Redistribution of Seats Act 1885

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 23) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (sometimes called the "Reform Act of 1885"). It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, a concept in the broader global context termed equal apportionment, in an attempt to equalise representation across the UK. It was associated with, but not part of, the Representation of the People Act 1884.

Background
The first major reform of Commons' seats took place under the Reform Act 1832. The second major reform of Commons' seats occurred in three territory-specific Acts in 1867–68:
 * the Reform Act 1867 applied to English and Welsh constituencies
 * the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 applied to Scottish constituencies and gave Scotland an additional quota of seats
 * the Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868 applied to Irish constituencies.

The latter United Kingdom set of Acts had fallen short of the Chartist aim to enfranchise and to equalise the electorates. Electoral quotas diverged and the gap by 1885 widened; most starkly in the retention of boroughs of dubious size and a limited attempt at creation of new urban boroughs. In reductions these previous reforms had rather merged into their surroundings those boroughs (historic towns) having fewer than 10,000 inhabitants as at the 1861 census.

In a de-radicalising move (a policy of maintaining representation of the minority business interests or the minority party) Limited voting was adopted in a few of the largest cities. They were given three MPs but "no person shall vote for more than two candidates". As a result, the net partisan impact of these cities tended to be counterbalanced: for example, a borough formerly represented by two Liberals was now usually represented by two Liberals and one Conservative. In a Commons vote on party lines, the Conservative neutralised one of the Liberals, so that the borough counted for one party-based vote albeit having greater and slightly more equalised non-partisan local issue representation.

By contrast the mid-size boroughs with two members such as the new creations – wherever they so happened to have two MPs of the same party – produced twice the voting power in the House as such cities.

By the 1880s, continued industrial growth and resulting population movements had resulted in an increased imbalance between the constituencies in terms of the numbers of MPs and the population.

The Third Reform Bill
William Ewart Gladstone, leading a Liberal government, introduced a Representation of the People Bill in 1884, which sought to greatly extend the franchise but not to alter the boundaries of constituencies. The Liberals had a large majority in the House of Commons, and the measure passed through the House easily. The House of Lords, on the other hand, was dominated by the Conservative Party. The Conservative leader, Lord Salisbury, was opposed to the bill. The majority of the Conservative party's MPs were elected by the counties, with the Liberals being electorally strong in the boroughs. He realised that the bill's extension of household suffrage into the counties would enfranchise many rural voters such as coalminers and agricultural labourers who were likely to vote for the Liberals. This, he claimed, would lead to "the absolute effacement of the Conservative Party". Salisbury hoped to use the Conservative majority in the Lords to block the bill and force Gladstone to seek a dissolution of Parliament before the reforms could be enacted. The Lords duly rejected the bill and returned it to the Commons, provoking outrage among the Radical wing of the Liberals. A campaign organised around the slogan "The Peers Against the People" called for reform or abolition of the Lords if they rejected the bill a second time.

The "Arlington Street Compact"
During October 1884 Queen Victoria intervened in what was rapidly becoming a constitutional crisis, urging the party leaders to meet and break the deadlock. Negotiations duly started at Salisbury's London home in Arlington Street, Westminster, between the Conservative leader and Sir Charles Dilke, a member of Gladstone's cabinet. Lord Salisbury agreed to allow the reform bill to pass on condition that a bill to redistribute parliamentary seats was also enacted; the two parties reached an agreement, the "Arlington Street Compact", whereby the bulk of MPs would be elected in single-member constituencies. He calculated that this would minimise the adverse effect on the Conservatives of the extension of the vote: dividing the counties would allow Liberal-voting and Conservative-voting districts to be separated. The division of boroughs would allow the suburban areas of towns to be represented separately from the inner cities, allowing the growth of "Villa Toryism". Dilke, a member of the Radical (socially progressive) wing of the Liberal Party, also favoured the division of boroughs to weaken the influence of the Whig faction in the party. Before 1885 many existing two-member boroughs one Whig and one Radical were nominated by agreement, often leading to uncontested elections.

The boundary commissions
Three boundary commissions were appointed in late 1884, one for England and Wales, one for Scotland and one for Ireland. Each commission was given similar instructions.

In dividing the counties they were to use Ordnance Survey maps and other documents in order to determine the boundaries of divisions. In doing so they were to ensure that each division of a county was to have an equal population "so far as practicable". In addition they were instructed "in all those cases where there are populous localities of an urban character to include them in one and the same division, unless this cannot be done without grave inconvenience, and involving boundaries of a very irregular and objectionable character". Subject to these rules, the divisions were to be as compact as possible and should be based on "well known local areas" such as petty sessional divisions or other aggregations of parishes. If necessary, an individual parish or parishes could be added to existing areas in order to equalise population, but under no circumstances was a parish to be divided. The county divisions were to be named after an "important town or place" within it, "preference being given to any merged borough or boroughs, or when it consists mainly of a well-known area, from that area". When the commissioners had devised a scheme of divisions for a county the details were to be advertised in the local press. A date would then be announced when one of the commissioners would attend at "a principal town" in the county to hear objections or proposed alterations.

The procedure for boroughs (or burghs in Scotland) was similar. Firstly the commissioners were to determine whether the present boundaries, or the boundaries proposed in the bill, embraced "the whole of the population which ought to be included within the borough". They could decide if an area formed a "community of interest" with the town and should be included within the borough boundaries. Where suburban areas had a sufficiently large population and distinct identity they might form a county division rather than be included in the borough. If boroughs were extended, existing "well-established" boundaries were to be used if possible. Where boroughs were to be divided, the population of each division was to be approximately equal, and "special regard" was to be had to the "pursuits of the population". This was clearly understood as meaning that working class and middle class parts of towns were to be separated where possible.

Passage through Parliament
The Bill was introduced to the House of Commons by the Prime Minister William Gladstone on 1 December 1884. The Bill was seen as a compromise measure, and did not include proportional representation. This led to unrest among the Liberals. Leonard Courteney, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, felt forced to resign his post and the party whip. Gladstone had held a meeting with Liberal MPs earlier in the day at the Foreign Office, where he defended the bill. He stated that far from being a compromise it was very much a government bill, and that the discussions with the opposition had been conducted with "no party bias". The bill received its second reading on 4 December 1884, and was then sent forward to the committee stage, which was to commence on 19 February 1885. The delay was to allow the boundary commissions to complete their work, with the boundaries and names of the new constituencies to be included as the schedules of the final Act.

In committee few changes were made to the boundaries recommended by the commissioners. However the committee felt that the proposed names for many of the divisions were unfamiliar, and preferred to use what they termed "geographical" names incorporating a compass point. A compromise was made where both were incorporated in the names of many of the constituencies: thus the seat officially called the "Northern or Biggleswade Division of Bedfordshire" was informally referred to as "Biggleswade", the "Biggleswade Division", "Northern Bedfordshire" or "North Bedfordshire".

The act received Royal Assent on 25 June, and the provisions of both the redistribution and representation acts first came into use at the 1885 general election.

Provisions
The committee's work coupled with the Arlington Street Compact resulted a major redistribution under the Act as follows:
 * Parliamentary boroughs (later known as borough constituencies):
 * All these units with a population of 15,000 or less ceased to have separate representation and were merged into a wider division (constituency) of their county – namely 79 constituencies were disenfranchised.
 * Six other boroughs were also merged into the county divisions: four that included large extents of countryside (Aylesbury, Cricklade, East Retford, Shoreham) and two that had been disenfranchised for corruption (Macclesfield and Sandwich).
 * Those with populations between 15,000 and 50,000 were to have their representation reduced from two MPs to one, namely 76 constituencies.
 * Those with populations of more than 50,000 (23 in all) continued to be a set of two-member constituencies
 * The City of London would have its representation reduced to two MPs and remain undivided
 * The Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin would each return two MPs.
 * Two low-population English counties lost an MP: Rutland was reduced to one MP and Herefordshire to two MPs.
 * The number of seats in the Commons was increased from 652 to 670, inclusive of Ireland.

Apart from boundary changes, approximately 160 seats were new (or "liberated" as Gladstone described it) in England and Wales. The number of seats in Scotland was increased by 12, and the representation of Ireland in Parliament remained at 103 members, even though its population had declined relative to the rest of the United Kingdom, due to emigration which had continued since the famine. This arrangement was described by The Times as "...obviously dictated by a somewhat pusillanimous [weak-hearted] calculation that it was better to avoid a struggle with the Parnellite party."

Cessation of dual-MP constituency pacts and majority-minority appeal
The reduction in the number of two-member constituencies (elected by the bloc vote system) ended cross-party cooperation: before the Act, in many counties and boroughs the two main parties had agreed to nominate one candidate each, and no election was held. Contested elections became the norm after the Act: 657 of 670 seats were contested at the 1885 general election.

Recognition of the middle and working classes
The division of former two-member constituencies had a direct, clear consequence: it hastened the decline of the domination of Parliament by the aristocracy (formed of those who had won Royal and often military favour and their heirs, many of whom were accurately referred to as the 'landed gentry'). After 1885, for the first time, MPs connected to industry and commerce outnumbered those closely related to the gentry. The Lords immediately stood out therefore as non-representative of the electorate; the "household suffrage" of 1885 gave the majority of men the vote; and by the end of 1918 all those aged over 21 could vote and some women.

Nonetheless, the Lords and their sons, grandsons and nephews in the Commons continued to form the greater part of the Cabinet until the Asquith ministry – further, the Lords legally bore equal strength, save for their inability to initiate bills spending public funds since 1407, until Asquith's constitutional Parliament Act 1911. The House of Lords could veto or amend bills sent to them by the Commons.

Electoral results and impact on strategy and attitudes
When the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was being considered in 1884–85, the limited vote had little support. The redistribution eliminated the three and four member districts and the use of the Limited voting system disappeared.

Immediate expansion of the working class electorate caused the number of 'Lib/Lab' MPs to rise from 2 in 1874 to 13 in 1885. The Act's new seats saw a 1% single-party swing to the Conservatives and so a gain of only 10 seats and a similar gain of 11 seats by Independent Liberals, the latter often slightly more radical (redistributive) than both mainstream parties.

The sudden balance of power of the seats held or won by Irish Parliamentary Party candidates galvanised those opposed to Home Rule. This third party power of veto coupled with the end of local electoral pacts in a foreseeable way; Disraeli and Gladstone needed central control of their members to pursue narrower narratives and promote differing values. The IPP were often labelled particularly by the media and Conservatives as 'Parnellites'. Their power saw Gladstone make Home Rule his touchstone but, in so doing, distance his party from most peers who, until the House of Lords was flooded with Liberal peers in 1911, preferred conservative policies and guarded their near-equal power. Peers of the Whig persuasion flocked to a conservative line given immediate loss of family ties (hence leverage) in the Commons and tide of reformist policies engulfing the Liberal party caused by the Act's generous franchise and loss of their coveted and often sponsored Whig-Radical and Whig-Conservative dual-member seats in the Commons. In short most peers felt change had gone far and fast enough. The opening words of free thought of the Lords, in its reply to the Queen's Speech came from the Duke of Abercorn who said:- "'My Lords, I rise to propose that an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty in reply to the Gracious Speech from the Throne, and in doing this I have to crave that indulgence from your Lordships which is always accorded to one who addresses your Lordships for the first time....

Questions of vital moment and importance affecting the safety of the Empire will have to be discussed, and the country will carefully scrutinize them; and the manner in which they are treated by a Parliament elected for the first time under household suffrage will be earnestly watched. [emphasis added]"

Liberal MPs opposing Home Rule rapidly formed a new party to stand at the next election in 1886, the Liberal Unionists who were willing to govern with Conservatives.

Liberals were unable to rely on any Lords' majorities (ratification) on their Bills from 1885 until the Parliament Act 1911. The 1911 Act ended the equal power of the House of Lords forever, constitutionally.

132 small areas ("parliamentary boroughs") were merged with part or all of their surrounding county constituency, all of which had previously returned two members. Courted for decades with the promise of for social change, religious freedom and free trade by Liberals, often served by a Radical-leaning alongside and a Whig-leaning MP, these boroughs had few Conservative MPs at most elections. Their substitute single-member seats where gaining suburban and wealthy rural parts particularly assisted the Conservative party, which took a position of national "strength and unity" in opposing Chamberlain's "radicalism" preferring instead education reform and opposing Gladstone's Home Rule "crusade" in favour of budgetary concessions and support for unionist Irish businesses. The ensuing Queens Speech showed the Queen was "...resolutely opposed [to Irish Home Rule]...convinced that I shall be heartily supported by my Parliament and my people."

The Conservative party thinkers and leaders in both houses had now enfranchised the majority of men trusting them to break the deadlock in their favour; in return they had espoused religious freedom and almost completely free trade. The Liberal Party may have won the 1885 General Election however the new Lords heavy antipathy and the Irish question tore the party apart.

The majority of multi-member seats saw cooperation before 1885 whereas under the new one-MP-per-constituency norm, cooperation as patron and protégé or to attract opposing voters was futile. Whig and the most progressive Radical candidates could now be branded "weak", "divided" or "distanced" from the line of Gladstone and his successors which proved a flaw in the broad congregation of the Liberal Party until the formation of the final splinter group of 1931. Conservatives depicted Gladstone's dogged advancement of Home Rule, notably his failed first and second Irish Home Rule bills in 1886 and 1893, an open dissent from Her Majesty, as the root cause of Liberal Party disintegration. This unorthodoxy combined with heavy defeats on other Commons bills in the House of Lords which began to hemorrhage more Whigs led to electoral landslide victories for the Conservative party in 1886 and 1895 to break the deadlock.

Redistributed seats: England
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Bedfordshire
Representation decreased from 4 to 3 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Bedford (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP
 * Bedford (one MP)
 * Bedford (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Bedfordshire (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Split into two divisions
 * Northern or Biggleswade Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Luton Division (one MP)
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 * Southern or Luton Division (one MP)
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Berkshire
Representation decreased from 8 to 5 MPs

‡ The Borough of Abingdon was partly in Oxfordshire !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!change!!After 1885 The abolished boroughs of Abingdon and Wallingford were included in the Abingdon Division.
 * Abingdon‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Reading (two MPs)
 * Boundaries widened, representation reduced to one MP.
 * Reading (one MP)
 * Wallingford (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Windsor (one MP)
 * No change
 * Windsor (one MP)
 * Windsor (one MP)
 * No change
 * Windsor (one MP)
 * Windsor (one MP)
 * rowspan=3| Berkshire (undivided) (three MPs)
 * rowspan=3| Split into three divisions.
 * rowspan=3| Split into three divisions.
 * Northern or Abingdon Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Newbury Division (one MP)
 * Eastern or Wokingham Division (one MP)
 * Eastern or Wokingham Division (one MP)
 * Eastern or Wokingham Division (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Buckinghamshire
Representation decreased from 8 to 3 MPs

‡ The Borough of Great Marlow was partly in Berkshire !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Aylesbury (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Buckingham (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Chipping Wycombe (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name ("Wycombe") to a county division.
 * Great Marlow‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name ("Wycombe") to a county division.
 * Great Marlow‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * colspan=2| Abolished.

The Aylesbury Division absorbed the abolished boroughs of Aylesbury and Great Marlow. The Buckingham Division absorbed Buckingham and the Wycombe Division absorbed Chipping Wycombe.
 * rowspan=3|Buckinghamshire (undivided) (three MPs)
 * rowspan=3| Split into three divisions.
 * Mid or Aylesbury Division (one MP)
 * Northern or Buckingham Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Wycombe Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Wycombe Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Wycombe Division (one MP)


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Cambridgeshire
Representation decreased from 5 to 4 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Cambridge (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP
 * Cambridge (one MP)
 * Cambridge (one MP)

!colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885


 * rowspan=3| Cambridgeshire (undivided) (three MPs)
 * rowspan=3| Split into three divisions.
 * Western or Chesterton Division (one MP)
 * Eastern or Newmarket Division (one MP)
 * Northern or Wisbech Division (one MP)
 * Eastern or Newmarket Division (one MP)
 * Northern or Wisbech Division (one MP)
 * Northern or Wisbech Division (one MP)


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Cheshire
Representation decreased from 14 to 13 MPs

‡ The Boroughs of Stalybridge and Stockport were partly in Lancashire !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Birkenhead (one MP)
 * No change
 * Birkenhead (one MP)
 * Chester (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP
 * Chester (one MP)
 * Macclesfield (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Disenfranchised for corruption Gave name to county division.
 * Stalybridge‡ (one MP)
 * Boundaries extended
 * Stalybridge (one MP)
 * Stockport‡ (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Stockport (two MPs)
 * Stalybridge (one MP)
 * Stockport‡ (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Stockport (two MPs)
 * Stockport (two MPs)

!colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885


 * rowspan="2"| East Division (Two MPs)
 * rowspan=8 valign=middle| Divided into 8 divisions:
 * The East Division formed the basis of the new Macclesfield Division
 * The Mid Division was divided into the new Altrincham, Hyde and Knutsford Divisions (with parts going to the Crewe, Macclesfield and Northwich Divisions)
 * The South Division was divided into the new Eddisbury and Wirral Divisions (with parts going to the Crewe Division and the Northwich Division).
 * Altrincham Division (one MP)
 * Crewe Division (one MP)
 * rowspan="3"| Mid Division (Two MPs)
 * Eddisbury Division (one MP)
 * Hyde Division (one MP)
 * Knutsford Division (one MP)
 * Eddisbury Division (one MP)
 * Hyde Division (one MP)
 * Knutsford Division (one MP)
 * Knutsford Division (one MP)
 * Knutsford Division (one MP)


 * rowspan="3"| West Division (Two MPs)
 * Macclesfield Division (one MP)
 * Northwich Division (one MP)
 * Wirral Division (one MP)
 * Wirral Division (one MP)
 * Wirral Division (one MP)


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Cornwall
Representation decreased from 13 to 7 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Bodmin (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Helston (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Launceston (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Liskeard (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Penryn and Falmouth (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP
 * Penryn and Falmouth (one MP)
 * St Ives (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Truro (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Penryn and Falmouth (one MP)
 * St Ives (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Truro (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Truro (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.


 * rowspan=3| Eastern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=6 valign=middle| Divided into 6 Divisions.
 * The Eastern Division was divided into the new North-Eastern and South-Eastern Divisions (with part going to the Mid Division)
 * The Western Division was divided into the new North-Western, Truro and Western Divisions (with part going to the Mid Division)
 * Mid or St Austell Division (one MP)
 * North-Eastern or Launceston Division (one MP)
 * North-Western or Camborne Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3| Western Division (two MPs)
 * South-Eastern or Bodmin Division (one MP)
 * Truro Division (one MP)
 * Western or St Ives Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South-Eastern or Bodmin Division (one MP)
 * Truro Division (one MP)
 * Western or St Ives Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Western or St Ives Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Cumberland
Representation decreased from 8 to 6 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Carlisle (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Carlisle (one MP)
 * Cockermouth (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Whitehaven (one MP)
 * No change
 * Whitehaven (one MP)
 * Whitehaven (one MP)
 * No change
 * Whitehaven (one MP)

!colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885


 * rowspan=2|Eastern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2|Eastern Division (two MPs)


 * rowspan=4| Reorganised into four divisions, absorbed abolished Borough of Cockermouth.


 * Cockermouth Division (one MP)
 * Egremont (or Western) Division (one MP)
 * Egremont (or Western) Division (one MP)


 * rowspan=2|Western Division (two MPs)


 * Eskdale (or Northern) Division (one MP)
 * Penrith (or Mid) Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Derbyshire
Representation increased from 8 to 9 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Derby (two MPs)
 * Boundaries extended.
 * |Derby (two MPs)
 * |Derby (two MPs)

!colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2| East Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=7| Reorganised into seven divisions.
 * Chesterfield Division (one MP)
 * Mid Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|North Division (two MPs)
 * North-Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|South Division (two MPs)
 * Western Division (one MP)
 * High Peak Division (one MP)
 * Ilkeston Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|South Division (two MPs)
 * Western Division (one MP)
 * High Peak Division (one MP)
 * Ilkeston Division (one MP)
 * High Peak Division (one MP)
 * Ilkeston Division (one MP)
 * Ilkeston Division (one MP)


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Devon
Representation decreased from 17 to 13 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Barnstaple (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Devonport (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Devonport (two MPs)
 * Exeter (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Exeter (one MP)
 * Plymouth (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Plymouth (two MPs)
 * Tavistock (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * No change
 * Plymouth (two MPs)
 * Tavistock (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.

!colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Tiverton (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * rowspan=3| East Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=8| Reorganised into eight divisions, absorbed abolished boroughs of Barnstaple, Tavistock and Tiverton.
 * Eastern or Honiton Division (one MP)
 * Mid or Ashburton Division (one MP)
 * Northern or South Molton Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| North Division (two MPs)
 * North-Eastern or Tiverton Division (one MP)
 * North-Western or Barnstaple Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|South Division (two MPs)
 * Torquay Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Totnes Division (one MP)
 * Western or Tavistock Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * rowspan=3|South Division (two MPs)
 * Torquay Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Totnes Division (one MP)
 * Western or Tavistock Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Western or Tavistock Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Western or Tavistock Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Dorset
Representation decreased from 10 to 4 MPs

‡ The Borough of Shaftesbury was partly in Wiltshire !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885

!colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Bridport (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Dorchester (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Poole (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Shaftesbury‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Wareham (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Wareham (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * rowspan=4|Dorset (undivided) (three MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Split into four divisions, absorbing the six abolished boroughs.
 * Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Northern Division (one MP)
 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Durham
Representation increased from 13 to 16 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Darlington (one MP)
 * Boundaries widened.
 * Darlington (one MP)
 * Durham City (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Durham City (one MP)
 * Gateshead (one MP)
 * No change
 * Gateshead (one MP)
 * Hartlepool (one MP)
 * No change
 * Hartlepool (one MP)
 * South Shields (one MP)
 * No change
 * South Shields (one MP)
 * Stockton (one MP)
 * No change
 * Stockton (one MP)
 * Sunderland (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Sunderland (two MPs)
 * Stockton (one MP)
 * No change
 * Stockton (one MP)
 * Sunderland (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Sunderland (two MPs)
 * Sunderland (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4|Northern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=8| Reorganised into eight divisions
 * Barnard Castle Division (one MP)
 * Bishop Auckland Division (one MP)
 * Chester Le Street Division (one MP)
 * Houghton Le Spring Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=4|Southern Division (two MPs)
 * Jarrow Division (one MP)
 * Mid Division (one MP)
 * North-Western Division (one MP)
 * South-Eastern Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Jarrow Division (one MP)
 * Mid Division (one MP)
 * North-Western Division (one MP)
 * South-Eastern Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South-Eastern Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Essex
Representation increased from 10 to 11 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Colchester (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Colchester (one MP)
 * Harwich (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Maldon (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * rowspan=2|Formed part of South Division of county
 * rowspan=2|New parliamentary borough of West Ham, divided into two single-member divisions
 * West Ham, North Division (one MP)
 * West Ham, South Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Formed part of South Division of county
 * rowspan=2|New parliamentary borough of West Ham, divided into two single-member divisions
 * West Ham, North Division (one MP)
 * West Ham, South Division (one MP)
 * West Ham, South Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| East Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=8| Reorganised into eight divisions. Part of former South Division constituted as parliamentary borough of West Ham.
 * Eastern or Maldon Division (one MP)
 * Mid or Chelmsford Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|South Division (two MPs)
 * Northern or Saffron Walden Division (one MP)
 * North-Eastern or Harwich Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Romford Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|West Division (two MPs)
 * South-Eastern Division (one MP)
 * South-Western or Walthamstow Division (one MP)
 * Western or Epping Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Romford Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|West Division (two MPs)
 * South-Eastern Division (one MP)
 * South-Western or Walthamstow Division (one MP)
 * Western or Epping Division (one MP)
 * South-Western or Walthamstow Division (one MP)
 * Western or Epping Division (one MP)
 * Western or Epping Division (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Gloucestershire
Representation decreased from 13 to 11 MPs

‡ The Borough of Bristol was partly in Somerset !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 Part of former Western Division included in parliamentary borough of Bristol.
 * rowspan=4| Bristol‡ (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Boundaries of parliamentary borough extended to include St George, Horfield, and Stapleton, and part of Bedminster. Divided into four single-member divisions.
 * Bristol, East Division (one MP)
 * Bristol, North Division (one MP)
 * Bristol, South Division (one MP)
 * Bristol, West Division (one MP)
 * Cheltenham (one MP)
 * Boundaries extended to include Charlton Kings
 * Cheltenham (one MP)
 * Cirencester (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Gloucester (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Gloucester (one MP)
 * Stroud (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Tewkesbury (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Gloucester (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Gloucester (one MP)
 * Stroud (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Tewkesbury (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Tewkesbury (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * rowspan=3| Eastern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=5| Reorganised into five divisions, absorbing boroughs of Stroud and Tewkesbury.
 * rowspan=5| Reorganised into five divisions, absorbing boroughs of Stroud and Tewkesbury.
 * Eastern or Cirencester Division (one MP)
 * Forest of Dean Division (one MP)
 * Mid or Stroud Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Western Division (two MPs)
 * Northern or Tewkesbury Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Thornbury Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Northern or Tewkesbury Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Thornbury Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Representation decreased from 16 to 12 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Andover (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Christchurch (one MP)
 * No change
 * Christchurch (one MP)
 * Lymington (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Newport (Isle of Wight) (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Area included in Isle of Wight division.
 * Petersfield (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Portsmouth (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Portsmouth (two MPs)
 * Southampton (two MPs)
 * Boundaries widened to include Millbrook, Bitterne and St. Mary Extra areas
 * Southampton (two MPs)
 * Winchester (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Winchester (one MP)
 * Southampton (two MPs)
 * Boundaries widened to include Millbrook, Bitterne and St. Mary Extra areas
 * Southampton (two MPs)
 * Winchester (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Winchester (one MP)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Winchester (one MP)


 * rowspan=3| Northern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=5| Reorganised into five single-member divisions, absorbing parliamentary boroughs of Andover, Lymington and Petersfield.
 * Eastern or Petersfield Division (one MP)
 * New Forest Division (one MP)
 * Northern or Basingstoke Division (one MP)
 * Northern or Basingstoke Division (one MP)
 * Northern or Basingstoke Division (one MP)


 * rowspan=2| Southern Division (two MPs)
 * Southern or Fareham Division (one MP)


 * Western or Andover Division (one MP)
 * Isle of Wight Division (one MP)
 * Absorbed the parliamentary borough of Newport.
 * Isle of Wight Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Isle of Wight Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Herefordshire
Representation decreased from 6 to 3 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Hereford (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Hereford (one MP)
 * Leominster (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Leominster (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.


 * rowspan=2| Herefordshire (undivided) (three MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Split into two divisions, absorbed parliamentary borough of Leominster.
 * Leominster or Northern Division (one MP)
 * Ross or Southern Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Ross or Southern Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Hertfordshire
Representation remained at 4 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Hertford (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.


 * rowspan=4| Hertfordshire (undivided) (three MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Split into four divisions, absorbed parliamentary borough of Hertford.
 * Eastern or Hertford Division
 * Mid or St Albans Division
 * Northern or Hitchin Division
 * Western or Watford Division
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Northern or Hitchin Division
 * Western or Watford Division
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Huntingdonshire
Representation decreased from 3 to 2 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Huntingdon (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * rowspan=2|Huntingdonshire (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Split into two divisions, absorbed parliamentary borough of Huntingdon.
 * Northern or Ramsey Division
 * Southern or Huntingdon Division
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Southern or Huntingdon Division
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Kent
Representation decreased from 21 to 19 MPs

† Formed part of "The Metropolis" of London !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Canterbury (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Canterbury (one MP)
 * Chatham (one MP)
 * No change
 * Chatham (one MP)
 * Dover (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Dover (one MP)
 * Gravesend (one MP)
 * No change
 * Gravesend (one MP)
 * rowspan=3| Greenwich (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=3| Boundaries altered, with areas transferred to create new boroughs of Deptford and Woolwich, each represented by one MP.
 * Greenwich (one MP)†
 * Deptford (one MP)†
 * Woolwich (one MP)†
 * Hythe (one MP)
 * No change
 * Hythe (one MP)
 * Deptford (one MP)†
 * Woolwich (one MP)†
 * Hythe (one MP)
 * No change
 * Hythe (one MP)
 * Hythe (one MP)
 * No change
 * Hythe (one MP)


 * Formed part of West Division of county
 * New parliamentary borough
 * Lewisham (one MP)†
 * Lewisham (one MP)†


 * Maidstone (two MPs)
 * Boundaries altered. Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Maidstone (one MP)
 * Rochester (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Rochester (one MP)
 * Sandwich (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Disenfranchised for corruption
 * Sandwich (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Disenfranchised for corruption

!colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=3|Eastern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=8|Reorganised into eight single-member divisions, absorbing parliamentary borough of Sandwich
 * Southern or Ashford Division (one MP)
 * North-Western or Dartford Division (one MP)
 * North-Eastern or Faversham Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3| Mid Kent (two MPs)
 * Isle of Thanet Division (one MP)
 * Mid or Medway Division (one MP)
 * Eastern or St Augustine's Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Kent West (two MPs)
 * Western or Sevenoaks Division (one MP)
 * South Western or Tunbridge Division (one MP)
 * Mid or Medway Division (one MP)
 * Eastern or St Augustine's Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Kent West (two MPs)
 * Western or Sevenoaks Division (one MP)
 * South Western or Tunbridge Division (one MP)
 * Western or Sevenoaks Division (one MP)
 * South Western or Tunbridge Division (one MP)
 * South Western or Tunbridge Division (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Lancashire
Representation increased from 32 to 57 MPs

‡ The Borough of Warrington was partly in Cheshire !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Ashton-under-Lyne (one MP)
 * Boundaries extended to include the local government district of Hurst.
 * Ashton-under-Lyne (one MP)
 * Formed from part of North Division of county
 * New parliamentary borough
 * Barrow-in-Furness (one MP)
 * Blackburn (two MPs)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * Blackburn (two MPs)
 * Bolton (two MPs)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * Bolton (two MPs)
 * Burnley (one MP)
 * No change
 * Burnley (one MP)
 * Bury (one MP)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * Bury (one MP)
 * Clitheroe (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * rowspan=9|Liverpool (three MPs)
 * rowspan=9|Boundaries of parliamentary borough extended to include entirety of Toxteth Park and parts of Walton-on-the-Hill, Wavertree, and West Derby. Divided into nine single-member divisions.
 * Abercromby Division (one MP)
 * East Toxteth Division (one MP)
 * Everton Division (one MP)
 * Exchange Division (one MP)
 * Kirkdale Division (one MP)
 * Scotland Division (one MP)
 * Walton Division (one MP)
 * West Derby Division (one MP)
 * West Toxteth Division (one MP)
 * East Toxteth Division (one MP)
 * Everton Division (one MP)
 * Exchange Division (one MP)
 * Kirkdale Division (one MP)
 * Scotland Division (one MP)
 * Walton Division (one MP)
 * West Derby Division (one MP)
 * West Toxteth Division (one MP)
 * Scotland Division (one MP)
 * Walton Division (one MP)
 * West Derby Division (one MP)
 * West Toxteth Division (one MP)
 * West Derby Division (one MP)
 * West Toxteth Division (one MP)
 * West Toxteth Division (one MP)
 * West Toxteth Division (one MP)


 * rowspan=6|Manchester (three MPs)
 * rowspan=6| Boundaries of parliamentary borough extended to include the local government districts of Moss Side and Rusholme and a detached part of the parish of Gorton. Divided into six single-member divisions.
 * East Division (one MP)
 * North Division (one MP)
 * North East Division (one MP)
 * North West Division (one MP)
 * South Division (one MP)
 * South West (one MP)
 * Oldham (two MPs)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * Oldham (two MPs)
 * Preston (two MPs)
 * Boundaries changed to comprise entire municipal borough of Preston, (with extended boundaries due to come into effect on 1 June 1889), and the local government district of Fulwood.
 * Preston (two MPs)
 * Rochdale (one MP)
 * No change
 * Rochdale (one MP)
 * Formed from part of South West Division of county
 * New parliamentary borough
 * St Helens (one MP)
 * Boundaries changed to comprise entire municipal borough of Preston, (with extended boundaries due to come into effect on 1 June 1889), and the local government district of Fulwood.
 * Preston (two MPs)
 * Rochdale (one MP)
 * No change
 * Rochdale (one MP)
 * Formed from part of South West Division of county
 * New parliamentary borough
 * St Helens (one MP)
 * New parliamentary borough
 * St Helens (one MP)

!colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=3| Salford (two MPs)
 * rowspan=3| Divided into three single-member divisions.
 * North Division (one MP)
 * South Division (one MP)
 * West Division (one MP)
 * Warrington‡ (one MP)
 * No change
 * Warrington‡ (one MP)
 * Wigan (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Wigan (one MP)
 * Warrington‡ (one MP)
 * Wigan (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Wigan (one MP)
 * Wigan (one MP)

Blackpool Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=4| North Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4|Divided into four single-member divisions, part constituted as new parliamentary borough of Barrow-in-Furness.
 * Chorley Division (one MP)
 * Lancaster Division (one MP)
 * North Lonsdale Division (one MP)
 * Lancaster Division (one MP)
 * North Lonsdale Division (one MP)
 * North Lonsdale Division (one MP)


 * rowspan=4| North-East Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4|Absorbed former parliamentary borough of Clitheroe, divided into four single-member divisions.
 * Accrington Division (one MP)
 * Clitheroe Division (one MP)
 * Darwen Division (one MP)
 * Rossendale Division (one MP)
 * Darwen Division (one MP)
 * Rossendale Division (one MP)
 * Rossendale Division (one MP)


 * rowspan=8| South-East Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=8| Divided into eight single-member divisions.
 * Eccles Division (one MP)
 * Gorton Division (one MP)
 * Heywood Division (one MP)
 * Middleton Division (one MP)
 * Prestwich Division (one MP)
 * Radcliffe cum Farnworth Division (one MP)
 * Stretford Division (one MP)
 * Westhoughton Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=7| South-West Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=7| Divided into seven single-member divisions, part constituted as new parliamentary borough of St Helens.
 * Bootle Division (one MP)
 * Ince Division (one MP)
 * Leigh Division (one MP)
 * Newton Division (one MP)
 * Ormskirk Division (one MP)
 * Southport Division (one MP)
 * Widnes Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=7| South-West Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=7| Divided into seven single-member divisions, part constituted as new parliamentary borough of St Helens.
 * Bootle Division (one MP)
 * Ince Division (one MP)
 * Leigh Division (one MP)
 * Newton Division (one MP)
 * Ormskirk Division (one MP)
 * Southport Division (one MP)
 * Widnes Division (one MP)
 * Ormskirk Division (one MP)
 * Southport Division (one MP)
 * Widnes Division (one MP)
 * Southport Division (one MP)
 * Widnes Division (one MP)
 * Widnes Division (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Leicestershire
Representation remained at 6 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Leicester (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Leicester (two MPs)
 * Leicester (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Northern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4|Divided into four single-member divisions.
 * Eastern (or Melton) Division (one MP)
 * Mid (or Loughborough) Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Southern Division (two MPs)
 * Southern (or Harborough) Division (one MP)
 * Western (or Bosworth) Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Southern Division (two MPs)
 * Southern (or Harborough) Division (one MP)
 * Western (or Bosworth) Division (one MP)
 * Western (or Bosworth) Division (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Lincolnshire
Representation decreased from 14 to 11 MPs

‡ The Borough of Stamford was partly in Northamptonshire !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Boston (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP. Boundaries simplified.
 * Boston (one MP)
 * Grantham (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Grantham (one MP)
 * Great Grimsby (one MP)
 * No change
 * Great Grimsby (one MP)
 * Lincoln (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP. Boundaries extended to include Bracebridge.
 * Lincoln (one MP)
 * Stamford‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Representation reduced to one MP. Boundaries extended to include Bracebridge.
 * Lincoln (one MP)
 * Stamford‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * rowspan=2| Lincolnshire Mid (two MPs)
 * rowspan=7|Divided into seven single-member divisions.
 * North Lindsey (or Brigg) Division (one MP)
 * West Lindsey (or Gainsborough) Division (one MP)
 * West Lindsey (or Gainsborough) Division (one MP)
 * West Lindsey (or Gainsborough) Division (one MP)


 * rowspan=2|Lincolnshire North (two MPs)
 * South Lindsey (or Horncastle) Division) (one MP)
 * East Lindsey (or Louth) Division (one MP)
 * East Lindsey (or Louth) Division (one MP)

North Kesteven (or Sleaford) Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|Lincolnshire South (two MPs)
 * Holland (or Spalding) Division (one MP)
 * South Kesteven (or Stamford) Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Kesteven (or Stamford) Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Middlesex
Representation increased from 18 to 47 MPs

† Formed part of "The Metropolis" of London !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=5|Chelsea (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=5|Divided into four parliamentary boroughs, three of which returned 1 MP each, and one (Kensington) was itself divided into two single-member divisions.
 * Chelsea (one MP)†
 * Fulham (one MP)†
 * Hammersmith (one MP)†
 * Kensington, North Division (one MP)†
 * Kensington, South Division (one MP)†
 * City of London (four MPs)†
 * Representation reduced to two MPs
 * City of London (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=7| Finsbury (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=7| Divided into two parliamentary boroughs: Finsbury, consisting of 3 single-member divisions; and Islington divided into 4 single-member divisions.
 * Finsbury, Central Division (one MP)†
 * Finsbury, East Division (one MP)†
 * Finsbury, Holborn Division (one MP)†
 * Islington, East Division (one MP)†
 * Islington, North Division (one MP)†
 * Islington, South Division (one MP)†
 * Islington, West Division (one MP)†
 * rowspan=7| Hackney (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=7|Divided into three parliamentary boroughs: Bethnal Green (divided into 2 one-member divisions), Hackney (divided into 3 one-member divisions) and Shoreditch (divided into 2 one-member divisions)
 * Bethnal Green, North East Division (one MP)†
 * Bethnal Green, South West Division (one MP)†
 * Hackney, Central Division (one MP)†
 * Hackney, North Division (one MP)†
 * Hackney, South Division (one MP)†
 * Shoreditch, Haggerston Division (one MP)†
 * Shoreditch, Hoxton Division (one MP)†
 * Created from part of parliamentary county
 * New parliamentary borough of Hampstead
 * Hampstead (one MP)†
 * rowspan=8| Marylebone (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=8| Divided into three parliamentary boroughs: Marylebone (divided into 2 divisions), Paddington (2 divisions) and St Pancras (4 divisions).
 * Marylebone, East Division (one MP)†
 * Marylebone, West Division (one MP)†
 * Paddington, North Division (one MP)†
 * Paddington, South Division (one MP)†
 * St Pancras, East Division (one MP)†
 * St Pancras, North Division (one MP)†
 * St Pancras, South Division (one MP)†
 * St Pancras, West Division (one MP)†
 * rowspan=7|Tower Hamlets (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=7| Divided into 7 single-member divisions.
 * Bow and Bromley (one MP)†
 * Limehouse Division (one MP)†
 * Mile End Division (one MP)†
 * Poplar Division (one MP)†
 * St George Division (one MP)†
 * Stepney Division (one MP)†
 * Whitechapel Division (one MP)†
 * rowspan=3| Westminster (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=3| Divided into three parliamentary boroughs, each returning one MP.
 * Westminster (one MP)†
 * St George, Hanover Square (one MP)†
 * Strand (one MP)†
 * Marylebone, East Division (one MP)†
 * Marylebone, West Division (one MP)†
 * Paddington, North Division (one MP)†
 * Paddington, South Division (one MP)†
 * St Pancras, East Division (one MP)†
 * St Pancras, North Division (one MP)†
 * St Pancras, South Division (one MP)†
 * St Pancras, West Division (one MP)†
 * rowspan=7|Tower Hamlets (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=7| Divided into 7 single-member divisions.
 * Bow and Bromley (one MP)†
 * Limehouse Division (one MP)†
 * Mile End Division (one MP)†
 * Poplar Division (one MP)†
 * St George Division (one MP)†
 * Stepney Division (one MP)†
 * Whitechapel Division (one MP)†
 * rowspan=3| Westminster (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=3| Divided into three parliamentary boroughs, each returning one MP.
 * Westminster (one MP)†
 * St George, Hanover Square (one MP)†
 * Strand (one MP)†
 * Mile End Division (one MP)†
 * Poplar Division (one MP)†
 * St George Division (one MP)†
 * Stepney Division (one MP)†
 * Whitechapel Division (one MP)†
 * rowspan=3| Westminster (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=3| Divided into three parliamentary boroughs, each returning one MP.
 * Westminster (one MP)†
 * St George, Hanover Square (one MP)†
 * Strand (one MP)†
 * rowspan=3| Westminster (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=3| Divided into three parliamentary boroughs, each returning one MP.
 * Westminster (one MP)†
 * St George, Hanover Square (one MP)†
 * Strand (one MP)†
 * Strand (one MP)†
 * Strand (one MP)†
 * rowspan=7| Middlesex (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=7| Divided into seven single-member divisions, part constituted as new parliamentary borough of Hampstead.
 * Brentford Division (one MP)
 * Ealing Division (one MP)
 * Enfield Division (one MP)
 * Harrow Division (one MP)
 * Hornsey Division (one MP)
 * Tottenham Division (one MP)
 * Uxbridge Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Hornsey Division (one MP)
 * Tottenham Division (one MP)
 * Uxbridge Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Uxbridge Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Norfolk
Representation unchanged (10 MPs)

‡ The Borough of Great Yarmouth was partly in Suffolk !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * King's Lynn (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP. Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * King's Lynn (one MP)
 * Norwich (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Norwich (two MPs)
 * Formed from part of North Division of the county
 * New parliamentary borough of Great Yarmouth
 * Great Yarmouth‡ (one MP)
 * Formed from part of North Division of the county
 * New parliamentary borough of Great Yarmouth
 * Great Yarmouth‡ (one MP)
 * Great Yarmouth‡ (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|North Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=6|Reorganised into six single-member divisions, part constituted as new parliamentary borough of Great Yarmouth.
 * Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Mid Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|South Division (two MPs)
 * North Division (one MP)
 * North West Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|West Division (two MPs)
 * South Division (one MP)
 * South West Division (one MP)
 * North West Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|West Division (two MPs)
 * South Division (one MP)
 * South West Division (one MP)
 * South West Division (one MP)
 * South West Division (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Northamptonshire
Representation decreased from 8 to 7 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Peterborough (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Peterborough (one MP)
 * Northampton (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Northampton (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Northampton (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Northern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Reorganised into four single-member divisions.
 * Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Mid Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Southern Division (two MPs)
 * Northern Division (one MP)
 * Southern Division (one MP)
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 * Northern Division (one MP)
 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Northumberland
Representation decreased from 10 to 8 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Berwick-upon-Tweed (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Morpeth (one MP)
 * No change
 * Morpeth (one MP)
 * Newcastle-upon-Tyne (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Newcastle-upon-Tyne (two MPs)
 * Tynemouth and North Shields (one MP)
 * Renamed
 * Tynemouth (one MP)
 * Tynemouth and North Shields (one MP)
 * Renamed
 * Tynemouth (one MP)
 * Tynemouth (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Northern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Reorganised into four single-member divisions.
 * Berwick-upon-Tweed Division (one MP)
 * Hexham Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Southern Division (two MPs)
 * Tyneside Division (one MP)
 * Wansbeck Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Southern Division (two MPs)
 * Tyneside Division (one MP)
 * Wansbeck Division (one MP)
 * Wansbeck Division (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Nottinghamshire
Representation decreased from 10 to 7 MPs

‡ The Borough of East Retford was partly in the West Riding of Yorkshire !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * East Retford‡ (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished
 * Newark (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * rowspan=3|Nottingham (two MPs)
 * rowspan=3| Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough. Divided into three single-member divisions.
 * East Division (one MP)
 * South Division (one MP)
 * West Division (one MP)
 * East Division (one MP)
 * South Division (one MP)
 * West Division (one MP)
 * West Division (one MP)
 * West Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Northern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Reorganised into four single-member divisions, absorbed parliamentary boroughs of East Retford and Newark.
 * Bassetlaw Division (one MP)
 * Mansfield Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Southern Division (two MPs)
 * Newark Division (one MP)
 * Rushcliffe Division (one MP)
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 * Newark Division (one MP)
 * Rushcliffe Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Oxfordshire
Representation decreased from 7 to 4 MPs

‡ The Borough of Banbury was partly in Northamptonshire !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Banbury‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Oxford (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Oxford (one MP)
 * Woodstock (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Woodstock (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * rowspan=3|Oxfordshire (undivided) (three MPs)
 * rowspan=3| Divided into three single-member divisions, absorbing parliamentary boroughs of Banbury and Woodstock.
 * Northern or Banbury Division (one MP)
 * Mid or Woodstock Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Henley Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Southern or Henley Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Rutland
Representation reduced from 2 MPs to 1 !colspan=3| Parliamentary County !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Rutland (undivided) (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP
 * Rutland (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Shropshire
Representation decreased from 10 to 5 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Bridgnorth (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Ludlow (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Shrewsbury (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP
 * Shrewsbury (one MP)
 * Wenlock (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Shrewsbury (one MP)
 * Wenlock (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * rowspan=2|Northern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4|Reorganised as four single-member divisions, absorbing abolished parliamentary boroughs of Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Wenlock.
 * Mid or Wellington Division (one MP)
 * Northern or Newport Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Southern Division (two MPs)
 * Southern or Ludlow Division (one MP)
 * Western or Oswestry Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Southern or Ludlow Division (one MP)
 * Western or Oswestry Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Somerset
Representation decreased from 11 to 10 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Bath (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Bath (two MPs)
 * Frome (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Taunton (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Taunton (one MP)
 * Taunton (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Taunton (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| East Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=7| Reorganised as seven single-member divisions.
 * Bridgwater Division (one MP)
 * Eastern Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Mid Division (two MPs)
 * Frome Division (one MP)
 * Northern Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3| Western Division (two MPs)
 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * Wells Division (one MP)
 * Western or Wellington Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3| Western Division (two MPs)
 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * Wells Division (one MP)
 * Western or Wellington Division (one MP)
 * Wells Division (one MP)
 * Western or Wellington Division (one MP)
 * Western or Wellington Division (one MP)


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Staffordshire
Representation decreased from 19 to 17 MPs

‡ The Borough of Tamworth was partly in Warwickshire !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Lichfield (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Newcastle-under-Lyme (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP. Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough, Tunstall local government district and part of the parish of Wolstanton.
 * Newcastle-under-Lyme (one MP)
 * Stafford (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP. Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * Stafford (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Stoke-upon-Trent (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2|Divided into two new parliamentary boroughs.
 * Stoke upon Trent (one MP)
 * Hanley (one MP)
 * Tamworth‡ (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division of Warwickshire.
 * Walsall (one MP)
 * No change
 * Walsall (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Wednesbury (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Divided into two new parliamentary boroughs.
 * Wednesbury (one MP)
 * West Bromwich (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|Wolverhampton (two MPs)
 * rowspan=3| Divided into three single-member divisions.
 * East Division (one MP)
 * South Division (one MP)
 * West Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Divided into two new parliamentary boroughs.
 * Wednesbury (one MP)
 * West Bromwich (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|Wolverhampton (two MPs)
 * rowspan=3| Divided into three single-member divisions.
 * East Division (one MP)
 * South Division (one MP)
 * West Division (one MP)
 * South Division (one MP)
 * West Division (one MP)
 * West Division (one MP)
 * West Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|East Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=7| Reorganised into seven single-member divisions.
 * Burton Division (one MP)
 * Handsworth Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| North Division (two MPs)
 * Kingswinford Division (one MP)
 * Leek Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| North Division (two MPs)
 * Kingswinford Division (one MP)
 * Leek Division (one MP)
 * Leek Division (one MP)


 * rowspan=3| West Division (two MPs)
 * Lichfield Division (one MP)
 * North-Western Division (one MP)
 * Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Suffolk
Representation decreased from 9 to 8 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Bury St Edmunds (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Bury St Edmunds (one MP)
 * Eye (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Ipswich (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Ipswich (two MPs)
 * Ipswich (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Ipswich (two MPs)
 * rowspan=3|Eastern Division of Suffolk (two MPs)
 * rowspan=5|Reorganised into five single-member divisions, absorbing parliamentary borough of Eye.
 * Northern or Lowestoft Division (one MP)
 * North-Eastern or Eye Division (one MP)
 * North-Western or Stowmarket Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Western Division of Suffolk (two MPs)
 * South or Sudbury Division (one MP)
 * South-Eastern or Woodbridge Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * rowspan=2|Western Division of Suffolk (two MPs)
 * South or Sudbury Division (one MP)
 * South-Eastern or Woodbridge Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Surrey
Representation increased from 11 to 22 MPs

† Formed part of "The Metropolis" of London !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2|Created from parts of the Eastern and Mid Divisions of parliamentary county
 * rowspan=2|New parliamentary borough of Battersea and Clapham formed from the parish of Battersea from Mid Division and the parish of Clapham from Eastern Division. Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * Battersea and Clapham, Battersea Division (one MP)†
 * Battersea and Clapham, Clapham Division (one MP)†
 * Created from part of Eastern Division of parliamentary county
 * New parliamentary borough of Croydon
 * Croydon (one MP)
 * Guildford (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * rowspan=9|Lambeth (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=9|Reconstituted as three new parliamentary boroughs: Camberwell (incorporating Dulwich from the Eastern Division of county), Lambeth and Newington. The three boroughs were divided into nine single-member divisions.
 * Camberwell, Dulwich Division (one MP)†
 * Camberwell, North Division (one MP)†
 * Camberwell, Peckham Division (one MP)†
 * Lambeth, Brixton Division (one MP)†
 * Lambeth, Kennington Division (one MP)†
 * Lambeth, North Division (one MP)†
 * Lambeth, Norwood Division (one MP)†
 * Newington, Walworth Division (one MP)†
 * Newington, West Division (one MP)†
 * rowspan=3| Southwark (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=3| Representation increased to three members; divided into three single-member divisions.
 * Southwark, Bermondsey Division (one MP)†
 * Southwark, Rotherhithe Division (one MP)†
 * Southwark, West Division (one MP)†
 * Created from parts of the Eastern and Mid Divisions of parliamentary county
 * New parliamentary borough of Wandsworth
 * Wandsworth (one MP)†
 * Lambeth, Norwood Division (one MP)†
 * Newington, Walworth Division (one MP)†
 * Newington, West Division (one MP)†
 * rowspan=3| Southwark (two MPs)†
 * rowspan=3| Representation increased to three members; divided into three single-member divisions.
 * Southwark, Bermondsey Division (one MP)†
 * Southwark, Rotherhithe Division (one MP)†
 * Southwark, West Division (one MP)†
 * Created from parts of the Eastern and Mid Divisions of parliamentary county
 * New parliamentary borough of Wandsworth
 * Wandsworth (one MP)†
 * Southwark, West Division (one MP)†
 * Created from parts of the Eastern and Mid Divisions of parliamentary county
 * New parliamentary borough of Wandsworth
 * Wandsworth (one MP)†
 * New parliamentary borough of Wandsworth
 * Wandsworth (one MP)†
 * rowspan=6| Eastern Division (two MPs), Mid Division (two MPs) and Western Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=6| Reorganised into six single-member divisions.
 * Kingston Division (one MP)
 * Mid or Epsom Division (one MP)
 * North-Eastern or Wimbledon Division (one MP)
 * North-Western or Chertsey Division (one MP)
 * South-Eastern or Reigate Division (one MP)
 * South-Western or Guildford Division (one MP)
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 * North-Western or Chertsey Division (one MP)
 * South-Eastern or Reigate Division (one MP)
 * South-Western or Guildford Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South-Western or Guildford Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Sussex
Representation decreased from 15 to 9 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Brighton (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Brighton (two MPs)
 * Chichester (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Hastings (two MPs)
 * Boundaries altered. Representation reduced to 1 MP.
 * Hastings (one MP)
 * Horsham (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Lewes (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Midhurst (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * New Shoreham (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Rye (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Midhurst (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * New Shoreham (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Rye (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Rye (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * rowspan=3|Eastern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=6|Absorbed abolished parliamentary boroughs of Chichester, Horsham, Lewes, Midhurst, New Shoreham and Rye. Reorganised into six single-member divisions.
 * Eastern or Rye Division (one MP)
 * Mid or Lewes Division (one MP)
 * Northern or East Grinstead Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|Western Division (two MPs)
 * North-Western or Horsham Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Eastbourne Division (one MP)
 * South-Western or Chichester Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|Western Division (two MPs)
 * North-Western or Horsham Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Eastbourne Division (one MP)
 * South-Western or Chichester Division (one MP)
 * South-Western or Chichester Division (one MP)
 * South-Western or Chichester Division (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Warwickshire
Representation increased from 11 to 14 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Created from part of Northern Division of parliamentary county
 * New parliamentary borough of Aston Manor
 * Aston Manor (one MP)
 * Aston Manor (one MP)

!colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=7|Birmingham (three MPs)
 * rowspan=7| Boundaries of parliamentary borough extended to include local government districts of Balsall Heath, Harborne, and Saltley, and the hamlet of Little Bromwich. Representation increased to seven MPs, divided into seven single-member divisions.
 * Birmingham, Bordesley Division (one MP)
 * Birmingham, Central Division (one MP)
 * Birmingham, East Division (one MP)
 * Birmingham, Edgbaston Division (one MP)
 * Birmingham, North Division (one MP)
 * Birmingham, South Division (one MP)
 * Birmingham, West Division (one MP)
 * Coventry (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Coventry (one MP)
 * Warwick (two MPs)
 * Parliamentary Borough of Warwick extended to include the municipal borough of Royal Leamington Spa and the local government districts of Milverton and Lillington. Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Warwick and Leamington (one MP)
 * Birmingham, West Division (one MP)
 * Coventry (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Coventry (one MP)
 * Warwick (two MPs)
 * Parliamentary Borough of Warwick extended to include the municipal borough of Royal Leamington Spa and the local government districts of Milverton and Lillington. Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Warwick and Leamington (one MP)
 * Parliamentary Borough of Warwick extended to include the municipal borough of Royal Leamington Spa and the local government districts of Milverton and Lillington. Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Warwick and Leamington (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Northern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Reorganised into four single-member divisions.
 * Northern or Tamworth Division (one MP)
 * North-Eastern or Nuneaton Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Southern Division (two MPs)
 * South-Eastern or Rugby Division (one MP)
 * South Western or Stratford on Avon Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South-Eastern or Rugby Division (one MP)
 * South Western or Stratford on Avon Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Westmorland
Representation decreased from 3 to 2 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Kendal (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * rowspan=2| Westmorland (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Reorganised into two single-member divisions, absorbing abolished parliamentary borough of Kendal.
 * Northern or Appleby Division (one MP)
 * Southern or Kendal Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Southern or Kendal Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Wiltshire
Representation decreased from 15 to 6 MPs

‡ The Borough of Cricklade was partly in Gloucestershire !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Calne (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Chippenham (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Cricklade‡ (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Devizes (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Malmesbury (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Marlborough (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Salisbury (two MPs)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire parish of Fisherton Anger, part of the parish of Milford. Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Salisbury (one MP)
 * Westbury (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Wilton (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Salisbury (two MPs)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire parish of Fisherton Anger, part of the parish of Milford. Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Salisbury (one MP)
 * Westbury (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Wilton (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Wilton (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * rowspan=3| Northern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=5| Reorganised as five single-member divisions, absorbing the abolished parliamentary boroughs of Calne, Chippenham, Cricklade, Devizes, Malmesbury, Marlborough, Westbury and Wilton.
 * Eastern or Devizes Division (one MP)
 * Northern or Cricklade Division (one MP)
 * North-Western or Chippenham Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Southern Division (two MPs)
 * Southern or Wilton Division (one MP)
 * Western or Westbury Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * rowspan=2| Southern Division (two MPs)
 * Southern or Wilton Division (one MP)
 * Western or Westbury Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Worcestershire
Representation decreased from 11 to 8 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Bewdley (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Droitwich (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Dudley (one MP)
 * No change
 * Dudley (one MP)
 * Evesham (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Kidderminster (one MP)
 * No change
 * Kidderminster (one MP)
 * Worcester (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Worcester (one MP)
 * No change
 * Kidderminster (one MP)
 * Worcester (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Worcester (one MP)
 * Worcester (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|Eastern Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=5| Reorganised as five single-member divisions, absorbing the abolished parliamentary boroughs of Bewdley, Droitwich and Evesham.
 * Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Mid or Droitwich Division (one MP)
 * Northern Division (one MP
 * rowspan=2|Western Division (two MPs)
 * Southern or Evesham Division (one MP)
 * Western or Bewdley Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * rowspan=2|Western Division (two MPs)
 * Southern or Evesham Division (one MP)
 * Western or Bewdley Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Yorkshire
Representation increased from 38 to 52 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=3|Bradford (two MPs)
 * rowspan=3|Boundaries widened to include entire municipal borough. Representation increased to three MPs, divided into three single-member divisions.
 * Bradford, Central Division (one MP)
 * Bradford, East Division (one MP)
 * Bradford, West Division (one MP)
 * Dewsbury (one MP)
 * No change
 * Dewsbury (one MP)
 * Halifax (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Halifax (two MPs)
 * Huddersfield (one MP)
 * No change
 * Huddersfield (one MP)
 * rowspan=3| Kingston upon Hull (two MPs)
 * rowspan=3|Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough. Representation increased to three MPs, divided into three single-member divisions.
 * Kingston upon Hull Central Division (one MP)
 * Kingston upon Hull East Division (one MP)
 * Kingston upon Hull West Division (one MP)
 * Knaresborough (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished
 * rowspan=5|Leeds (three MPs)
 * rowspan=5| Representation increased to five MPs, divided into five single-member divisions.
 * Leeds, Central Division (one MP)
 * Leeds, East Division (one MP)
 * Leeds, North Division (one MP)
 * Leeds, South Division (one MP)
 * Leeds, West Division (one MP)
 * Malton (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished Gave its name (with Thirsk) to a county division.
 * Middlesbrough (one MP)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * Middlesbrough (one MP)
 * Northallerton (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished
 * Pontefract (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one member.
 * Pontefract (one MP)
 * Richmond (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Ripon (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Scarborough (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one member.
 * Scarborough (one MP)
 * rowspan=5|Sheffield (two MPs)
 * rowspan=5| Representation increased to five members. Divided into five single-member divisions.
 * Sheffield, Attercliffe Division (one MP)
 * Sheffield, Brightside Division (one MP)
 * Sheffield, Central Division (one MP)
 * Sheffield, Ecclesall Division (one MP)
 * Sheffield, Hallam Division (one MP)
 * Thirsk (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name (with Malton) to a county division.
 * Wakefield (one MP)
 * Boundaries extended to include the Belle Vue area of the parish of Sandal Magna.
 * Wakefield (one MP)
 * Whitby (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * York (two MPs)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * York (two MPs)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * Scarborough (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one member.
 * Scarborough (one MP)
 * rowspan=5|Sheffield (two MPs)
 * rowspan=5| Representation increased to five members. Divided into five single-member divisions.
 * Sheffield, Attercliffe Division (one MP)
 * Sheffield, Brightside Division (one MP)
 * Sheffield, Central Division (one MP)
 * Sheffield, Ecclesall Division (one MP)
 * Sheffield, Hallam Division (one MP)
 * Thirsk (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name (with Malton) to a county division.
 * Wakefield (one MP)
 * Boundaries extended to include the Belle Vue area of the parish of Sandal Magna.
 * Wakefield (one MP)
 * Whitby (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * York (two MPs)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * York (two MPs)
 * Wakefield (one MP)
 * Boundaries extended to include the Belle Vue area of the parish of Sandal Magna.
 * Wakefield (one MP)
 * Whitby (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished. Gave its name to a county division.
 * York (two MPs)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * York (two MPs)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * York (two MPs)

!colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885


 * rowspan=3|East Riding Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=3|Divided into three single-member divisions.
 * Buckrose Division (one MP)
 * Holderness Division (one MP)
 * Howdenshire Division (one MP)
 * Howdenshire Division (one MP)
 * Howdenshire Division (one MP)


 * rowspan=4| North Riding Division (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4|Divided into four single-member divisions, absorbing abolished parliamentary boroughs of Malton, Northallerton, Richmond, Thirsk and Whitby.
 * Cleveland Division (one MP)
 * Richmond Division (one MP)
 * Thirsk and Malton Division (one MP)
 * Whitby Division (one MP)
 * Thirsk and Malton Division (one MP)
 * Whitby Division (one MP)
 * Whitby Division (one MP)


 * rowspan=6|Eastern Division of the West Riding (two MPs)
 * rowspan=6| Divided into six single-member divisions, absorbing the abolished parliamentary boroughs of Knaresborough and Ripon.
 * Barkston Ash Division (one MP)
 * Osgoldcross Division (one MP)
 * Otley Division (one MP)
 * Pudsey Division (one MP)
 * Ripon Division (one MP)
 * Spen Valley Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=5| Northern Division of the West Riding (two MPs)
 * rowspan=5| Divided into five single-member divisions.
 * Elland Division (one MP)
 * Keighley Division (one MP)
 * Shipley Division (one MP)
 * Skipton Division (one MP)
 * Sowerby Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=8| Southern Division of the West Riding (two MPs)
 * rowspan=8| Divided into eight single-member divisions.
 * Barnsley Division (one MP)
 * Colne Valley Division (one MP)
 * Doncaster Division (one MP)
 * Hallamshire Division (one MP)
 * Holmfirth Division (one MP)
 * Morley Division (one MP)
 * Normanton Division (one MP)
 * Rotherham Division (one MP)
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 * rowspan=8| Southern Division of the West Riding (two MPs)
 * rowspan=8| Divided into eight single-member divisions.
 * Barnsley Division (one MP)
 * Colne Valley Division (one MP)
 * Doncaster Division (one MP)
 * Hallamshire Division (one MP)
 * Holmfirth Division (one MP)
 * Morley Division (one MP)
 * Normanton Division (one MP)
 * Rotherham Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Morley Division (one MP)
 * Normanton Division (one MP)
 * Rotherham Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Rotherham Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Universities
University representation was not altered by the act. !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Cambridge University (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Cambridge University (two MPs)
 * London University (one MP)
 * No change
 * London University (one MP)
 * Oxford University (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Oxford University (two MPs)
 * }
 * No change
 * Oxford University (two MPs)
 * }

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Anglesey
Representation decreased from 2 to 1 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 (Amlwch, Beaumaris, Holyhead and Llangefni) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Beaumaris district of Boroughs
 * Beaumaris district of Boroughs
 * colspan=2|Abolished.


 * Anglesey (undivided) (one MP)
 * Absorbed Beaumaris District of Boroughs
 * Anglesey (undivided) (one MP)


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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Breconshire
Representation decreased from 2 to 1 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Brecon (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished.
 * colspan=2|Abolished.
 * Breconshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * Absorbed abolished parliamentary borough of Brecon.
 * Breconshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Cardiganshire
Representation decreased from 2 to 1 MPs

‡ The Borough of Cardigan was partly in Pembrokeshire, the Boroughs of Adpar and Lampeter were partly in Carmarthenshire !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 (Cardigan, Aberystwyth, Lampeter and Adpar) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Cardigan District of Boroughs‡ (one MP)
 * Cardigan District of Boroughs‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished
 * Cardiganshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * Absorbed abolished Cardigan District of Boroughs.
 * Cardiganshire (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Carmarthenshire
Representation unchanged (3 MPs) !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 (Carmarthen and Llanelly) (Carmarthen and Llanelly) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Carmarthen Boroughs (one MP)
 * Carmarthen Boroughs (one MP)
 * No change
 * Carmarthen Boroughs (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Carmarthenshire (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Western Division (one MP)
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 * Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Carnarvonshire
Representation increased from 2 to 3 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 (Carnarvon, Bangor, Conway, Criccieth, Nevin, and Pwllheli) (Carnarvon, Bangor, Conway, Criccieth, Nevin, and Pwllheli) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Carnarvon District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * Carnarvon District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * No change
 * Carnarvon District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Carnarvonshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * The Northern or Arfon Division (one MP)
 * The Southern or Eifion Division (one MP)
 * The Southern or Eifion Division (one MP)
 * The Southern or Eifion Division (one MP)


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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Denbighshire
Representation unchanged (3 MPs) !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 (Denbigh, Holt, Ruthin, and Wrexham) (Denbigh, Holt, Ruthin, and Wrexham) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Denbigh Boroughs (one MP)
 * Denbigh Boroughs (one MP)
 * No change
 * Denbigh Boroughs (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Denbighshire (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2|Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Flintshire
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 (Caergwrle, Caerwys, Flint, Holywell, Mold, Overton, Rhuddlan and St Asaph) (Caergwrle, Caerwys, Flint, Holywell, Mold, Overton, Rhuddlan and St Asaph) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Flint Boroughs (one MP)
 * Flint Boroughs (one MP)
 * No change
 * Flint Boroughs (one MP)
 * Flintshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Flintshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * Flintshire (undivided) (one MP)


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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Glamorganshire
Representation increased from 6 to 10 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 (Cardiff, Cowbridge and Llantrisant) (Cardiff, Cowbridge and Llantrisant) (Aberavon, Kenfig, Loughor, Neath and Swansea) (Aberavon, Kenfig, Loughor, Neath and suburban areas of Swansea) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Cardiff District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * Cardiff District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * Parliamentary Borough of Cardiff extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * Cardiff District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * Merthyr Tydfil (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Merthyr Tydfil (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2|Swansea District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Swansea District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Swansea District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Reconstituted as Parliamentary Borough of Swansea without alteration of boundaries. Representation increased to two MPs. Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * Swansea, District (one MP)
 * Swansea, Town (one MP)
 * Swansea, Town (one MP)
 * rowspan=5|Glamorganshire (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=5|Divided into five single-member divisions.
 * Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Mid Division (one MP)
 * Rhondda Division (one MP)
 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * Western or Gower District (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * Western or Gower District (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Western or Gower District (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Merionethshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Merionethshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Merionethshire (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Monmouthshire
Representation increased from 3 to 4 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885

(Monmouth, Newport and Usk) (Monmouth, Newport and Usk) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Monmouth Boroughs (one MP)
 * Parliamentary Borough of Newport extended to include entire municipal borough.
 * Monmouth Boroughs (one MP)
 * rowspan=3|Monmouthshire (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=3| Divided into three single-member divisions.
 * Northern Division (one MP)
 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Montgomeryshire
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 (Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Machynlleth, Montgomery, Newtown, and Welshpool) (Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Machynlleth, Montgomery, Newtown, and Welshpool) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Montgomery District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * Montgomery District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * No change
 * Montgomery District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * Montgomeryshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Montgomeryshire (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Pembrokeshire
Representation decreased from 3 to 2 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 (Pembroke, Milford, Tenby and Wiston)
 * Pembroke District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * Pembroke District of Boroughs (one MP)

(Fishguard, Haverfordwest, Pembroke, Milford, Narberth, St David's, Tenby and Wiston) (Fishguard, Haverfordwest, Narberth and St David's) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2| Districts of parliamentary boroughs of Pembroke and Haverfordwest merged.
 * rowspan=2| Pembroke and Haverfordwest District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * Haverfordwest District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * Haverfordwest District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * Pembrokeshire
 * No change
 * Pembrokeshire
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Radnorshire
Representation decreased from 2 to 1 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 (Cefnllys, Knighton, Knucklas, New Radnor, Presteigne and Rhayader) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Radnor District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * Radnor District of Boroughs (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished.
 * Radnorshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * Absorbed abolished parliamentary boroughs.
 * Radnorshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * }
 * }

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Burghs and Districts of Burghs
!colspan=3| Burghs and Districts !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2 width=200|Aberdeen (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Representation of parliamentary burgh increased to two seats. Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * width=200|Aberdeen, North Division (one MP)
 * Aberdeen, South Division (one MP)
 * Aberdeen, South Division (one MP)
 * Aberdeen, South Division (one MP)

Comprised five parliamentary burghs: Ayr and Irvine in Ayrshire, and Campbeltown, Inverary and Oban in Argyllshire. Comprised five parliamentary burghs: Annan Lochmaben and Sanquhar in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries in Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire, Kirkcudbright in Kirkcudbrightshire. Comprised five parliamentary burghs: Inverurie, Kintore and Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Banff and Cullen in Banffshire, and Elgin in Elginshire. Boundaries widened to include entire municipal burgh of Hamilton. Boundaries extended to include entire municipal burgh of Hawick. Comprised four parliamentary burghs: Forres in Elginshire, Inverness in Inverness-shire, Nairn in Nairnshire and Fortrose in Ross and Cromarty. Comprised three burghs in the County of Edinburgh: Leith, Musselburgh and Portobello. Comprised five burghs: Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose in Forfarshire and Inverbervie in Kincardineshire. Comprised seven burghs in Fife: Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Cupar, Kilrenny, Pittenweem and St Andrews. Comprised five burghs: Dunfermline and Inverkeithing in Fife; Queensferry in Linlithgowshire; Culross in Perthshire and Stirling in Stirlingshire. Comprised six burghs: Wick in Caithness; Kirkwall in Orkney; Cromarty, Dingwall and Tain in Ross and Cromarty; Dornoch in Sutherland.
 * Ayr District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change.
 * No change.
 * Ayr District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Dundee (two MPs)
 * No change.
 * Dundee (two MPs)
 * Dumfries District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change.
 * Dumfries District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change.
 * Dumfries District of Burghs (one MP)
 * rowspan=4|Edinburgh (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4|Boundaries widened to include entire municipal burgh. Representation of parliamentary burgh increased to four seats. Divided into four single-member divisions.
 * Edinburgh, Central Division (one MP)
 * Edinburgh, East Division (one MP)
 * Edinburgh, South Division (one MP)
 * Edinburgh, West Division (one MP)
 * Elgin District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change.
 * Edinburgh, West Division (one MP)
 * Elgin District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change.
 * Elgin District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change.
 * Elgin District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Falkirk District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Comprised five parliamentary burghs: Airdrie, Hamilton and Lanark in Lanarkshire, Linlithgow in Linlithgowshire and Falkirk in Stirlingshire.
 * Comprised five parliamentary burghs: Airdrie, Hamilton and Lanark in Lanarkshire, Linlithgow in Linlithgowshire and Falkirk in Stirlingshire.
 * Falkirk District of Burghs (one MP)
 * rowspan=7|Glasgow (three MPs)
 * rowspan=7|Boundaries widened to include entire municipal burgh. Representation of parliamentary burgh increased to seven seats. Divided into seven single-member divisions.
 * Glasgow, Blackfriars and Hutchesontown Division (one MP)
 * Glasgow, Bridgeton Division (one MP)
 * Glasgow, Camlachie Division (one MP)
 * Glasgow, Central Division (one MP)
 * Glasgow, College Division (one MP)
 * Glasgow, St. Rollox Division (one MP)
 * Glasgow, Tradeston Division (one MP)
 * Greenock (one MP)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire municipal burgh.
 * Greenock (one MP)
 * Haddington District of Burghs (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished. The five parliamentary burghs that comprised the district were each merged into their respective parliamentary counties: Lauder into Berwickshire; Dunbar, Haddington, and North Berwick into Haddingtonshire; and Jedburgh into Roxburghshire.
 * Hawick District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Comprised three parliamentary burghs: Hawick in Roxburghshire and Galashiels and Selkirk in Selkirkshire.
 * Greenock (one MP)
 * Boundaries extended to include entire municipal burgh.
 * Greenock (one MP)
 * Haddington District of Burghs (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished. The five parliamentary burghs that comprised the district were each merged into their respective parliamentary counties: Lauder into Berwickshire; Dunbar, Haddington, and North Berwick into Haddingtonshire; and Jedburgh into Roxburghshire.
 * Hawick District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Comprised three parliamentary burghs: Hawick in Roxburghshire and Galashiels and Selkirk in Selkirkshire.
 * Hawick District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Comprised three parliamentary burghs: Hawick in Roxburghshire and Galashiels and Selkirk in Selkirkshire.
 * Comprised three parliamentary burghs: Hawick in Roxburghshire and Galashiels and Selkirk in Selkirkshire.
 * Hawick District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Inverness District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change
 * No change
 * Inverness District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Kilmarnock District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Comprised five burghs: Kilmarnock in Ayrshire; Dumbarton in Dumbartonshire; Rutherglen in Lanarkshire and Renfrew and Port Glasgow in Renfrewshire. Boundaries of parliamentary burghs of Kilmarnock, Port Glasgow and Renfrew extended to include entire municipal burghs.
 * Kilmarnock District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Kirkcaldy District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Comprised four burghs in Fife: Kirkcaldy, Burntisland, Dysart, Kinghorn Extended to include entire municipal burgh of Kirkcaldy.
 * Kirkcaldy District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Leith District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change
 * Leith District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change
 * No change
 * Leith District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Montrose District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change
 * No change
 * Montrose District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Paisley (one MP)
 * Boundaries widened to include entire municipal burgh.
 * Paisley (one MP)
 * Perth City (one MP)
 * Boundaries widened to include entire municipal burgh.
 * Perth City (one MP)
 * St Andrews District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change
 * St Andrews District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change
 * No change
 * St Andrews District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Stirling District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change
 * No change
 * Stirling District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Wick District of Burghs (one MP)
 * No change
 * No change
 * Wick District of Burghs (one MP)
 * Wigtown District of Burghs (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished The four constituent burghs were merged into the parliamentary counties of Kirkcudbrightshire (New Galloway) and Wigtownshire (Stranraer, Whithorn and Wigtown).
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Aberdeenshire
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) See also the parliamentary burgh of Aberdeen and the Elgin District of Burghs which included Peterhead. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Eastern Division (one MP)
 * No change.
 * Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Western Division (one MP)
 * No change.
 * Western Division (one MP)
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 * Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Argyllshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP) The parliamentary burghs in the county formed part of the Ayr District. !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Argyllshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change.
 * Argyllshire (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Ayrshire
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) The parliamentary burghs in the county formed parts of Ayr and Kilmarnock Districts. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Northern Division (one MP)
 * No change
 * Northern Division (one MP)
 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * No change
 * Southern Division (one MP)
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 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Banffshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

The parliamentary burghs in the county formed part of the Elgin District. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Banffshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Banffshire (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Berwickshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Berwickshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * Absorbed the abolished parliamentary burgh of Lauder, previously part of the Haddington District of Burghs.
 * Berwickshire (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Buteshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Buteshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Buteshire (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Caithness
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

The parliamentary burgh in the county formed part of the Wick District !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Caithness (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Caithness (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire
Representation unchanged (1 MP) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * No change

The constituency consisted of the combined parliamentary counties of Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire, and also included the parishes of Tulliallan, Culross and Muckhart in Perthshire, the Perthshire portions of the parishes of Logie and Fossaway, and the Stirlingshire part of the parish of Alva.
 * Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Dumfriesshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

The parliamentary burghs in the county formed part of the Dumfries District !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Dumfriesshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Dumfriesshire (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Dumbartonshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

The parliamentary burgh of Dumbarton formed part of Kilmarnock District !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Dumbartonshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Dumbartonshire (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

County of Edinburgh
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

See also the parliamentary burgh of Edinburgh and the Leith District of Burghs. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * County of Edinburgh (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * County of Edinburgh (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Elginshire and Nairnshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

The parliamentary burgh of Elgin formed part of Elgin District; the burghs of Forres and Nairn were part of Inverness District. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 The constituency consisted of the combined parliamentary counties of Elginshire and Nairnshire.
 * Elginshire and Nairnshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change.
 * No change.
 * Elginshire and Nairnshire (undivided) (one MP)
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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Fife
Representation increased from 1 to 2 MPs

The 13 parliamentary burghs in the county formed the Kirkcaldy District, the St Andrews District and part of the Stirling District. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2| Fife (undivided) (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * Fife, Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Fife, Western Division (one MP)
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 * Fife, Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Forfarshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP) See also the parliamentary burgh of Dundee and the Montrose District of Burghs. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Forfarshire (one MP)
 * No Change
 * Forfarshire (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Haddingtonshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Haddingtonshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * Absorbed the abolished parliamentary burghs of Haddington, Dunbar, and North Berwick formerly part of the Haddington District of Burghs
 * Haddingtonshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Inverness-shire
Representation unchanged (1 MP) The parliamentary burgh of Inverness formed part of the Inverness District of Burghs. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Inverness-shire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Inverness-shire (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Kincardineshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

The parliamentary burgh of Montrose formed part of the Montrose District of Burghs. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Kincardineshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Kincardineshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Kirkcudbrightshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

The parliamentary burgh of Kirkcudbright and the burgh of Dumfries (partly in the county) formed part of Dumfries District. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Kirkcudbrightshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change.
 * Kirkcudbrightshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Lanarkshire
Representation increased from 2 to 6 MPs

See also the parliamentary burgh of Glasgow, the Falkirk District of Burghs which included three Lanarkshire burghs and the Kilmarnock District of Burghs which included the burgh of Rutherglen. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885


 * rowspan=3| Northern Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=6| Reorganised as six single-member divisions.
 * Govan Division (one MP)
 * Mid Division (one MP)
 * North Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Mid Division (one MP)
 * North Eastern Division (one MP)
 * North Eastern Division (one MP)


 * rowspan=3| Southern Division (one MP)
 * North Western Division (one MP)
 * Partick Division (one MP)
 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * Partick Division (one MP)
 * Southern Division (one MP)
 * Southern Division (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Linlithgowshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

The parliamentary burgh of Linlithgow formed part of Fakirk District and the burgh of Queensferry formed part of Stirling District. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Linlithgowshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Linlithgowshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Orkney and Shetland
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

The parliamentary burgh of Kirkwall formed part of Wick District. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Orkney and Shetland (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Orkney and Shetland (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

The parliamentary burghs of Galashiels and Selkirk formed part of the Hawick District !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change. The constituency consisted of the combined parliamentary counties of Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire.
 * Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Perthshire
Representation increased from 1 to 2 MPs See also the parliamentary burghs of Perth City and Culross (part of Stirling District). Detached parts of the county formed part of the Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire constituency. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2| Perthshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * Perthshire, Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Perthshire, Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Perthshire, Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Renfrewshire
Representation increased from 1 to 2 MPs See also the parliamentary burghs of Greenock and Paisley; and two burghs in the Kilmarnock District: Port Glasgow and Renfrew. Part of the parliamentary burgh of Glasgow was in Renfrewshire. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2|Renfrewshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * Renfrewshire, Eastern Division (one MP)
 * Renfrewshire, Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Renfrewshire, Western Division (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Ross and Cromarty
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

Parliamentary burghs of Cromarty, Dingwall and Tain formed part of the Dingwall District; the burgh of Fortrose was part of the Inverness District. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Ross and Cromarty (undivided) (one MP)
 * Comprised the combined counties of Ross-shire and Cromarty.
 * Ross and Cromarty (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Roxburghshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

Parliamentary burgh of Hawick formed part of the Hawick District. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Roxburghshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * Absorbed the abolished parliamentary burgh of Jedburgh, previously part of the Haddington District of Burghs.
 * Roxburghshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Stirlingshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP)

Parliamentary burgh of Falkirk formed part of the Falkirk District; burgh of Stirling was part of Stirling District. The Stirlingshire portion of the parish of Alva formed of the Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire constituency. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Stirlingshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Stirlingshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Sutherland
Representation unchanged (1 MP) The parliamentary burgh of Dornoch formed part of the Wick District. !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Sutherland (undivided) (one MP)
 * No change
 * Sutherland (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Wigtownshire
Representation unchanged (1 MP) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Wigtownshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * Absorbed abolished parliamentary burghs of Stranraer, Whithorn and Wigtown, previously part of Wigtown District of Burghs.
 * Wigtownshire (undivided) (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Universities

 * -!Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities (one MP)
 * No change.
 * Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities (one MP)
 * Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities (one MP)
 * No change
 * Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities (one MP)
 * }
 * Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities (one MP)
 * }
 * }

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 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Antrim
Representation increased from 6 to 8 MPs

‡ The parliamentary boroughs of Belfast and Lisburn were partly in County Down !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Carrickfergus (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * rowspan=4| Belfast‡ (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Enlarged to include parts of the parishes of Holywood and Newtownbreda in County Down; and part of the parish of Shankill in County Antrim. Representation increased to four members, divided into four single-member divisions.
 * Belfast, East Division (one MP)
 * Belfast, North Division (one MP)
 * Belfast, South Division (one MP)
 * Belfast, West Division (one MP)
 * Lisburn‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Belfast, South Division (one MP)
 * Belfast, West Division (one MP)
 * Lisburn‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Lisburn‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * rowspan=4| Antrim (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Divided into four single-member divisions, absorbing abolished parliamentary borough of Lisburn.
 * East Antrim (one MP)
 * Mid Antrim (one MP)
 * North Antrim (one MP)
 * South Antrim (one MP)
 * Mid Antrim (one MP)
 * North Antrim (one MP)
 * South Antrim (one MP)
 * South Antrim (one MP)
 * South Antrim (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Armagh
Representation unchanged (3 MPs) !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Armagh (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * rowspan=3|Armagh County (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=3| Divided into three single-member divisions, absorbing abolished parliamentary borough of Armagh.
 * Mid Armagh (one MP)
 * North Armagh (one MP)
 * South Armagh (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Armagh (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Carlow
Representation decreased from 3 MPs to 1. ‡ Part of the borough of Carlow was in Queen's County !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Carlow‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * County Carlow (undivided) (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one member, absorbed abolished parliamentary borough of Carlow.
 * County Carlow (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Cavan
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2| Cavan (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * East Cavan (one MP)
 * West Cavan (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * West Cavan (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Clare
Representation decreased from 3 to 2 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Ennis‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * rowspan=2|Clare (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2|Absorbed abolished parliamentary borough of Ennis. Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * East Clare (one MP)
 * West Clare (one MP)
 * West Clare (one MP)
 * West Clare (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Cork
Representation increased from 8 to 9 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Bandon (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished
 * Cork (two MPs)
 * No change
 * Cork (two MPs)
 * Kinsale (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished
 * Mallow (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished
 * Youghal (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished
 * Mallow (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished
 * Youghal (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished
 * colspan=2| Abolished
 * rowspan=7|County Cork (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=7| Absorbed abolished parliamentary boroughs of Bandon, Kinsale, Mallow and Youghal. Divided into seven single-member divisions.
 * East Cork (one MP)
 * Mid Cork (one MP)
 * North Cork (one MP)
 * North East Cork (one MP)
 * South Cork (one MP)
 * South East Cork (one MP)
 * West Cork (one MP)
 * North East Cork (one MP)
 * South Cork (one MP)
 * South East Cork (one MP)
 * West Cork (one MP)
 * South East Cork (one MP)
 * West Cork (one MP)
 * West Cork (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Donegal
Representation increased from 2 to 4 MPs !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=4|Donegal (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Divided into four single-member divisions.
 * East Donegal (one MP)
 * North Donegal (one MP)
 * South Donegal (one MP)
 * West Donegal (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Donegal (one MP)
 * West Donegal (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Down
Representation increased from 4 to 5 MPs ‡ The Borough of Newry was partly in County Armagh. !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Downpatrick (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished.
 * Newry‡ (one MP)
 * No change
 * Newry‡ (one MP)
 * No change
 * Newry‡ (one MP)


 * rowspan=4| Down (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Absorbed parliamentary borough of Downpatrick. Divided into for single-member divisions.
 * East Down (one MP)
 * North Down (one MP)
 * South Down (one MP)
 * West Down (one MP)
 * South Down (one MP)
 * West Down (one MP)
 * West Down (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Dublin
Representation increased from 4 to 6 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=4| Dublin (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Representation increased to four members. Divided into four single-member divisions.
 * Dublin, College Green Division (one MP)
 * Dublin, Harbour Division (one MP)
 * Dublin, St Patrick's Division (one MP)
 * Dublin, St Stephen's Green Division (one MP)
 * Dublin, St Patrick's Division (one MP)
 * Dublin, St Stephen's Green Division (one MP)
 * Dublin, St Stephen's Green Division (one MP)
 * Dublin, St Stephen's Green Division (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| County Dublin (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Dublin (one MP)
 * South Dublin (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Dublin (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Fermanagh
Representation reduced from 3 to 2 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Enniskillen (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished.
 * colspan=2|Abolished.
 * rowspan=2|Fermanagh (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Fermanagh (one MP)
 * South Fermanagh (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Fermanagh (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Galway
Representation increased from 4 to 5 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885

!colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Galway Borough (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one MP.
 * Galway Borough (one MP)


 * rowspan=4| County Galway (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Divided into four single-member divisions.
 * County of Galway, Connemara (one MP)
 * East Galway (one MP)
 * North Galway (one MP)
 * South Galway (one MP)
 * North Galway (one MP)
 * South Galway (one MP)
 * South Galway (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Kerry
Representation increased from 3 to 4 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Tralee (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * rowspan=4|Kerry (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Absorbed abolished parliamentary borough of Tralee. Divided into four single-member divisions.
 * East Kerry (one MP)
 * North Kerry (one MP)
 * South Kerry (one MP)
 * West Kerry (one MP)
 * South Kerry (one MP)
 * West Kerry (one MP)
 * West Kerry (one MP)
 * West Kerry (one MP)


 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Kildare
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2|Kildare (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Kildare (one MP)
 * South Kildare (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Kildare (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Kilkenny
Representation unchanged (3 MPs) !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Kilkenny City (one MP)
 * No change
 * Kilkenny City (one MP)
 * Kilkenny City (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|County Kilkenny (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Kilkenny (one MP)
 * South Kilkenny (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Kilkenny (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

King's County
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2|King's County (undivided ) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * King's County, Tullamore (one MP)
 * King's County, Birr (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * King's County, Birr (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Leitrim
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2| Leitrim (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Leitrim (one MP)
 * South Leitrim (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Leitrim (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Limerick
Representation reduced from 4 to 3 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Limerick City (two MPs)
 * Representation reduce to one MP.
 * Limerick City (one MP)
 * Limerick City (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| County Limerick (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * East Limerick (one MP)
 * West Limerick (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * West Limerick (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Londonderry
Representation reduced from 4 to 3 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Coleraine (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Londonderry City (one MP)
 * No change
 * Londonderry City (one MP)
 * No change
 * Londonderry City (one MP)
 * rowspan=2|Londonderry County (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Absorbed abolished parliamentary borough of Coleraine. Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Londonderry (one MP)
 * South Londonderry (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Londonderry (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Longford
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2|Longford (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Longford (one MP)
 * South Longford (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Longford (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Louth
Representation reduced from 4 to 2 MPs ‡ The parliamentary borough of Drogheda lay partly in County Meath. !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Drogheda‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Dundalk(one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Dundalk(one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * rowspan=2|Louth County (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2|Absorbed abolished parliamentary boroughs of Drogheda and Dundalk. Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Louth (one MP)
 * South Louth (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Louth (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Mayo
Representation increased from 2 to 4 MPs !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=4|Mayo (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4|Divided into four single-member divisions.
 * East Mayo (one MP)
 * North Mayo (one MP)
 * South Mayo (one MP)
 * West Mayo (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Mayo (one MP)
 * West Mayo (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Meath
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2| Meath (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Meath (one MP)
 * South Meath (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Meath (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Monaghan
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2| Monaghan (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Monaghan (one MP)
 * South Monaghann (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Monaghann (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Queen's County
Representation reduced from 3 MPs to 2.

‡ The parliamentary borough of Portarlington was partly in King's County !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Portarlington (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * rowspan=2| Queen's County (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Absorbed abolished parliamentary borough of Portarlington. Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * Queen's County, Leix (one MP)
 * Queen's County, Ossory (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * Queen's County, Ossory (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Roscommon
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2| Roscommon (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Roscommon (one MP)
 * South Roscommon (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Roscommon (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Sligo
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2| County Sligo (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Sligo (one MP)
 * South Sligo (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * South Sligo (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Tipperary
Representation increased from 3 MPs to 4.

‡ The parliamentary borough of Clonmel was partly in County Waterford !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Clonmel ‡ (one MP)
 * colspace=2| Abolished.
 * colspace=2| Abolished.
 * rowspan=4|Tipperary (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Divided into four single-member divisions.
 * East Tipperary (one MP)
 * Mid Tipperary (one MP)
 * North Tipperary (one MP)
 * South Tipperary (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * North Tipperary (one MP)
 * South Tipperary (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Tyrone
Representation increased from 3 MPs to 4. !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Dungannon (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * rowspan=4|Tyrone (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=4| Absorbed abolished parliamentary borough of Dungannon. Divided into four single-member divisions.
 * East Tyrone (one MP)
 * Mid Tyrone (one MP)
 * North Tyrone (one MP)
 * South Tyrone (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * North Tyrone (one MP)
 * South Tyrone (one MP)
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="ccccff" |

Waterford
Representation reduced from 5 to 3 MPs !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Dungarvan (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * Waterford City (two MPs)
 * Representation reduced to one member.
 * Waterford City (one MP)
 * Representation reduced to one member.
 * Waterford City (one MP)
 * rowspan=2| County Waterford (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Absorbed abolished parliamentary borough of Dungarvan. Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * East Waterford (one MP)
 * West Waterford (one MP)
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 * West Waterford (one MP)
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Westmeath
Representation reduced from 3 to 2 MPs

‡ The parliamentary borough of Athlone was partly in County Roscommon. !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * Athlone‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * colspan=2| Abolished.
 * rowspan=2| Westmeath (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Absorbed abolished parliamentary borough of Athlone. Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Westmeath (one MP)
 * South Westmeath (one MP)
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 * South Westmeath (one MP)
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Wexford
Representation reduced from 4 to 2 MPs

‡ The parliamentary borough of New Ross was partly in County Kilkenny. !colspan=3| Boroughs !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885 !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * New Ross‡ (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished.
 * Wexford Borough (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished.
 * Wexford Borough (one MP)
 * colspan=2|Abolished.
 * rowspan=2| County Wexford (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Absorbed abolished parliamentary boroughs of New Ross and Wexford. Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * North Wexford (one MP)
 * South Wexford (one MP)
 * South Wexford (one MP)
 * South Wexford (one MP)


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Wicklow
Representation unchanged (2 MPs) !colspan=3| County Divisions !Before 1885!!Change!!After 1885
 * rowspan=2| Wicklow (undivided) (two MPs)
 * rowspan=2| Divided into two single-member divisions.
 * East Wicklow (one MP)
 * West Wicklow (one MP)
 * West Wicklow (one MP)
 * West Wicklow (one MP)


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University of Dublin
Representation unchanged (2 MPs)
 * Dublin University (two MPs)
 * No change.
 * Dublin University (two MPs)
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