Cleveland and Whitby (UK Parliament constituency)

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Cleveland and Whitby
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
February 1974–1983
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Langbaurgh, Scarborough
Created from Cleveland, Scarborough & Whitby

Cleveland and Whitby was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Whitby in northern England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from February 1974 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.

Contents

Cleveland and Whitby largely replaced the previous Cleveland constituency. It was defined as covering the urban districts of Guisborough, Loftus, Saltburn and Marske by the Sea, Skelton and Brotton, Whitby, along with Whitby Rural District.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
Feb 1974 Leon Brittan Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

General election 1979: Cleveland and Whitby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leon Brittan 26,73551.00
Labour Ben Pimlott 19,81836.80
Liberal M Pitts5,87011.20
Majority6,91713.20
Turnout 52,42380.05
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Cleveland and Whitby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leon Brittan 19,97343.22
Labour Ben Pimlott 18,44539.91
Liberal GG Watson7,79516.87
Majority1,5283.33
Turnout 46,20376.17
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Cleveland and Whitby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leon Brittan 21,09042.55
Labour JB Hewitson17,44835.20
Liberal GG Watson11,03022.25
Majority3,6427.35
Turnout 49,56882.38
Conservative win (new seat)

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