List of counties and boroughs of the unreformed House of Commons in 1800
County Voters in 1800 Times contested Dominant interests Comments Fate in 1832
Aberdeenshire 140 5 Gordon The Tory Dukes of Gordon were the dominant interest in the county , retaining control through the creation of fictitious or parchment voters Retained one seat
Argyllshire 45 0 Campbell The control of the Dukes of Argyll , who until the 1830s were Whigs , was complete and unchallenged Retained one seat
Ayrshire 140 1 Fergusson , Montgomerie Ayrshire had a large electorate by Scottish standards , and several local families vied for control . Chief of these were the Tory Montgomeries , led by the Earl of Eglinton Retained one seat
Banffshire 35 1 Duff , Grant The Duff family of the Earl of Fife were the strongest influence in the county - Fife ( who was technically an Irish peer ) sat for the seat himself , then handed it over to his natural son . Later Sir William Grant supplanted the Fife influence Retained one seat
Berwickshire 120 2 Home , Hume-Campbell A long rivalry between the Homes and Humes ended in 1784 , and thereafter several local Tory families competed for support . The county did not elect a Whig until 1832 Retained one seat
Buteshire and Caithness Buteshire 15 , Caithness 20 0 Stuart in Bute , Sinclair in Caithness These two small counties returned members at alternate elections . The Tory Stuarts , led by the Earl of Bute , controlled Bute , while the Whig Sinclairs dominated Caithness ( and still do : John Thurso , the member for Caithness , Sutherland and Easter Ross from 2001 until 2015 , is a Sinclair ) Bute and Caithness were given one seat each
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire Clackmannan 15 , Kinross 15 0 Abercromby in Clackmannanshire , Graham in Kinross These two small counties returned members at alternate elections . The Whig Abercrombys controlled Clackmannan while the Tory Grahams controlled Kinross . There were no contests Retained one seat between them
Cromartyshire and Nairnshire Cromarty 10 , Nairn 20 2 Macleod in Cromarty , Brodie and Campbell in Nairn These two small counties returned members at alternate elections , tiny Cromarty always struggling to find any voters at all . The Whig Campbells dominated Nairn from the 1760s to the 1830s Cromarty was paired with Ross-shire and given one seat , while Nairn was paired with Elgin and given one seat
Dumfriesshire 60 1 Douglas The Douglas family of the Duke of Queensberry were the dominant force in this their home county , but did not usually represent the county themselves , rather supporting government nominees Retained one seat
Dunbartonshire 50 5 Campbell , Elphinstone , Graham The Duke of Argyll and the Grahams led by the Duke of Montrose both had an interest in the county , which they used to install relatives and supporters , causing more contests than usual in a Scottish county Retained one seat
Edinburghshire ( or Midlothian ) 100 2 Dundas The Dundas family , led by the Tory party 's Scottish manager Henry Dundas , had complete control of the county . Dundas held the seat himself from 1774 to 1790 , when he was succeeded by his son Retained one seat
Elginshire ( or Morayshire ) 40 1 Grant The Tory Grant family monopolised the representation all through the 18th century , and usually nominated family members Retained one seat , with Nairnshire
Fifeshire 160 4 None Fife was one of the largest and wealthiest counties , and there were no dominant local interests . The government , represented by Henry Dundas , was usually able to muster enough support for the Tory nominee , but in 1820 the Whigs won the seat and generally retained it thereafter Retained one seat
Forfarshire ( or Angus ) 100 1 Douglas , Maule The Whig Maule family , led by the Earls of Panmure , dominated the representation from the 1740s to 1831 Retained one seat
Haddingtonshire ( or East Lothian ) 70 2 Hamilton The Hamilton family led by the Earl of Haddington had a strong but not controlling interest in the county . The government , represented by Henry Dundas , was often able to nominate the member , including Dundas 's brother-in-law Retained one seat
Inverness-shire 50 1 Fraser , Gordon , Grant Inverness was a large county and difficult to control , particularly since the Fraser clan created many parchment voters to support their claims . From 1802 , however , the Tory Grants dominated the county Retained one seat
Kincardineshire 40 4 Adam , Drummond , Irvine There was no dominant influence in the county , and the represented by Henry Dundas , controlled the representation until 1806 , when a Whig was elected Retained one seat
Kirkcudbright Stewartry ( or Kirkcudbrightshire ) 140 3 Murray , Stewart The Stewarts , led by the Earl of Galloway , were the most influential family , but rarely nominated family members , instead bargaining with Henry Dundas for government favours in exchange for supporting his nominee . The seat fell to the Whigs in 1826 Retained one seat
Lanarkshire 100 8 Hamilton The Duke of Hamilton was the dominant influence in the county , and from 1802 he installed his son , a Whig , in the seat . The Tories were unable to regain the seat until 1830 Retained one seat
Linlithgowshire ( or West Lothian ) 60 3 Hope In 1790 the Tory manager Henry Dundas installed his brother-in-law John Hope in the seat , and the Hopes then held it without a break until 1847 Retained one seat
Scottish counties
This is a list of the counties and boroughs of the Unreformed House of Commons