Our historical statistics are always for precisely defined areas, usually administrative units, not "places". We know about the following units named after Kirkcudbright. Each has its own "home page" with much more information. Click on a tick to go directly to a particular statistical theme.

Administrative Area:	Popu- lation	Life+ Death	Indu- stry	Work+ Poverty	Social Class	Hous- ing	Learn +Lang	Roots+ Relig.	Land Use
Kirkcudbright O41area
Kirkcudbright Burgh
Kirkcudbright DoC
Kirkcudbright PLComb
Kirkcudbright ScoP

Be careful! A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. For example, in England and Wales rural districts — units with RD or RSD suffixes — may even exclude the places they are named after. The "Units covering this place" tab lists units whose boundaries contained Kirkcudbright.

Election Results

We know of no constituencies that were named after Kirkcudbright; where constituencies had more than one name, we base this on their "preferred" name. Constituencies that covered the point location we hold for Kirkcudbright will be listed on the "Units covering this place" tab. You can search for constituencies or other units that covered a particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our Historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the Information option, and then clicking on your location.

This website includes information on many different historical units, including census data and other statistics. The boundaries of these units covered Kirkcudbright:

Administrative Area:	Popu- lation	Life+ Death	Indu- stry	Work+ Poverty	Social Class	Hous- ing	Learn +Lang	Roots+ Relig.	Land Use
Kirkcudbright ScoP
Kirkcudbright Burgh
Dumfries and Galloway District
Kirkcudbright O41area
Kirkcudbrightshire ScoCnty
Scotland GovOf
Great Britain Dep
Scotland Dep

Click on a tick for direct access to that theme.

Election Results

Election results are available for these constituencies which covered Kirkcudbright.

Constituencies	Start Date	End Date
Dumfries DistBCon	1832	1917
Dumfriesshire PCon	1918	1948
Galloway CCon	1949	1982
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale CCon	1983	2004
Dumfries and Galloway CCon	2005	2009

Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for Kirkcudbright. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our Historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the Information option, and then clicking on your location. Units will also not be listed here if we hold no computerised boundaries for them, such as Registration sub-Districts and Sanitary Districts.