Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)

Cleethorpes
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Cleethorpes in the former county of Humberside.
Location of the former county of Humberside within England.
County	Lincolnshire
Electorate	70,895 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Martin Vickers (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Brigg & Cleethorpes
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	Yorkshire and the Humber

Cleethorpes is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Martin Vickers of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

In its current form, Cleethorpes is a bellwether seat having been won by the party that went on to become the largest in the House of Commons at each of the five elections contested so far (Labour in 1997, 2001 and 2005 and the Conservatives in 2010 and 2015). It is a large part-rural, part-urban seat on the coast in northern Lincolnshire. As well as the eponymous town itself, the constituency includes Barton-upon-Humber and Immingham, as well as many smaller settlements. It entirely surrounds the town of Grimsby, with the exception of the Grimsby shoreline on the River Humber.

In addition to the Great Grimsby constituency, Cleethorpes also borders the Brigg & Goole, Gainsborough and Louth & Horncastle constituencies.

Boundaries

1997-2010: The Borough of Cleethorpes, and the Borough of Glanford wards of Abbey, Barton-upon-Humber Bridge, Barton-upon-Humber Park, Goxhill, Humber, and Ulceby.

2010-present: The Borough of North East Lincolnshire wards of Croft Baker, Haverstoe, Humberston and New Waltham, Immingham, Sidney Sussex, Waltham, and Wolds, and the Borough of North Lincolnshire wards of Barton and Ferry.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[2]	Party
	1997	Shona McIsaac	Labour
	2010	Martin Vickers	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Cleethorpes^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Martin Vickers	21,026	46.6	+4.5
	Labour	Peter Keith	13,133	29.1	-3.4
	UKIP	Stephen Harness	8,356	18.5	+11.4
	Liberal Democrat	Roy Horobin	1,346	3.0	-15.2
	Green	Carol Thornton	1,013	2.2	+2.2
	TUSC	Malcolm Morland	215	0.5	+0.5
Majority			7,893	17.5
Turnout			45,089	63.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.0

General Election 2010: Cleethorpes^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Martin Vickers	18,939	42.1	+4.8
	Labour	Shona McIsaac	14,641	32.6	-10.8
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm Morland	8,192	18.2	+3.5
	UKIP	Stephen Harness	3,194	7.1	+2.5
Majority			4,298	9.6
Turnout			44,966	64.0	+2.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+7.8

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Cleethorpes^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Shona McIsaac	18,889	43.3	-6.3
	Conservative	Martin Vickers	16,247	37.3	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Geoff Lowis	6,437	14.8	+2.8
	UKIP	William Hardie	2,016	4.6	+2.5
Majority			2,642	6.1
Turnout			43,589	61.6	-0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.6

General Election 2001: Cleethorpes^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Shona McIsaac	21,032	49.6	-2.0
	Conservative	Stephen Howd	15,412	36.3	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat	Gordon Smith	5,080	12.0	+0.6
	UKIP	Janet Hatton	894	2.1	N/A
Majority			5,620	13.3
Turnout			42,418	62.0	-11.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Cleethorpes^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Shona McIsaac	26,058	51.6	N/A
	Conservative	Michael Brown	16,882	33.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Keith Melton	5,746	11.4	N/A
	Referendum	John Berry	894	3.5	N/A
Majority			9,176	18.2	N/A
Turnout			49,580	73.4	N/A
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside

Notes and references

Notes

1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
3. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
4. "Cleethorpes". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
5. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
6. "Cleethorpes". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
7. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
8. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
9. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Coordinates: 53°38′N 0°18′W / 53.63°N 0.30°W