Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK Parliament constituency)

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Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Northumberland
Major settlements Newcastle upon Tyne
1283–1918
SeatsTwo
Replaced by Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, Newcastle-upon-Tyne East, Newcastle upon Tyne North and Newcastle upon Tyne West

Newcastle-upon-Tyne was a parliamentary borough in the county of Northumberland of the House of Commons of England from 1283 to 1706, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system.

Contents

Newcastle first sent Members to Parliament in 1283, although it was not always possible to act upon the writ of summons, which was disregarded on at least four occasions (1315, 1327, 1332 and 1337) because of warfare with the Scots. [1]

The constituency was abolished in 1918, being split into four divisions; Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, Newcastle-upon-Tyne East, Newcastle-upon-Tyne North and Newcastle-upon-Tyne West. [2]

Boundaries

The constituency was based upon the town, later city, of Newcastle upon Tyne in the historic county of Northumberland in North East England. In 1848, the constituency boundaries were described in A Topographical Dictionary of England. [3]

The borough first exercised the elective franchise in the 23rd of Edward the First, since which time it has returned two members to parliament: the present electoral limits are co-extensive with those of the county of the town, comprising 5730 acres; the old boundaries, which were abrogated in 1832, included 2700 acres only.

When the House of Commons debated the boundaries to be used from 1832, the Tory Party suggested including Gateshead (to the south) and South Shields (to the east) within the Newcastle-upon-Tyne constituency. The Whigs resisted this idea, so these two neighbouring settlements were not incorporated into this seat. [4]

The contents of the parliamentary borough, as defined by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 (2 and 3 Wm. 4, c. 64) were:

The Town and County of the Town of Newcastle and the several Townships of Byker, Heaton, Jesmond, Westgate, and Elswick. [5] [6]

The boundaries remained unchanged from 1832 until the area was divided into single member constituencies in 1918. [7] These were not necessarily identical to the boundaries used for local government purposes.

In the period after 1885, the constituency was surrounded by Wansbeck to the west and north, Tyneside to the north east and east, Jarrow to the south east, Gateshead to the south, and Chester-le-Street to the south west. [8]

Members of Parliament

Party affiliations are derived from Stook Smith and Craig (see reference section below). Tory is used prior to the 1835 general election and Conservative from that time. Liberal candidates (as listed by Craig) before the formal creation of the party, shortly after the 1859 general election, are listed as Whig or Radical if the information is available in the work by Stooks Smith.

MPs, who were known by the same name, are distinguished in the table below and the election results by a number in brackets after the name. It is not suggested that such numbers were used by contemporaries of the individuals so numbered.

MPs 1386–1660

ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1378William Bishopdale [9]
1381William Bishopdale [9]
1386John Howell Laurence Acton [10]
1388 (February)William BishopdaleSampson Hardyng [10]
1388 (September) Henry Carlisle Stephen Whitgray [10]
1390 (January)William BishopdaleStephen Whitgray [10]
1390 (November)
1391William Bishopdale Laurence Acton [10]
1393John MortonRichard/William Langton [10]
1394 Henry Carlisle Thomas Diringdon [10]
1395John MortonWilliam Langton [10]
1397 (January)William RedmarshallSampson Hardyng [10]
1397 (September)William Redmarshall Laurence Acton [10]
1399 Roger Thornton Laurence Acton [10]
1401
1402 Robert Darcy Richard Beverley [10]
1404 (January)
1404 (October)
1406John PaulynRobert Hebburn [10]
1407William JohnsonWilliam Langton [10]
1410
1411 Roger Thornton Roger Booth [10]
1413 (February)
1413 (May)Richard DaltonRobert Whelpington [10]
1414 (April)William Middleton Robert Swinburne [10]
1414 (November)William JohnsonRobert Whelpington [10]
1415Roger BoothRobert Whelpington [10]
1416 (March)Roger BoothThomas Hebburn [10]
1416 (October)
1417 Roger Thornton John Strother [10]
1419 Roger Thornton John Strother [10]
1420Roger BoothJohn Wall [10]
1421 (May)Emericus HeringJohn Strother [10]
1421 (December)Roger BoothWilliam Ellerby [10]
1510-1523No names known [11]
1529Sir Thomas TempestHenry Anderson [11]
1536?Sir Thomas Tempest ? [11]
1539 ?
1542 ?
1545Sir Robert BowesRobert Brandling [11]
1547 Sir Francis Leke Sir Robert Brandling [11]
1553 (March)Robert LewenBertram Anderson [11]
1553 (October)Sir Robert BrandlingEdward Hall [11]
1554 (April)Bertram Anderson Cuthbert Horsley [11]
1554 (November)Bertram Anderson John Watson [11]
1555Sir Robert BrandlingCuthbert Blount [11]
1558Bertram AndersonRobert Lewen [11]
1559 (January)Robert LewenCuthbert Blount [12]
1562 (December)Sir Robert BrandlingBertram Anderson [12]
1571 William Carr William Jenison I [12]
1572 (April) William Jenison I William Selby [12]
1584 William Jenison I Henry Anderson [12]
1586Henry AndersonEdward Lewen [12]
1588 (October)Henry AndersonHenry Mitford [12]
1593Henry AndersonHenry Mitford [12]
1597 (October) Henry Chapman Henry Lindley [12]
1601 (October) William Jenison II George Selby [12]
1604 George Selby Henry Chapman
1614 Henry Anderson William Jenison II
1621 Henry Anderson Sir Thomas Ridell
1624 Sir Peter Riddel Sir Henry Anderson
1625 Sir Thomas Ridell Sir Henry Anderson
1626 Sir Peter Riddel Sir Henry Anderson
1628 Sir Peter Riddel Sir Thomas Ridell
1629–1640No Parliaments convened
1640 (April) Sir Peter Riddel Thomas Liddel
1640 (November) Sir Henry Anderson, disabled 1643 John Blakiston
1645 Sir Henry Anderson John Blakiston,
replaced 1647 by
Robert Ellison)
1648 Robert Ellison) John Blakiston, died 1649
1654 Sir Arthur Hesilrige (One seat only)
1656 Walter Strickland (One seat only)
1659 Mark Shaftoe (of Newcastle) Thomas Lilburne

MPs 1660–1918

Election1st member1st party2nd member2nd party
1660 Robert Ellison Sir Francis Anderson
1661 Sir John Marlay
1673 Sir William Blackett, Bt (1)
1679 Sir Ralph Carr
1680 Sir Nathaniel Johnson
1685 Sir William Blackett, Bt (2)
1689 Sir Ralph Carr Tory
1690 William Carr (1) Tory
1695 Sir William Blackett, Bt (2) Whig
1700 Sir Henry Liddell, Bt Whig
1705 Sir William Blackett, Bt (2) Whig
1706 Sir Henry Liddell, Bt Whig
1710 Sir William Blackett, Bt (3)
died 1728; declared not duly elected
in 1727, in 1729
William Wrightson
1722 William Carr (2)
1727 [13] Nicholas Fenwick
1729 on petition William Carr (2)
1734 Sir Walter Calverley-Blackett, Bt
1747 [14] Matthew Ridley
1774 Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt (1)
1777 Sir John Trevelyan, Bt
1780 Andrew Robinson Stoney
1784 Charles Brandling Tory [15] Whig [15]
1798 by-election Charles John Brandling Tory [15]
1812 Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt (2) Whig [15] [16] Cuthbert Ellison Whig [15]
1830 John Hodgson Tory [15]
1834 Conservative [15]
1835 William Ord Whig [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
1836 by-election John Hodgson
John Hodgson-Hinde from August 1836
Conservative [15]
1847 Thomas Emerson Headlam Whig [20] [21] [22]
1852 John Blackett Whig [23]
1856 by-election George Ridley Whig [24] [25]
1859 Liberal Liberal
1860 Somerset Beaumont Liberal
1865 Sir Joseph Cowen (1) Liberal
1874 by-election Joseph Cowen (2) Liberal
1874 Charles Frederick Hamond Conservative
1880 Ashton Wentworth Dilke Liberal
1883 by-election John Morley Liberal
1885 Independent Liberal
1886 James Craig Liberal
1892 Sir Charles Frederick Hamond Conservative
1895 William Cruddas Conservative
1900 Sir Walter Richard Plummer Conservative George Renwick Conservative
1906 Walter Hudson Labour Thomas Cairns Liberal
1908 by-election George Renwick Conservative
1910 (January) Edward Shortt Liberal
1918 Constituency abolished

Elections

The bloc vote electoral system was used in elections to fill two seats and first past the post for single member by-elections. Each voter had up to as many votes as there were seats to be filled. Votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings (until the secret ballot was introduced in 1872).

Note on percentage change calculations: Where there was only one candidate of a party in successive elections, for the same number of seats, change is calculated on the party percentage vote. Where there was more than one candidate, in one or both successive elections for the same number of seats, then change is calculated on the individual percentage vote (if applicable).

The reference to some candidates as Non Partisan does not, necessarily, mean that they did not have a party allegiance. It means that the sources consulted did not specify a party allegiance.

Before the Representation of the People Act 1832, the borough had an electorate limited to its freemen. There were about 2,500 voters in the second half of the 18th century. [26]

1710s1720s1730s1740s1750s1760s1770s1780s1790s1800s1810s1820s1830s

Elections of the 1710s

General election 1710: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan William Blackett (3) 1,17744.0N/A
Nonpartisan William Wrightson 88633.2N/A
Nonpartisan William Carr (2) 60922.8N/A
Turnout 2,672N/AN/A
General election 1715: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan William Blackett (3) 63944.0...
Nonpartisan William Wrightson 55037.9+4.7
Nonpartisan James Clavering 26318.1N/A
Turnout 1,452N/AN/A

Elections of the 1720s

General election 1722: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan William Carr (2) 1,26438.3N/A
Nonpartisan William Blackett(3) 1,15835.9-8.1
Nonpartisan William Wrightson 83125.8-12.1
Turnout 3,223N/AN/A
General election 1727: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan William Blackett (3) 1,20239.9+4.0
Nonpartisan Nicholas Fenwick 1,18939.5N/A
Nonpartisan William Carr (2) 62020.6-17.7
Turnout 3,011N/AN/A

Elections of the 1730s

General election 1734: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Walter Calverley-Blackett 1,35442.9N/A
Nonpartisan Nicholas Fenwick 1,08334.3-5.2
Nonpartisan William Carr (2) 71622.7-2.1
Turnout 3,153 (1,795 electors)N/AN/A

Elections of the 1740s

General election 1741: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Walter Calverley-Blackett 1,45332.3-10.6
Nonpartisan Nicholas Fenwick 1,23127.4-6.9
Nonpartisan Matthew Ridley 1,13125.1N/A
Nonpartisan William Carr (2) 68315.2-7.5
Turnout 4,498 (2,391 electors)N/AN/A
General election 1747: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Walter Calverley-Blackett UnopposedN/AN/A
Nonpartisan Matthew Ridley UnopposedN/AN/A

Elections of the 1750s

General election 17 April 1754: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Walter Calverley-Blackett UnopposedN/AN/A
Nonpartisan Matthew Ridley UnopposedN/AN/A

Elections of the 1760s

General election 27 March 1761: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Walter Calverley-Blackett UnopposedN/AN/A
Nonpartisan Matthew Ridley UnopposedN/AN/A
General election 21 March 1768: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Walter Calverley-Blackett UnopposedN/AN/A
Nonpartisan Matthew Ridley UnopposedN/AN/A

Elections of the 1770s

General election 11 October 1774: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Walter Calverley-Blackett 1,43233.2N/A
Nonpartisan Sir Matthew White Ridley (1) 1,41132.7N/A
Nonpartisan Constantine Phipps 79518.4N/A
Nonpartisan Thomas Delaval67715.7N/A
Turnout 4,315 (2,162 electors)N/AN/A
By-election 27 February 1777: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan John Trevelyan 1,16352.1N/A
Nonpartisan Andrew Stoney-Bowes 1,06847.9N/A
Majority954.3N/A
Turnout 2,231N/AN/A
Nonpartisan hold Swing N/A

Elections of the 1780s

General election 11 September 1780: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Sir Matthew White Ridley (1) 1,40838.8+6.1
Nonpartisan Andrew Stoney-Bowes 1,13531.3N/A
Nonpartisan Thomas Delaval1,08529.9+14.2
Turnout 3,628 (2,245 electors)N/AN/A
General election 26 April 1784: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (1) UnopposedN/AN/A
Tory Charles BrandlingUnopposedN/AN/A

Elections of the 1790s

General election 1790: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (1) UnopposedN/AN/A
Tory Charles BrandlingUnopposedN/AN/A
General election 1796: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (1) UnopposedN/AN/A
Tory Charles BrandlingUnopposedN/AN/A
By-election 1798: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tory Charles Brandling UnopposedN/AN/A
Tory hold Swing N/A

Elections of the 1800s

General election 1802: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (1) Unopposed N/AN/A
Tory Charles Brandling Unopposed N/AN/A
General election 1806: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (1) Unopposed N/AN/A
Tory Charles Brandling Unopposed N/AN/A
General election 1807: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (1) Unopposed N/AN/A
Tory Charles Brandling Unopposed N/AN/A

Elections of the 1810s

General election 1812: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (2) Unopposed N/AN/A
Whig Cuthbert Ellison Unopposed N/AN/A
General election 1818: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (2) Unopposed N/AN/A
Whig Cuthbert Ellison Unopposed N/AN/A
General election 1818: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (2) Unopposed N/AN/A
Whig Cuthbert Ellison Unopposed N/AN/A

Elections of the 1820s

General election 1820: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (2) 616 47.0 N/A
Whig Cuthbert Ellison 477 36.4 N/A
Tory John Scott 21716.6New
Majority26017.8N/A
Turnout 1,310 (731 electors)N/AN/A
Whig hold Swing
Whig hold Swing
General election 1826: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (2) Unopposed N/AN/A
Whig Cuthbert Ellison Unopposed N/AN/A

Elections of the 1830s

General election 1830: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [15] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (2) Unopposed
Tory John Hodgson Unopposed
Registered electors c.5,000
Whig hold
Tory gain from Whig
General election 1831: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [15] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (2) Unopposed
Tory John Hodgson Unopposed
Registered electors c.5,000
Whig hold
Tory hold
General election 1832: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [15] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Matthew White Ridley (2) 2,112 43.2
Tory John Hodgson 1,686 34.5
Radical Charles Attwood1,09222.3
Turnout 2,85073.0
Registered electors 3,905
Majority4268.7
Whig hold
Majority59412.2
Tory hold
General election 1835: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [15] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Ord 1,843 33.0 +11.4
Whig Matthew White Ridley (2) 1,499 26.8 +5.2
Conservative John Hodgson 1,25422.512.0
Radical James Aytoun98817.74.6
Majority2454.34.4
Turnout 3,10776.6+3.6
Registered electors 4,054
Whig hold Swing +8.7
Whig gain from Tory Swing +5.6

Ridley's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 27 July 1836: Newcastle-upon-Tyne [15] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hodgson 1,576 50.8 +28.3
Whig Christopher Blackett 1,52849.210.6
Majority481.6N/A
Turnout 3,10475.51.1
Registered electors 4,110
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +19.5
General election 1837: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [15] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Ord 1,792 29.4 3.6
Conservative John Hodgson-Hinde 1,701 27.9 +16.7
Whig Charles John Bigge1,18719.57.3
Conservative John Blenkinsopp Coulson [29] 1,12718.5+7.3
Chartist Augustus Harding Beaumont [30] 2904.8New
Turnout 3,17369.27.4
Registered electors 4,582
Majority911.52.8
Whig hold Swing 6.0
Majority5148.4N/A
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +11.1

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hodgson-Hinde Unopposed
Whig William Ord Unopposed
Registered electors 5,124
Conservative hold
Whig hold
General election 1847: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Ord 2,196 36.2 N/A
Whig Thomas Emerson Headlam 2,068 34.1 N/A
Conservative Richard Hodgson [31] 1,68027.7N/A
Majority3886.4N/A
Turnout 3,812 (est)72.7 (est)N/A
Registered electors 5,245
Whig hold Swing N/A
Whig gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Blackett 2,418 37.9 N/A
Whig Thomas Emerson Headlam 2,172 34.0 0.1
Whig William Henry Watson [32] [33] 1,79528.1N/A
Majority3775.9+1.5
Turnout 3,193 (est)60.6 (est)12.1
Registered electors 5,269
Whig hold Swing N/A
Whig hold Swing N/A

Blackett resigned due to ill health, causing a by-election. [34]

By-election, 5 February 1856: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1 seat) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig George Ridley Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1857: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig George Ridley 2,445 39.1 +1.2
Whig Thomas Emerson Headlam 2,133 34.1 +0.1
Conservative Peter Carstairs [35] 1,67326.8New
Majority4607.3+1.4
Turnout 3,962 (est)66.5 (est)+5.9
Registered electors 5,962
Whig hold Swing N/A
Whig hold Swing N/A
General election 1859: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Emerson Headlam 2,688 46.1 +12.0
Liberal George Ridley 2,679 46.0 +6.9
Liberal Peter Alfred Taylor 4627.9N/A
Majority2,21738.1+30.8
Turnout 2,915 (est)48.5 (est)18.0
Registered electors 6,008
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Headlam was appointed Judge-Advocate General of the Armed Forces, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 28 June 1859: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1 seat) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Emerson Headlam 2,153 56.0 +9.9
Conservative William Cuthbert [36] 1,08628.2New
Majority1,06727.810.3
Turnout 3,84664.0+15.5
Registered electors 6,008
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1860s

Ridley resigned after being appointed a Copyhold, Inclosure and Tithe Commissioner.

By-election, 7 December 1860: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1 seat) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Somerset Beaumont 2,346 61.0 N/A
Independent Liberal Peter Carstairs [37] [38] 1,50039.0New
Majority84622.016.1
Turnout 3,84670.2+21.7
Registered electors 5,475
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1865: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Cowen 2,941 39.3 N/A
Liberal Thomas Emerson Headlam 2,477 33.1 13.0
Liberal Somerset Beaumont 2,06027.518.5
Majority4175.632.5
Turnout 3,739 (est)56.4 (est)+7.9
Registered electors 6,630
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1868: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Cowen 7,057 42.9 +3.6
Liberal Thomas Emerson Headlam 6,674 40.6 +7.5
Conservative Charles Frederick Hamond 2,72516.6New
Majority3,94924.0+18.4
Turnout 9,591 (est)51.7 (est)4.7
Registered electors 18,557
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1870s

Cowen's death caused a by-election, at which his son was elected.

By-election, 17 Jan 1874: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1 seat) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Cowen 7,356 53.7 29.8
Conservative Charles Frederick Hamond 6,35346.3+29.7
Majority1,0037.416.6
Turnout 13,70964.0+12.3
Registered electors 21,407
Liberal hold Swing 29.8
General election 1874: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Cowen 8,464 40.8 2.1
Conservative Charles Frederick Hamond 6,479 31.2 +14.6
Liberal Thomas Emerson Headlam 5,80728.012.6
Turnout 13,615 (est)63.6 (est)+11.9
Registered electors 21,407
Majority1,9859.614.4
Liberal hold Swing 4.7
Majority6723.2N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.7

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Cowen 11,766 42.9 +2.1
Liberal Ashton Wentworth Dilke 10,404 37.9 +9.9
Conservative Charles Frederick Hamond 5,27119.212.0
Majority5,13318.7+9.1
Turnout 17,037 (est)71.6 (est)+8.0
Registered electors 23,800
Liberal hold Swing +4.1
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +7.8

Dilke's resignation caused a by-election.

John Morley Morley-John-Viscount.jpg
John Morley
By-election, 26 Feb 1883: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1 seat) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Morley 9,443 56.8 24.0
Conservative Gainsford Bruce [39] 7,18743.2+24.0
Majority2,25613.65.1
Turnout 16,63062.19.5 (est)
Registered electors 26,305
Liberal hold Swing 24.0
General election 1885: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [40] [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal Joseph Cowen 10,489 34.9 8.0
Liberal John Morley 10,129 33.6 4.3
Conservative Charles Frederick Hamond 9,50031.5+12.3
Turnout 30,47873.0+1.4 (est)
Registered electors 30,314
Majority9893.4N/A
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Majority6292.116.6
Liberal hold Swing 5.3

Morley was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.

1886 Newcastle-upon-Tyne by-election [40] [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Morley 11,110 56.8 +23.2
Conservative Charles Frederick Hamond 8,44943.2+12.7
Majority2,66113.6+11.5
Turnout 19,55964.58.5
Registered electors 30,314
Liberal hold Swing +5.8
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Armstrong
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Ridley
General election 1886: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [40] [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Morley 10,681 26.6 7.0
Liberal James Craig 10,172 25.4 N/A
Liberal Unionist William Armstrong 9,65724.1New
Conservative Matthew White Ridley 9,58023.97.6
Majority5151.30.8
Turnout 40,09067.35.7
Registered electors 30,314
Liberal hold Swing +0.3
Liberal gain from Independent Liberal Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [40] [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Frederick Hamond 13,823 39.0 +15.1
Liberal John Morley 10,905 30.8 +4.2
Liberal James Craig 10,68630.2+4.8
Majority3,1378.8N/A
Turnout 24,537 (est)76.4+9.1
Registered electors 32,117
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.5
Liberal hold Swing 5.5

Morley is appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.

1892 Newcastle-upon-Tyne by-election [40] [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Morley 12,983 53.6 7.4
Liberal Unionist Pandeli Ralli 11,24446.4+7.4
Majority1,7397.2-1.6
Turnout 24,22775.41.0
Registered electors 32,117
Liberal hold Swing 7.4
General election 1895: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [40] [41] [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Frederick Hamond 12,833 25.4 +5.9
Conservative William Cruddas 12,170 24.2 +4.7
Liberal John Morley 11,86223.67.2
Liberal James Craig 11,15422.28.0
Ind. Labour Party Fred Hammill 2,3024.6New
Majority3080.68.2
Turnout 25,769 (est)79.6+3.2
Registered electors 32,373
Conservative hold Swing +6.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.0

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [40] [41] [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Richard Plummer 15,097 29.7 +4.3
Conservative George Renwick 14,752 29.0 +4.8
Liberal Samuel Storey 10,48820.72.9
Liberal Hedworth Lambton 10,46320.61.6
Majority4,2648.3+7.7
Turnout 50,80074.15.5
Registered electors 34,690
Conservative hold Swing +3.6
Conservative hold Swing +3.9
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Walter Hudson
General election 1906: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [40] [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Repr. Cmte. Walter Hudson 18,869 31.1 New
Liberal Thomas Cairns 18,423 30.5 +9.8
Conservative Walter Richard Plummer 11,94219.89.9
Conservative George Renwick 11,22318.610.4
Turnout 60,45784.6+10.5
Registered electors 36,909
Majority6,92711.3N/A
Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative Swing N/A
Majority7,20011.9N/A
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +9.9
1908 Newcastle-upon-Tyne by-election [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Renwick 13,863 48.5 +7.1
Liberal Edward Shortt 11,72041.1+10.6
Social Democratic Federation Edward Hartley 2,97110.4New
Majority2,1437.4N/A
Turnout 28,55476.48.2
Registered electors 37,389
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 1.8

Elections in the 1910s

Edward Shortt Edward Shortt.jpg
Edward Shortt
General election January 1910: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [40] [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Shortt 18,779 28.9 1.6
Labour Walter Hudson 18,241 28.1 3.0
Conservative Walter Richard Plummer14,06721.6+1.8
Conservative George Renwick 13,92821.4+2.8
Turnout 65,01586.1+1.5
Registered electors 38,534
Majority4,7127.33.4
Liberal hold Swing 1.7
Majority4,1746.54.8
Labour hold Swing 2.9
General election December 1910: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 seats) [40] [41] [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Shortt 16,599 28.1 0.8
Labour Walter Hudson 16,447 28.0 0.1
Conservative Edward Clark12,91522.0+0.4
Conservative Jasper Nicholas Ridley 12,84921.9+0.5
Turnout 58,81078.37.8
Majority3,6846.11.2
Liberal hold Swing 0.6
Majority3,5986.10.4
Labour hold Swing 0.3

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

1918 by-election: Newcastle-upon-Tyne [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Shortt Unopposed
Liberal hold

See also

Notes

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