| Morpeth | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1553–1983 | |
| Seats | 1553–1832: two 1832–1983: one |
| Replaced by | Wansbeck and Berwick-upon-Tweed[1] |
Morpeth was a constituency centred on the town of Morpeth in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1553 to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1800 to 1983.
The Parliamentary Borough of Morpeth first sent Members (MPs) to Parliament in 1553.[2] It elected two MPs under the bloc vote system until the 1832 general election, when the Great Reform Act reduced its representation to one MP, elected under the first past the post system.[3] The seat was redesignated as a county constituency for the 1950 general election and abolished for the 1983 general election.
- ^ "'Morpeth', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Morpeth | History of Parliament Online". www.histparl.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1832". vLex. S-II. Retrieved 13 September 2022.