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|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Brigg and Scunthorpe<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/ge74aindex.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=28 February 1974|work=Election February 1974|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420013211/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/ge74aindex.htm|archive-date=20 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Brigg and Scunthorpe<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/ge74aindex.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=28 February 1974|work=Election February 1974|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420013211/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/ge74aindex.htm|archive-date=20 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[John Ellis (MP born 1930)|John Ellis]]|votes=28,803|percentage=41.14|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=JPS Riddell|votes=25,729|percentage=36.75|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=J Harris|votes=15,484|percentage=22.11|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[John Ellis (MP born 1930)|John Ellis]]|votes=28,929|percentage=45.51|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=JPS Riddell|votes=22,187|percentage=34.90|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=J Harris|votes=12,452|percentage=19.59|change=}} |
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|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Brigg and Scunthorpe<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/ge79index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=3 May 1979|work=Election 1979|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309094156/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/ge79index.htm|archive-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Brigg and Scunthorpe<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/ge79index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=3 May 1979|work=Election 1979|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309094156/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/ge79index.htm|archive-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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|candidate = [[Michael Brown (UK politician)|Michael Brown]] |
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Revision as of 18:57, 25 February 2024
Brigg and Scunthorpe | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Humberside |
1974–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Brigg |
Replaced by | Brigg & Cleethorpes and Glanford & Scunthorpe |
Brigg and Scunthorpe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Brigg and Scunthorpe in Humberside. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, mostly from the former seat of Brigg, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partially replaced by the new constituencies of Brigg & Cleethorpes and Glanford & Scunthorpe.
Boundaries
The Borough of Scunthorpe, the Urban Districts of Barton-upon-Humber and Brigg, and the Rural District of Glanford Brigg.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | John Ellis | Labour | |
1979 | Michael Brown | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Ellis | 28,803 | 41.14 | ||
Conservative | JPS Riddell | 25,729 | 36.75 | ||
Liberal | J Harris | 15,484 | 22.11 | ||
Majority | 3,074 | 4.39 | |||
Turnout | 70,016 | 78.35 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Ellis | 28,929 | 45.51 | ||
Conservative | JPS Riddell | 22,187 | 34.90 | ||
Liberal | J Harris | 12,452 | 19.59 | ||
Majority | 6,742 | 10.61 | |||
Turnout | 63,568 | 70.51 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Brown | 31,130 | 43.42 | ||
Labour | John Ellis | 30,644 | 42.74 | ||
Liberal | M Beard | 7,764 | 10.83 | ||
Democratic Labour | Cyril Nottingham | 2,042 | 2.85 | New | |
Independent | M Nottingham | 123 | 0.17 | New | |
Majority | 486 | 0.68 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 71,703 | 75.62 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
References
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election February 1974. Politics Resources. 28 February 1974. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election October 1974. Politics Resources. 10 October 1974. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1979. Politics Resources. 3 May 1979. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.