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Glasgow (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland City of Glasgow
18321885
Number of members Two (1832–1868)
Three (1868–1885)
Replaced by Blackfriars & Hutchesontown
Bridgeton
Camlachie
College
Central
St Rollox
Tradeston
Created from Clyde Burghs

Glasgow was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It returned two Member of Parliament (MPs) until 1868, and then three from 1868 to 1885. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.

Until 1832, Glasgow had been one of the parliamentary burghs in the Clyde Burghs constituency (also known as "Glasgow Burghs"), which was abolished by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832. The Act created the new Glasgow constituency with two seats, which was increased to three by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868.

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituency was finally divided into seven new single-seat constituencies, with effect from the 1885 general election:

The boundaries of the constituency, as set out in the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, were-


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