Brigg and Goole (UK Parliament constituency)

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Brigg and Goole
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
BriggGoole2007Constituency.svg
2010–2024 boundary of Brigg and Goole in the former county of Humberside
EnglandHumberside.svg
Location of the former county of Humberside within England
County North Lincolnshire, East Riding of Yorkshire
Population86,706 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 64,365 (December 2019) [2]
Major settlements Brigg, Goole
1997–2024
SeatsOne
Created from
Replaced by

Brigg and Goole was a constituency in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire [n 1] It existed from 1997 to 2024. [n 2]

Contents

The constituency was among a small minority of constituencies that span two ceremonial counties, in this case Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The industrial port of Goole was the biggest settlement in the constituency. There were over 70 towns and villages in the constituency, including the Lodge Moor and Skippingdale areas of Scunthorpe. The constituency also included part of the Scunthorpe Steel Works and the Scunthorpe United football ground, as well as the Isle of Axholme.

The constituency was split across North Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire and borders South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

The seat was abolished for the 2024 general election. [3]

History

Brigg and Goole constituency was created for the 1997 general election from parts of the seats of Boothferry, Glanford & Scunthorpe and Brigg & Cleethorpes.

In the 2007 local elections the Conservatives won 12 of the Council seats in the constituency compared to 6 for Labour, 2 for the Liberal Democrats and 1 Independent. [n 3]

In 2010 Andrew Percy won the Brigg and Goole constituency for the first time at the 2010 general election, ending 13 years of representation by the Labour Party. The Liberal Democrats amassed their largest share of the vote since the seat's creation in 1997.

In the 2011 local elections the Conservatives made further progress, winning 3 seats from Labour and one from the Independents. The Conservatives now have 15 councillors, compared to 5 for Labour (2 gains from the Liberal Dems) and one Independent. The Conservatives also increased their share of vote compared to 2007.

In the 2015 general election, the Conservatives received their highest vote ever in the constituency, with Labour receiving their lowest number of votes. Following the council elections held on the same day, the Conservatives now have 16 Councillors in this constituency, 14 on North Lincs Council and 2 on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Labour have a record low 4 Councillors and there is 1 Independent.

At the 2017 general election, the Conservatives again recorded a swing towards them from Labour, against both the regional and national swings.

In the 2019 local Council elections Labour lost all of their Council seats in the constituency with the Conservatives gaining 3 Council seats. Currently there are 19 Conservative Councillors in the constituency (15 sitting on North Lincs Council and 4 sitting on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council) and 2 Independent Councillors. Incumbent MP Andrew Percy got re-elected with 71.3% of the vote, making it one of the safer Conservative seats in all of Britain in spite of having been held by Labour merely ten years before.

Boundaries

Brigg and Goole (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 1997-2024

The Borough of North Lincolnshire wards of Axholme Central, Axholme North, Axholme South, Brigg and Wolds, Broughton and Appleby, Burringham and Gunness, and Burton upon Stather and Winterton, and the District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of Goole North, Goole South, and Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMember [4] [5] Party
1997 Ian Cawsey Labour
2010 Andrew Percy Conservative
2024 Constituency abolished

Election results 1997–2024

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Brigg and Goole [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Cawsey 23,493 50.2
Conservative Donald M. Stewart17,10436.5
Liberal Democrats Mary-Rose Hardy4,69210.0
Referendum Derek M. Rigby1,5133.2
Majority6,38913.7
Turnout 46,80273.0
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Brigg and Goole [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Cawsey 20,066 48.9 Decrease2.svg1.3
Conservative Donald M. Stewart16,10539.2Increase2.svg2.7
Liberal Democrats David P. Nolan3,7969.2Decrease2.svg0.8
UKIP Godfrey Bloom 6881.7New
Socialist Labour Michael A. Kenny3991.0New
Majority3,9619.7Decrease2.svg4.0
Turnout 41,05463.5Decrease2.svg9.5
Labour hold Swing
General election 2005: Brigg and Goole [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Cawsey 19,257 45.2 Decrease2.svg3.7
Conservative Matthew Bean16,36338.4Decrease2.svg0.8
Liberal Democrats Gary Johnson5,69013.4Increase2.svg4.2
UKIP Stephen Martin1,2683.0Increase2.svg1.3
Majority2,8946.8Decrease2.svg2.9
Turnout 42,57863.2Decrease2.svg0.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.5

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Brigg and Goole [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Percy 19,680 44.9 Increase2.svg6.9
Labour Ian Cawsey 14,53333.1Decrease2.svg12.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Nixon6,41414.6Increase2.svg1.4
UKIP Nigel Wright1,7494.0Increase2.svg1.0
BNP Steve Ward1,4983.4New
Majority5,14711.8N/A
Turnout 43,87565.1Increase2.svg2.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg9.8
General election 2015: Brigg and Goole [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Percy 22,946 53.0 Increase2.svg8.1
Labour Jacky Crawford11,77027.2Decrease2.svg5.9
UKIP David Jeffreys6,69415.5Increase2.svg11.5
Green Natalie Hurst9152.1New
Liberal Democrats Liz Leffman7641.8Decrease2.svg12.8
Independent Trevor Dixon1530.4New
An Independence from Europe Ray Spalding280.1New
Majority11,17625.8Increase2.svg14.0
Turnout 43,27063.2Decrease2.svg1.9
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg7.1
General election 2017: Brigg and Goole [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Percy 27,219 60.4 Increase2.svg7.4
Labour Terence Smith14,85633.0Increase2.svg5.8
UKIP David Jeffreys1,5963.5Decrease2.svg12.0
Liberal Democrats Jerry Lonsdale8361.9Increase2.svg0.1
Green Isabel Pires5501.2Decrease2.svg0.9
Majority12,36327.4Increase2.svg1.6
Turnout 45,05768.2Increase2.svg5.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg0.8
General election 2019: Brigg and Goole [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Percy 30,941 71.3 Increase2.svg10.9
Labour Majid Khan9,00020.7Decrease2.svg12.3
Liberal Democrats David Dobbie [15] 2,1805.0Increase2.svg3.1
Green Jo Baker1,2813.0Increase2.svg1.8
Majority21,94150.6Increase2.svg23.2
Turnout 43,40265.8Decrease2.svg2.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg11.6

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ↑ Conservatives gained Wards including: Burringham and Gunness and the Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and The Marshlands in the 2007 elections.

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