Clyde Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

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Clyde Burghs or Glasgow Burghs
Former district of burghs constituency for the House of Commons

Subdivisions of Scotland	Lanarkshire, Dumbartonshire, Renfrewshire
Major settlements	Dumbarton, Glasgow, Rutherglen, Renfrew
1708–1832
Created from	Dumbarton Glasgow Renfrew Rutherglen
Replaced by	Glasgow constituency Kilmarnock Burghs

Clyde Burghs, also known as Glasgow Burghs, was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 to 1832. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP).

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Glasgow, Dumbarton, Renfrew and Rutherglen.

Boundaries

The constituency consisted of parliamentary burghs along the River Clyde and the Firth of Clyde: Dumbarton in the county of Dumbarton, Glasgow and Rutherglen in the county of Lanark, and Renfrew in the county of Renfrew.

History

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1832 general election.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

When the district of burghs constituency was abolished in 1832 the Glasgow parliamentary burgh was merged into the then new two-member Glasgow constituency. The Dumbarton, Renfrew and Rutherglen burghs were combined with Kilmarnock burgh and Port Glasgow burgh in the then-new Kilmarnock Burghs constituency.

Members of Parliament

	Member	Party
1708	Robert Rodger
1710	Thomas Smith
1716	Daniel Campbell
1727	John Blackwood
1728	Daniel Campbell
1734	William Campbell
1741	Neil Buchanan
1744	John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, later 5th Duke of Argyll
1761	Lord Frederick Campbell
1780	John Craufurd
1784	Ilay Campbell	Pittite
1790	John Craufurd
1790	William McDowall
1802	Alexander Houstoun
1803	Boyd Alexander
1806	Archibald Campbell	Tory
1809	Alexander Houstoun
1812	Kirkman Finlay	Tory
1818	Alexander Houstoun
1820	Archibald Campbell	Tory
1831	Joseph Dixon	Whig

References

^ "Glasgow Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1690–1715). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
^ "Glasgow Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1715–1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
^ "Glasgow Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1754–1790). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
^ "Glasgow Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1790–1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
^ "Glasgow Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1820–1832). Retrieved 27 March 2019.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)

Glasgow constituencies

United Kingdom
(Westminster)

Current

Historic

Clyde Burghs (1708–1832)
Glasgow (1832–85)
Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown (1885–1918)
Glasgow College (1885–1918)
Glasgow St Rollox (1885–1950)
Glasgow Camlachie (1885–1955)
Glasgow Central (1885-1997, and 2010-2024)
Glasgow Tradeston (1885–1955)
Glasgow Bridgeton (1885–1974)
Glasgow Govan (1885–2005)
Glasgow Partick (1918–50)
Glasgow Gorbals (1918–74)
Glasgow Kelvingrove (1918–83)
Glasgow Hillhead (1918–97)
Glasgow Cathcart (1918–2005)
Glasgow Maryhill (1918–2005)
Glasgow Pollok (1918–2005)
Glasgow Shettleston (1918–2005)
Glasgow Springburn (1918–2005)
Glasgow Scotstoun (1950–74)
Glasgow Woodside (1950–74)
Glasgow Craigton (1955–83)
Glasgow Queen's Park (1974–83)
Glasgow Provan (1955–97)
Glasgow Garscadden (1974–97)
Glasgow Rutherglen (1983–2005)
Glasgow Anniesland (1997–2005)
Glasgow Baillieston (1997–2005)
Glasgow Kelvin (1997–2005)
Glasgow North West (2005–24)

Scotland
(Holyrood)
(Glasgow region)

Current	Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Provan Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Southside
Historic	Glasgow Baillieston (1999–2011) Glasgow Govan (1999–2011) Glasgow Maryhill (1999–2011) Glasgow Rutherglen (1999–2011) Glasgow Springburn (1999–2011)

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