Glanford and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)

Glanford and Scunthorpe
Former constituency for the House of Commons
County	Humberside then North Lincolnshire
1983–1997
Seats	One
Created from	Brigg and Scunthorpe
Replaced by	Brigg and Goole 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.

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

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.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1983	Richard Hickmet	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1987	Elliot Morley	Labour
	1997	constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Glanford and Scunthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elliot Morley	30,637	52.8	+9.3
	Conservative	AM Seywood	22,226	38.3	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	W Paxton	4,186	7.2	−6.5
	Independent Ind SD	C 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

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)