Berwick-upon-Tweed | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() 2010–2024 boundary of Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland | |
![]() Location of Northumberland within England | |
County | Northumberland |
Population | 75,718 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 55,785 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Alnwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed |
1885–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by |
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1512–1885 | |
Seats | Two |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Berwick-upon-Tweed (/ˌbɛrɪk-/ ) was a parliamentary constituency[n 1] in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2015 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Anne-Marie Trevelyan, a Conservative.[n 2]
It was a parliamentary borough in the county of Northumberland of the House of Commons of England from 1512 to 1706, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system. It was a county constituency since 1885, electing one MP under the first-past-the-post system.
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was expanded and renamed North Northumberland to reflect the inclusion of the town of Morpeth from the abolished constituency of Wansbeck.[3]
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