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Lanark Burghs (also known as Linlithgow Burghs) was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1832, representing a seat for one Member of Parliament (MP).
There was also a later Lanark county constituency, from 1918 to 1983.
Boundaries
The constituency covered four burghs: Linlithgow in the county of Linlithgow, Lanark in the county of Lanark, Peebles in the county of Peebles, and Selkirk in the county of Selkirk.
For the 1832 general election, as a result of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, Peebles was mergd into the county constituency of Peeblesshire, Selkirk was merged into the county constituency of Selkirkshire, and the remaining burghs were combined with Airdrie and Hamilton, to form Falkirk Burghs.
Members of Parliament
| Overview |
| 1708 to 1832 |
| 1832 to 1868 |
| 1868 to 1885 |
| 1885 to 1918 |
| 1918 to 1950 |
| 1950 to 1955 |
| 1955 to 1974 |
| 1974 to 1983 |
| 1983 to 1997 |
| 1997 to 2005 |
| 2005 to 2024 |
| since 2024 |
The Boundary Commissioners for Scotland were appointed under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, which created county councils for the counties of Scotland. The Commissioners were empowered to:
- Form electoral divisions for elections to the county councils
- Simplify boundaries of counties and parishes
- Arbitrate between bodies affected by the legislation with respect to disputes arising from the legislation's implementation
The Parliaments of England (ISBN 0-900178-13-2) is a compendium of election results for all House of Commons constituencies of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1715 to 1847, compiled by Henry Stooks Smith.
The compendium was first published in three volumes by Simpkin, Marshall and Company, London, 1844 to 1850. A second edition, edited by Frederick Walter Scott Craig, was published in one volume by Political Reference Publications, 18 Lincoln Green, Chichester, Sussex, in 1973.
As compiled by Smith, The Parliaments of England appears to be the first reference work of its kind and, according to Craig, in his introduction to the second edition, "a random check of the book reveals relatively few errors and omissions considering the difficulty in collecting results during a period when no official records, other than the actual Writs, were preserved".
Craig describes the 1973 edition as a facsimile, "reproduced from the best available copy". This 'facsimile', however, is in one volume instead of three, with consecutive page numbering. Also, "a new and more detailed index to constituencies" is included, and lists showing the duration of each parliament and the names of Prime Ministers have been "revised and corrected".
See also
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig 1972
[[Category:Reference works|Parliaments of England]] [[Category:Elections in the United Kingdom|Parliaments of England]]
Links
- North Head, Wick Bay
- List of Highland Council wards and councillors
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972
- Former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
- Maps of Highland Council committee areas and wards
- 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland
- Edinburgh Central 2003
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 2003
- Edinburgh North and Leith 2003
- Edinburgh Pentlands 2003
- Edinburgh South 2003
- Edinburgh West 2003
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