Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Morpeth
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1553–1983
Seats1553–1832: two
1832–1983: one
Replaced by Wansbeck and Berwick-upon-Tweed [1]

Morpeth was a constituency centred on the town of Morpeth in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1553 to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1800 to 1983.

Contents

The Parliamentary Borough of Morpeth first sent Members (MPs) to Parliament in 1553. [2] It elected two MPs under the bloc vote system until the 1832 general election, when the Great Reform Act reduced its representation to one MP, elected under the first past the post system. [3] The seat was redesignated as a county constituency for the 1950 general election and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

1832-1868

The parliamentary borough, as defined by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832, comprised the township of Morpeth and several surrounding townships, as well as the parish of Bedlington. [4] [5]

1868-1918

Under the Boundary Act 1868, the borough was expanded to include the townships of Cowpen and Newsham, which incorporated the town of Blyth. [6] [7]

No changes were made by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.

1918–1950

The boundaries were largely unchanged, except for the addition of Ashington.

1950–1983

Blyth and Bedlington formed the basis of the new constituency of Blyth. Newbiggin-by-the-Sea and the remainder (bulk) of the Rural District of Morpeth was transferred from Wansbeck, which was now abolished.

Abolition

On abolition in 1983, 6 rural wards to the north of Morpeth were transferred to Berwick-upon-Tweed. The remainder of the seat formed the basis of the re-established constituency of Wansbeck. [10]

Members of Parliament

1553–1640

ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1553 (Oct) John Watson William Ward [11]
1554 (Apr) Thomas Bates William Ward [11]
1554 (Nov) Sir Henry Percy William Ward [11]
1555 ?Cuthbert Horsley ?Thomas Bates [11]
1558 Robert Wheatley Thomas Bates [11]
1558–9 William Ward Nicholas Purslow [12]
1562 (Dec) William Ward Arthur Welshe [12]
1571 Francis Gawdy Nicholas Mynn [12]
1572 (Apr) Sir George Bowes died
and replaced Dec 1580 by Richard Drake 		Richard Wroth [12]
1584 William Carey George Gifford [12]
1586 Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth Anthony Felton [12]
1588–9 Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth Henry Noel [12]
1593 Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth,
sat for Callington, replaced by Edmund Bowyer 		Francis Tyndale [12]
1597 (Sep) Robert Printis Thomas Carleton [12]
1601 (Oct) George Savile John Browne [12]
1604–1611 Sir Christopher Perkins John Hare
1614 William Button Arnold Herbert
1621–1622 Robert Brandling John Robson
Robson declared ineligible, being a priest
replaced by Ralph Fetherstonhaugh
1624 Sir Thomas Reynell Sir William Carnaby
1625 Sir Thomas Reynell Sir Anthony Herbert
1626 Sir Thomas Reynell John Bankes
1628 Sir Thomas Reynell John Bankes
1629–1640 No Parliaments convened

1640–1832

YearFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
November 1640 Sir William Carnaby Royalist John Fenwick Royalist
August 1642Carnaby disabled from sitting – seat vacant
January 1643Fenwick disabled from sitting – seat vacant
1645 Hon. John Fiennes George Fenwick
December 1648Fiennes excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant
1653Morpeth was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
January 1659 Robert Delaval Robert Mitford
May 1659 Morpeth was unrepresented in the restored Rump
April 1660 Thomas Widdrington jnr (died May 1660) Ralph Knight
June 1660 Sir George Downing
1661 Henry Widdrington
1666 Edward Howard
1679 Daniel Collingwood
1685 Sir Henry Pickering Theophilus Oglethorpe
1689 Charles Howard Roger Fenwick
1692 George Nicholas
1695 Sir Henry Belasyse
1698 Philip Howard Whig
January 1701 William Howard
May 1701 Sir Richard Sandford
December 1701 Emanuel Scrope Howe Whig Sir John Delaval
1705 Sir Richard Sandford Edmund Maine
1708 Sir John Bennett
1710 Christopher Wandesford
1713 Sir John Germain Oley Douglas
1715 Viscount Morpeth The Viscount Castlecomer [13]
1717 Hon. George Carpenter
1727 Thomas Robinson
1734 Sir Henry Liddell
1738 Henry Furnese
1741 Robert Ord
1747 Viscount Limerick
1754 Thomas Duncombe Tory
1755 Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh
1761 Viscount Garlies Whig
1768 Peter Beckford Sir Matthew White Ridley
1774 Francis Eyre [14] Peter Delmé
1775 Hon. William Byron
1776 Gilbert Elliot
1777 John Egerton Tory
1780 Anthony Morris Storer
1784 Major Sir James Erskine [15] Whig
1790 Francis Gregg
1795 Viscount Morpeth Whig [16]
1796 William Huskisson Tory
1802 William Ord Whig [16]
1806 Hon. William Howard Whig [16]
1826 Viscount Morpeth Whig [16]
1830 Hon. William Howard Whig [16]
1832 representation reduced to one member

1832–1983

YearMemberParty
1832 Frederick George Howard Whig [17] [16]
1834 Edward Howard Whig [18] [19] [17] [16]
1837 Granville Leveson-Gower Whig [20] [21] [22] [23] [16]
1840 Edward Howard Whig [18] [19] [17] [16]
1853 Sir George Grey Whig [24] [18] [25] [26]
1874 Thomas Burt Lib-Lab
1918 John Cairns Labour
1923 Robert Smillie Labour
1929 Ebby Edwards Labour
1931 Godfrey Nicholson Conservative
1935 Robert Taylor Labour
1954 Will Owen Labour
1970 George Grant Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Morpeth [16] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Ord Unopposed
Whig William Howard Unopposed
Registered electors c. 233
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1831: Morpeth [16] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Ord Unopposed
Whig William Howard Unopposed
Registered electors c. 233
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1832: Morpeth [16] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Frederick George HowardUnopposed
Registered electors 321
Whig hold

Howard's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 31 December 1833: Morpeth [16] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Howard Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1835: Morpeth [16] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Howard Unopposed
Registered electors 336
Whig hold

Howard resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 8 February 1837: Morpeth [16] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Granville Leveson-Gower Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1837: Morpeth [16] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Granville Leveson-Gower Unopposed
Registered electors 360
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

Leveson-Gower resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

By-election, 22 February 1840: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Howard Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1841: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Howard Unopposed
Registered electors 392
Whig hold
General election 1847: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Howard Unopposed
Registered electors 440
Whig hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Howard Unopposed
Registered electors 415
Whig hold

Howard resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1 January 1853: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig George Grey Unopposed
Whig hold

Grey was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 17 June 1854: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig George Grey Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1857: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig George Grey Unopposed
Registered electors 391
Whig hold
General election 1859: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Grey Unopposed
Registered electors 408
Liberal hold

Grey was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 27 June 1859: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Grey Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

Grey was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 31 July 1861: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Grey Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1865: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Grey Unopposed
Registered electors 448
Liberal hold
General election 1868: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Grey Unopposed
Registered electors 2,006
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab Thomas Burt 3,332 85.1 N/A
Conservative Francis Duncan [29] 58514.9New
Majority2,74770.1N/A
Turnout 3,91779.7N/A
Registered electors 4,912
Lib-Lab hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Morpeth [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab Thomas Burt Unopposed
Lib-Lab hold
General election 1885: Morpeth [30] [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab Thomas Burt Unopposed
Lib-Lab hold
General election 1886: Morpeth [30] [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab Thomas Burt Unopposed
Lib-Lab hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Morpeth [30] [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab Thomas Burt Unopposed
Lib-Lab hold
Thomas Burt Thomas Burt.jpg
Thomas Burt
General election 1895: Morpeth [30] [31] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab Thomas Burt 3,404 73.4 N/A
Conservative Maltman Barry 1,23526.6New
Majority2,16946.8N/A
Turnout 4,63960.8N/A
Registered electors 7,627
Lib-Lab hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Morpeth [30] [31] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab Thomas Burt 3,117 53.5 -19.9
Conservative Maltman Barry 2,70746.5+19.9
Majority4107.0-39.8
Turnout 5,82468.6+7.8
Registered electors 8,490
Lib-Lab hold Swing -19.9
General election 1906: Morpeth [30] [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab Thomas Burt 5,518 74.2 +20.7
Liberal Unionist Stuart Coats 1,91925.8−20.7
Majority3,59948.4+41.4
Turnout 7,43778.9+10.3
Registered electors 9,425
Lib-Lab hold Swing +20.7

Elections in the 1910s

Thomas Burt Thomas Burt (c 1913).jpg
Thomas Burt
General election January 1910: Morpeth [30] [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab Thomas Burt 5,874 66.1 −8.1
Conservative Jasper Ridley 3,00933.9+8.1
Majority2,86532.2−16.2
Turnout 8,88388.7+9.8
Registered electors 10,010
Lib-Lab hold Swing −8.1
General election December 1910: Morpeth [30] [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab Thomas Burt Unopposed
Lib-Lab hold
General election 1918: Morpeth [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cairns 7,677 34.3 N/A
Liberal Frank Thornborough 7,14031.9N/A
Unionist Claud Henry Meares4,32019.3New
Independent *Gerald Douglas Newton2,72912.2New
National Democratic Thomas Moffatt Allison5112.3New
Majority5372.4N/A
Turnout 22,37756.3N/A
Registered electors 39,773
Labour gain from Liberal Swing N/A

* Newton received support from the local branch of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Morpeth [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cairns 15,026 48.3 +14.0
Liberal Frank Thornborough 10,00732.2+0.3
Unionist Charles Septimus Shortt6,04519.5+0.2
Majority5,01916.1+13.7
Turnout 31,07872.1+15.8
Registered electors 43,098
Labour hold Swing +6.9
1923 Morpeth by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Smillie 20,053 60.5 +12.2
Liberal Frank Thornborough 13,08739.5+7.3
Majority6,96621.0+4.9
Turnout 33,14076.9+4.8
Registered electors 43,098
Labour hold Swing +2.5
General election 1923: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Smillie 16,902 64.2 +15.9
Liberal John Dodd9,41135.8+3.6
Majority7,49128.4+12.3
Turnout 26,31359.4−12.7
Registered electors 44,323
Labour hold Swing +6.2
General election 1924: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Smillie 19,248 56.8 −7.4
Unionist Irene Ward 10,82832.0New
Liberal John Dodd3,80511.2−24.6
Majority8,42024.8−3.6
Turnout 33,88175.0+15.6
Registered electors 45,150
Labour hold Swing +8.6
General election 1929: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ebby Edwards 25,508 61.3 +4.5
Unionist Irene Ward 9,20622.1−9.9
Liberal John Ritson6,88816.6+5.4
Majority16,30239.2+14.4
Turnout 41,60275.5+0.5
Registered electors 55,126
Labour hold Swing +7.2

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Godfrey Nicholson 20,806 51.35
Labour Ebby Edwards 19,71448.65
Majority1,0922.70N/A
Turnout 39,52070.28
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1935: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Taylor 28,900 59.17
Conservative Godfrey Nicholson 19,94440.83
Majority8,95618.34N/A
Turnout 48,84478.68
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Taylor 38,521 73.23
Conservative Gilbert Longden 14,07926.77
Majority24,44246.46
Turnout 52,60079.50
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Taylor 27,548 71.51
Conservative T. Turnbull10,97328.49
Majority16,57543.02
Turnout 38,52186.55
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Taylor 27,718 71.88
Conservative Peter Molison Colvin-Smith10,84328.12
Majority16,87543.76
Turnout 38,56185.47
Labour hold Swing
1954 Morpeth by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Will Owen 23,491 71.27 -0.61
Conservative William Elliott 9,46928.73+0.61
Majority14,02242.54-1.22
Turnout 32,960
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1955: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Will Owen 25,452 70.56
Conservative William Elliott 10,61929.44
Majority14,83341.12
Turnout 36,07180.40
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1959: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Will Owen 27,435 71.91
Conservative Derek Bloom10,71628.09
Majority16,71943.82
Turnout 38,15184.11
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Will Owen 26,114 72.70
Conservative Derek Bloom9,80527.30
Majority16,30945.40
Turnout 35,91980.81
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1966: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Will Owen 25,223 74.36
Conservative Nigel Porter8,69825.64
Majority16,52548.72
Turnout 33,92176.93
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Grant 21,826 60.35
Conservative K. Ian Tunnicliffe9,51526.31
Liberal Raymond McClure4,82513.34New
Majority12,31134.04
Turnout 36,16675.98
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Grant 22,026 56.40
Conservative David Curry 8,99223.03
Liberal Humphrey Devereux8,03520.57
Majority13,03433.37
Turnout 39,05381.18
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Grant 22,696 63.80
Conservative David Curry 8,00922.52
Liberal Barrie Rogers4,86613.68
Majority14,68741.28
Turnout 35,57173.32
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Morpeth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Grant 21,744 56.29
Conservative Stephen Edwards9,91325.66
Liberal Alan Thompson6,97218.05
Majority11,83130.63
Turnout 38,62977.44
Labour hold Swing

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