• Source: Burgh constituency

A burgh constituency is a type of parliamentary constituency in Scotland. It is a constituency which is predominantly urban, and on this basis has been designated as a burgh constituency. They are the successors of the historic parliamentary burghs of the Parliament of Scotland.
In 1708 parliamentary burghs were allocated to districts of burghs, each district serving as a constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain. In the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1801 onwards, this district system continued until it was gradually abolished during the first half of the 20th century.
Modern burgh constituencies are much like county constituencies in the way that their boundaries are drawn, but election candidates are allowed lower expenses, as they do not need to travel as much. For British House of Commons elections, the allowance is £7,150 and 5p per elector. For by-elections, the allowance is always £100,000.
House of Commons constituencies were formerly used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, created in 1999, but they have been de-linked since 2005, by reducing the number of Commons constituencies in Scotland without a corresponding change in the Scottish Parliament. The historic distinction between county and burgh constituencies is maintained in both sets of constituencies.
For Scottish Parliament elections, the allowance is £5,761 and 4.8p per elector.
The following constituencies are designated as burgh constituencies in the Scottish Parliament:

Aberdeen Central
Aberdeen Donside
Airdrie and Shotts
Ayr
Coatbridge and Chryston
Dundee City East
Dundee City West
Edinburgh Central
Edinburgh Eastern
Edinburgh Northern and Leith
Edinburgh Pentlands
Edinburgh Southern
Edinburgh Western
Glasgow Anniesland
Glasgow Cathcart
Glasgow Kelvin
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn
Glasgow Pollok
Glasgow Provan
Glasgow Shettleston
Glasgow Southside
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Motherwell and Wishaw
Paisley
Rutherglen
Uddingston and Bellshill




See also


Scottish Parliament constituencies
United Kingdom constituencies
Borough constituency (England and Wales)




References

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• Burgh constituency
• United Kingdom constituencies
• Scottish Westminster constituencies 1708 to 1832
• Burgh
• Anstruther Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
• Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)
• Perthshire
• Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)
• Brechin (disambiguation)
• Edinburgh Leith (UK Parliament constituency)