Borough constituency
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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.
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.
Candidates in these constituencies are allowed lower expenses than those in County constituencies, as they do not need to travel as much.
- 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.
See also
Categories: Politics of the United Kingdom | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies | British politics stubs
