# North Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)

North Northumberland is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is represented by David Smith of the Labour Party since 2024. Between 1832 and 1885 (then formally the Northern Division of Northumberland) , it was represented by two Members of Parliament, 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.
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election. It comprises the former constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed, together with the town of Morpeth, transferred from the former Wansbeck seat.

## Boundaries

1832–1885: The Wards of Bamborough, Coquetdale, Glendale and Morpeth, and the Berwick Bounds.
1885: the constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
2024: the constituency was re-established by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
2024–present: The County of Northumberland electoral divisions (as they existed on 1 December 2020) of Alnwick, Amble, Amble West with Warkworth, Bamburgh, Berwick East, Berwick North, Berwick West with Ord, Druridge Bay, Longhoughton, Lynemouth, Morpeth Kirkhill, Morpeth North, Morpeth Stobhill, Norham and Islandshires, Pegswood, Rothbury, Shilbottle and Wooler.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1832–1885

Constituency created (1832)
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1832 | | Viscount Howick | Whig | | Lord Ossulston | Conservative |
| 1841 | | Addison Cresswell | Conservative | | Lord Ossulston | Conservative |
| 1847 | | Sir George Grey, Bt | Whig | | Lord Ossulston | Conservative |
| 1852 | | Lord Lovaine | Conservative | | Lord Ossulston | Conservative |
| 1859 | | Lord Lovaine | Conservative | | Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt | Conservative |
| 1865 | | Lord Henry Percy | Conservative | | Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt | Conservative |
| 1868 | | Earl Percy | Conservative | | Matthew White Ridley | Conservative |
| 1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished |

### MPs since 2024

Berwick-upon-Tweed prior to 2024
| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | David Smith | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Smith | 17,855 | 36.6 | +13.5 |
| | Conservative | Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 12,788 | 26.2 | −29.7 |
| | Reform UK | Katherine Hales | 7,688 | 15.7 | +14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natalie Younes | 5,169 | 10.6 | −5.5 |
| | Independent | Georgina Hill | 3,220 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Jan Rosen | 1,743 | 3.6 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Michael Joyce | 288 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | SDP | Andrew Martin | 92 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,067 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,843 | 65.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.6 | |

## Election results 1832–1885
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,322 | |
| | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
General election 1835: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,367 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Grey was appointed as Secretary at War, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 1 May 1835: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1837: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Henry Grey | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,786 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Bennet | 1,216 | 34.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Addison Cresswell | 1,163 | 33.4 | N/A |
| | Whig | Henry Grey | 1,101 | 31.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,188 | 79.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,756 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1847: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | George Grey | 1,366 | 35.5 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Charles Bennet | 1,247 | 32.4 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Algernon Percy | 1,237 | 32.1 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,608 (est) | 86.1 (est) | +6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,030 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.2 | |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Algernon Percy | 1,414 | 34.9 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Charles Bennet | 1,335 | 33.0 | +0.6 |
| | Whig | George Grey | 1,300 | 32.1 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,675 (est) | 86.0 (est) | −0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,111 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +1.2 | |
General election 1857: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Charles Bennet | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,296 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Percy was appointed a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 11 March 1858: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Percy was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 10 March 1859: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Algernon Percy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,280 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,109 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,612 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,480 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Percy was appointed Treasurer of the Household, causing a by-election.
By-election, 17 Mar 1874: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Percy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: North Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Percy | 2,163 | 38.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Matthew White Ridley | 2,001 | 35.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Clay | 1,509 | 26.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 8.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,591 (est) | 82.1 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,376 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |