Borough constituency

A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It is a constituency which is predominantly urban, and thus designated to be a borough/burgh constituency. They are the successors of the historic parliamentary boroughs.

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Scotland - Parliamentary - Constituency - United Kingdom - Urban - Borough - Burgh - Parliamentary borough

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Sometimes a town can be covered by more than one constituency, with one a borough and another a county. Reading and Milton Keynes are both examples of this.

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Reading - Milton Keynes

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Candidates in these constituencies are allowed lower expenses than those in County constituencies, as they do not need to travel as much.

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• For House of Commons elections, the allowance is £7,150 and 5p per elector.
• For Northern Ireland Assembly elections, the allowance is £5,483 and 4.6p per elector.
• For Welsh Assembly elections, the allowance is £5,761 and 4.8p per elector.
• For Scottish Parliament elections, the allowance is £5,761 and 4.8p per elector.
• For by-elections, the allowance is always £100,000.
 
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