North Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| North Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Northamptonshire |
| 1832–1918 | |
| Seats | 1832–1885: Two 1885–1918: One |
| Created from | Northamptonshire |
North Northamptonshire was a county constituency in Northamptonshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Boundaries
1885-1918: The Sessional Divisions of Oundle and Thrapstone, part of the Sessional Division of Kettering, the Liberty of the Soke of Peterborough, and the part of the Municipal Borough of Stamford in the county of Northamptonshire.
The constituency was created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election, when it was merged into Peterborough.
Members of Parliament
From 1832 until 1885, the constituency returned two Members of Parliament elected by the bloc vote system. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, with effect from the 1885 general election, its area was reduced and representation reduced to one member, elected by the first past the post voting system.
1832 - 1885
(1) Refers to the longest-serving member for North Northamptonshire at that time.
(2) Refers to the shortest-serving member for North Northamptonshire at that time.
1885 - 1918
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1885 | Lord Burghley | Conservative |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1895 | Edward Philip Monckton | Conservative |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1900 | Sackville Stopford-Sackville | Conservative |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1906 | George Nicholls | Liberal |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1910 | Henry Brassey | Conservative |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brownlow Henry George Cecil, Lord Burghley | 4,467 | 51.0 | ||
| Liberal | Sir James Morse Carmichael | 4,296 | 49.0 | ||
| Majority | 171 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 90.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brownlow Henry George Cecil, Lord Burghley | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brownlow Henry George Cecil, Lord Burghley | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brownlow Henry George Cecil, Lord Burghley | 4,505 | 54.0 | n/a | |
| Liberal | John Turner Stockburn | 3,836 | 46.0 | n/a | |
| Majority | 669 | 8.0 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 83.4 | n/a | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Philip Monckton | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sackville George Stopford-Sackville | 4,559 | 58.0 | n/a | |
| Liberal | Frederick Barlow | 3,303 | 42.0 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,256 | 16.0 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 77.0 | n/a | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lib-Lab | George Nicholls | 4,880 | 53.8 | +11.8 | |
| Conservative | Sackville George Stopford-Sackville | 4,195 | 46.2 | −11.8 | |
| Majority | 685 | 7.6 | 23.6 | ||
| Turnout | 84.9 | +7.9 | |||
| Lib-Lab gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.8 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey | 5,520 | 55.5 | +9.3 | |
| Lib-Lab | George Nicholls | 4,429 | 44.5 | −9.3 | |
| Majority | 1,091 | 11.0 | 18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 92.4 | +7.5 | |||
| Conservative gain from Lib-Lab | Swing | +9.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey | 5,272 | 55.5 | 0.0 | |
| Liberal | James Rennie Wilkinson | 4,221 | 44.5 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 1,051 | 11.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 88.2 | −4.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
General Election 1914/15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey
- Liberal:
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ a b c d e f g The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916