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North Northumberland

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Morpeth, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Alnwick. Population 90,228, notably older (median age 52 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 63% below the national average.

North Northumberland's MP made his most visible parliamentary stand on 20 June 2025, voting against his own party on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading -- opposing the legislation's final passage through the Commons. He also voted against amendments that would have addressed concerns about voluntary starvation being used to meet the terminal illness threshold, while backing amendments aimed at strengthening procedural safeguards. These five rebel votes on a single day represent his most significant departure from Labour's majority position and place him among MPs who opposed assisted dying even in its amended form.

Beyond that, Smith is a broadly loyal Labour MP -- voting with his party 96% of the time -- but his participation rate of 71% sits below the Commons average. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, near-zero alignment with pro-business positions, and a notably low score on parliamentary scrutiny measures, consistent with routinely backing the government against Lords amendments. He has spoken frequently on local government, defence, economy, and social care across 144 contributions in 75 debates, suggesting reasonable engagement across a breadth of issues rather than a single specialism.

347
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
74.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

One of the oldest constituencies — median age 52.

Current Member of Parliament

David Smith

David Smith

Labour Party

David Smith is the Labour MP for North Northumberland, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a safety measure. This was debated alongside New Clause 1, which would have decriminalised abortion for women, making it a free vote on conscience issues around abortion law reform.

MP voted YesAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organising begging for profit, stronger protections for emergency workers against racial and religious abuse, removing the limitation period in child sexual abuse cases, and new offences around internal concealment of items for criminal purposes. The large Aye majority reflects broad government support for these law and order measures.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Report Stage, after proceedings had been interrupted on 13 June when an objection was raised. The debate excerpts do not reveal the substantive content of New Clause 16.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Morpeth, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Alnwick. Population 90,228, notably older (median age 52 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 63% below the national average.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Smith’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.360 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Smith has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Economy
72
Taxation
62
Employment
44
Welfare and Benefits
29
Crime & Policing
26
Education
24
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10617 Jun 2025
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 117 Jun 2025
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1620 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.18 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AlnwickGordon Castle1,834Conserva
AlnwickMartin Philip Swinbank1,671Green Pa
AmbleTerry Clark635Labour P
Amble West With WarkworthJeff Watson766Conserva
BamburghGuy Renner-Thompson1,085Conserva
Berwick EastGeorgina Emma Rowley Hill934Independ
Berwick NorthCatherine Morag Seymour499Conserva
Berwick West With OrdElizabeth Isabel Hunter410Liberal
Druridge BayScott Dickinson870Labour P
LonghoughtonWendy Pattison1,011Conserva
LynemouthLiz Dunn739Labour P
Morpeth KirkhillRichard Watson Wearmouth1,118Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
90,228
Electorate 74,190 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,000
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
17.5%
England average 20.0%
Schools
58
45 primary · 7 secondary
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