of MPs following the change is given in each case. The dates given are those when the change took effect. More details of minor changes in the 1821–85 period are set out in the section above. Monmouthshire is treated as part of Wales throughout this section, although it was sometimes considered to be an English county before the twentieth century. The number of members of parliament representing the county (including borough constituencies within it) was (1654–1885) three, (1885–1918) four and (1918–83) six. Notes: [a] Third Protectorate Parliament. [b] Rump Parliament/Long Parliament restored. [c] Changes in June 1885. [d] Changes at the 1885 United Kingdom general election, in November–December 1885. A list of the number of MPs from Scotland, as provided for in the year of the legislation specified (but not necessarily the year when the redistribution took effect). 1654: 30 1659: 0 1707: 45 1832: 53 1867: 60 1885: 72 1918: 74 1948: 71 1983: 72 2003: 59 Next: 57 In 2003, following the creation of the Scottish Parliament, the Boundary Commission for Scotland met to recommend a decrease in the number of Scottish MPs. This change came into effect following the May 2005 general election. Recent boundary changes 2010 See Boundary changes for the 2010 United Kingdom general election. 2005 The House of Commons was reduced from 659 to 646, following a boundary review in Scotland that reduced the number of Scottish seats by 13. 1997 The House of Commons was increased from 651 to 659 following a major boundary review. 1992 The House of Commons was increased from 650 to 651, by splitting Milton Keynes into two constituencies after a rare interim boundary review due to the growing size of the town. All other seats remained unchanged. 1983 The House of Commons was increased from 635 to 650. Wales gained 2 seats. Scotland gained 1 seat. Northern Ireland gained 5 seats. Only 66 constituencies remained unchanged, in the greatest boundary re-organisation since the Great Reform Act. 1955 The House of Commons was increased from 625 to 630 seats. The five net additional seats were all in England. Eleven new constituencies were created, while six were abolished. Of the new constituencies two were in Essex, with one in each of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, East Sussex, Hertfordshire, Cheshire, Hampshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire. London, Reading, Leeds, Sheffield, Blackburn and Manchester each lost a seat. In total, 152 constituencies underwent major alterations,