North Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)

North 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. The constituency was created by the Great Reform Act of 1832 by the splitting of Northumberland constituency into North and South divisions.

North Northumberland
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
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.
1832–1885
Number of memberstwo
Replaced byBerwick-upon-Tweed
Hexham
Wansbeck
Created fromNorthumberland

The constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, being divided into single member divisions.

Boundaries

1832–1885: The Wards of Bamborough, Coquetdale, Glendale and Morpeth, and the Berwick Bounds.[1]

Members of Parliament
  • Constituency created (1832)
Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1832 Viscount Howick Whig[2][3] Lord Ossulston Conservative[2]
1841 Addison Cresswell Conservative[2]
1847 Sir George Grey, Bt Whig[4][5][6][7]
1852 Lord Lovaine Conservative
1859 Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt Conservative
1865 Lord Henry Percy Conservative
1868 Earl Percy Conservative Matthew White Ridley[8] Conservative
1885 Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1830s
General election 1832: North Northumberland[2][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory Charles Bennet Unopposed
Whig Henry Grey Unopposed
Registered electors 2,322
Tory win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)
General election 1835: North Northumberland[2][9]
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.

By-election, 1 May 1835: North Northumberland[2][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Henry Grey Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1837: North Northumberland[2][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Charles Bennet Unopposed
Whig Henry Grey Unopposed
Registered electors 2,786
Conservative hold
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s
General election 1841: North Northumberland[2][9]
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
General election 1847: North Northumberland[9]
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
General election 1852: North Northumberland[9]
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
General election 1857: North Northumberland[9]
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.

By-election, 11 March 1858: North Northumberland[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Algernon Percy Unopposed
Conservative hold

Percy was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 10 March 1859: North Northumberland[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Algernon Percy Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1859: North Northumberland[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Algernon Percy Unopposed
Conservative Matthew White Ridley Unopposed
Registered electors 3,280
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s
General election 1865: North Northumberland[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Percy Unopposed
Conservative Matthew White Ridley Unopposed
Registered electors 3,109
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
General election 1868: North Northumberland[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Percy Unopposed
Conservative Matthew White Ridley Unopposed
Registered electors 3,612
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1870s
General election 1874: North Northumberland[9]
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.

By-election, 17 Mar 1874: North Northumberland[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Percy Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s
General election 1880: North Northumberland[9]
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[10] 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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Notes
  1. "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. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 239. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  3. 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.
  4. Creighton, Mandell (1890). "Grey, George (1799-1882)" . In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney (eds.). Dictionary of National Biography. 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  5. Crosby's Parliamentary Record of Elections in Great Britain and Ireland. Leeds: George Crosby. 1847. p. 122. Retrieved 28 May 2018 – via Google Books.
  6. "The Age". Melbourne, Victoria. 13 September 1882. p. 4. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. "The Excluded Whigs". Leeds Intelligencer. 22 January 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 28 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. Known as Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt, from 1877.
  9. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 435–436. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  10. "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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