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.
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]
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.
The boundaries were largely unchanged, except for the addition of Ashington.
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.
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]
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 | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Leveson-Gower resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Howard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 415 | ||||
Whig hold |
Howard resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | George Grey | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Grey was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |