Brigg and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)

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Brigg and Scunthorpe
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Humberside
1974 (1974)–1983
SeatsOne
Created from Brigg
Replaced by Brigg & Cleethorpes and Glanford & Scunthorpe

Brigg and Scunthorpe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Brigg and Scunthorpe in Humberside. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, mostly from the former seat of Brigg, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partially replaced by the new constituencies of Brigg & Cleethorpes and Glanford & Scunthorpe.

Boundaries

The Borough of Scunthorpe, the Urban Districts of Barton-upon-Humber and Brigg, and the Rural District of Glanford Brigg.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974 John Ellis Labour
1979 Michael Brown Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

General election February 1974: Brigg and Scunthorpe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Ellis 28,803 41.14
Conservative JPS Riddell25,72936.75
Liberal J Harris15,48422.11
Majority3,0744.39
Turnout 70,01678.35
Labour win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Brigg and Scunthorpe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Ellis 28,929 45.51
Conservative JPS Riddell22,18734.90
Liberal J Harris12,45219.59
Majority6,74210.61
Turnout 63,56870.51
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Brigg and Scunthorpe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Brown 31,130 43.42
Labour John Ellis 30,64442.74
Liberal M Beard7,76410.83
Democratic Labour Cyril Nottingham2,0422.85New
Independent M Nottingham1230.17New
Majority4860.68N/A
Turnout 71,70375.62
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election February 1974. Politics Resources. 28 February 1974. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election October 1974. Politics Resources. 10 October 1974. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1979. Politics Resources. 3 May 1979. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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