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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. Шаблон:ISBN. 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)

Cheshire (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

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)

Durham (boundary changes)

East Sussex (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

Essex (plus 2 seats, boundary changes)

Gloucestershire (seat and boundary changes)

Hampshire (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

Hertfordshire (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

Kent (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

Lancashire (minus 2 seats, seat and boundary changes)

Leicestershire (boundary change)

London (minus 1 seat, seat and boundary changes)

Middlesex (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

Northumberland (boundary change)

Nottinghamshire (seat and boundary changes)

Staffordshire (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

Surrey (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

Warwickshire (plus 1 seat, boundary changes)

Yorkshire, East Riding (seat and boundary changes)

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

Aberdeenshire (boundary change)

Lanarkshire (seat and boundary changes)

Midlothian (boundary changes)

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

References

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