North Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
North Northumberland | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of North Northumberland in North East England for the 2024 general election | |
North Northumberland constituency as it was 1832 to 1885. The constituency is the striped area with a longer coastline to the north. | |
County constituency | |
Created from | Northumberland |
Replaced by | Berwick-upon-Tweed Hexham Wansbeck |
North Northumberland will be a
The area was created by the
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.
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the 2024 general election.[1] It will comprise the former constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed, together with the town of Morpeth, transferred from the former Wansbeck seat.
Boundaries
1832–1885: The Wards of Bamborough, Coquetdale, Glendale and Morpeth, and the Berwick Bounds.[2][3]
From 2024: The County of Northumberland electoral divisions (as they existed on 1 December 2020) of 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 and Wooler.[4]
Members of Parliament
Constituency created (1832)
Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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1832 | Viscount Howick | Whig[5][6] | Lord Ossulston | Conservative[5] | ||
1841 | Addison Cresswell
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Conservative[5] | ||||
1847 | Sir George Grey, Bt | Whig[7][8][9][10] | ||||
1852 | Lord Lovaine | Conservative | ||||
1859 | Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt
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Conservative | ||||
1865 | Lord Henry Percy | Conservative | ||||
1868 | Earl Percy | Conservative | Matthew White Ridley[11]
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Conservative | ||
1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,322 | ||||
Tory win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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 | % | ||
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Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,786 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Bennet | 1,216 | 34.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Addison Cresswell
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Percy was appointed
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,280 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,109 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,612 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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Reform UK | Katherine Hales[14] | ||||
Independent | Georgina Hill[15] | ||||
Independent | Michael Joyce[16] | ||||
SDP | Andrew Martin[17] | ||||
Green | Jan Rosen[18] | ||||
Labour | David Smith[19] | ||||
Conservative | Anne-Marie Trevelyan[20] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Natalie Younes[21] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
See also
Notes
- Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. p. 309. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1832, Northumberland".
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 100. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Creighton, Mandell (1890). . In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney (eds.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Crosby's Parliamentary Record of Elections in Great Britain and Ireland. Leeds: George Crosby. 1847. p. 122. Retrieved 28 May 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Age". Melbourne, Victoria. 13 September 1882. p. 4. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "The Excluded Whigs". Leeds Intelligencer. 22 January 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 28 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Known as Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt, from 1877.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ "North Northumberland Election". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 7 April 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 21 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "North Northumberland Constituency - Katherine Hales Reform UK". Reform UK. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated North Northumberland" (PDF). Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated North Northumberland" (PDF). Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "General Election Candidates". Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "General Election: Green Party to contest every seat in Northumberland". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ David Smith for North Northumberland 🌹 [@dsnorthnorth] (20 May 2024). "I'm honoured to have been selected as @UKLabour's candidate for the new constituency of #NorthNorthumberland at the coming General Election…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated North Northumberland" (PDF). Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 23 January 2024.