Glanford and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–1997}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main|
| name = Glanford and Scunthorpe
| type = Borough
| year = 1983
| abolished = 1997
|image = File:GlanfordScunthorpe1983Constituency.svg
|caption = Glanford and Scunthorpe in Humberside, showing boundaries used from 1983-1997
| elects_howmany = One
| previous = Brigg and Scunthorpe
| next = Scunthorpe, Brigg and Goole
| region = England
| county = 1983-1996 Humberside
1996-1997 North Lincolnshire
| towns = 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 (MP) 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
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
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{Rayment-hc|g|1|date=March 2012}} | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1983 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1987 | Labour | ||
| |1997
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished: see Scunthorpe & Brigg and Goole |
Elections
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="4" | 1979 notional result{{cite web |title=BBC/ITN NOTIONAL ELECTION 1979 |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/notional79.html |website=election.demon.co.uk |publisher=BBC/ITN |access-date=7 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040528085747/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/notional79.html |archive-date=28 May 2004}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| Labour | align=right| 24,528 | align=right| 45.9 |
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=right| 21,535 | align=right| 40.3 |
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party (UK)}}
| Liberal | align=right| 5,785 | align=right| 10.8 |
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| Others | align=right| 1,611 | align=right| 3.0 |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| | ||
| colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|53,459 |align=right| | ||
| colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right| |
=Elections in the 1980s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1983: Glanford and Scunthorpe{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/ge83index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 June 1983|work=Election 1983|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811132858/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/ge83index.htm|archive-date=11 August 2011|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Hickmet
|votes = 20,356
|percentage = 38.5
|change = –1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Ellis
|votes = 19,719
|percentage = 37.3
|change = –8.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Cyril Nottingham
|votes = 12,819
|percentage = 24.2
|change = +13.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 637
|percentage = 1.2
|change = N/a
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 52,894
|percentage = 73.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 71,962
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1987: Glanford and Scunthorpe{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/ge87index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=11 June 1987|work=Election 1987|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520233245/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/ge87index.htm|archive-date=20 May 2011|url-status=dead}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Elliot Morley
|votes = 24,733
|percentage = 43.5
|change = +6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Hickmet
|votes = 24,221
|percentage = 42.6
|change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Cyril Nottingham
|votes = 7,762
|percentage = 13.7
|change = -10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kailish Trivedi
|votes = 104
|percentage = 0.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 512
|percentage = 0.9
|change = N/a
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 56,820
|percentage = 78.0
|change = +4.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 72,816
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +1.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1992: Glanford and Scunthorpe
{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Elliot Morley
|votes = 30,637
|percentage = 52.8
|change = +9.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew M. Seywood
|votes = 22,226
|percentage = 38.3
|change = −4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Wesley Paxton
|votes = 4,186
|percentage = 7.2
|change = −6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)
|candidate = Cyril Nottingham
|votes = 996
|percentage = 1.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,411
|percentage = 14.5
|change = +13.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 58,045
|percentage = 79.0
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 73,479
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +6.8
}}
{{Election box end}}