South Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)

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
Seats	two
Created from	Northumberland
Replaced by	Hexham, 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 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

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

• 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

Elections in the 1830s

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

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

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

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

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

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

• History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Northumberland

References

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. 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. 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

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)