degrees of change.North West Hampshire comprised about half the electorate of Winchester and part of Basingstoke.Petersfield was abolished, with parts being transferred to Winchester and Fareham, and the majority forming the basis of the new seat ofEast Hampshire, which also included parts of Aldershot and Basingstoke.
Christchurch and Lymington was abolished, with the town of Christchurch forming the basis of a new constituency of that name in Dorset. Lymington was included in a radically reconfiguredNew Forest seat, the majority of which formed the basis of the new seat ofRomsey and Waterside - with Romsey being transferred from Eastleigh.
No change.
Rochester and Chatham was split between the new seats ofMedway andMid Kent, with the former including parts ofGravesend (renamedGravesham) and the latter parts ofMaidstone.Thanet East (renamedNorth Thanet) andThanet West (renamedSouth Thanet) gained parts ofCanterbury andDover and Deal (renamedDover) respectively. Small transfer fromSevenoaks toDartford to make their electorates more equal and minor or no changes toAshford,Faversham,Folkestone and Hythe,Gillingham,Tonbridge and Malling, andTunbridge Wells.
The majority of the abolished constituency ofAbingdon formed the new seat ofWantage, and the majority ofOxford formedOxford East. Remaining parts of Abingdon and Oxford were combined to formOxford West and Abingdon. There were moderate changes toBanbury andMid Oxon (renamedWitney) and small changes toHenley.
Moderate changes involvingDorking (renamedMole Valley),Epsom and Ewell,Esher andReigate. Minor or no changes toChertsey and Walton,East Surrey,Farnham (renamedSouth West Surrey),Guildford,North West Surrey,Spelthorne andWoking.
Horsham and Crawley was split into the two separate constituencies ofHorsham andCrawley, with the former including parts ofShoreham and the latter parts ofMid Sussex. To compensate, parts ofArundel and the abolished seat ofEast Grinstead (see East Sussex) were transferred to Shoreham and Mid Sussex respectively.Chichester andWorthing were unchanged.
Number of seats increased by two.
South Gloucestershire abolished, with part being added toBristol North West and remainder forming the new seat ofNorthavon. Most of the abolished constituencies ofBristol North East andBristol South East were either included in the new seat ofBristol East or transferred to a reconfiguredKingswood. Other changes in the Bristol area resulted in the expansion ofBristol South andBristol West.North Somerset abolished and split between the new constituencies ofWansdyke andWoodspring, with the former including parts of Kingswood and the latter parts ofWeston-super-Mare, which also transferred parts to the reconfigured constituency of Wells in Somerset.Bath was unchanged.
Changes of varying degrees toBodmin (renamedSouth East Cornwall),Falmouth and Camborne,North Cornwall,St Ives andTruro.
South Hams was created from parts ofTotnes (renamedTeignbridge),West Devon (renamedTorridge and West Devon) andTorbay. To compensate the first two of these, parts respectively ofTiverton andNorth Devon were transferred in. In turn, a small part ofHoniton was transferred to Tiverton. A realignment of the boundary betweenPlymouth Devonport andPlymouth Drake resulted in major changes to both seats. There were minor changes toPlymouth Sutton and no change toExeter.
The majority of the new seat ofChristchurch was formed from about half the abolished seat of Christchurch and Lymington (see Hampshire) and also included a substantial transfer fromNorth Dorset.Bournemouth East andBournemouth West expanded at the expense ofPoole. Minor changes affectingSouth Dorset andWest Dorset.
Transfers fromCirencester and Tewkesbury toCheltenham, and fromStroud toGloucester to make the electorates more equal.West Gloucestershire was unchanged.
The majority of the continuing seat ofWells formed the basis of the new constituency ofSomerton and Frome, which also included part ofYeovil. To compensate Wells, parts of Weston-super-Mare (see Avon) andBridgwater were transferred in.Taunton was unchanged.
Although there were no changes toChippenham, it was renamedNorth Wiltshire. Minor changes toDevizes,Salisbury,Swindon andWestbury.
Number of seats increased by two.
Bromsgrove and Redditch split between the new seats ofBromsgrove andMid Worcestershire, with the latter including the town of Redditch and substantial parts transferred fromWorcester. Parts ofKidderminster (renamedWyre Forest) were transferred toLeominster and a small area fromSouth Worcestershire to Worcester to make the electorates more equal.Hereford was virtually unchanged.
There were transfers fromThe Wrekin toLudlow andOswestry (renamedNorth Shropshire) to make the electorates more equal.Shrewsbury was unchanged but renamedShrewsbury and Atcham.
The majority ofLichfield and Tamworth formedSouth East Staffordshire, with parts also being included in the new seats ofCannock and Burntwood (formed primarily from the abolished constituency ofCannock), andMid Staffordshire (also comprising parts of Cannock andStafford and Stone - renamedStafford).Stoke-on-Trent North gained part ofLeek (renamedStaffordshire Moorlands). Small changes affectingStoke-on-Trent Central,Stoke-on-Trent South andNewcastle-under-Lyme.Burton andSouth West Staffordshire were unchanged, with the latter renamedSouth Staffordshire.
The majority ofNorth Warwickshire was formed from a substantial part of Meriden (see West Midlands) and also included the town of Bedworth, transferred fromNuneaton. The town of Kenilworth was transferred fromWarwick and Leamington toRugby, resulting in the latter being renamedRugby and Kenilworth. There was a minor change toStratford-on-Avon.
A substantial part ofMeriden formed the majority of the new constituency of North Warwickshire (see Warwickshire), with part ofSolihull transferred in to compensate.Birmingham Handsworth was abolished, with most of the electorate being transferred toBirmingham Ladywood andBirmingham Perry Barr.Birmingham Stechford was renamedBirmingham Hodge Hill with only minor changes.
Elsewhere in the new metropolitan county, there were small changes to 16 constituencies and no changes to a further ten.
Number of seats reduced by one.
Having gained parts ofKingston-upon-Hull East and lost parts toKingston-upon-Hull West,Kingston-upon-Hull Central was renamedKingston-upon-Hull North. Small changes toBridlington andHaltemprice (renamedBeverley).Boothferry was created from parts of the abolished constituencies ofHowden, Goole (see South Yorkshire) and Gainsborough (see Lincolnshire). Parts ofBrigg and Scunthorpe (renamedGlanford and Scunthorpe), including the town of Brigg, were transferred to the new seat ofBrigg and Cleethorpes, which also included the majority of the abolished seat ofLouth (the town of Louth itself was included in the new seat of East Lindsey in Lincolnshire). Grimsby was unchanged and formally renamedGreat Grimsby.
Scarborough gained the town of Whitby from the abolished constituency of Cleveland and Whitby (see Cleveland). Having transferred the town of Thirsk toRichmond (Yorks),Thirsk and Malton was renamedRyedale.Skipton lost western areas to various seats in the North West region and gained the town of Ripon from the abolished constituency of Ripon (see West Yorkshire) and was therefore renamedSkipton and Ripon.Selby was primarily formed from parts of the abolished constituencies of Barkston Ash (see West Yorkshire) and Howden (see Humberside). Minor changes toHarrogate and no change toYork.
Goole was abolished with parts being included in Boothferry (see Humberside), Pontefract and Castleford (see West Yorkshire) andDoncaster North, the majority of which was formed from substantial parts ofDon Valley - which also transferred a smaller part toDoncaster (renamedDoncaster Central). The majority ofWentworth was carved out ofRother Valley and the majority ofBarnsley East was transferred from Hemsworth in West Yorkshire. The abolished constituency ofDearne Valley was split between Don Valley, Wentworth and Barnsley East.Rotherham was left unchanged.
A substantial part ofBarnsley (renamedBarnsley Central) was included in the new seat ofBarnsley West and Penistone, which also included part ofPenistone, the majority of which was added toSheffield Hillsborough. To compensate, parts of this seat were transferred toSheffield Brightside andSheffield Central (formerlySheffield Park) leading to knock on impacts toSheffield Hallam andSheffield Heeley, withSheffield Attercliffe largely unchanged.
Ripon was abolished and distributed between the new seat of Skipton and Ripon (see North Yorkshire) and the continuing seats ofKeighley,Shipley and Leeds North West (see below). Other small changes affected Keighley and Shipley, as well asBradford North,Bradford South,Bradford West andHalifax. Having lost Sowerby Bridge to Halifax and gained Brighouse from the abolished seat ofBrighouse and Spenborough,Sowerby was renamedCalder Valley.
The majority of Brighouse and Spenborough formedBatley and Spen, with the addition of Batley fromBatley and Morley - in turn, Morley was combined with about half ofLeeds South to formMorley and Leeds South. The remainder of Leeds South was included inLeeds Central with the majority ofLeeds South East. Further moderate changes within the city of Leeds affected Leeds Central,Leeds East,Leeds North East,Leeds North West andLeeds West.Barkston Ash was abolished and primarily split between the new seats ofElmet and Selby (see North Yorkshire).Pudsey was unchanged.
Huddersfield was formed largely fromHuddersfield East together with about half ofHuddersfield West - the other half being added toColne Valley in compensation for the loss of Saddleworth to the new seat of Littleborough and Saddleworth in Greater Manchester. There were further knock-on impacts to the continuing seats ofDewsbury,Wakefield,Normanton,Pontefract and Castleford, andHemsworth, with the last of these transferring a substantial part to the new seat of Barnsley East in South Yorkshire.
The addition of five seats was achieved through the abolition of two and the creation of seven constituencies. The four Belfast seats (Belfast East,Belfast North,Belfast South andBelfast West) were retained with changes to bring the electorates in line.East Antrim was carved out of parts ofNorth Antrim andSouth Antrim, with a substantial part of the latter also forming the majority ofLagan Valley.Strangford was largely carved out ofNorth Down.Armagh was abolished and split intoNewry and Armagh, andUpper Bann, with parts ofSouth Down being included in both. Similarly,Londonderry was abolished and split intoEast Londonderry andFoyle, with parts ofMid Ulster being included in both. A small area was transferred fromFermanagh and South Tyrone to Mid Ulster.
Number of seats increased by one.
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles was divided betweenTweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, andRoxburgh and Berwickshire, with the latter including Berwickshire from the abolished constituency of Berwick and East Lothian (see Lothian).
Major reconfiguration withClackmannan and East Stirlingshire,West Stirlingshire, andStirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth being replaced byClackmannan,Stirling,Falkirk East andFalkirk West.
The area of Upper Nithsdale was transferred fromDumfries toGalloway (renamedGalloway and Upper Nithsdale).
The majority ofDunfermline formedDunfermline West, with a smaller area being included inDunfermline East. The latter also included a substantial part ofCentral Fife which was compensated with transfers fromKirkcaldy andEast Fife (renamedNorth East Fife).
Moray and Nairn andEast Aberdeenshire were largely replaced byMoray andBanff and Buchan respectively, withBanff being split between these two new seats.Gordon largely replacedWest Aberdeenshire. Aberdeen city centre was transferred fromAberdeen North toAberdeen South. Parts of the latter were included in the new seat ofKincardine and Deeside which also included about half of the abolished seat ofNorth Angus and Mearns.
Caithness and Sutherland was virtually unchanged. The Isle of Skye was transferred toRoss and Cromarty (renamedRoss, Cromarty and Skye) fromInverness which was renamedInverness, Nairn and Lochaber, having gained Nairn from the abolished constituency of Moray and Nairn (see Grampian).
The majority ofWest Lothian formedLinlithgow, with the remainder being included inLivingston, which also included areas ofMidlothian.Edinburgh North was abolished, with its contents distributed betweenEdinburgh Central,Edinburgh East,Edinburgh Leith andEdinburgh West. Further boundary changes affected these four seats, as well asEdinburgh South andEdinburgh Pentlands, with the latter also including part of Midlothian. Musselburgh was transferred from Edinburgh East toEast Lothian, which replacedBerwick and East Lothian.
Having gained the Isle of Bute,Argyll was renamedArgyll and Bute. Although they were barely changed,West Dunbartonshire andCentral Dunbartonshire were renamedDumbarton, andClydebank and Milngavie respectively.East Dunbartonshire was split intoCumbernauld and Kilsyth, andStrathkelvin and Bearsden, with the former including Kilsyth, previously part of the abolished seat of West Stirlingshire (see Central), and the latter part ofNorth Lanarkshire. The remainder of North Lanarkshire,Coatbridge and Airdrie and parts ofBothwell were replaced byMonklands East,Monklands West andMotherwell North, whilstMotherwell and Wishaw becameMotherwell South with only minor changes. There were smaller changes to the south of the River Clyde affectingHamilton,Lanark (renamedClydesdale),East Kilbride andRutherglen (now officially namedGlasgow Rutherglen).
Glasgow lost the three seats ofGlasgow Kelvingrove,Glasgow Queen's Park andGlasgow Craigton with consequent knock on changes to the continuing seats ofGlasgow Garscadden,Glasgow Hillhead,Glasgow Maryhill,Glasgow Springburn,Glasgow Provan,Glasgow Shettleston,Glasgow Central,Glasgow Govan,Glasgow Pollok andGlasgow Cathcart. Glagow Shettleston included parts of Bothwell and Rutherglen.
West of Glasgow,Paisley was split betweenPaisley North andPaisley South with each including parts of bothWest Renfrewshire (renamedRenfrew West and Inverclyde) andEast Renfrewshire (renamedEastwood).Greenock and Port Glasgow was retained with minor adjustments.Bute and North Ayrshire andCentral Ayrshire were replaced byCunninghame North andCunninghame South.Ayr was expanded to included the town of Troon, whilstKilmarnock andSouth Ayrshire were unchanged but renamedKilmarnock and Loudoun, andCarrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley respectively.
Dundee East andDundee West were virtually unchanged. In the rest of the region, North Angus and Mearns (part - see Grampian),South Angus,Perth and East Perthshire, andKinross and West Perthshire were replaced byAngus East,North Tayside, andPerth and Kinross.
The constituencies ofOrkney and Shetland, andWestern Isles were unchanged.
Number of sets increased by two.
An additional seat resulted in a major reconfiguration in Clwyd, with only a reducedWrexham retained.Denbigh,East Flint andWest Flint were replaced byAlyn and Deeside,Delyn,Clwyd North West andClwyd South West.
Part ofPembroke was transferred toCardigan, which was renamedCeredigion and Pembroke North. There was a minor realignment of the boundary betweenCarmarthen andLlanelli.
Newport was split betweenNewport East andNewport West, with both seats also including parts ofMonmouth.Abertillery,Bedwellty andEbbw Vale were largely replaced byBlaenau Gwent andIslwyn, with small parts being included in Caerphilly, and Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (see Mid Glamorgan). An unchangedPontypool was renamedTorfaen.
Anglesey (now formally namedYnys Môn) andCaernarfon were unchanged and there were only minor changes toConwy andMerioneth (renamedMeirionnydd Nant Conwy).
Bridgend was formed from parts of Aberavon (see West Glamorgan) andOgmore, with the latter gaining a small area ofPontypridd which also transferred part to Vale of Glamorgan (see South Glamorgan). There was a minor change toAberdare, now namedCynon Valley, andRhondda was unchanged.Merthyr Tydfil was expanded to include Rhymney and was renamedMerthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. There were small changes toCaerphilly.
Montgomery was unchanged, butBrecon and Radnor lost several small areas in the south.
The existingCardiff North seat was subsumed into the new seat ofCardiff Central, with a virtually unchangedCardiff North West then renamed Cardiff North. Cardiff Central also included part ofCardiff South East, the remainder of which formed the majority ofCardiff South and Penarth - the town of Penarth having been previously part ofBarry. The remainder of Barry formed the majority ofVale of Glamorgan, which included a part of Pontypridd (see Mid Glamorgan). There was a minor change toCardiff West.
Part ofAberavon was included in the new seat of Bridgend (see Mid Glamorgan) which resulted in knock-on changes toNeath,Gower,Swansea East andSwansea West.
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