UK Parliament constituency in England since 2015
Berwick-upon-Tweed () is a parliamentary constituency [n 1] in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Anne-Marie Trevelyan , a Conservative .[n 2]
Boundaries [ ]
The constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed is in the county of Northumberland . It includes as its northernmost point the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed and stretches south to include the towns of Alnwick and Amble — the Northumberland coast forms its long eastern boundary. Its length is roughly 50 miles (80 km) and its area is 2,310 square kilometres.
Predominantly rural in character, this constituency is the most northerly in England and is relatively sparsely populated.
Between 1918 and 1949 the constituency comprised Berwick upon Tweed Municipal Borough , the Urban Districts of Alnwick, Amble and Rothbury, together with the Rural Districts of Alnwick, Belford, Glendale, Norham & Islandshire and Rothbury.
Boundary review [ ]
Following the last[when? ] review of parliamentary representation in Northumberland, the Boundary Commission for England made only minor changes to the existing Berwick constituency. A proposal to rename the historic seat "Berwick-upon-Tweed and Mid Northumberland" was rejected: whilst it is geographically accurate, it was thought unwieldy[n 3] .
The electoral wards used to form the slightly modified constituency are:
History [ ]
Rural in nature, sparse of population and with agriculture as a major source of employment, Berwick-upon-Tweed has never elected a Labour candidate, one of two constituencies in the north east of England not to have done so. The closest Labour have ever came to winning the seat was at the 1966 general election , where they finished just 4,373 votes behind incumbent Conservative MP Antony Lambton. It was represented by Liberal Democrat Sir Alan Beith from 1973 (formerly Liberal ) until his retirement in 2015 , when it was gained by the Conservative candidate Anne-Marie Trevelyan. The area has been notable for its Liberal politicians – both Sir William Beveridge (influential in the formation of the National Health Service ) and Edward Grey (Foreign Secretary at the beginning of World War I , best remembered for the "lamps are going out all over Europe...." remark) have served this constituency.
Beith was first elected at a by-election, required as a result of the resignation of the then incumbent MP Antony Lambton (Conservative), who had been caught up in a scandal involving call girls , marijuana and a tabloid newspaper.
In 1923, Mabel Philipson , a former music hall actress, took over the seat as a Conservative, when her husband was forced to resign. In doing so she became only the third female MP to sit in the House of Commons since female members became legal five years previously.
Members of Parliament [ ]
The seat has sent members to Parliament since its enfranchisement by Henry VIII . It initially sent two members; this was reduced to one in 1885.
MPs before 1660 [ ]
MPs 1660–1885 [ ]
MPs since 1885 [ ]
Elections [ ]
Elections in the 2010s [ ]
General election 2019 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[18]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
23,947
56.9
+4.4
Labour
Trish Williams
9,112
21.6
-3.0
Liberal Democrats
Tom Hancock
7,656
18.2
-2.9
Green
Thomas Stewart
1,394
3.3
+1.4
Majority
14,835
35.2
+7.3
Turnout
42,109
70.3
-1.5
Conservative hold
Swing
+3.7
General election 2017 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
22,145
52.5
+11.4
Labour
Scott Dickinson
10,364
24.6
+9.7
Liberal Democrats
Julie Pörksen
8,916
21.1
-7.8
Green
Thomas Stewart
787
1.9
-1.8
Majority
11,781
27.9
+15.7
Turnout
42,212
71.8
+0.8
Conservative hold
Swing
+0.9
General election 2015 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[19] [20]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
16,603
41.1
+4.4
Liberal Democrats
Julie Pörksen
11,689
28.9
-14.8
Labour
Scott Dickinson
6,042
14.9
+1.7
UKIP
Nigel Coghill-Marshall
4,513
11.2
+8.0
Green
Rachael Roberts
1,488
3.7
New
English Democrat
Neil Humphrey
88
0.2
New
Majority
4,914
12.2
N/A
Turnout
40,423
71.0
+4.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Swing
+9.6
General election 2010 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[21] [22]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Alan Beith
16,806
43.7
-8.9
Conservative
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
14,116
36.7
+7.7
Labour
Alan Strickland
5,061
13.2
-5.2
UKIP
Mick Weatheritt
1,243
3.2
New
BNP
Peter Mailer
1,213
3.2
New
Majority
2,690
7.0
-16.3
Turnout
38,439
67.0
+3.7
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
-8.3
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Elections in the 2000s [ ]
General election 2005 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[23]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Alan Beith
19,052
52.8
+1.4
Conservative
Mike Elliott
10,420
28.9
+0.8
Labour
Glen Reynolds
6,618
18.3
+0.6
Majority
8,632
23.9
+0.6
Turnout
36,090
63.4
-0.4
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
+0.3
General election 2001 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[23]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Alan Beith
18,651
51.4
+5.9
Conservative
Glen Sanderson
10,193
28.1
+4.0
Labour
Martin Walker
6,435
17.7
-8.5
UKIP
John Pearson
1,029
2.8
+2.0
Majority
8,458
23.3
+4.0
Turnout
36,308
63.8
-9.7
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
+1.0
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Elections in the 1990s [ ]
General election 1992 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[25] [26]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Alan Beith
19,283
44.4
-7.7
Conservative
Anthony Henfrey
14,240
32.8
+3.3
Labour
Gordon Adam
9,933
22.8
+5.4
Majority
5,043
11.6
-11.0
Turnout
43,456
79.1
+1.8
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
-5.5
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Elections in the 1980s [ ]
General election 1987 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Alan Beith
21,903
52.1
-0.6
Conservative
John Middleton
12,400
29.5
-3.5
Labour
Stephen Lambert
7,360
17.5
+3.2
Green
Nigel Pamphilion
379
0.9
New
Majority
9,503
22.6
+2.9
Turnout
42,042
77.3
-0.5
Liberal hold
Swing
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Elections in the 1970s [ ]
General election 1979 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Alan Beith
19,351
54.34
Conservative
Charles Baker-Cresswell
13,663
38.36
Labour
G. M. Elliott
2,602
7.31
Majority
5,688
15.97
Turnout
35,616
83.82
Liberal hold
Swing
General election October 1974 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Alan Beith
14,684
43.11
Conservative
Charles Baker-Cresswell
14,611
42.89
Labour
G. Spain
4,768
14.00
Majority
73
0.22
Turnout
34,063
81.37
Liberal hold
Swing
General election February 1974 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Alan Beith
15,732
44.51
Conservative
John Donald Morrison Hardie
15,289
43.25
Labour
Gordon Adam
4,326
12.24
Majority
443
1.26
N/A
Turnout
35,347
85.14
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Alan Beith
12,489
39.9
+18.0
Conservative
John Donald Morrison Hardie
12,432
39.7
-11.0
Labour
Gordon Adam
6,178
19.8
-7.6
Independent
T. G. Symonds
126
0.4
New
Independent
Robert Goodall
72
0.2
New
Majority
57
0.2
N/A
Turnout
31,297
75.0
+1.4
Registered electors
41,721
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+14.5
General election 1970 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Electorate 41,731
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Antony Lambton
15,558
50.66
+3.1
Labour Co-op
Bob Wareing
8,413
27.39
-5.7
Liberal
Alan Beith
6,741
21.95
+2.6
Majority
7,145
23.27
+8.7
Turnout
30,712
73.60
-2.98
Conservative hold
Swing
+4.6
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Elections in the 1960s [ ]
General election 1966 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Electorate 39,155
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Antony Lambton
14,281
47.63
-2.3
Labour
James W. Conway
9,908
33.04
+7.1
Liberal
Aubrey Herbert
5,796
19.33
-4.9
Majority
4,373
14.59
-9.4
Turnout
31,750
76.58
+1.1
Conservative hold
Swing
+4.75
General election 1964 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Electorate 39,915
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Antony Lambton
15,851
49.92
Labour
R. Christopher Jelley
8,218
25.88
Liberal
Nicholas B. Madison
7,681
24.19
Majority
7,633
24.04
Turnout
31,750
79.54
Conservative hold
Swing
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Elections in the 1950s [ ]
General election 1959 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Electorate 40,951
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Antony Lambton
19,904
63.11
Labour
R. Christopher Jelley
11,637
36.89
Majority
8,267
26.22
Turnout
31,541
77.02
Conservative hold
Swing
General election 1955 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Electorate 41,664
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Antony Lambton
18,301
60.35
Labour
John Frater
12,024
39.65
Majority
6,277
20.70
Turnout
30,325
72.78
Conservative hold
Swing
General election 1950 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Electorate 42,075
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Robert Thorp
14,804
43.91
Liberal
Arthur Comyns Carr
10,260
30.43
Labour
John Davis
8,651
25.66
Majority
4,544
13.48
Turnout
33,715
80.13
Conservative hold
Swing
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Elections in the 1940s [ ]
General election 1945 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Robert Thorp
12,315
43.29
Liberal
William Beveridge
10,353
36.39
Labour
John Davis
5,782
20.32
New
Majority
1,962
6.90
N/A
Turnout
28,450
67.77
Conservative gain from Liberal
Swing
1944 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
William Beveridge
8,792
87.4
+36.4
Independent
W. D. Clark
1,269
12.6
New
Majority
7,523
74.8
+72.8
Turnout
10,061
24.5
-51.5
Registered electors
41,068
Liberal hold
Swing
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Elections in the 1930s [ ]
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Elections in the 1920s [ ]
General election 1923 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Unionist
Mabel Philipson
10,636
48.0
-7.0
Liberal
Harold Burge Robson
8,767
39.5
+12.7
Labour
Edna Martha Penny
2,784
12.5
-5.7
Majority
1,869
8.5
-19.7
Turnout
22,187
73.4
-1.5
Unionist hold
Swing
-9.9
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Elections in the 1910s [ ]
General election December 1910 : Berwick-upon-Tweed
Electorate 9,420
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Edward Grey
4,612
61.2
+1.1
Conservative
Charles Henry Hoare
2,926
38.8
−1.1
Majority
1,686
22.4
+2.2
Turnout
7,538
79.8
−8.5
Registered electors
9,445
Liberal hold
Swing
+1.1
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Elections in the 1900s [ ]
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Elections in the 1890s [ ]
General election 1895 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[30]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Edward Grey
4,378
54.9
+2.0
Conservative
Henry Percy
3,593
45.1
−2.0
Majority
785
9.8
+4.0
Turnout
7,971
85.9
+3.2
Registered electors
9,277
Liberal hold
Swing
+2.0
General election 1892 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[30]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Edward Grey
4,002
52.9
−1.9
Conservative
Watson Askew-Robertson[31]
3,560
47.1
+1.9
Majority
442
5.8
−3.8
Turnout
7,562
82.7
+4.9
Registered electors
9,141
Liberal hold
Swing
−1.9
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Elections in the 1880s [ ]
General election 1885 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[30]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Edward Grey
4,929
57.7
+1.4
Conservative
Henry Percy
3,613
42.3
−1.4
Majority
1,316
15.4
+12.7
Turnout
8,542
88.1
+8.1 (est)
Registered electors
9,691
Liberal hold
Swing
+1.4
Caused by Marjoribanks elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Tweedmouth.
Caused by Strutt's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Belper.
General election 1880 : Berwick-upon-Tweed (2 seats)[32]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Dudley Marjoribanks
687
29.7
−2.8
Liberal
Henry Strutt
614
26.6
+4.6
Conservative
William Macdonald Macdonald[34]
552
23.9
N/A
Conservative
David Milne Home
457
19.8
−8.3
Majority
62
2.7
−1.7
Turnout
1,155 (est)
80.0 (est)
−12.6
Registered electors
1,443
Liberal hold
Swing
+0.7
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+4.4
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Elections from 1832 to 1880 [ ]
General election 1874 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[32]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Y Dudley Marjoribanks
617
32.5
N/A
Conservative
Y David Milne Home
533
28.1
−14.1
Liberal
John Stapleton
418
22.0
−5.6
Liberal
William Keppel
330
17.4
−12.9
Turnout
1,216 (est)
92.6 (est)
+14.5
Registered electors
1,313
Majority
84
4.4
−0.2
Liberal hold
Swing
N/A
Majority
115
6.1
N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal
Swing
−2.1
General election 1868 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[32]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Y William Keppel
669
30.3
+0.4
Liberal
Y John Stapleton
609
27.6
−0.1
Conservative
George Wallace Carpenter[35] [36]
508
23.0
+0.8
Conservative
Richard Hodgson[37]
424
19.2
−1.0
Majority
101
4.6
−0.9
Turnout
1,105 (est)
78.1 (est)
−12.6
Registered electors
1,415
Liberal hold
Swing
−0.2
Liberal hold
Swing
+0.5
General election 1865 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[32]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Y Dudley Marjoribanks
396
29.9
+4.5
Liberal
Y Alexander Mitchell
367
27.7
+7.9
Conservative
William Cargill
295
22.2
−5.9
Conservative
Joseph Hubback[38]
268
20.2
−6.5
Majority
72
5.5
N/A
Turnout
663 (est)
90.7 (est)
+8.4
Registered electors
731
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+5.4
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+7.1
Caused by Gordon's death.
: Berwick-upon-Tweed[32]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Y Dudley Marjoribanks
305
50.1
+4.9
Conservative
Richard Hodgson [17]
304
49.9
−4.9
Majority
1
0.2
N/A
Turnout
609
77.1
−5.2
Registered electors
790
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+4.9
Caused by Earle's resignation.
General election 1859 : Berwick-upon-Tweed[32]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Y Charles William Gordon
366
28.1
+16.2
Conservative
Y Ralph Earle
348
26.7
+14.8
Liberal
Dudley Marjoribanks
330
25.4
+1.4
Liberal
John Stapleton
257
19.8
−10.2
Majority
18
1.4
N/A
Turnout
651 (est)
82.3 (est)
+12.2
Registered electors
790
Conservative gain from Liberal
Swing
+10.3
Conservative gain from Liberal
Swing
+9.6
Caused by the 1852 election being declared void on petition, due to bribery.[39]
: Berwick-upon-Tweed[32]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Whig
Y Rufane Shaw Donkin
Unopposed
Conservative hold
Swing
Elections before 1832 [ ]
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See also [ ]
Notes and references [ ]
Notes
^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^ As with all constituencies, the first past the post system of election is used with elections at least every five years.
^ MPs references to each other at least in writing, are entered by a full constituency name in Hansard
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^ Created The Viscount Barrington (in the Peerage of Ireland ), 1720
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^ Created The Lord Delaval (in the Peerage of Ireland ), 1783
^ Succeeded as The 4th Viscount Lisburne (in the Peerage of Ireland ), January 1766
^ Major-General 1776, Lieutenant-General 1782, knighted (KB) 1792
^ On petition, Fordyce and Hall were adjudged not to have been duly elected and the election result was reversed
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