Glanford and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)

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Glanford and Scunthorpe
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
GlanfordScunthorpe1983Constituency.svg
Glanford and Scunthorpe in Humberside, showing boundaries used from 1983-1997
County 1983-1996 Humberside
1996-1997 North Lincolnshire
Major settlements Scunthorpe
1983–1997
SeatsOne
Created from Brigg and Scunthorpe
Replaced by Scunthorpe, Brigg and Goole

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

Contents

History

The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It was held by the Conservative Party in 1983, and gained by the Labour Party in 1987. Labour then held the seat until its abolition.

Boundaries

The Borough of Scunthorpe, and the Borough of Glanford wards of Bottesford Central, Bottesford East, Bottesford West, Broughton, Burton upon Stather, Gunness, Messingham, North West, Trentside, and Winterton.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
1983 Richard Hickmet Conservative
1987 Elliot Morley Labour
1997 constituency abolished: see Scunthorpe & Brigg and Goole

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Glanford and Scunthorpe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hickmet 20,356 38.48
Labour John Ellis 19,71937.28
SDP Cyril Nottingham12,81924.24
Majority6371.20
Turnout 52,89473.50
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: Glanford and Scunthorpe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elliot Morley 24,733 43.5 +6.2
Conservative Richard Hickmet 24,22142.6+4.1
SDP Cyril Nottingham7,76213.66−10.58
Independent Kailish Trivedi1040.18New
Majority5120.90N/A
Turnout 56,82078.03+4.53
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Glanford and Scunthorpe [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elliot Morley 30,637 52.8 +9.3
Conservative Andrew M. Seywood22,22638.3−4.3
Liberal Democrats Wesley Paxton4,1867.2−6.5
SDP Cyril Nottingham9961.7N/A
Majority8,41114.5+13.6
Turnout 58,04579.1+1.1
Labour hold Swing +6.8

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
  2. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. 11 June 1987. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "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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