North_Northumberland_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
North Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885
North Northumberland (formally the "Northern Division of Northumberland") was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented by two Members of Parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system.
| North Northumberland | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Seats | two |
| Created from | Northumberland |
| Replaced by | Berwick-upon-Tweed Hexham Wansbeck |
The area was created by the Great Reform Act of 1832 by the splitting of Northumberland constituency into Northern and Southern divisions.
It was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when Northumberland was divided into four single member divisions: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Hexham, Tyneside and Wansbeck.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election.[1] It will comprise the (to be abolished) constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed, together with the town of Morpeth, transferred from the (to be abolished) Wansbeck seat.
1832–1885: The Wards of Bamborough, Coquetdale, Glendale and Morpeth, and the Berwick Bounds.[2][3]
Proposed
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the re-established constituency will be composed of the following electoral divisions of the County of Northumberland (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
Alnwick; Amble; Amble West with Warkworth; Bamburgh; Berwick East; Berwick North; Berwick West with Ord; Druridge Bay; Longhoughton; Lynemouth; Morpeth Kirkhill; Morpeth North; Morpeth Stobhill; Norham and Islandshires; Pegswood; Rothbury; Shilbottle; Wooler.[4]
The seat will comprise virtually the whole of the (to be abolished) constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed, plus the Pegswood and the three Morpeth divisions from the (to be abolished) constituency of Wansbeck.
- Constituency created (1832)
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Viscount Howick | Whig[5][6] | Lord Ossulston | Conservative[5] | ||
| 1841 | Addison Cresswell | Conservative[5] | ||||
| 1847 | Sir George Grey, Bt | Whig[7][8][9][10] | ||||
| 1852 | Lord Lovaine | Conservative | ||||
| 1859 | Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt | Conservative | ||||
| 1865 | Lord Henry Percy | Conservative | ||||
| 1868 | Earl Percy | Conservative | Matthew White Ridley[11] | Conservative | ||
| 1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | |||||
Elections in the 1830s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,322 | ||||
| Tory win (new seat) | |||||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,367 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Grey was appointed as Secretary at War, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | |||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,786 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Elections in the 1840s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Bennet | 1,216 | 34.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Addison Cresswell | 1,163 | 33.4 | N/A | |
| Whig | Henry Grey | 1,101 | 31.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 62 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,188 | 79.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,756 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | George Grey | 1,366 | 35.5 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Charles Bennet | 1,247 | 32.4 | −2.5 | |
| Conservative | Algernon Percy | 1,237 | 32.1 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 119 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,608 (est) | 86.1 (est) | +6.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,030 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.2 | |||
Elections in the 1850s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Algernon Percy | 1,414 | 34.9 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | Charles Bennet | 1,335 | 33.0 | +0.6 | |
| Whig | George Grey | 1,300 | 32.1 | −3.4 | |
| Majority | 35 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,675 (est) | 86.0 (est) | −0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,111 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +1.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,296 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Percy was appointed a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Percy was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,280 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,109 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,612 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,480 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Percy was appointed Treasurer of the Household, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Percy | 2,163 | 38.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | 2,001 | 35.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Clay[13] | 1,509 | 26.6 | New | |
| Majority | 492 | 8.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,591 (est) | 82.1 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,376 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Natalie Younes[14] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
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- Known as Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt, from 1877.
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 435–436. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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- "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 23 January 2024.