Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)

Last updated

Scunthorpe
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
Yorkshire and the Humber - Scunthorpe constituency.svg
Boundary of Scunthorpe in Yorkshire and the Humber
County North Lincolnshire
Electorate 60,345 (December 2019) [1]
Major settlements Scunthorpe, Messingham, Bottesford, Kirton in Lindsey
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of Parliament Nic Dakin
SeatsOne
Created from Glanford & Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Nic Dakin, a member of the Labour Party, when he regained his seat from Conservative Party politician Holly Mumby-Croft during the 2024 election. [n 2]

Contents

Boundaries

Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of 2010-2024 boundaries

Historic

1997–2010: The Borough of Scunthorpe, and the Borough of Glanford wards of Bottesford Central, Bottesford East, Bottesford West, Kirton, Messingham, and South Ancholme.

2010–2024: The Borough of North Lincolnshire wards of Ashby, Bottesford, Brumby, Crosby and Park, Frodingham, Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens, Ridge, and Town.

Current

The 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies defined the constituency as being composed of the following wards of the District of North Lincolnshire as they existed on 1 December 2020:

Seat expanded to bring its electorate within the permitted range by adding the Burringham and Gunness, and Burton upon Stather and Winterton wards (as they existed in 2020) from Brigg and Goole (abolished).

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, [3] [4] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the District of North Lincolnshire from the 2024 general election:

The constituency comprises the town of Scunthorpe itself, together with the communities of Bottesford, Yaddlethorpe, Messingham, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Redbourne, Hibaldstow, Cadney, Burton upon Stather, Winterton and surrounding hamlets and rural areas.

History

Although there was talk in a local newspaper in the 1930s that the town of Scunthorpe should have a parliamentary constituency named after it, it was only after the boundary reviews implemented in 1997 that a constituency of this name was created. Previous incarnations of a constituency containing the steel town and small towns and villages around it had been called (going backwards in time) Glanford and Scunthorpe, Brigg and Scunthorpe, and Brigg.

Constituency profile

Results to date indicate that the constituency has changed since creation from a safe seat for the Labour Party created at the incoming election for Prime Minister Tony Blair to somewhat of a marginal majority area for the party.

In statistics

The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of a local government district with: a working population whose income is below the national average and slightly higher than average reliance upon social housing. [6] At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 5.7% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.7%. [7] The borough contributing to the seat had a middling 20.7% of its population without a car, 26.2% of the population without qualifications and 19.5% with level 4 qualifications or above. In terms of tenure 69.5% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage as at the 2011 census across the district. [8]

Members of Parliament

Nic Dakin was elected in the 2010 general election with a lower share of the vote than achieved under the Blair Ministry by his predecessor, with 39.5% of the votes.

Glanford & Scunthorpe prior to 1997

ElectionMember [9] Party
1997 Elliot Morley Labour
2010 Nic Dakin Labour
2019 Holly Mumby-Croft Conservative
2024 Nic Dakin Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Scunthorpe [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nic Dakin 15,484 39.7 +4.8
Conservative Holly Mumby-Croft 11,94230.6−25.7
Reform UK Darren Haley8,16320.9+16.6
Green Nick Cox1,2183.1+1.3
Independent Abdul R Butt1,2023.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Cahal Burke9422.4−0.2
Heritage Scott Curtis1000.3N/A
Majority3,5429.1N/A
Turnout 39,05152.6−11.0
Registered electors 74,263
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg15.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [12]
PartyVote %
Conservative 26,61656.3
Labour 16,48334.9
Brexit Party 2,0444.3
Liberal Democrats 1,2492.6
Green 8661.8
Turnout47,25863.6
Electorate74,278
General election 2019: Scunthorpe [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Holly Mumby-Croft 20,306 53.8 +10.3
Labour Nic Dakin 13,85536.7−15.3
Brexit Party Jerry Gorman2,0445.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Ryk Downes8752.3+0.9
Green Peter Dennington6701.8N/A
Majority6,45117.1N/A
Turnout 37,75060.9−4.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +12.8
General election 2017: Scunthorpe [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nic Dakin 20,916 52.0 +10.3
Conservative Holly Mumby-Croft 17,48543.5+10.3
UKIP Andy Talliss1,2473.1−14.0
Liberal Democrats Ryk Downes5541.4−0.7
Majority3,4318.50.0
Turnout 40,20265.3+7.6
Labour hold Swing 0.0
General election 2015: Scunthorpe [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nic Dakin 15,393 41.7 +2.2
Conservative Jo Gideon 12,25933.2+0.6
UKIP Stephen Howd6,32917.1+12.5
Independent Des Comerford1,0973.0N/A
Green Martin Dwyer8872.4+1.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Dodd7702.1−16.2
Independent Paul Elsom2060.6N/A
Majority3,1348.5+1.6
Turnout 36,94157.7−1.0
Labour hold Swing +0.8
General election 2010: Scunthorpe [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nic Dakin 14,640 39.5 −12.5
Conservative Caroline Johnson 12,09132.6+5.8
Liberal Democrats Neil Poole6,77418.3+1.2
UKIP Jane Collins 1,6864.6+0.5
BNP Douglas Ward1,4473.9N/A
Green Natalie Hurst3961.1N/A
Majority2,5496.9−20.5
Turnout 37,03458.7+4.3
Labour hold Swing -9.2

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Scunthorpe [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elliot Morley 17,355 53.1 −6.7
Conservative Julian Sturdy 8,39225.7−3.2
Liberal Democrats Neil Poole5,55617.0+7.6
UKIP David Baxendale1,3614.2N/A
Majority8,96327.4−3.5
Turnout 32,66454.3−2.0
Labour hold Swing -1.7
General election 2001: Scunthorpe [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elliot Morley 20,096 59.8 −0.6
Conservative Bernard Theobald9,72428.9+2.6
Liberal Democrats Bob Tress3,1569.4+1.0
Independent Michael Cliff3471.0N/A
Independent David Patterson3020.9N/A
Majority10,37230.9−3.2
Turnout 33,62556.3−12.5
Labour hold Swing -1.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Scunthorpe [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elliot Morley 25,107 60.4
Conservative Martyn Fisher10,93426.3
Liberal Democrats Gordon Smith3,4978.4
Referendum Paul Smith1,6373.9
Socialist Labour Brian Hopper3991.0
Majority14,17334.1
Turnout 41,57468.8
Labour win (new seat)

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.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Lincolnshire</span> Borough in Lincolnshire, England

North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 167,446. The administrative centre and largest settlement is Scunthorpe, and the borough also includes the towns of Brigg, Broughton, Haxey, Crowle, Epworth, Bottesford, Winterton, Kirton in Lindsey and Barton-upon-Humber. North Lincolnshire is part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The borough is mostly rural in character aside from near the town of Scunthorpe and near the Port of Immingham where most of the nearby villages and towns form part of the wider urban areas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scunthorpe</span> Industrial town in Lincolnshire, England

Scunthorpe is an industrial town in the North Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England. It is Lincolnshire's third most populous settlement, after Lincoln and Grimsby, with a population of 81,286 in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2024

Cleethorpes was a constituency created in 1997, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Martin Vickers of the Conservative Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brigg and Goole (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Brigg and Goole was a constituency in Yorkshire and LincolnshireIt existed from 1997 to 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Birmingham Ladywood (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards

Birmingham Ladywood is a constituency in the city of Birmingham that was created in 1918. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Shabana Mahmood of the Labour Party since 2010. Mahmood currently serves as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice under the government of Keir Starmer.

North Lincolnshire Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England. It was created on 1 April 1996 replacing Glanford, Scunthorpe, part of Boothferry and Humberside County Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A18 road (England)</span> Road in England

The A18 is a road in England that links Doncaster in South Yorkshire with Ludborough in Lincolnshire, via Scunthorpe and Grimsby. Much of its route has been superseded by the M180 motorway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yaddlethorpe</span> Human settlement in England

Yaddlethorpe is a district in the south of Scunthorpe, in the North Lincolnshire district, in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. It is close to the M180 and next to Bottesford, divided by the A159 road. It is in the civil parish of Bottesford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brigg and Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Former English constituency on the River Humber which returned one Member of Parliament

Brigg and Cleethorpes was a constituency on the south bank of the Humber estuary which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.

Brigg was a county constituency centred on the town of Brigg in North Lincolnshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glanford and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–1997

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gunness</span> Village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England

Gunness is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) west from Scunthorpe, and on the east bank of the River Trent. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,462.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashby, Lincolnshire</span> Suburb of Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire, England

Ashby is a suburb of Scunthorpe, in the North Lincolnshire district, in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 North Lincolnshire Council election</span> 2011 UK local government election

The North Lincolnshire Council election took place on as part of English local elections on 5 May 2011, with all 43 members up for election. Defending a majority of one, the Labour Party lost control of the council to the Conservatives, who won with a majority of three seats in the only Conservative council gain from Labour in the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frodingham, Lincolnshire</span> Former hamlet, now a suburb of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Frodingham is a historic hamlet and now a suburb of Scunthorpe in the borough of North Lincolnshire, in Lincolnshire, England. The village lay directly to the south of Scunthorpe town centre, the name Frodingham is now often used to refer to the area directly to the north of the town centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Broughton and Appleby</span> Human settlement in England

Broughton and Appleby is an electoral ward in North Lincolnshire. It elects two councillors to North Lincolnshire Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing both councillors every four years. Since its creation in 2003 after boundary changes, it has continually elected Conservative councillors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brigg and Immingham (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards

Brigg and Immingham is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Created as a result of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The current MP is Conservative Martin Vickers, who represented the predecessor seat of Cleethorpes from 2010 to 2024.

References

  1. ↑ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ↑ LGBCE. "North Lincolnshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "The North Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  5. ↑ "New Seat Details - Scunthorpe". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Local statistics – Office for National Statistics". ons.gov.uk.
  7. ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  8. ↑ "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
  10. ↑ "Scunthorpe results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "General Election 2024 – live updates". North Lincolnshire Council. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "North Lincolnshire Council | General Election 2019 candidates for Scunthorpe" . Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "Scunthorpe parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Scunthorpe". BBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "UK > England > Yorkshire and the Humber > Scunthorpe". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  19. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

53°34′N0°38′W / 53.57°N 0.63°W / 53.57; -0.63

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.