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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 14

The Reform of 1832

The Reform of 1832

Was resisted to the last gasp by the Tory party and the House of Lords. It totally disfranchised 56 Boroughs in England and Wales, reduced Weymouth to 2 members instead of 4; took one member away from 30 Boroughs, leaving one for each; created 22 new Boroughs with double and 20 with single representation; gave a third member to 7 counties; divided 26 counties, allotting 2 members to each division; made a new County (Isle of Wight); gave 2 more County seats to Yorkshire and one more each to Carmarthen, Denbigh, and Glamorgan, besides forming Swansea into a district.

In Scotland 69 towns were formed into 14 Districts of Burghs, returning one M.P. for each; 3 Burghs were thrown into the Counties, a second member was assigned to Edinburgh and Glasgow, and single representation was given to 5 large towns; 6 Counties were also amalgamated so as to form but 3. In Ireland 4 towns received a second seat, and one was added to Dublin University. Suffrage mainly to 40s. freeholders and £10 occupiers in England and Scotland, to £10 freeholders and occupiers in Ireland.