Thornaby_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Thornaby
Thornaby
Former Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
Major settlements	Thornaby-on-Tees
1974–1983
Seats	One
Created from	Middlesbrough West
Replaced by	Stockton South and Middlesbrough

Thornaby (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–1983

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.

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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.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Ian Wrigglesworth	21,503	43.8
	Conservative	John Sutcliffe	19,785	40.3
	Liberal	R Tennant	7,827	15.9
Majority			1,718	3.50
Turnout			49,115	79.6
	Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ian Wrigglesworth	22,130	49.1	+5.3
	Conservative	John Sutcliffe	17,482	38.8	-1.5
	Liberal	R Tennant	5,442	12.1	-3.8
Majority			4,648	10.32	+6.82
Turnout			45,054	72.3	-7.3
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ian Wrigglesworth	23,597	51.1	+2.0
	Conservative	J Jeffreys	18,073	39.1	+0.2
	Liberal	N Patmore	4,255	9.2	-2.9
	National Front	M Evans	251	0.5	New
Majority			5,524	11.96	+1.64
Turnout			46,176	74.7	+2.4
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Thornaby (UK Parliament constituency)

Thornaby
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Major settlements	Thornaby-on-Tees
1974 (1974)–1983
Seats	One
Created from	Middlesbrough West
Replaced by	Stockton South and Middlesbrough^[1]