Talk:Stirling and Clackmannan Western (UK Parliament constituency)

Boundaries
I note the reference to boundary changes in 1945. Perhaps I missed something while reading Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, Craig, 1972. I was not aware of any boundary changes in Scotland in 1945. Laurel Bush 09:12, 29 September 2007 (UTC).


 * There were none. Someone seems to have been confused by the terminology. From 1918 to 1950, Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire formed a single 'Parliamentary County of Stirling and Clackmannan', which had two divisions: Clackmannan and Eastern, and Western (see Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, Schedule Part I, section 21). Nothing changed in 1945. In 1950, the names had subtly changed: the Parliamentary County of Stirling and Clackmannan had the Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire division and the West Stirlingshire division (see Initial Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, p. 26). At no point did either actually contain any part of Clackmannanshire. Perhaps the fact that the MP changed in 1945 has led to two separate articles about the same subject. Sam Blacketer (talk) 19:21, 29 March 2009 (UTC)