List of parliamentary constituencies in Northumberland

The county of Northumberlandis divided into 4 parliamentary constituencies– 1 borough constituenciesand 3 county constituencies.

Constituencies edit

  † Conservative  ‡ Labour

Constituency[nb 1]Electorate[1]Majority[2][nb 2]Member of Parliament[2]Nearest opposition[2]Electoral wards[3][4]Map
Berwick-upon-Tweed CC59,93914,835 Anne-Marie Trevelyan Trish Williams‡Alnwick District Council: Alnmouth and Lesbury, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick Clayport, Alnwick Hotspur, Amble Central, Amble East, Amble West, Embleton, Harbottle and Elsdon, Hedgeley, Longframlington, Longhoughton with Craster and Rennington, Rothbury and South Rural, Shilbottle, Warkworth, Whittingham. Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council: Bamburgh, Beadnell, Belford, Cheviot, Edward, Elizabeth, Flodden, Ford, Islandshire, Lowick, Norhamshire, North Sunderland, Prior, Seton, Shielfield, Spittal, Wooler. Castle Morpeth Borough Council: Chevington, Ellington, Hartburn, Longhorsley, Lynemouth, Ulgham.
Blyth Valley BC64,429712 Ian Levy Susan Dungworth‡Northumberland County Council: Cowpen, Cramlington East, Cramlington Eastfield with East Hartford, Cramlington North, Cramlington Parkside, Cramlington South East, Cramlington Village, Cramlington West, Croft, Hartley, Holywell, Isabella, Kitty Brewster, Newsham and New Delaval, Plessey, Seaton Delaval, Seghill, South Beach, South Newsham, Wensleydale.
Hexham CC61,32410,549 Guy OppermanPenny Grennan‡Castle Morpeth Borough Council: Heddon-on-the-Wall, Ponteland East, Ponteland North, Ponteland South, Ponteland West, Stamfordham, Stannington. Northumberland County Council: Acomb, Allendale, Bellingham, Broomhaugh and Riding, Chollerton with Whittington, Corbridge, East Tynedale, Hadrian, Haltwhistle, Haydon, Hexham Gilesgate, Hexham Hencotes,

Hexham Leazes, Hexham Priestpopple, Humshaugh and Wall, Ovingham, Prudhoe Castle, Prudhoe North, Prudhoe South, Prudhoe West, Redesdale, Sandhoe with Dilston, Slaley and Hexhamshire, South Tynedale, Stocksfield with Mickley, Upper North Tyne, Wanney, Warden and Newbrough, Wark,West Tynedale, Wylam.

Wansbeck CC63,339814 Ian LaveryJack Gebhard†Castle Morpeth Borough Council: Hebron, Hepscott and Mitford, Morpeth Central, Morpeth Kirkhill, Morpeth North, Morpeth South, Morpeth Stobhill, Pegswood. Northumberland County Council: Bedlington Central, Bedlington East, Bedlington West, Bothal, Ashington, Central, Choppington, College, Guide Post, Haydon, Hirst, Newbiggin East, Newbiggin West, Park, Seaton, Sleekburn, Stakeford.

2010 boundary changes edit

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain Northumberland's constituencies for the 2010 election, making a very small change between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Hexham to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards.

NameBoundaries 1997-2010Boundaries 2010–present
  1. Berwick-upon-Tweed CC
  2. Blyth Valley BC
  3. Hexham CC
  4. Wansbeck CC
Parliamentary constituencies in Northumberland
Proposed Revision

Proposed boundary changes edit

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[5] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that Northumberland be combined with the Tyne and Wear boroughs of Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside as a sub-region of the North East Region, with the creation of two cross-county boundary constituencies, resulting in the abolition of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Blyth Valley and Wansbeck.[6] [7]

The following seats are proposed in Northumberland:

Results history edit

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[8]

2019 edit

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Northumberland in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative82,84948.8% 4.4%3 1
Labour57,56733.9% 8.9%1 1
Liberal Democrats17,01810.0% 0.7%00
Brexit6,5353.9%new00
Greens5,4803.2% 1.1%00
Others1780.2% 1.2%00
Total169,627100.04

Percentage votes edit

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative33.528.630.822.726.125.629.034.944.448.8
Labour30.034.739.948.743.239.430.233.542.833.9
Liberal Democrat136.336.428.225.027.933.732.012.09.310.0
Green Party-*****0.44.32.13.2
UKIP---***2.415.21.4*
Brexit Party---------3.9
Other0.20.41.03.72.81.35.90.1-0.2

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats edit

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative1111111223
Labour2222222221
Liberal Democrat11111111000
Total4444444444

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps edit

1885-1910 edit

1918-1945 edit

1950-1979 edit

1983-present edit

Historical representation by party edit

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918 edit

  Conservative  Labour  Liberal  Liberal-Labour  Liberal Unionist

Constituency188518861892931895190019060708Jan 1910Dec 19101618
Berwick-upon-TweedE. GreyBlake
HexhamMacInnesClaytonMacInnesBeaumontHolt
MorpethBurt
Newcastle upon Tyne (two MPs)MorleyCruddasPlummerHudson
CowenJ. CraigHamondRenwickCairnsRenwickShortt
TynemouthDonkinHarrisH. Craig
TynesideA. GreyBeaumontPeaseSmithRobertson
WansbeckFenwickMason

1918 to 1950 edit

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)  Coalition National Democratic & Labour  Conservative  Independent Conservative  Labour  Liberal  National Liberal (1931-68)  Speaker

Constituency1918191922231923192426291929311931193540404143441945
Berwick-upon-TweedBlakePhilipson1ToddSeelyGreyBeveridgeThorp
HexhamBrownFinneyBrown
Newcastle upon Tyne NorthGrattan-DoyleHeadlam
TynemouthPercyRussellColman
Newcastle upon Tyne CentralRenwickTrevelyanDenvilleWilkes
Newcastle upon Tyne EastBarnesBellHendersonAskeConnollyAskeBlenkinsop
Newcastle upon Tyne WestShorttAdamsRamagePalinLeechNunnPopplewell
WallsendSimmHastingsBondfieldWardMcKay
WansbeckMasonWarneShieldCruddasScottRobens
MorpethCairnsSmillieEdwardsNicholsonTaylor

1 original 1922 victor Hilton Philipson (National Liberal) declared void due to electoral fraud. Mabel Philipson won the subsequent by-election for the Conservatives.

1950 to 1983 edit

  Conservative  Independent Labour  Labour  Liberal  National Liberal (1931-68)  Social Democratic  Speaker

Constituency195019515419555719596019641966197073Feb 1974Oct 197476197981
Berwick-upon-TweedThorpLambtonBeith
HexhamBrownSpeirRippon
Newcastle upon Tyne NorthHeadlamLloyd GeorgeElliott
TynemouthWardTrotter
Newcastle upon Tyne EastBlenkinsopMontgomeryRhodesThomas
BlythRobensMilneRyman
MorpethTaylorOwenGrant
Newcastle upon Tyne CentralWilkesShortCowans
Newcastle upon Tyne WestPopplewellBrown
WallsendMcKayGarrett

1983 to present edit

  Conservative  Labour  Liberal  Liberal Democrats

Constituency1983198788199219972001200520102015201720192024
Berwick-upon-Tweed / North Northumberland (2024)BeithTrevelyan
HexhamRipponAmosAtkinsonOpperman
Blyth Valley / Cramlington and Killingworth1 (2024)RymanCampbellLevy
Wansbeck / Blyth and Ashington1 (2024)ThompsonMurphyLavery

1contains areas of Tyne and Wear

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References edit

  1. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  4. ^ Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007
  5. ^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Political boundaries across the North East could change - here's what it could mean for you". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. paras 643-662. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".