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South Northumberland — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

South Northumberland elected 2 MPs at the 1880 general election: Albert Henry George Grey (Liberal) and Wentworth Blackett Beaumont (Liberal). This page covers every general election in South Northumberland from 1832 to 1880.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–1880

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Thomas Wentworth Beaumont (Whig); Matthew Bell (Conservative) 2,441 34.6% (top seat) William Ord (Whig) 90 (1.2 pts) 70.6%
1835 Thomas Wentworth Beaumont (Whig); Matthew Bell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 Christopher Blackett (Whig); Matthew Bell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 Saville Craven Henry Ogle (Whig); Matthew Bell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 Saville Craven Henry Ogle (Whig); Matthew Bell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Wentworth Blackett Beaumont (Whig); Henry George Liddell (Conservative) 2,132 35.6% (top seat) George Ridley (Whig) 99 (1.5 pts) 58.7%
1857 Wentworth Blackett Beaumont (Whig); Henry George Liddell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Wentworth Blackett Beaumont (Liberal); Henry George Liddell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Wentworth Blackett Beaumont (Liberal); Henry George Liddell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 Wentworth Blackett Beaumont (Liberal); Henry George Liddell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1874 Wentworth Blackett Beaumont (Liberal); Henry George Liddell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1880 Albert Henry George Grey (Liberal); Wentworth Blackett Beaumont (Liberal) 3,694 34.7% (top seat) Edward Ridley (Conservative) 72 (0.6 pts) 63.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Wentworth Beaumont Whig 2,53734.6% Yes
Matthew Bell Conservative 2,44133.3% Yes
William Ord Whig 2,35132.1% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Wentworth Beaumont Whig Unopposed Yes
Matthew Bell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Blackett Whig Unopposed Yes
Matthew Bell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Saville Craven Henry Ogle Whig Unopposed Yes
Matthew Bell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Saville Craven Henry Ogle Whig Unopposed Yes
Matthew Bell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wentworth Blackett Beaumont Whig 2,30635.6% Yes
Henry George Liddell Conservative 2,13232.9% Yes
George Ridley Whig 2,03331.4% No

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wentworth Blackett Beaumont Whig Unopposed Yes
Henry George Liddell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wentworth Blackett Beaumont Liberal Unopposed Yes
Henry George Liddell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wentworth Blackett Beaumont Liberal Unopposed Yes
Henry George Liddell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1868 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wentworth Blackett Beaumont Liberal Unopposed Yes
Henry George Liddell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1874 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wentworth Blackett Beaumont Liberal Unopposed Yes
Henry George Liddell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1880 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Henry George Grey Liberal 3,89634.7% Yes
Wentworth Blackett Beaumont Liberal 3,69432.9% Yes
Edward Ridley Conservative 3,62232.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Whig margin 1.2 pts 1852: Whig margin 1.5 pts 1880: Liberal margin 0.6 pts 1832 1852 1880

Trend

South Northumberland has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won South Northumberland in the 1880 general election?

Albert Henry George Grey (Liberal), Wentworth Blackett Beaumont (Liberal) won South Northumberland in 1880.

Which parties have won South Northumberland since 1832?

Since 1832, South Northumberland has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Whig.

What was the closest result in South Northumberland?

The closest result on record for South Northumberland was 1880, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 72 votes (0.6 percentage points).

Did South Northumberland ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, South Northumberland elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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