Morpeth | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1553–1983 | |
Seats | 1553–1832: 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.
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 Municipal Borough of Morpeth
- the Urban Districts of Ashington, Bedlingtonshire, and Blyth
- part of the Rural District of Morpeth[8]
The boundaries were largely unchanged, except for the addition of Ashington.
1950–1983
- the Municipal Borough of Morpeth
- the Urban Districts of Ashington and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
- the Rural District of Morpeth.[9]
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
1640–1832
1832–1983
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Ord | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William Howard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 233 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Ord | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William Howard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 233 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Frederick George Howard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 321 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Howard's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Howard | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Howard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 336 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Howard resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Granville Leveson-Gower | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Howard | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Howard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 392 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Howard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 440 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Howard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 415 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Howard resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Grey | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Grey was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Grey | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Grey | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 391 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Grey | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 408 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Grey was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Grey | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
Grey was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Grey | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Grey | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 448 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Grey | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,006 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Thomas Burt | 3,332 | 85.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Francis Duncan[29] | 585 | 14.9 | New | |
Majority | 2,747 | 70.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,917 | 79.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,912 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Thomas Burt | Unopposed | |||
Lib-Lab hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Thomas Burt | Unopposed | |||
Lib-Lab hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Thomas Burt | Unopposed | |||
Lib-Lab hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Thomas Burt | Unopposed | |||
Lib-Lab hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Thomas Burt | 3,404 | 73.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Maltman Barry | 1,235 | 26.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,169 | 46.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,639 | 60.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,627 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Thomas Burt | 3,117 | 53.5 | -19.9 | |
Conservative | Maltman Barry | 2,707 | 46.5 | +19.9 | |
Majority | 410 | 7.0 | -39.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,824 | 68.6 | +7.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,490 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing | -19.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Thomas Burt | 5,518 | 74.2 | +20.7 | |
Liberal Unionist | Stuart Coats | 1,919 | 25.8 | −20.7 | |
Majority | 3,599 | 48.4 | +41.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,437 | 78.9 | +10.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,425 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing | +20.7 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Thomas Burt | 5,874 | 66.1 | −8.1 | |
Conservative | Jasper Ridley | 3,009 | 33.9 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 2,865 | 32.2 | −16.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,883 | 88.7 | +9.8 | ||
Registered electors | 10,010 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing | −8.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Thomas Burt | Unopposed | |||
Lib-Lab hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cairns | 7,677 | 34.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | Frank Thornborough | 7,140 | 31.9 | N/A | |
Unionist | Claud Henry Meares | 4,320 | 19.3 | New | |
Independent | *Gerald Douglas Newton | 2,729 | 12.2 | New | |
National Democratic | Thomas Moffatt Allison | 511 | 2.3 | New | |
Majority | 537 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,377 | 56.3 | N/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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cairns | 15,026 | 48.3 | +14.0 | |
Liberal | Frank Thornborough | 10,007 | 32.2 | +0.3 | |
Unionist | Charles Septimus Shortt | 6,045 | 19.5 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 5,019 | 16.1 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 31,078 | 72.1 | +15.8 | ||
Registered electors | 43,098 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Smillie | 20,053 | 60.5 | +12.2 | |
Liberal | Frank Thornborough | 13,087 | 39.5 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 6,966 | 21.0 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 33,140 | 76.9 | +4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 43,098 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Smillie | 16,902 | 64.2 | +15.9 | |
Liberal | John Dodd | 9,411 | 35.8 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 7,491 | 28.4 | +12.3 | ||
Turnout | 26,313 | 59.4 | −12.7 | ||
Registered electors | 44,323 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Smillie | 19,248 | 56.8 | −7.4 | |
Unionist | Irene Ward | 10,828 | 32.0 | New | |
Liberal | John Dodd | 3,805 | 11.2 | −24.6 | |
Majority | 8,420 | 24.8 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 33,881 | 75.0 | +15.6 | ||
Registered electors | 45,150 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ebby Edwards | 25,508 | 61.3 | +4.5 | |
Unionist | Irene Ward | 9,206 | 22.1 | −9.9 | |
Liberal | John Ritson | 6,888 | 16.6 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 16,302 | 39.2 | +14.4 | ||
Turnout | 41,602 | 75.5 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 55,126 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.2 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Godfrey Nicholson | 20,806 | 51.35 | ||
Labour | Ebby Edwards | 19,714 | 48.65 | ||
Majority | 1,092 | 2.70 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,520 | 70.28 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Taylor | 28,900 | 59.17 | ||
Conservative | Godfrey Nicholson | 19,944 | 40.83 | ||
Majority | 8,956 | 18.34 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,844 | 78.68 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Taylor | 38,521 | 73.23 | ||
Conservative | Gilbert Longden | 14,079 | 26.77 | ||
Majority | 24,442 | 46.46 | |||
Turnout | 52,600 | 79.50 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Taylor | 27,548 | 71.51 | ||
Conservative | T. Turnbull | 10,973 | 28.49 | ||
Majority | 16,575 | 43.02 | |||
Turnout | 38,521 | 86.55 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Taylor | 27,718 | 71.88 | ||
Conservative | Peter Molison Colvin-Smith | 10,843 | 28.12 | ||
Majority | 16,875 | 43.76 | |||
Turnout | 38,561 | 85.47 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Will Owen | 23,491 | 71.27 | -0.61 | |
Conservative | William Elliott | 9,469 | 28.73 | +0.61 | |
Majority | 14,022 | 42.54 | -1.22 | ||
Turnout | 32,960 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Will Owen | 25,452 | 70.56 | ||
Conservative | William Elliott | 10,619 | 29.44 | ||
Majority | 14,833 | 41.12 | |||
Turnout | 36,071 | 80.40 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Will Owen | 27,435 | 71.91 | ||
Conservative | Derek Bloom | 10,716 | 28.09 | ||
Majority | 16,719 | 43.82 | |||
Turnout | 38,151 | 84.11 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Will Owen | 26,114 | 72.70 | ||
Conservative | Derek Bloom | 9,805 | 27.30 | ||
Majority | 16,309 | 45.40 | |||
Turnout | 35,919 | 80.81 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Will Owen | 25,223 | 74.36 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Porter | 8,698 | 25.64 | ||
Majority | 16,525 | 48.72 | |||
Turnout | 33,921 | 76.93 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Grant | 21,826 | 60.35 | ||
Conservative | K. Ian Tunnicliffe | 9,515 | 26.31 | ||
Liberal | Raymond McClure | 4,825 | 13.34 | New | |
Majority | 12,311 | 34.04 | |||
Turnout | 36,166 | 75.98 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Grant | 22,026 | 56.40 | ||
Conservative | David Curry | 8,992 | 23.03 | ||
Liberal | Humphrey Devereux | 8,035 | 20.57 | ||
Majority | 13,034 | 33.37 | |||
Turnout | 39,053 | 81.18 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Grant | 22,696 | 63.80 | ||
Conservative | David Curry | 8,009 | 22.52 | ||
Liberal | Barrie Rogers | 4,866 | 13.68 | ||
Majority | 14,687 | 41.28 | |||
Turnout | 35,571 | 73.32 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Grant | 21,744 | 56.29 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Edwards | 9,913 | 25.66 | ||
Liberal | Alan Thompson | 6,972 | 18.05 | ||
Majority | 11,831 | 30.63 | |||
Turnout | 38,629 | 77.44 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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