# South Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

## Members of Parliament

* Constituency created (1832)
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1832 | | Thomas Wentworth Beaumont | Whig | | Matthew Bell | Tory |
| 1834 | | Thomas Wentworth Beaumont | Whig | | Matthew Bell | Conservative |
| 1837 | | Christopher Blackett | Whig | | Matthew Bell | Conservative |
| 1841 | | Saville Ogle | Whig | | Matthew Bell | Conservative |
| 1852 | | Wentworth Beaumont | Whig | | Hon. Henry Liddell | Conservative |
| 1859 | | Wentworth Beaumont | Liberal | | Hon. Henry Liddell | Conservative |
| 1878 | | Wentworth Beaumont | Liberal | | Edward Ridley | Conservative |
| 1880 | | Wentworth Beaumont | Liberal | | Albert Grey | Liberal |
| 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 |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: South Northumberland :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,606 | 88.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,192 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 1.3 |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 1.2 |
| | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) |
General election 1835: South Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Thomas Wentworth Beaumont | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Matthew Bell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,042 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1837: South Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Christopher Blackett | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Matthew Bell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,070 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: South Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Saville Ogle | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Matthew Bell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,295 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: South Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Saville Ogle | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Matthew Bell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,369 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: South Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Wentworth Beaumont | 2,306 | 35.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Henry Liddell | 2,132 | 32.9 | N/A |
| | Whig | George Ridley | 2,033 | 31.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,302 (est) | 80.1 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,511 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1857: South Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Wentworth Beaumont | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Liddell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,608 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: South Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Liddell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,522 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: South Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Liddell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,511 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: South Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Liddell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,862 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: South Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wentworth Beaumont | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Liddell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,698 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Liddell was elevated to the peerage, becoming Earl of Ravensworth.
1878 South Northumberland by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Ridley | 2,909 | 50.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Albert Grey | 2,903 | 49.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,812 | 78.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,415 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 72 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,417 (est) | 84.3 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,800 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |