Thornaby (UK Parliament constituency)

Thornaby
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlements Thornaby-on-Tees
19741983
Number of members One
Replaced by Stockton South
Created from Middlesbrough West

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.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974 Ian Wrigglesworth Labour
1981 SDP
1983 constituency abolished

Results

Elections in the 1970s

General Election February 1974: Thornaby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Wrigglesworth 21,503 43.8
Conservative John Sutcliffe 19,785 40.3
Liberal R Tennant 7,827 15.9
Turnout 79.6
General Election October 1974: Thornaby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Wrigglesworth 22,130 49.1
Conservative John Sutcliffe 17,482 38.8
Liberal R Tennant 5,442 12.1
Turnout 72.3
General Election 1979: Thornaby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Wrigglesworth 23,597 51.1
Conservative J Jeffreys 18,073 39.1
Liberal N Patmore 4,255 9.2
National Front M Evans 251 0.5
Turnout 74.7

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