North Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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North Northumberland (formally the "Northern 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.
North Northumberland | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1832–1885 | |
Seats | two |
Created from | Northumberland |
Replaced by | Berwick-upon-Tweed Hexham Wansbeck |
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.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election.[1] It will comprise the (to be abolished) constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed, together with the town of Morpeth, transferred from the (to be abolished) Wansbeck seat.