Brigg_and_Cleethorpes_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Brigg and Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)

Brigg and Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

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It was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

History

This safe Conservative seat was held by Michael Brown for the entire period of its existence.

Boundaries

The Borough of Cleethorpes, and the Borough of Glanford wards of Abbey, Barton-upon-Humber Bridge, Barton-upon-Humber Park, Brigg, Goxhill, Humber, Kirton, North Ancholme, Scawby, South Ancholme, Ulceby, Wold, and Wrawby.

The constituency was formed from the eastern part of the Borough of Glanford plus the Borough of Cleethorpes. In 1997, an extra seat was allocated to the Humber, with the result that constituencies in the region needed to cover a smaller population. The new constituency of Cleethorpes was created with this in mind, with the remainder of the constituency forming part of Brigg and Goole.[1]

Members of Parliament

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Elections

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References

  1. C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, pp. 12, 198 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
  2. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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