Thornaby (UK Parliament constituency)

Thornaby
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons
Major settlements	Thornaby-on-Tees
1974 (1974)–1983
Seats	One
Created from	Middlesbrough West
Replaced by	Stockton South and Middlesbrough [1]

Thornaby was a parliamentary constituency centred on the former borough of Thornaby-on-Tees in Teesside. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, mostly from the old seat of Middlesbrough West. It was abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Teesside wards of Acklam, Ayresome, Gresham, Linthorpe, Thornaby East, and Thornaby West.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	Feb 1974	Ian Wrigglesworth	Labour Co-operative
	1981		SDP
	1983	constituency abolished

Results

Elections in the 1970s

1970 notional result [2]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	24,100	50.7
	Conservative	23,400	49.3
Turnout		47,500	73.5
Electorate		64,626

General election February 1974: Thornaby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ian Wrigglesworth	21,503	43.8	−7.0
	Conservative	John Sutcliffe	19,785	40.3	−9.0
	Liberal	R Tennant	7,827	15.9	New
Majority			1,718	3.5	+2.0
Turnout			49,115	79.6	+6.1
Registered electors			61,665
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+1.0

General election October 1974: Thornaby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ian Wrigglesworth	22,130	49.1	+5.3
	Conservative	John Sutcliffe	17,482	38.8	−1.5
	Liberal	R Tennant	5,442	12.1	−3.9
Majority			4,648	10.3	+6.8
Turnout			45,054	72.3	−7.4
Registered electors			62,330
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+3.4

General election 1979: Thornaby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ian Wrigglesworth	23,597	51.1	+2.0
	Conservative	J Jeffreys	18,073	39.1	+0.3
	Liberal	N Patmore	4,255	9.2	−2.9
	National Front	M Evans	251	0.5	New
Majority			5,524	12.0	+1.6
Turnout			46,176	74.7	+2.5
Registered electors			61,783
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+0.2

References

1. "'Thornaby', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
2. Michael Stead. "1970 notional general election & February 1974 general election". BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2025.

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)