Bridlington (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bridlington
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Bridlington1983Constituency.svg
Bridlington in Humberside, showing boundaries used from 1983–1997
County 1950–1974 East Riding of Yorkshire
1974–1996 Humberside
1996–1997 East Riding of Yorkshire
1950–1997
SeatsOne
Created from Buckrose and Holderness
Replaced by Beverley and Holderness and East Yorkshire

Bridlington was a constituency in East Yorkshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. It was named after the town of Bridlington.

Contents

It returned one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.

History

The constituency was created in 1950 from the former seat of Buckrose. It was abolished in 1997 and most of its territory transferred to the East Yorkshire seat.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The Municipal Boroughs of Bridlington and Hedon, the Urban Districts of Driffield, Filey, Hornsea, and Withernsea, and the Rural Districts of Bridlington, Driffield, and Holderness.

1955–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Bridlington and Hedon, the Urban Districts of Filey, Hornsea, and Withernsea, and the Rural Districts of Bridlington and Holderness. [1] The two Driffield districts were transferred to the new Howden constituency.

1983–1997: The Borough of East Yorkshire wards of Bridlington Bessingby, Bridlington Hilderthorpe, Bridlington Old Town East, Bridlington Old Town West, Bridlington Quay North, Bridlington Quay South, Coastal, Driffield North, Driffield South, Hutton Cranswick, Lowland, Nafferton, Roman, St John, and Viking, and the Borough of Holderness. Driffield transferred back from Howden.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [2] Party
1950 Richard Wood Conservative
1979 John Townend Conservative
1997 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Bridlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Wood 26,124 50.9
Liberal George Wadsworth 16,15831.5
Labour Wilfrid Pashby9,01317.6
Majority9,96619.4
Turnout 51,29581.9
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951: Bridlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Wood 30,576 61.09
Labour Gerard McQuade12,93125.83
Liberal Douglas Eugene Moore6,54613.08
Majority17,64535.26
Turnout 50,05378.38
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Bridlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Wood 25,880 70.92
Labour Kathleen M Roberts10,61429.08
Majority15,26641.84
Turnout 36,49469.40
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Bridlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Wood 27,438 73.20
Labour Harry Moor10,04726.80
Majority17,39146.40
Turnout 37,48568.15
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Bridlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Wood 22,729 56.50
Labour Kevin McNamara 9,00222.38
Liberal John J MacCallum8,49421.12New
Majority13,72734.12
Turnout 40,22572.78
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Bridlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Wood 21,976 54.58
Labour Co-op John Tomlinson 11,93929.65
Liberal Trevor Silverwood6,34915.77
Majority10,03724.93
Turnout 40,26471.47
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Bridlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Wood 25,053 58.10
Labour Harold A. Clarke11,54626.79
Liberal Trevor Silverwood6,49515.07
Majority13,50731.31
Turnout 43,09468.64
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Bridlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Wood 25,711 51.21
Liberal JMS Cherry14,71529.31
Labour AAW Dix9,78019.48
Majority10,99621.90
Turnout 50,20676.91
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Bridlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Wood 21,901 49.07
Liberal JMS Cherry11,79526.43
Labour AAW Dix9,94622.29
National Front F Day9872.21New
Majority10,10622.64
Turnout 44,62967.87
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Bridlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Townend 27,988 54.80
Labour PJ Doyle12,69324.85
Liberal D Horsley10,39020.34
Majority15,29529.95
Turnout 51,07174.18
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Bridlington [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Townend 31,284 57.79
SDP E Martin14,67527.11
Labour M Craven7,37013.61
Ecology S Tooke8031.48New
Majority16,60930.68
Turnout 54,13270.56
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1987: Bridlington [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Townend 32,351 54.82
SDP Edmund Marshall 15,03025.47
Labour Leonard Bird10,65318.05
Green Richard Myerscough9831.67
Majority17,32129.35
Turnout 59,01773.66
Conservative hold Swing

Election in the 1990s

General election 1992: Bridlington [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Townend 33,604 50.8 −4.0
Liberal Democrats John A. Leeman17,24626.1+0.6
Labour Steven M. Hatfield15,26323.1+5.1
Majority16,35824.7−4.6
Turnout 66,11377.8+4.1
Conservative hold Swing −2.3

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN   0-900178-09-4.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
  3. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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