South Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
South Northumberland | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1832–1885 | |
Number of members | two |
Replaced by | Hexham, Tyneside and Wansbeck |
Created from | Northumberland |
South Northumberland (formally the "Southern 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 intuitive first-past-the-post means where there is more than one member, considered the plurality-at-large bloc vote by global cephologists today.
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, being divided into single member divisions: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Hexham, Tyneside and Wansbeck.
Boundaries[]
1832–1885: The Wards of Tynedale and Castle, and the Town and County of the Town of Newcastle upon Tyne.[1]
Members of Parliament[]
- Constituency created (1832)
Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1832 | Thomas Wentworth Beaumont | Whig[2][3] | Matthew Bell | Tory[2] | ||
1834 | Conservative[2] | |||||
1837 | Christopher Blackett | Whig[2][4] | ||||
1841 | Saville Ogle | Whig[5][2][6][7] | ||||
1852 | Wentworth Beaumont | Whig[8] | Hon. Henry Liddell | Conservative | ||
1859 | Liberal | |||||
1878 | Edward Ridley | Conservative | ||||
1880 | Albert Grey | Liberal | ||||
1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished |
Elections[]
Elections in the 1830s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Wentworth Beaumont | 2,537 | 34.6 | ||
Tory | Matthew Bell | 2,441 | 33.3 | ||
Whig | William Ord | 2,351 | 32.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,606 | 88.7 | |||
Registered electors | 5,192 | ||||
Majority | 96 | 1.3 | |||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Majority | 90 | 1.2 | |||
Tory win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Wentworth Beaumont | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Matthew Bell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,042 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Christopher Blackett | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Matthew Bell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,070 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1840s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Saville Ogle | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Matthew Bell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,295 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Saville Ogle | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Matthew Bell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,369 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1850s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Wentworth Beaumont | 2,306 | 35.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry Liddell | 2,132 | 32.9 | N/A | |
Whig | George Ridley[10] | 2,033 | 31.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,302 (est) | 80.1 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,511 | ||||
Majority | 174 | 2.7 | N/A | ||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 99 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Wentworth Beaumont | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Henry Liddell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,608 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Henry Liddell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,522 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Henry Liddell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,511 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Henry Liddell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,862 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1870s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Henry Liddell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,698 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Liddell was elevated to the peerage, becoming Earl of Ravensworth.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Ridley | 2,909 | 50.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Albert Grey | 2,903 | 49.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 6 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,812 | 78.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,415 | ||||
Conservative hold |
- The original count for this by-election had both candidates receiving 2,912 votes.
Elections in the 1880s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Albert Grey | 3,896 | 34.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | 3,694 | 32.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Edward Ridley | 3,622 | 32.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 72 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,417 (est) | 84.3 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,800 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
References[]
- ^ "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 2017-07-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 240. ISBN 0-900178-13-2. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1836). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 33. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Local & General Intelligence". Newcastle Journal. 5 June 1841. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northumberland (South)". London Morning Post. 29 June 1841. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Globe". 24 June 1841. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Newcastle Journal". 7 March 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 437. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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(help) - ^ "South Northumberland Election". Newcastle Journal. 17 July 1852. p. 7. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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