Kilmarnock Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Kilmarnock Burghs
Type = Burgh
Year = 1832
Abolition = 1918
members = One

Kilmarnock Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918.

Kilmarnock county constituency was created when the district of burghs constituency was abolished.

Boundaries

The constituency consisted five parliamentary burghs: Kilmarnock in the county of Ayr, Dumbarton in the county of Dumbarton, Rutherglen in the county of Lanark and Renfrew and Port Glasgow in the county of Renfrew.

The Kilmarnock burgh was previously within the Ayrshire constituency and Port Glasgow was previously within the Renfrewshire constituency. Dumbarton, Rutherglen and Renfrew were transferred from Glasgow Burghs.

In 1918 the burgh of Kilmarnock was merged into the then new Kilmarnock county constituency, which included areas previously within North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire. The new Kilmarnock constituency consisted of "The county district of Kilmarnock, inclusive of all burghs situated therein except in so far as included in the Ayr District of Burghs." The burgh of Dumbarton was transferred to Dumbarton Burghs, the burgh of Port Glasgow was merged into West Renfrewshire, the burgh of Renfrew into East Renfrewshire and the burgh of Rutherglen into the Rutherglen constituency.

Member of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Adam Rolland Rainy MB
votes = 8,268
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas McIntyre
votes = 5,743
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Williamson
votes = 4,664
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Sturrock
votes = 3,870
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Sturrock
votes = 3,645
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Dick Peddie
votes = 3,513
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Viscount Dalrymple
votes = 1,862
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Steven Storr
votes = 55
percentage =
change =

See also

* Former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies