Glanford and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)

Glanford and Scunthorpe
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
County 1983-1996 Humberside
1996-1997 North Lincolnshire
Major settlements Scunthorpe
1983–1997
Number of members One
Replaced by Scunthorpe, Brigg and Goole
Created from Brigg and Scunthorpe

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 to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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

Glanford and Scunthorpe consisted of the Borough of Scunthorpe plus the western parts of the Borough of Glanford. The former administrative town of Glanford, Brigg, was part of the neighbouring constituency of Brigg and Cleethorpes.

Members of Parliament

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

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1983: Glanford and Scunthorpe[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Hickmet 20,356 38.48
Labour John Ellis 19,719 37.28
Social Democratic Cyril Nottingham 12,819 24.24
Majority 637 1.20
Turnout 73.50
Conservative gain from new seat Swing
General Election 1987: Glanford and Scunthorpe[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elliot Morley 24,733 43.53
Conservative Richard Hickmet 24,221 42.63
Social Democratic Cyril Nottingham 7,762 13.66
Independent KS Trivedi 104 0.18
Majority 512 0.90
Turnout 78.03
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Glanford and Scunthorpe[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elliot Morley 30,637 52.8 +9.3
Conservative Dr Andrew M. Seywood 22,226 38.3 -4.3
Liberal Democrat Wesley Paxton 4,186 7.2 -6.5
Social Democratic Cyril Nottingham 996 1.7 +1.7
Majority 8,411 14.5 +13.6
Turnout 58,045 79.1 +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. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 11 June 1987. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.