Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)

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Great Grimsby
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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2010–2024 boundary of Great Grimsby in the former county of Humberside
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Location of the former county of Humberside within England
County Lincolnshire
Electorate 60,149 (December 2019) [1]
1295–2024
SeatsOne
(Two until 1832)
Replaced by Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

Great Grimsby was a constituency [n 1] [n 2] in North East Lincolnshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since December 2019 by Lia Nici of the Conservative Party. Between 1918 and 1983 it was known simply as Grimsby; following the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to boundary changes, incorporating the neighbouring town of Cleethorpes. As a consequence, it was renamed Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes , first contested at the 2024 general election.

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Constituency profile

Fishing is a significant sector in Grimsby which is a deprived area. These factors meant the constituency voted strongly to leave the EU in 2016. [2]

Boundaries

Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

The constituency followed the boundaries of the old Borough of Great Grimsby, which was abolished when the former county of Humberside was divided into four unitary authorities in 1996. From the 2010 general election new boundaries took effect, but the Boundary Commission's review led only to minimal changes, aligning the constituency boundaries with updated ward boundaries.

The seat consisted of the following electoral wards of the Borough of North East Lincolnshire:

History

The constituency has been represented since the first House of Commons was assembled in the Model Parliament of 1295, and it elected two MPs until 1832. Great Grimsby was established as a parliamentary borough in 1295, sending two burgesses, and has been continuously represented ever since. The town of Grimsby in Lincolnshire, a market town, fishing port and seaport.

Freemen of the town had the right to vote, provided they were resident and paying scot and lot; in 1831 this amounted to just under 400 voters. The town corporation bestowed this status, as today, rarely on those bringing acclaim to the place, but it was routinely acquired through apprenticeship in the guilds and by inheritance; in Great Grimsby, unusually, the husband of a freeman's daughter or widow acquired the freedom. [n 3]

In 1831, when the Reform Bill was being discussed in Parliament, the wives and daughters of the Great Grimsby freemen petitioned the House of Lords to retain their rights to pass on the vote to their future husbands and children. However, their concern to retain these rights may not have been rooted in any their family desiring to help choose the borough's MPs as a vote in Great Grimsby was a valuable commodity in a more mercenary sense, and the contemporary polemicist Oldfield considered that "This borough stands second to none in the history of corruption." At the start of the 18th century it was noted[ by whom? ] that Grimsby's "freemen did enter into treaties with several gentlemen in London, for sale of the choice of burgess to such as would give the most money". In 1701, the House of Commons overturned the election of one of Great Grimsby's MPs, William Cotesworth, for bribery and sent him to the Tower of London and temporarily suspended the borough's right to representation. Almost every election in Great Grimsby at this period was followed by a petition from defeated candidates alleging bribery, although that of 1701 seems to have been the only one which was acted upon.

Great Grimsby, like most boroughs except for the very largest, recognised a "patron" who could generally exercise influence over the choice of its MPs; at the time of the Great Reform Act of 1832, this was Lord Yarborough. However, the extent of the patron's power was limited in Great Grimsby, and the voters were quite prepared (at a price) to defy his advice. The patron could strengthen his position by providing employment to the freemen, as could his rivals. Jupp quotes two letters, one of 1818 and one of 1819, in which local agents advise the Tennyson family how best to do this in Grimsby so as to encroach on Lord Yarborough's influence:

"Build upon every spot of vacant ground you are possessed of... Thus you would give employment to a great number of freemen... Let Mr Heneage's estates [n 4] be divided into fields of four or six acres; and let these, together with your own estates be placed in the hands of freemen to whom they would be an object of importance. Provide, if possible, small farms for the sons of Lord Yarbro's tenants". [3]

On a less extravagant level, it is recorded that after Charles Tennyson was first elected in 1818 he presented a bottle of wine to each of the fathers of 92 local children about to be christened.

The General Election of 1831 in Grimsby was as notorious as in some of the rotten boroughs, the local Tories being accused of using a revenue cutter lying in the Humber to ply the Whig voters with drink and prevent them getting to the polls; the fact of the outcome standing led to a nationally well-known action by John Shelley for libel.

In 1831, the population of the borough was 4,008, and contained 784 houses. The Boundary Act in concert with the Reform Act enlarged the borough to include eight neighbouring parishes [n 5] , brought the population up to 6,413 with 1,365 houses but the landed property aspect to the franchise was not reformed so this increased the electorate only to 656 so Great Grimsby lost one of its two seats. However, Grimsby's population and housing continued to grow and, unlike most of the boroughs that lost one seat in 1832, it has retained its existence, without taking up large swathes of the county.

The constituency underwent further significant boundary change in 1918 and 1950. In 1918, parishes that had joined, (Bradley, Great Coates, Little Coates, Laceby, Waltham, Weelsby and the adjoining neighbourhood/parish of Scartho) were detached to be added to Louth county constituency, and the seat [n 6] consisted of the county borough of Grimsby and the urban district (later borough) of Cleethorpes. In 1950, Cleethorpes was moved into the Louth county division, leaving the borough once more as Grimsby alone. More recent boundary changes have only been adjustments to conform to changes at local government level.

Labour's Austin Mitchell retained the seat in 1977 by only 520 votes in a by-election following the death of the Foreign Secretary Tony Crosland. He held the seat until retiring in 2015. At the 2010 election, Mitchell's majority was again reduced to three figures, after a swing of over 10% to the Conservatives.

At the 2015 election, Great Grimsby was considered a target for the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). [4] UKIP had selected as their candidate the 2010 Conservative candidate, Victoria Ayling, who had switched parties since the previous election. Labour's candidate was Melanie Onn, while the Conservatives stood Marc Jones. In the event however, Onn was successful, increasing Mitchell's majority of 714 more than sixfold and enjoying a swing of 5.6% from the Conservatives, with UKIP finishing third, just 57 votes behind the Conservatives. [5] The Conservative and UKIP votes combined outnumbered the Labour vote, which was an indication that the Labour position was potentially precarious.

Similarly to many other traditionally working class Labour strongholds – labelled the "Red Wall" – in the North of England, in 2019, Great Grimsby was won by the Conservatives for the first time since 1935.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1295–1660

YearFirst memberSecond member
1330 Edmundus Rayner Robertus Keilby [6] : 109 
1341 Johannes de Grymesby [6] : 110 
1346 Peter de la See [6] : 115 
1355 Johannes de Grymesby [6] : 112 
1365 Willielmus Grymesby [6] : 112 
1372 Johannes de Grymesby [6] : 112 
1377 Willielmus Wele [6] : 113 
1379 Willielmus Grymesby [6] : 112 
1382 Willielmus Grymesby [6]
1383 Petrus de Gryesby [6] : 112 
1385 Willielmus Wele [6] : 113 
1386 John Newland William Elmsall [7]
1388 (Feb) Robert Burton William Paule [7]
1388 (Sep) Geoffrey Askeby Richard Barber [7]
1390 (Jan) Richard Misen Walter Slotheby [7]
1390 (Nov)
1391 John Hesilden William Welle [7]
1393 Robert Burton John Kelby [7]
1394 Robert Burton Walter Slotheby [7]
1395 Robert Burton William Elmsall [7]
1397 (Jan) Robert Burton John Kelby [7]
1397 (Sep)
1399 Walter Slotheby William Elmsall [7]
1401
1402 Richard White John Kelby [7]
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct) William Hosier John Miles [7]
1406 William Lele John Kelby [7]
1407 William Fosse Simon Grimsby [7]
1411 William Fosse John Thoresby [7]
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May) Gilbert Keremond Richard Duffield [7]
1414 (Apr)
1414 (Nov) Roger Dale Richard Duffield [7]
1415
1416 (Mar) Roger Dale Gilbert Keremond [7]
1416 (Oct)
1417
1419
1420 John Lufford Richard Duffield [7]
1421 (May) Simon Elkyngton Roger Grainsby [7]
1421 (Dec) Roger Dale Richard Duffield [7]
1410
1448 Willielmus Grymesby [6] : 112 
1472 Willielmus Grymesby [6] : 112  Hugo Eden [6] : 115 
1483 Hugo Eden [6] : 115  Peter de la See [6] : 115 
1485 Stephen de la See [6] : 118 
1485 John Saynton Thomas Pormard [8]
1487 John Saynton John Moigne [8]
1494 Hugo Eden [6] : 115 
1496 John Heneage [6] : 119 
1509 Sir Robert Tyrwhitt [6] : 115 
1510 Sir William Tyrwhitt Sir Robert Wingfield [9]
1512 George Barnardiston Robert Vicars [9]
1515 Philip Hamby William Hatcliffe [9]
1523 John Heneage Robert Lord [9]
1529 Sir William Askew John Heneage [9]
1536 ?
1539 ?
1542 Richard Goodrich  ? [9]
1545 Thomas Hussey Richard Goodrich [9]
1547 Richard Goodrich John Bellow [9]
1553 (Mar) ?
1553 (Oct) George Heneage John Bellow [9]
1554 (Apr) Ambrose Sutton John Bellow [9]
1554 (Nov) John Bellow Thomas Constable [9]
1555 John Bellow Thomas Constable [9]
1558 John Bellow Marmaduke Tyrwhitt [9]
1558–9 Sir Edward Warner John Bellow [10]
1562–3 Christopher Wray Edward Fitzgerald [10]
1571 Thomas St Poll John Thymbleby [10]
1572 Thomas Moryson Thomas Grantham [10]
1584 (Nov) William Wray Thomas Moryson [10]
1586 (Oct) Tristram Tyrwhitt Thomas Moryson [10]
1588–9 Thomas Moryson Tristram Tyrwhitt [10]
1593 William Barne Nicholas Saunderson [10]
1597 (Sep) Thomas Hatcliffe Thomas Ellis [10]
1601 (Oct) Thomas Clinton alias Fiennes, Lord Clinton Edward Skipwith [10]
1604 Sir William Wray Sir George St Paul
1614 Sir John Wray Richard Toothby
1621 Henry Pelham Sir Christopher Wray
1624 Henry Pelham Sir Christopher Wray
1625 Henry Pelham Sir Christopher Wray
1626 Henry Pelham William Skinner
1628 Henry Pelham Christopher Wray
1629–1640No Parliaments summoned
April 1640 Christopher Wray Sir Gervase Hollis
November 1640 Christopher Wray Sir Gervase Holles
1645 William Wray Edward Rossiter
1654 William Wray One seat only
1656 William Wray One seat only
1659 William Wray Edward Ayscough

MPs 1660–1832

YearFirst member [11] First partySecond member [11] Second party
1660 Edward King William Wray
1661 Gervase Holles Adrian Scrope
1666 Sir Henry Belasyse, killed in duel, 1667 Royalist
October 1667 Sir Philip Tyrwhitt
November 1667 Sir Frescheville Holles
1673 William Broxholme
1675 Sir Christopher Wray
1679 George Pelham
1685 Sir Edward Ayscough Sir Thomas Barnardiston Whig
1690 John Chaplin
1695 Arthur Moore
1699 Thomas Vyner
January 1701 William Cotesworth
March 1701Seat vacant [12]
December 1701 Arthur Moore
1702 John Chaplin
1705 William Cotesworth
1710 Robert Vyner
1713 William Cotesworth
1715 Robert Chaplin [13] Joseph Banks
1721 Arthur Moore
1722 Benjamin Collyer Charles Pelham
1727 John Page George Monson
1734 Sir Robert Sutton Robert Knight
1741 William Lock
1747 John Gore
1761 Hon. Henry Knight Joseph Mellish
1762 Robert Knight, 1st Baron Luxborough [14]
1768 Colonel Anthony St Leger
1774 Francis Evelyn Anderson
1780 John Harrison Whig [15] Francis Eyre
1784 Dudley Long [16] Whig [15]
1796 Ayscoghe Boucherett Whig [15] William Mellish Whig [15]
1802 Colonel John Henry Loft [17] Tory [15]
March 1803 William Mellish Whig [15]
July 1803 Hon. Charles Anderson-Pelham Whig [15]
1806 Hon. George Anderson-Pelham Whig [15]
1807 William Ellice Tory [15]
1808 Colonel John Henry Loft Tory [15]
1812 John Peter Grant Whig [15] Sir Robert Heron, Bt Whig [15]
1818 John Nicholas Fazakerley Whig [15] Charles Tennyson Tory [15]
1820 William Duncombe Tory [15]
1826 Charles Wood Whig [15] George Heneage Whig [15]
1830 George Harris Tory [15]
May 1831 John Shelley Tory [15]
August 1831 Henry Fitzroy Tory [15] James St Clair-Erskine Tory [15]
1832 Representation reduced to one member

MPs 1832–2024

ElectionMember [11] Party
1832 William Maxfield Whig [15]
1835 Edward Heneage Whig [18] [19] [20] [15]
1852 William Annesley Conservative
1857 Charles Anderson-Pelham Whig [21]
1859 Liberal
1862 by-election John Chapman Conservative
1865 John Fildes Liberal
1868 George Tomline Liberal
1874 John Chapman Conservative
1877 by-election Alfred Watkin Liberal
1880 Edward Heneage Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1892 Henri Josse Liberal
1893 by-election Edward Heneage Liberal Unionist
1895 Sir George Doughty Liberal
1898 by-election Liberal Unionist
Jan 1910 Thomas Wing Liberal
Dec 1910 Sir George Doughty Liberal Unionist
1914 by-election Thomas Tickler Conservative
1922 Tom Sutcliffe Conservative
1924 Sir Walter Womersley Conservative
1945 Kenneth Younger Labour
1959 Tony Crosland Labour
1977 by-election Austin Mitchell Labour
2015 Melanie Onn Labour
2019 Lia Nici Conservative
2024 Constituency abolished

Election results 1830–2024

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Grimsby [15] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles Wood 227 29.0
Tory George Harris (MP for Great Grimsby) 215 27.4
Whig George Heneage 18623.7
Tory Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner 15619.9
Turnout 394c. 98.5
Registered electors c. 400
Majority121.6
Tory hold Swing
Majority293.7N/A
Tory gain from Whig Swing
General election 1831: Grimsby [15] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tory George Harris (MP for Great Grimsby) 200 26.6 −0.8
Tory John Shelley 192 25.5 +5.6
Whig Rees Howell Gronow 18724.9−4.1
Whig Henry William Hobhouse 17323.0−0.7
Majority50.7−0.9
Turnout c. 376c. 94.0c. −4.5
Registered electors c. 400
Tory hold Swing +0.8
Tory gain from Whig Swing +4.0
By-election, 10 August 1831: Grimsby [15] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tory Henry FitzRoy 182 26.9 +0.3
Tory James St Clair-Erskine 181 26.8 +1.3
Whig Charles Henry Bellenden Ker 16023.7−1.2
Whig William Maxfield 15322.6−0.4
Majority213.1+2.4
Turnout 338c. 84.5c. −9.5
Registered electors c. 400
Tory hold Swing +0.6
Tory hold Swing +1.1
General election 1832: Grimsby [23] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Maxfield 297 65.3 +17.4
Tory James St Clair-Erskine 15834.7−17.4
Majority13930.6N/A
Turnout 45569.4c. −24.6
Registered electors 656
Whig gain from Tory Swing +17.4
General election 1835: Grimsby [23] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Heneage 260 53.4 −11.9
Conservative Alexander Grant 22746.6+11.9
Majority336.8−23.8
Turnout 48782.3+12.9
Registered electors 592
Whig hold Swing −11.9
General election 1837: Grimsby [23] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Heneage Unopposed
Registered electors 590
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Grimsby [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Heneage Unopposed
Registered electors 573
Whig hold
General election 1847: Grimsby [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Heneage Unopposed
Registered electors 619
Whig hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Grimsby [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Annesley 347 54.8 New
Whig Edward Heneage 28645.2N/A
Majority619.6N/A
Turnout 63373.5N/A
Registered electors 861
Conservative gain from Whig Swing N/A
General election 1857: Grimsby [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles Anderson-Pelham Unopposed
Registered electors 888
Whig gain from Conservative
General election 1859: Grimsby [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Anderson-Pelham 526 91.2 N/A
Chartist William Colley Parker [24] [25] 518.8New
Majority47582.4N/A
Turnout 57762.7N/A
Registered electors 920
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1860s

1862 Grimsby by-election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Chapman 458 50.7 New
Liberal George Heneage 44649.3−41.9
Majority121.4N/A
Turnout 90485.1+22.4
Registered electors 1,062
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A
General election 1865: Grimsby [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Fildes 571 54.1 −37.1
Conservative John Chapman 48545.9N/A
Majority868.2−74.2
Turnout 1,05683.0+20.3
Registered electors 1,273
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1868: Grimsby [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal-Conservative George Tomline [26] 1,548 53.7 New
Liberal John Fildes 1,33746.3−7.8
Majority2117.4N/A
Turnout 2,88566.4−16.6
Registered electors 4,348
Liberal-Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Grimsby [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Chapman 1,534 52.4 N/A
Liberal Edward Heneage 1,39347.6+1.3
Majority1414.8N/A
Turnout 2,92757.5−8.9
Registered electors 5,091
Conservative gain from Liberal-Conservative Swing N/A
1877 Great Grimsby by-election [23] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alfred Watkin 1,699 54.6 +7.0
Conservative Peter Kerslake Seddon1,31542.3−10.1
Liberal Philip Sayle973.1N/A
Majority38412.3N/A
Turnout 3,11159.4+1.9
Registered electors 5,235
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +8.6

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Grimsby [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Heneage 3,054 60.4 +12.8
Conservative George Morland Hutton [28] 2,00239.6−12.8
Majority1,05220.8N/A
Turnout 5,05677.0+19.5
Registered electors 6,562
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +12.8
General election 1885: Grimsby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Heneage 3,711 56.2 −4.2
Conservative Arthur Walker 2,89743.8+4.2
Majority81412.4−8.4
Turnout 6,60876.3−0.7
Registered electors 8,659
Liberal hold Swing −4.2
1886 Grimsby by-election [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Heneage 3,390 59.3 +3.1
Conservative Arthur Walker 2,33040.7−3.1
Majority1,06018.6+6.2
Turnout 5,72066.1−10.2
Registered electors 8,659
Liberal hold Swing +3.1
General election 1886: Grimsby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Edward Heneage 2,982 53.0 +9.2
Liberal Thomas Sutherst2,64947.0−9.2
Majority3336.0N/A
Turnout 5,63165.0−11.3
Registered electors 8,659
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +9.2

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Grimsby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henri Josse 4,202 54.1 +7.1
Liberal Unionist Edward Heneage 3,56645.9−7.1
Majority6368.2N/A
Turnout 7,76875.3+10.3
Registered electors 10,315
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +7.1
Henry Broadhurst 1900s Henry Broadhurst MP.jpg
Henry Broadhurst
1893 Great Grimsby by-election [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Edward Heneage 4,427 56.1 +10.2
Lib-Lab Henry Broadhurst 3,46343.9−10.2
Majority96412.2N/A
Turnout 7,89074.0−1.3
Registered electors 10,662
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +10.2
George Doughty George Doughty.jpg
George Doughty
General election 1895: Grimsby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Doughty 4,347 51.1 −3.0
Liberal Unionist Edward Heneage 4,16648.9+3.0
Majority1812.2−6.0
Turnout 8,51373.7−1.6
Registered electors 11,558
Liberal hold Swing −3.0
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Thomas Wintringham
1898 Great Grimsby by-election [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist George Doughty 4,940 59.3 +10.4
Liberal Thomas Wintringham 3,18938.3−12.8
Ind. Conservative Robert D. Melhuish2042.4New
Majority1,75121.0N/A
Turnout 8,33367.7−6.0
Registered electors 12,317
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +11.6

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Grimsby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist George Doughty Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold
General election 1906: Grimsby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist George Doughty 6,349 50.2 N/A
Liberal Henry Hyman Haldinstein4,04032.0New
Labour Repr. Cmte. Thomas Proctor 2,24817.8New
Majority2,30918.2N/A
Turnout 12,63878.7N/A
Registered electors 16,058
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

Tom Wing Tom Wing MP.jpg
Tom Wing
General election January 1910: Grimsby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Wing 7,772 51.1 +19.1
Liberal Unionist George Doughty 7,45048.9−1.3
Majority3222.2N/A
Turnout 15,22284.4+5.7
Registered electors 18,029
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +10.2
General election December 1910: Grimsby [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist George Doughty 7,903 52.3 +3.4
Liberal Thomas Wing 7,20547.7−3.4
Majority6984.6N/A
Turnout 15,10883.8−0.6
Registered electors 18,029
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +3.4
1914 Great Grimsby by-election [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Thomas Tickler 8,471 50.8 −1.5
Liberal Alfred Bannister8,19349.2+1.5
Majority2781.6−3.0
Turnout 16,66480.5−3.3
Unionist hold Swing −1.5
General Election 1915: Grimsby (cancelled)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Thomas Tickler
Liberal James Whitely Wilkin
Due to the outbreak of the First World War, this election did not take place. These candidates were chosen by Autumn 1914.
General election 1918: Grimsby [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Thomas Tickler 13,68851.2−1.1
Labour Charles Edwin Franklin9,01533.7New
Ind. Unionist James William Eason2,79110.4New
NFDDSS Harry James Frederick Crosby1,2604.7New
Majority4,67317.5+12.9
Turnout 25,49454.0−29.8
Unionist hold Swing
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Grimsby [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Tom Sutcliffe 23,726 62.5 +11.3
Labour Charles Edwin Franklin14,22737.5+1.8
Majority9,49925.0+7.5
Turnout 37,95372.3+18.3
Unionist hold Swing +3.8
General election 1923: Grimsby [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Tom Sutcliffe 17,577 52.4 −10.1
Labour Charles Edwin Franklin15,95947.6+10.1
Majority1,6184.8−20.2
Turnout 33,53662.2−10.1
Unionist hold Swing −10.1
General election 1924: Grimsby [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter Womersley 21,487 51.4 −1.0
Labour Charles Edwin Franklin14,87435.6−12.0
Liberal Thomas Wing 5,44213.0New
Majority6,61315.8+11.0
Turnout 41,80376.4+14.2
Unionist hold Swing +5.5
General election 1929: Grimsby [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter Womersley 27,001 54.8 +3.4
Labour Ernest Marklew 22,25445.2+9.6
Majority4,7479.6−6.2
Turnout 49,25571.9−4.5
Unionist hold Swing −3.1

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Great Grimsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Womersley 33,725 67.65
Labour George Edward Farmery16,12432.35
Majority17,60135.30
Turnout 49,84969.33
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1935: Great Grimsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Womersley 25,470 51.75
Labour Henry Brinton 23,74348.25
Majority1,7273.50
Turnout 49,21369.27
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Great Grimsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Younger 28,484 60.10
Conservative Walter Womersley 18,84139.81
Majority9,64320.38N/A
Turnout 47,32568.39
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Great Grimsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Younger 28,906 56.24
Conservative John Hall 22,49443.76
Majority6,41212.48
Turnout 51,40082.73
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Great Grimsby [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Younger 29,462 56.58
National Liberal Charles William Hewson22,61143.42
Majority6,85113.16
Turnout 52,07382.01
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Great Grimsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Younger 24,926 53.80
Conservative Lord Worsley 21,40446.20
Majority3,5227.60
Turnout 46,33073.33
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Great Grimsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Crosland 24,729 50.10
Conservative Wilfrid Pearson24,62849.90
Majority1010.20
Turnout 49,35776.70
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Great Grimsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Crosland 26,675 54.34 +4.24
Conservative Wilfrid Pearson21,57745.66−4.24
Majority4,0988.68
Turnout 48,25275.89
Labour hold Swing +4.24
General election 1966: Great Grimsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Crosland 26,788 58.94 +4.6
Conservative Patrick Cormack 18,66241.06−4.6
Majority8,12617.88+9.20
Turnout 45,45074.18
Labour hold Swing +4.6

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Great Grimsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Crosland 23,571 52.52 −6.42
Conservative Michael Fabian Spungin17,46038.90−2.16
Liberal Dilwyn J. Hardwidge3,8508.58New
Majority6,11113.62−4.26
Turnout 44,88168.38
Labour hold Swing −2.13
General election February 1974: Great Grimsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Crosland 21,585 42.83 −9.69
Conservative K. C. Brown15,91431.58−7.32
Liberal D. M. Rigby12,08423.98+15.40
Ind. Conservative P. H. Kale8161.62New
Majority5,67111.25−2.37
Turnout 50,39976.73
Labour hold Swing −1.18
General election October 1974: Great Grimsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Crosland 21,657 47.10 +4.27
Conservative K. C. Brown14,67531.91+0.33
Liberal D. M. Rigby9,48720.63+3.35
Independent Labour J. McElrea1660.36New
Majority6,98215.19+3.94
Turnout 45,98569.36
Labour hold Swing +2.0
1977 Great Grimsby by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Austin Mitchell 21,890 46.88 −0.22
Conservative Robert Blair21,37045.76+13.85
Liberal Andrew de Freitas3,1286.7−13.93
Socialist Workers Michael Stanton2150.5New
Sunshine PartyPeter Bishop640.1New
Malcolm Muggeridge Fan ClubMax Nottingham300.0New
Majority5201.12−14.06
Turnout 46,697
Labour hold Swing −7.03
General election 1979: Great Grimsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Austin Mitchell 26,282 52.03 +4.93
Conservative Robert Blair20,04139.68+7.77
Liberal D. M. Rigby3,8377.60−13.03
Independent J. Lennard2140.42New
National Front J. Hayes1370.27New
Majority6,24112.36−2.82
Turnout 50,51175.79+6.43
Labour hold Swing −1.41

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Great Grimsby [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Austin Mitchell 18,330 36.3 −13.7
Conservative Colin Hancock17,59934.9−4.8
SDP Paul Genney14,55228.8+21.2
Majority7311.4−11.0
Turnout 50,48173.8−2.0
Labour hold Swing −5.4
General election 1987: Great Grimsby [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Austin Mitchell 23,463 50.4 +14.1
Conservative Francis Robinson14,67931.5−3.4
SDP Paul Genney8,38718.0−10.8
Majority8,78418.9+17.5
Turnout 46,52974.7+0.9
Labour hold Swing +8.7

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Great Grimsby [37] [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Austin Mitchell 25,897 51.0 +0.6
Conservative Philip Jackson18,39136.2+4.7
Liberal Democrats Pat Frankish6,47512.8−5.2
Majority7,50614.8−4.1
Turnout 50,76375.3+0.6
Labour hold Swing −2.0
General election 1997: Great Grimsby [39] [40] [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Austin Mitchell 25,765 59.8 +8.8
Conservative Dean Godson 9,52122.1−14.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew De Freitas7,81018.1+5.3
Majority16,24437.7+22.9
Turnout 43,09666.3−9.0
Labour hold Swing +11.5

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Great Grimsby [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Austin Mitchell 19,118 57.9 −1.9
Conservative James Cousins7,63423.1+1.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew De Freitas6,26519.0+0.9
Majority11,48434.8−2.9
Turnout 33,01752.3−14.0
Labour hold Swing −1.4
General election 2005: Great Grimsby [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Austin Mitchell 15,512 47.1 −10.8
Conservative Giles Taylor7,85823.8+0.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew de Freitas6,35619.3+0.3
BNP Stephen Fyfe1,3384.1New
UKIP Martin Grant1,2393.8New
Green David Brooks6612.0New
Majority7,65423.3−11.5
Turnout 32,96451.7−0.6
Labour hold Swing −5.7

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Great Grimsby [44] [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Austin Mitchell 10,777 32.7 −14.4
Conservative Victoria Ayling10,06330.5+6.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew de Freitas7,38822.4+3.1
UKIP Henry Hudson2,0436.2+2.4
BNP Stephen Fyfe1,5174.6+0.5
Independent Ernie Brown8352.5New
People's National Democratic PartyAdrian Howe3311.0New
Majority7142.2−21.1
Turnout 32,95453.8+2.1
Labour hold Swing −10.5
General election 2015: Great Grimsby [46] [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Melanie Onn 13,414 39.8 +7.1
Conservative Marc Jones 8,87426.3−4.2
UKIP Victoria Ayling8,41725.0+18.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Beasant1,6805.0−17.4
Green Vicky Dunn7832.3New
Independent Gary Calder3901.2New
TUSC Val O'Flynn1730.5New
Majority4,54013.5+11.3
Turnout 33,73157.7+3.9
Labour hold Swing +5.6
General election 2017: Great Grimsby [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Melanie Onn 17,545 49.4 +9.6
Conservative Jo Gideon 14,98042.2+15.9
UKIP Mike Hookem 1,6484.6−20.4
Liberal Democrats Steve Beasant9542.7−2.3
Independent Christina McGilligan-Fell3941.1New
Majority2,5657.2−6.3
Turnout 35,52158.0+0.3
Labour hold Swing −3.1
General election 2019: Great Grimsby [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lia Nici 18,150 54.9 +12.7
Labour Melanie Onn 10,81932.7−16.7
Brexit Party Christopher Barker2,3787.2New
Liberal Democrats Ian Barfield1,0703.2+0.5
Green Loyd Emmerson5141.6New
Independent Nigel Winn1560.5New
Majority7,33122.2N/A
Turnout 33,08757.7−0.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +14.7

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency currently elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ↑ Not only were sons of freemen considered freemen
  4. ↑ See three MPs which that name, in 1496 and throughout the 19th century including one elevated to Baron Heneage
  5. ↑ Including Cleethorpes and Great Coates
  6. ↑ From 1918 Grimsby rather than Great Grimsby

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