Glanford and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Glanford and Scunthorpe | |
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| 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 consituency of Brigg and Cleethorpes.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Richard Hickmet | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Elliot Morley | Labour | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Scunthorpe and Brigg and Goole | ||
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: Glanford and Scunthorpe[2] | |||||
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| 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 | |
| Independent Ind SD | 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 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)[self-published source?][better source needed]
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
