Brigg and Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)
Brigg and Cleethorpes | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1983-1996 Humberside, 1996-1997 North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire |
Major settlements | Brigg, Immingham, Cleethorpes |
1983–1997 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Cleethorpes and Brigg & Goole |
Created from | Brigg & Scunthorpe and Louth |
Brigg and Cleethorpes was a constituency on the south bank of the River Humber 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.
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
Election | Member | Party | |
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1983 | Michael Russell Brown | Conservative | |
1997 | constituency abolished: see Cleethorpes and Brigg & Goole |
Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Michael Russell Brown | 28,893 | 50.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Gavin Sydney Stewart Wigginton | 16,704 | 29.3 | N/A | |
Labour | John Duncomb Hough | 11,404 | 20.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,189 | 21.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 57,001 | 73.6 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Michael Russell Brown | 29,723 | 48.7 | −2.0 | |
Liberal | Ian George Powney | 17,475 | 28.6 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Terence Geraghty | 13,876 | 22.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 12,248 | 20.1 | |||
Turnout | 76.2 | +2.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Michael Russell Brown | 31,673 | 49.2 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Ian Cawsey | 22,494 | 35.0 | +12.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ms. Margaret Ruth Cockbill | 9,374 | 14.6 | −14.0 | |
Green | Douglas Neil Jacques | 790 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,179 | 14.3 | −5.8 | ||
Turnout | 64,331 | 77.0 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, pp.12,198 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.