Glanford and Scunthorpe
UK Parliament constituency (1983–1997)
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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.
1996-1997 North Lincolnshire
| 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 |
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.
Boundaries
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.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Richard Hickmet | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Elliot Morley | Labour | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Scunthorpe & Brigg and Goole | ||
Elections
| 1979 notional result[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 24,528 | 45.9 | |
| Conservative | 21,535 | 40.3 | |
| Liberal | 5,785 | 10.8 | |
| Others | 1,611 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | 53,459 | ||
| Electorate | |||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Hickmet | 20,356 | 38.5 | –1.8 | |
| Labour | John Ellis | 19,719 | 37.3 | –8.6 | |
| SDP | Cyril Nottingham | 12,819 | 24.2 | +13.4 | |
| Majority | 637 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 52,894 | 73.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 71,962 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| 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 | 13.7 | −10.6 | |
| Independent | Kailish Trivedi | 104 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 512 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 56,820 | 78.0 | +4.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,816 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.1 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| 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 | −6.4 | |
| SDP | Cyril Nottingham | 996 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,411 | 14.5 | +13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 58,045 | 79.0 | +1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 73,479 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.8 | |||