with 30 more having minor changes. 324 seats remained unchanged. The average constituency electorate was 55,670. 1950 The House of Commons was reduced from 640 to 625 seats. The 12 University seats were abolished. The 12 double-member seats were abolished, being split into separate constituencies. The Cities of London and Westminster, previously having two seats each, were merged into one seat. Wales gained a seat. London lost 19 seats, Liverpool 2, Manchester 1, while Edinburgh gained 2 seats, and Bristol, Coventry, Leeds, and Leicester gained 1 each. Boundary changes were extensive, with only 80 seats remaining unchanged. References External links Majority Rule and its Problems, Oxford University Press British Electoral Facts 1832–1987, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services, 5th edition, 1989) Relative merits of a large vs small parliament See also Number of Parliamentarians in the Fifth French Republic House of Commons of the United Kingdom Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Numbering in politics