Scarborough and Whitby (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Scarborough and Whitby County constituency |
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| Scarborough and Whitby shown within North Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1918, 1997 |
| MP: | Robert Goodwill |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | North Yorkshire |
| EP constituency: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Scarborough and Whitby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] History
The constituency has had two separate periods of existence. It was first created for the 1918 general election, partly replacing the old Scarborough constituency, and was abolished for the February 1974 general election. The Scarborough constituency was then re-established, and but was again replaced by a new Scarborough and Whitby constituency for the 1997 general election.
[edit] Boundaries
This constituency covers the towns of Scarborough and Whitby. Both of these are seaside towns in North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England. However, the constituency is largely rural and rural issues tend to influence voting preferences.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing Scarborough and Whitby seat.
The electoral wards used in the newly drawn constituency are;
- Castle, Cayton, Central, Danby, Derwent Valley, Eastfield, Esk Valley, Falsgrave Park, Fylingdales, Lindhead, Mayfield, Mulgrave, Newby, North Bay, Northstead, Ramshill, Scalby, Hackness and Staintondale, Seamer, Stepney, Streonshalh, Weaponness, Whitby West Cliff, and Woodlands.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | Gervase Beckett | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1922 | Sidney Herbert | Conservative | |
| 1931 | Sir Paul Latham | Conservative | |
| 1941 | Sir Alexander Spearman | Conservative | |
| 1966 | Michael Shaw | Conservative | |
| 1974 | constituency abolished: see Scarborough | ||
| 1997 | constituency recreated | ||
| 1997 | Lawrence Quinn | Labour | |
| 2005 | Robert Goodwill | Conservative | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Scarborough and Whitby | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Robert Goodwill | 19,248 | 41.0 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | Lawrence Quinn | 18,003 | 38.4 | -8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tania Exley-Moore | 7,495 | 16.0 | +7.6 | |
| Green | Jonathan Dixon | 1,214 | 2.6 | +0.4 | |
| UK Independence | Paul Abbott | 952 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 1,245 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 46.912 | 71.7 | +8.5 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Scarborough and Whitby | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Lawrence Quinn | 22,426 | 47.2 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | John Sykes | 18,841 | 39.6 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Pearce | 3,977 | 8.4 | -5.8 | |
| Green | Jonathan Dixon | 1,049 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | John Jacob | 970 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Theresa Murray | 260 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,585 | 7.6 | |||
| Turnout | 47,523 | 63.2 | -8.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Scarborough and Whitby | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Lawrence Quinn | 24,791 | 45.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John Sykes | 19,667 | 36.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Allinson | 7,672 | 14.1 | N/A | |
| Referendum Party | S. Murray | 2,191 | 4.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,124 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 54,321 | 71.6 | N/A | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.70 | |||
