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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885}}
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885}}
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'''South Northumberland''' (formally the "Southern Division of Northumberland") was a [[county constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It was represented by two [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|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 voting|plurality-at-large bloc vote]] by global cephologists today.
'''South Northumberland''' (formally the "Southern Division of Northumberland") was a [[county constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It was represented by two [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] (MPs), elected by the [[Plurality block voting|bloc vote]] system.


The area was created by the [[Great Reform Act]] of 1832 by the splitting of [[Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)|Northumberland constituency]] into [[North Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)|Northern]] and Southern divisions.
The area was created by the [[Great Reform Act]] of 1832 by the splitting of [[Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)|Northumberland constituency]] into [[North Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)|Northern]] and Southern divisions.


It was abolished by the [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]], being divided into single member divisions: [[Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)|Berwick-upon-Tweed]], [[Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Hexham]], [[Tyneside (UK Parliament constituency)|Tyneside]] and [[Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)|Wansbeck]].
It was abolished by the [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]], when Northumberland was divided into four single member divisions: [[Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)|Berwick-upon-Tweed]], [[Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Hexham]], [[Tyneside (UK Parliament constituency)|Tyneside]] and [[Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)|Wansbeck]].


== Boundaries ==
== Boundaries ==
'''1832–1885''': The Wards of Tynedale and Castle, and the Town and County of the Town of Newcastle upon Tyne.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uq0uAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA300|title= 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.|location= London |publisher= His Majesty's statute and law printers |date= 1832 |pages= 300–383 |access-date=2017-07-27}}</ref>
'''1832–1886''': The Wards of Tynedale and Castle, and the Town and County of the Town of Newcastle upon Tyne.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1832 |title=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. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uq0uAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA300 |access-date=2017-07-27 |publisher=His Majesty's statute and law printers |location=London |page=309}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1832 Northumberland |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/maps/sheet/bc_reports_1832_v4/Northumberland}}</ref>


== Members of Parliament ==
== Members of Parliament ==
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| [[1832 United Kingdom general election|1832]]
| [[1832 United Kingdom general election|1832]]
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
|rowspan="2" | [[Thomas Wentworth Beaumont]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Thomas Wentworth Beaumont]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]<ref name="stooks-smith"/><ref name="mosse">{{cite book|last1=Mosse|first1=Richard Bartholomew|title=The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc|date=1836|pages=16–17|access-date=26 May 2019 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xiJkAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA16 |via = [[Google Books]] }}</ref>
|rowspan="2" | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]<ref name="stooks-smith"/><ref name="mosse">{{cite book|last1=Mosse|first1=Richard Bartholomew|title=The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc|date=1836|pages=16–17|access-date=26 May 2019 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xiJkAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA16 |via = [[Google Books]] }}</ref>
|style="background-color: {{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
|rowspan="4"| [[Matthew Bell (British politician)|Matthew Bell]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Matthew Bell (British politician)|Matthew Bell]]
|[[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]<ref name="stooks-smith"/>
|[[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]<ref name="stooks-smith"/>
|-
|-
| ''[[Tories (British political party)#Conservatives|1834]]''
| ''[[Tories (British political party)#Conservatives|1834]]''
|rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|rowspan="3"| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]<ref name="stooks-smith"/>
|rowspan="3"| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]<ref name="stooks-smith"/>
|-
|-
| [[1837 United Kingdom general election|1837]]
| [[1837 United Kingdom general election|1837]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[Christopher Blackett (politician)|Christopher Blackett]]
| [[Christopher Blackett (politician)|Christopher Blackett]]
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]<ref name="stooks-smith"/><ref name="mosse2">{{cite book|last1=Mosse|first1=Richard Bartholomew|title=The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc|date=1838|page=33|access-date=26 May 2019 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FVwEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA33 |via = [[Google Books]] }}</ref>
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]<ref name="stooks-smith"/><ref name="mosse2">{{cite book|last1=Mosse|first1=Richard Bartholomew|title=The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc|date=1838|page=33|access-date=26 May 2019 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FVwEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA33 |via = [[Google Books]] }}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[1841 United Kingdom general election|1841]]
| [[1841 United Kingdom general election|1841]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[Saville Ogle]]
| [[Saville Ogle]]
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Local & General Intelligence |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000243/18410605/006/0003 |access-date=12 August 2018 |work=Newcastle Journal |date=5 June 1841 |page=3 |via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="stooks-smith">{{cite book
| [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Local & General Intelligence |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000243/18410605/006/0003 |access-date=12 August 2018 |work=Newcastle Journal |date=5 June 1841 |page=3 |via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="stooks-smith">{{cite book
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|-
| [[1852 United Kingdom general election|1852]]
| [[1852 United Kingdom general election|1852]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
|rowspan="4"| [[Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Baron Allendale|Wentworth Beaumont]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Baron Allendale|Wentworth Beaumont]]
|[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]<ref>{{cite news |title=The Newcastle Journal |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000243/18570307/019/0005 |access-date=12 August 2018 |date=7 March 1857 |page=5 |via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
|[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]<ref>{{cite news |title=The Newcastle Journal |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000243/18570307/019/0005 |access-date=12 August 2018 |date=7 March 1857 |page=5 |via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|rowspan="2" | [[Henry Liddell, 2nd Earl of Ravensworth|Hon. Henry Liddell]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Henry Liddell, 2nd Earl of Ravensworth|Hon. Henry Liddell]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
| [[1859 United Kingdom general election|1859]]
| [[1859 United Kingdom general election|1859]]
|rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
|rowspan="3"| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
|-
| [[1878 South Northumberland by-election|1878]]
| [[1878 South Northumberland by-election|1878]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Edward Ridley]]
| [[Edward Ridley]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
| [[1880 United Kingdom general election|1880]]
| [[1880 United Kingdom general election|1880]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey|Albert Grey]]
| [[Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey|Albert Grey]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
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===Elections in the 1840s===
===Elections in the 1840s===
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===Elections in the 1880s===
===Elections in the 1880s===
{{Election box begin| title=[[1880 United Kingdom general election|General election 1880]]: South Northumberland<ref name="craig1832">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|format=e-book|page=437}}</ref>
{{Election box begin| title=[[1880 United Kingdom general election|General election 1880]]: South Northumberland<ref name="craig1832">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|type=e-book|page=437}}</ref>
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== See also ==

* [[History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Northumberland]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*{{Rayment-hc|n|3|date=March 2012}}
*{{Rayment-hc|n|3|date=March 2012}}


Latest revision as of 20:08, 15 July 2024

South 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 broadest, northern striped area which has an east coast.
1832–1885
Seatstwo
Created fromNorthumberland
Replaced byHexham, Tyneside and Wansbeck

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 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.

Boundaries

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1832–1886: The Wards of Tynedale and Castle, and the Town and County of the Town of Newcastle upon Tyne.[1][2]

Members of Parliament

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  • Constituency created (1832)
Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party
1832 Thomas Wentworth Beaumont Whig[3][4] Matthew Bell Tory[3]
1834 Conservative[3]
1837 Christopher Blackett Whig[3][5]
1841 Saville Ogle Whig[6][3][7][8]
1852 Wentworth Beaumont Whig[9] Hon. Henry Liddell Conservative
1859 Liberal
1878 Edward Ridley Conservative
1880 Albert Grey Liberal
1885 Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished

Elections

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Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1832: South Northumberland[10][3]
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)
General election 1835: South Northumberland[10][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Thomas Wentworth Beaumont Unopposed
Conservative Matthew Bell Unopposed
Registered electors 5,042
Whig hold
Conservative hold
General election 1837: South Northumberland[10][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Christopher Blackett Unopposed
Conservative Matthew Bell Unopposed
Registered electors 5,070
Whig hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: South Northumberland[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Saville Ogle Unopposed
Conservative Matthew Bell Unopposed
Registered electors 5,295
Whig hold
Conservative hold
General election 1847: South Northumberland[10][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Saville Ogle Unopposed
Conservative Matthew Bell Unopposed
Registered electors 5,369
Whig hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1852: South Northumberland[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Wentworth Beaumont 2,306 35.6 N/A
Conservative Henry Liddell 2,132 32.9 N/A
Whig George Ridley[11] 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
General election 1857: South Northumberland[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Wentworth Beaumont Unopposed
Conservative Henry Liddell Unopposed
Registered electors 5,608
Whig hold
Conservative hold
General election 1859: South Northumberland[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wentworth Beaumont Unopposed
Conservative Henry Liddell Unopposed
Registered electors 5,522
Liberal hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1865: South Northumberland[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wentworth Beaumont Unopposed
Conservative Henry Liddell Unopposed
Registered electors 5,511
Liberal hold
Conservative hold
General election 1868: South Northumberland[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wentworth Beaumont Unopposed
Conservative Henry Liddell Unopposed
Registered electors 6,862
Liberal hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: South Northumberland[10]
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.

1878 South Northumberland by-election[10]
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

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General election 1880: South Northumberland[10]
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

See also

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References

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  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. p. 309. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ "HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1832 Northumberland".
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Local & General Intelligence". Newcastle Journal. 5 June 1841. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Northumberland (South)". London Morning Post. 29 June 1841. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Globe". 24 June 1841. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "The Newcastle Journal". 7 March 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "South Northumberland Election". Newcastle Journal. 17 July 1852. p. 7. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Sources

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