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South Northumberland
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
Form 1832-1868 and this area was left intact until 1885. Extract from 1837 result: the broadest, northern striped area which has an east coast.
1832–1885
Seats	two
Created from	Northumberland
Replaced by	Hexham, Tyneside and Wansbeck

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 of 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)

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Liddell was elevated to the peerage, becoming Earl of Ravensworth.

• The original count for this by-election had both candidates receiving 2,912 votes.

Elections in the 1880s

See also

• History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Northumberland

References

1. "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. p. 309. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
2. "HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1832 Northumberland".
3. ^ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) . Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 240. ISBN 0-900178-13-2. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
4. Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1836). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Google Books.
5. Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 33. Retrieved 26 May 2019 – via Google Books.
6. "Local & General Intelligence". Newcastle Journal. 5 June 1841. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Northumberland (South)". London Morning Post. 29 June 1841. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
8. "Globe". 24 June 1841. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "The Newcastle Journal". 7 March 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 437. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
11. "South Northumberland Election". Newcastle Journal. 17 July 1852. p. 7. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)

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