Glanford_and_Scunthorpe_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Glanford and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–1997
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 (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Quick Facts County, Major settlements ...
| Glanford and Scunthorpe | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Glanford and Scunthorpe in Humberside, showing boundaries used from 1983-1997 | |
| County | 1983-1996 Humberside 1996-1997 North Lincolnshire |
| Major settlements | Scunthorpe |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Brigg and Scunthorpe |
| Replaced by | Scunthorpe, Brigg and Goole |
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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.
The Borough of Scunthorpe, and the Borough of Glanford wards of Bottesford Central, Bottesford East, Bottesford West, Broughton, Burton upon Stather, Gunness, Messingham, North West, Trentside, and Winterton.
More information Election, Member ...
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Richard Hickmet | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Elliot Morley | Labour | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Scunthorpe & Brigg and Goole | ||
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Elections in the 1980s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Hickmet | 20,356 | 38.48 | ||
| Labour | John Ellis | 19,719 | 37.28 | ||
| SDP | Cyril Nottingham | 12,819 | 24.24 | ||
| Majority | 637 | 1.20 | |||
| Turnout | 52,894 | 73.50 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elliot Morley | 24,733 | 43.5 | +6.2 | |
| Conservative | Richard Hickmet | 24,221 | 42.6 | +4.1 | |
| SDP | Cyril Nottingham | 7,762 | 13.66 | -10.58 | |
| Independent | Kailish Trivedi | 104 | 0.18 | New | |
| Majority | 512 | 0.90 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 56,820 | 78.03 | +4.53 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1990s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elliot Morley | 30,637 | 52.8 | +9.3 | |
| Conservative | Andrew M. Seywood | 22,226 | 38.3 | −4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Wesley Paxton | 4,186 | 7.2 | −6.5 | |
| SDP | Cyril Nottingham | 996 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,411 | 14.5 | +13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 58,045 | 79.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.8 | |||
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- "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. 11 June 1987. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.