Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885
North Northumberland
Form 1832-1868 and this area was left intact until 1885. Extract from 1837 result: the striped area which has the much longer coast than the striped South division.
Seats two Created from
Northumberland Replaced by
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Hexham
Wansbeck
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.
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.
Boundaries
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 .
Members of Parliament
Constituency created (
1832 )
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Grey was appointed as Secretary at War, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Percy was appointed a
Civil Lord of the Admiralty , requiring a by-election.
Percy was appointed
Vice-President of the Board of Trade , requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Percy was appointed
Treasurer of the Household , causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 2020s
See also
Notes
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"North East | Boundary Commission for England" .
Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 20 June 2023 .
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"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 .
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"HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1832, Northumberland" .
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"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023" . Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
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h Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850].
Craig, F. W. S. (ed.).
The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p.
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^ 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 .
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Creighton, Mandell (1890).
"Grey, George (1799-1882)" . In
Stephen, Leslie ;
Lee, Sidney (eds.).
Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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Crosby's Parliamentary Record of Elections in Great Britain and Ireland . Leeds: George Crosby. 1847. p. 122. Retrieved 28 May 2018 – via
Google Books .
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"The Age" . Melbourne, Victoria. 13 September 1882. p. 4. Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"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.
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Craig, F. W. S. , ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 435–436.
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978-1-349-02349-3 .
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"North Northumberland Election" .
Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette . 7 April 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 21 December 2017 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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"Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates" .
Mark Pack . Retrieved 23 January 2024 .
Sources