List of constituencies enfranchised and disfranchised by the Reform Act 1832

This is a list of changes made to constituencies of England and Wales by the Reform Act 1832.

Reduced representation

Disenfranchised and rotten Boroughs

The following 56 Parliamentary Boroughs, in England, were completely disenfranchised by the Act. They had all returned two members except for Higham Ferrers, which was a single member constituency. The disenfranchised Boroughs lost all independent legislative representation; instead the inhabitants could vote only as part of the county electorate.

English Boroughs given 2 MPs (22)

English Counties given two divisions (26)

The following county constituencies were divided into two districts, each with 2 MPs:

Other changes to English counties

The Isle of Wight, having had two of its three small boroughs disenfranchised, was given its first single MP for the whole area. The island had previously formed part of Hampshire.

Yorkshire, which had 4 MPs, was given 2 MPs for each of the 3 Ridings, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding of Yorkshire.

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Dorset, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire were now to have 3 MPs instead of 2.

Wales

Carmarthenshire, Glamorganshire and Denbighshire increased from 1 seat each to 2.

Swansea and Merthyr Tydfil became new 1 member Boroughs.