List of constituencies enfranchised and disfranchised by the Reform Act 1832
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The following 56 Parliamentary Boroughs, in England, were completely disenfranchised by the Act.[1] 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.[citation needed]
The following thirty boroughs were reduced from two MPs to one. The applicable county or well-recognised part of a county in 1832 (in the case of the Ridings of Yorkshire and the Isle of Wight, which was part of Hampshire) is given. Some places were moved to other administrative counties in the 1973-74 local-government changes—e.g., Christchurch moved from Hampshire to Dorset.[citation needed]
Norfolk, divided between Norfolk Eastern and Norfolk Western
Northamptonshire, divided between Northamptonshire Northern and Northamptonshire Southern
Northumberland, divided between Northumberland Northern and Northumberland Southern
Nottinghamshire, divided between Nottinghamshire Northern and Nottinghamshire Southern
Shropshire, divided between Shropshire Northern and Shropshire Southern
Somerset, divided between Somerset Eastern and Somerset Western
Staffordshire, divided between Staffordshire Northern and Staffordshire Southern
Suffolk, divided between Suffolk Eastern and Suffolk Western
Surrey, divided between Surrey Eastern and Surrey Western
Sussex, divided between Sussex Eastern and Sussex Western
Warwickshire, divided between Warwickshire Northern and Warwickshire Southern
Wiltshire, divided between Wiltshire Northern and Wiltshire Southern
Worcestershire, divided between Worcestershire Eastern and Worcestershire Western
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. It had formed part of Hampshire.[citation needed]
Yorkshire, which had four MPs, was given two MPs for each of the three ridings, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding of Yorkshire.[citation needed]