# Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)

Hexham is a constituency in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Joe Morris of the Labour Party. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
The seat was created as one of four single member divisions of the county of Northumberland under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.

## Constituency profile

The second-largest constituency by land area in England (covering 250,992 hectares under the 2010–2024 boundaries), Hexham reaches to the Pennines and is traversed by Hadrian's Wall, which runs almost due east–west through England. It includes substantial agricultural holdings, forestry, wood processing, food, minerals, and manufactured hardware industries. In the midst of the northwest of the constituency is Kielder Water; running between this area and the middle of the seat is the southern portion of Kielder Forest, and in the west, the attractions of the precipitous Haltwhistle Burn, Viaduct and Castle. SSE of Hexham is the Derwent Reservoir. As well as those rural areas, the constituency also includes part of Newcastle's middle-class suburbs.
Despite the generally middle-class composition of the population, there are also some more working-class areas: Prudhoe frequently elects Labour councillors and has demographics similar to neighbouring parts of Blaydon, a strongly Labour town in the Blaydon and Consett constituency. There is also some deprivation in rural areas, particularly around Haltwhistle. Based on the latest published old age dependency ratios, a slightly larger than average level of the population is retired.
An estimate by the House of Commons Library puts the Leave vote by the constituency in the 2016 referendum at 45%.

## History

Hexham was considered a safe seat for the Conservative Party, having been under their control for almost a century, with generally safe majorities, from 1924 until it was gained by Labour in 2024. It was the only Conservative seat in the North East between the New Labour years in government from 1997–2010, and the only one in Northumberland from 1973 until the Conservatives gained Berwick-upon-Tweed from the Liberal Democrats in 2015. It was also the northernmost seat won by the Conservatives in 1997, in what would be their worst landslide defeat at any general election of the twentieth century; with all Conservative MPs in Scotland and Wales unseated that year. In 1997, the Labour Party was very close to winning the seat, but the Conservatives retained it with a significantly reduced narrow majority of 222 votes.
In 2024, Labour won the seat for the first time on a swing of 14.9% and a majority of 7.2%, despite the fact that it was one of the few seats where Reform UK did not stand.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Bellingham, Coquetdale West, Haltwhistle, and Tynedale.
The contents of the county division were defined by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
1918–1950: The Rural Districts of Bellingham, Haltwhistle, Hexham, and the part of the Rural District of Castle Ward which consists of the civil parishes of Bitchfield, Black Heddon, Capheaton, Cheeseburn Grange, East Matfen, Fenwick, Harlow Hill, Hawkwell, Heugh, Ingoe, Kearsley, Kirkheaton, Nesbitt, Ouston, Ryal, Wallridge and West Matfen, and the Urban Districts of Hexham and Prudhoe.
Rothbury was transferred to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
1950–1974: The Urban Districts of Hexham and Prudhoe, and the Rural Districts of Bellingham, Castle Ward, Haltwhistle, Hexham.
The remainder of Castle Ward was transferred from the abolished constituency of Wansbeck.
1974–1983: The urban districts of Hexham and Prudhoe, and the rural districts of Bellingham, Castle Ward, Haltwhistle, and Hexham.
The boundary with Blyth was slightly amended to take account of changes to local government boundaries.
1983–2010: The District of Tynedale, and the following wards of the Borough of Castle Morpeth: Heddon-on-the-Wall, Ponteland East, Ponteland North, Ponteland South, Ponteland West, Stamfordham, Stannington, and Whalton.
Contents changed following reorganisation of local authorities in 1974. The area of the former rural district of Castle Ward which was now part of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear was now included in Newcastle upon Tyne North.
2010–2024: The District of Tynedale, and the following wards of the Borough of Castle Morpeth: Heddon-on-the-Wall, Ponteland East, Ponteland North, Ponteland South, Ponteland West, Stamfordham, and Stannington.
In the fifth periodic boundary review of parliamentary representation in Northumberland, which came into effect for the 2010 general election, the contents of the existing Hexham constituency were unchanged except for losing the southern part of the Hartburn ward to Berwick-upon-Tweed, and the Boundary Commission for England made only minor changes in Northumberland to take account of ward boundary changes.
In 2009, a further government reorganisation resulted in the abolition of all local government boroughs and districts in Northumberland and the establishment of the county as a unitary authority. However, this did not affect the constituency boundaries.
2024–present: The City of Newcastle upon Tyne ward of Callerton & Throckley, and the County of Northumberland electoral divisions of Bellingham, Bywell, Corbridge, Haltwhistle, Haydon and Hadrian, Hexham Central with Acomb, Hexham East, Hexham West, Humshaugh, Longhorsley, Ponteland East and Stannington, Ponteland North, Ponteland South with Heddon, Ponteland West, Prudhoe North, Prudhoe South, South Tynedale, and Stocksfield and Broomhaugh.
    Expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range by adding the Newcastle ward of Callerton & Throckley. The boundaries within Northumberland were adjusted slightly to take account of the reorganisation of local authority electoral divisions.

## Members of Parliament

Colonel Douglas Clifton Brown, who was Speaker of the House of Commons during the latter years of the World War II, represented the seat for two separate tenures (from 1918–23, and again from 1924–51).
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Miles MacInnes | Liberal |
| 1892 | Nathaniel Clayton | Conservative |
| 1893 | Miles MacInnes | Liberal |
| 1895 | Wentworth Beaumont | Liberal |
| 1907 | Richard Durning Holt | Liberal |
| 1918 | Douglas Clifton Brown | Unionist |
| 1923 | Victor Finney | Liberal |
| 1924 | Douglas Clifton Brown | Unionist |
| 1943 | Douglas Clifton Brown | Speaker |
| 1951 | Rupert Speir | Conservative |
| 1966 | Geoffrey Rippon | Conservative |
| 1987 | Alan Amos | Conservative |
| 1992 | Peter Atkinson | Conservative |
| 2010 | Guy Opperman | Conservative |
| 2024 | Joe Morris | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe Morris | 23,988 | 46.3 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | Guy Opperman | 20,275 | 39.1 | −15.2 |
| | Green | Nick Morphet | 2,467 | 4.8 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Cott | 2,376 | 4.6 | −4.8 |
| | Independent | Chris Whaley | 1,511 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | SDP | William Clouston | 1,211 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,713 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,828 | 67.8 | −6.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.9 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy Opperman | 25,152 | 54.5 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Penny Grennan | 14,603 | 31.6 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howse | 4,672 | 10.1 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Nick Morphet | 1,723 | 3.7 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,549 | 22.9 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,150 | 75.3 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
General election 2017: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy Opperman | 24,996 | 54.1 | +1.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Stephen Powers | 15,760 | 34.1 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Hall | 3,285 | 7.1 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Wesley Foot | 1,253 | 2.7 | −2.9 |
| | UKIP | Francis Miles | 930 | 2.0 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,236 | 20.0 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,224 | 75.1 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.9 | |
General election 2015: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy Opperman | 22,834 | 52.7 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | Liam Carr | 10,803 | 24.9 | +5.9 |
| | UKIP | David Nicholson | 4,302 | 9.9 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Reid | 2,961 | 6.8 | −23.1 |
| | Green | Lee Williscroft-Ferris | 2,445 | 5.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,031 | 27.8 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,345 | 71.5 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
General election 2010: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy Opperman | 18,795 | 43.2 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Duffield | 13,007 | 29.9 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Antoine Tinnion | 8,253 | 19.0 | −11.4 |
| | Independent | Steven Ford | 1,974 | 4.5 | New |
| | BNP | Quentin Hawkins | 1,205 | 2.8 | New |
| | Independent | Colin Moss | 249 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,788 | 13.3 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,483 | 70.8 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.7 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Atkinson | 17,605 | 42.4 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Kevin Graham | 12,585 | 30.3 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Duffield | 10,673 | 25.7 | +10.7 |
| | English Democrat | Ian Riddell | 521 | 1.3 | New |
| | Imperial | Thomas Davison | 129 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,020 | 12.1 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,513 | 68.8 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
General election 2001: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Atkinson | 18,917 | 44.6 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Brannen | 16,388 | 38.6 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Latham | 6,380 | 15.0 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | Alan Patterson | 728 | 1.7 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,529 | 6.0 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,413 | 70.9 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Atkinson | 17,701 | 38.8 | −13.6 |
| | Labour | Ian McMinn | 17,479 | 38.2 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Carr | 7,959 | 17.4 | −4.3 |
| | Referendum | Robert Waddell | 1,362 | 3.0 | New |
| | UKIP | David Lott | 1,170 | 2.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 0.6 | −27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,671 | 77.5 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +13.8 | |
General election 1992: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Atkinson | 24,967 | 52.4 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Ian Swithenbank | 11,529 | 24.2 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Wallace | 10,344 | 21.7 | −10.0 |
| | Green | John Hartshorne | 781 | 1.6 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,438 | 28.2 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,621 | 82.4 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Amos | 22,370 | 49.6 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal | Euan Robson | 14,304 | 31.7 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Mike Wood | 8,103 | 18.0 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Sheila Wood | 336 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,066 | 17.9 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,113 | 80.0 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | 21,374 | 51.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Euan Robson | 13,066 | 31.5 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Byers | 7,056 | 17.0 | −14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,308 | 20.0 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,496 | 73.4 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | 25,483 | 47.98 |
| | Labour | Stuart Bell | 16,935 | 31.88 |
| | Liberal | John Shipley | 10,697 | 20.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,548 | 16.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,115 | 79.50 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | 21,352 | 43.53 |
| | Labour | Eric Wade | 16,711 | 34.07 |
| | Liberal | Roy Cairncross | 10,991 | 22.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,641 | 9.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,054 | 75.37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | 24,059 | 45.46 |
| | Labour | Eric Wade | 16,129 | 30.48 |
| | Liberal | Roy Cairncross | 12,730 | 24.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,930 | 14.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,918 | 82.62 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1970: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | 24,516 | 51.96 |
| | Labour | John E Miller | 16,645 | 35.28 |
| | Liberal | David Cogan | 6,021 | 12.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,871 | 16.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,182 | 75.31 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Rippon | 20,889 | 48.10 |
| | Labour Co-op | James B. Lamb | 16,105 | 37.08 |
| | Liberal | Douglas A. Robson | 6,434 | 14.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,784 | 11.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,428 | 78.05 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rupert Speir | 22,468 | 50.70 | |
| | Labour | John Alderson | 14,127 | 31.88 | |
| | Liberal | Douglas A. Robson | 7,722 | 17.42 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,341 | 18.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,317 | 81.88 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rupert Speir | 25,500 | 62.99 |
| | Labour | Wilfrid Roberts | 14,980 | 37.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,520 | 25.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,480 | 81.11 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rupert Speir | 23,462 | 64.00 |
| | Labour | Edward Garrett | 13,198 | 36.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,264 | 28.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,660 | 77.28 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rupert Speir | 23,267 | 59.61 | New |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas L. MacDonald | 15,768 | 40.39 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,499 | 19.22 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,035 | 82.42 | |
| | Conservative gain from Speaker | Conservative gain from Speaker | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker | Douglas Clifton Brown | 24,703 | 85.06 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Alexander Hancock | 4,154 | 14.40 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,549 | 71.66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,857 | 61.88 | |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Speaker | Douglas Clifton Brown | 16,431 | 58.23 |
| | Labour | Ernest Kavanagh | 11,786 | 41.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,645 | 16.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,217 | 73.80 |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Swing | |
* 1943: Douglas Clifton-Brown becomes Speaker of the House of Commons.

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Douglas Clifton Brown | 17,241 | 62.55 |
| | Labour | Ernest Kinghorn | 10,324 | 37.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,917 | 25.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,565 | 75.92 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1931: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Douglas Clifton Brown | 20,578 | 73.14 |
| | Labour | E. O. Dunnico | 7,557 | 26.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,021 | 46.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,135 | 79.21 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Douglas Clifton Brown | 11,069 | 39.1 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal | Francis Acland | 9,103 | 32.2 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Ernest Owen Dunnico | 8,135 | 28.7 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,966 | 6.9 | −11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,307 | 80.2 | −2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,304 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −5.9 | |
General election 1924: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Douglas Clifton Brown | 10,741 | 48.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | Victor Finney | 6,551 | 29.3 | −26.7 |
| | Labour | Charles Flynn | 5,089 | 22.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,190 | 18.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,381 | 82.2 | +6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,237 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.4 | |
General election 1923: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Victor Finney | 11,293 | 56.0 | +25.0 |
| | Unionist | Douglas Clifton Brown | 8,887 | 44.0 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,406 | 12.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,180 | 75.6 | −3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,732 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +12.9 | |
General election 1922: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Douglas Clifton Brown | 9,369 | 44.8 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal | Victor Finney | 6,486 | 31.0 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | George Shield | 5,050 | 24.2 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,883 | 13.8 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,905 | 79.3 | +16.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,372 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −5.1 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Douglas Clifton Brown | 7,763 | 48.9 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | William Weir | 4,168 | 26.2 | New |
| | Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | 3,948 | 24.9 | −29.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,595 | 22.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,879 | 62.4 | −21.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,341 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +16.2 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
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:
* Liberal: Richard Durning Holt
* Unionist: Alan Percy
General election December 1910: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Durning Holt | 5,124 | 54.2 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Henry Chaytor | 4,334 | 45.8 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 790 | 8.4 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,458 | 83.4 | −3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,335 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.2 | |
General election January 1910: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Durning Holt | 5,478 | 55.4 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Charles Loftus Bates | 4,417 | 44.6 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,061 | 10.8 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,895 | 87.3 | +4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,335 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −6.0 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1907 Hexham by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Durning Holt | 5,401 | 56.0 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Charles Loftus Bates | 4,244 | 44.0 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,157 | 12.0 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,645 | 86.8 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,116 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.4 | |
General election 1906: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | 5,632 | 61.4 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Nathaniel George Clayton | 3,547 | 38.6 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,085 | 22.8 | +20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,179 | 83.1 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,049 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +10.3 | |
General election 1900: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | 4,197 | 51.1 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Charles Howard | 4,011 | 48.9 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 2.2 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,208 | 79.6 | −2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,310 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | 4,438 | 52.6 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Edward Hunter | 4,003 | 47.4 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,441 | 81.8 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,316 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 | |
1893 Hexham by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Miles MacInnes | 4,804 | 52.4 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Clayton | 4,358 | 47.6 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,162 | 87.3 | +5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,494 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.9 | |
* Caused after the 1892 result was declared void on petition.
General election 1892: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | *Nathaniel George Clayton | 4,092 | 50.5 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal | Miles MacInnes | 4,010 | 49.5 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,102 | 81.4 | +9.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,954 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.0 | |
* Clayton was unseated on petition

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Miles MacInnes | 4,177 | 56.5 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Viscount Melgund | 3,220 | 43.5 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 957 | 13.0 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,397 | 72.3 | −14.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,237 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.1 | |
General election 1885: Hexham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Miles MacInnes | 5,193 | 58.6 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Ridley | 3,663 | 41.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,530 | 17.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,856 | 86.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,237 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |