Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)

Fishing is a significant sector in Grimsby which is a deprived area. These factors meant the constituency voted strongly to leave the EU in 2016.Sky News November 2019.

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The constituency followed the boundaries of the old Borough of Great Grimsby, which was abolished when the former county of Humberside was divided into four unitary authorities in 1996. From the 2010 general election new boundaries took effect, but the Boundary Commission's review led only to minimal changes, aligning the constituency boundaries with updated ward boundaries.

The seat consisted of the following electoral wards of the Borough of North East Lincolnshire:

• East Marsh, Freshney, Heneage, Park, Scartho, South, West Marsh and Yarborough.

The constituency has been represented since the first House of Commons was assembled in the Model Parliament of 1295, and it elected two MPs until 1832. Great Grimsby was established as a parliamentary borough in 1295, sending two burgesses, and has been continuously represented ever since. The town of Grimsby in Lincolnshire, a market town, fishing port and seaport.

Freemen of the town had the right to vote, provided they were resident and paying scot and lot; in 1831 this amounted to just under 400 voters. The town corporation bestowed this status, as today, rarely on those bringing acclaim to the place, but it was routinely acquired through apprenticeship in the guilds and by inheritance; in Great Grimsby, unusually, the husband of a freeman's daughter or widow acquired the freedom.{{#tag:ref|Not only were sons of freemen considered freemen|group= n}}

In 1831, when the Reform Bill was being discussed in Parliament, the wives and daughters of the Great Grimsby freemen petitioned the House of Lords to retain their rights to pass on the vote to their future husbands and children. However, their concern to retain these rights may not have been rooted in any their family desiring to help choose the borough's MPs as a vote in Great Grimsby was a valuable commodity in a more mercenary sense, and the contemporary polemicist Oldfield considered that "This borough stands second to none in the history of corruption." At the start of the 18th century it was noted{{by whom|date=January 2013}} that Grimsby's "freemen did enter into treaties with several gentlemen in London, for sale of the choice of burgess to such as would give the most money". In 1701, the House of Commons overturned the election of one of Great Grimsby's MPs, William Cotesworth, for bribery and sent him to the Tower of London and temporarily suspended the borough's right to representation. Almost every election in Great Grimsby at this period was followed by a petition from defeated candidates alleging bribery, although that of 1701 seems to have been the only one which was acted upon.

Great Grimsby, like most boroughs except for the very largest, recognised a "patron" who could generally exercise influence over the choice of its MPs; at the time of the Great Reform Act 1832, this was Lord Yarborough. However, the extent of the patron's power was limited in Great Grimsby, and the voters were quite prepared (at a price) to defy his advice. The patron could strengthen his position by providing employment to the freemen, as could his rivals. Jupp quotes two letters, one of 1818 and one of 1819, in which local agents advise the Tennyson family how best to do this in Grimsby so as to encroach on Lord Yarborough's influence:

{{quote|"Build upon every spot of vacant ground you are possessed of... Thus you would give employment to a great number of freemen... Let Mr Heneage's estates{{#tag:ref|See three MPs which that name, in 1496 and throughout the 19th century including one elevated to Baron Heneage|group= n}} be divided into fields of four or six acres; and let these, together with your own estates be placed in the hands of freemen to whom they would be an object of importance. Provide, if possible, small farms for the sons of Lord Yarbro's tenants".George Oliver to George Tennyson, 24 November 1818, quoted in Jupp.}}

On a less extravagant level, it is recorded that after Charles Tennyson was first elected in 1818 he presented a bottle of wine to each of the fathers of 92 local children about to be christened.

The General Election of 1831 in Grimsby was as notorious as in some of the rotten boroughs, the local Tories being accused of using a revenue cutter lying in the Humber to ply the Whig voters with drink and prevent them getting to the polls; the fact of the outcome standing led to a nationally well-known action by John Shelley for libel.

In 1831, the population of the borough was 4,008, and contained 784 houses. The Boundary Act{{which|date=January 2025}} in concert with the Reform Act 1832 enlarged the borough to include eight neighbouring parishes{{#tag:ref|Including Cleethorpes and Great Coates|group= n}}, brought the population up to 6,413 with 1,365 houses but the landed property aspect to the franchise was not reformed so this increased the electorate only to 656 so Great Grimsby lost one of its two seats. However, Grimsby's population and housing continued to grow and, unlike most of the boroughs that lost one seat in 1832, it has retained its existence, without taking up large swathes of the county.

The constituency underwent further significant boundary change in 1918 and 1950. In 1918, parishes that had joined, (Bradley, Great Coates, Little Coates, Laceby, Waltham, Weelsby and the adjoining neighbourhood/parish of Scartho) were detached to be added to Louth county constituency, and the seat {{#tag:ref|From 1918 Grimsby rather than Great Grimsby|group= n}} consisted of the county borough of Grimsby and the urban district (later borough) of Cleethorpes. In 1950, Cleethorpes was moved into the Louth county division, leaving the borough once more as Grimsby alone. More recent boundary changes have only been adjustments to conform to changes at local government level.

Labour's Austin Mitchell retained the seat in 1977 by only 520 votes in a by-election following the death of the Foreign Secretary Tony Crosland. He held the seat until retiring in 2015. At the 2010 election, Mitchell's majority was again reduced to three figures, after a swing of over 10% to the Conservatives.

At the 2015 election, Great Grimsby was considered a target for the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP).{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2015-32500470|title=East coast voters weigh up UKIP|first=Robin|last=Brant|date=28 April 2015|work=BBC News}} UKIP had selected as their candidate the 2010 Conservative candidate, Victoria Ayling, who had switched parties since the previous election. Labour's candidate was Melanie Onn, while the Conservatives stood Marc Jones. In the event however, Onn was successful, increasing Mitchell's majority of 714 more than sixfold and enjoying a swing of 5.6% from the Conservatives, with UKIP finishing third, just 57 votes behind the Conservatives.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-32646493|title=UKIP charge falls flat in Grimsby|date=8 May 2015|work=BBC News}} The Conservative and UKIP votes combined outnumbered the Labour vote, which was an indication that the Labour position was potentially precarious.

Similarly to many other traditionally working class Labour strongholds – labelled the "Red Wall" – in the North of England, in 2019, Great Grimsby was won by the Conservatives for the first time since 1935.

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|candidate = Henry William Hobhouse

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|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = Henry FitzRoy

|votes = 182

|percentage = 26.9

|change = +0.3

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|candidate = James St Clair-Erskine

|votes = 181

|percentage = 26.8

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|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Charles Henry Bellenden Ker

|votes = 160

|percentage = 23.7

|change = −1.2

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|candidate = William Maxfield

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• Caused by the 1831 election being overturned on petition.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = William Maxfield

|votes = 297

|percentage = 65.3

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|party = Tories (British political party)

|candidate = James St Clair-Erskine

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|votes = 139

|percentage = 30.6

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|votes = 455

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{{Election box begin | title=General election 1835: Grimsby

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

|votes = 260

|percentage = 53.4

|change = −11.9

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|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alexander Grant

|votes = 227

|percentage = 46.6

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|votes = 33

|percentage = 6.8

|change = −23.8

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|votes = 487

|percentage = 82.3

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|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box begin | title=General election 1837: Grimsby

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 590

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box begin | title=General election 1841: Grimsby

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 573

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box begin | title=General election 1847: Grimsby

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|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 619

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|winner = Whigs (British political party)

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{{Election box begin | title=General election 1852: Grimsby

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Annesley

|votes = 347

|percentage = 54.8

|change = New

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|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

|votes = 286

|percentage = 45.2

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 61

|percentage = 9.6

|change = N/A

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|votes = 633

|percentage = 73.5

|change = N/A

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 861

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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box begin | title=General election 1857: Grimsby

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Charles Anderson-Pelham

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 888

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{{Election box gain with party link no swing

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{{Election box begin | title=General election 1859: Grimsby

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|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Anderson-Pelham

|votes = 526

|percentage = 91.2

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Chartism

|candidate = William Colley Parker{{cite news |title=Grimsby |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000237/18590506/024/0007 |access-date=12 May 2018 |work=Stamford Mercury |date=6 May 1859 |page=7 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |title=The New Parliament |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000181/18590507/033/0011 |access-date=12 May 2018 |work=Sheffield Independent |date=7 May 1859 |page=11 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 51

|percentage = 8.8

|change =New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 475

|percentage = 82.4

|change = N/A

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|votes = 577

|percentage = 62.7

|change = N/A

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 920

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|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

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{{Election box begin | title=1862 Grimsby by-election

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|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Chapman

|votes = 458

|percentage = 50.7

|change = New

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|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Heneage

|votes = 446

|percentage = 49.3

|change = −41.9

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|votes = 12

|percentage = 1.4

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|votes = 904

|percentage = 85.1

|change = +22.4

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 1,062

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• Caused by Anderson-Pelham's succession to the peerage, becoming Earl of Yarborough.

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1865: Grimsby

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Fildes

|votes = 571

|percentage = 54.1

|change = −37.1

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|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Chapman

|votes = 485

|percentage = 45.9

|change = N/A

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 86

|percentage = 8.2

|change = −74.2

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,056

|percentage = 83.0

|change = +20.3

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 1,273

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

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{{Election box begin | title=General election 1868: Grimsby

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{{Election box winning candidate minor party

|party = Liberal-Conservative

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|candidate = George Tomline{{cite news |title=Lincolnshire and Other Elections |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000400/18681121/020/0004 |access-date=13 February 2018 |work=Grantham Journal |date=21 November 1868 |page=4 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 1,548

|percentage = 53.7

|change = New

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|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Fildes

|votes = 1,337

|percentage = 46.3

|change = -7.8

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 211

|percentage = 7.4

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,885

|percentage = 66.4

|change = −16.6

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,348

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{{Election box begin | title=General election 1874: Grimsby

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Chapman

|votes = 1,534

|percentage = 52.4

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

|votes = 1,393

|percentage = 47.6

|change = +1.3

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 141

|percentage = 4.8

|change = N/A

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|votes = 2,927

|percentage = 57.5

|change = −8.9

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,091

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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|swing = N/A

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1877 Great Grimsby by-election{{cite news |title=The Representation of Grimsby |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000286/18770801/011/0003 |access-date=30 December 2017 |work=Shields Daily Gazette |date=1 August 1877 |page=3 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Alfred Watkin

|votes = 1,699

|percentage = 54.6

|change = +7.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Kerslake Seddon

|votes = 1,315

|percentage = 42.3

|change = −10.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Philip Sayle

|votes = 97

|percentage = 3.1

|change = N/A

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 384

|percentage = 12.3

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,111

|percentage = 59.4

|change = +1.9

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,235

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +8.6

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{{Election box end}}

• Caused by Chapman's death.

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1880: Grimsby{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|type=e-book}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

|votes = 3,054

|percentage = 60.4

|change = +12.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = George Morland Hutton{{cite news|title=The General Election|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18800331/004/0003|access-date=27 November 2017|work=London Evening Standard|date=31 Mar 1880|pages=2–3|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 2,002

|percentage = 39.6

|change = −12.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,052

|percentage = 20.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 5,056

|percentage = 77.0

|change = +19.5

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,562

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{{Election box gain with party link|

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|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +12.8

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1885: Grimsby

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

|votes = 3,711

|percentage = 56.2

|change = −4.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Arthur Walker

|votes =2,897

|percentage = 43.8

|change = +4.2

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 814

|percentage = 12.4

|change = −8.4

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,608

|percentage = 76.3

|change = −0.7

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 8,659

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −4.2

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1886 Grimsby by-election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

|votes =3,390

|percentage = 59.3

|change = +3.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Arthur Walker

|votes = 2,330

|percentage = 40.7

|change = −3.1

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,060

|percentage = 18.6

|change = +6.2

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 5,720

|percentage = 66.1

|change = −10.2

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 8,659

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +3.1

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{{Election box end}}

• Caused by Heneage's appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1886: Grimsby

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

|votes =2,982

|percentage = 53.0

|change = +9.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Sutherst

|votes = 2,649

|percentage = 47.0

|change = −9.2

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 333

|percentage = 6.0

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 5,631

|percentage = 65.0

|change = −11.3

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 8,659

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +9.2

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1892: Grimsby

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Henri Josse

|votes = 4,202

|percentage = 54.1

|change = +7.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

|votes =3,566

|percentage = 45.9

|change = −7.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 636

|percentage = 8.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,768

|percentage = 75.3

|change = +10.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 10,315

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +7.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:1900s Henry Broadhurst MP.jpg

{{Election box begin | title=1893 Great Grimsby by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

|votes =4,427

|percentage = 56.1

|change = +10.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal-Labour (UK)

|candidate = Henry Broadhurst

|votes = 3,463

|percentage = 43.9

|change = −10.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 964

|percentage = 12.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,890

|percentage = 74.0

|change = −1.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 10,662

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +10.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Caused by Josse's resignation.

File:George Doughty.jpg

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Doughty

|votes = 4,347

|percentage = 51.1

|change = −3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Heneage

|votes =4,166

|percentage = 48.9

|change = +3.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 181

|percentage = 2.2

|change = −6.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,513

|percentage = 73.7

|change = −1.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 11,558

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −3.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:1921 Thomas Wintringham.jpg

{{Election box begin | title=1898 Great Grimsby by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = George Doughty

|votes =4,940

|percentage = 59.3

|change = +10.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Wintringham

|votes = 3,189

|percentage = 38.3

|change = −12.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Conservative

|candidate =Robert D. Melhuish

|votes =204

|percentage = 2.4

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,751

|percentage = 21.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,333

|percentage = 67.7

|change = −6.0

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 12,317

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +11.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Doughty resigned to seek re-election as a candidate for the Liberal Unionist Party.

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1900: Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = George Doughty

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1906: Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = George Doughty

|votes =6,349

|percentage = 50.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry Hyman Haldinstein

|votes = 4,040

|percentage = 32.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Representation Committee (1900)

|candidate = Thomas Proctor

|votes = 2,248

|percentage = 17.8

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,309

|percentage = 18.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 12,638

|percentage = 78.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 16,058

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:Tom Wing MP.jpg

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election January 1910: GrimsbyBritish parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig).

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Wing

|votes = 7,772

|percentage = 51.1

|change = +19.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = George Doughty

|votes = 7,450

|percentage = 48.9

|change = −1.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 322

|percentage = 2.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 15,222

|percentage = 84.4

|change = +5.7

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 18,029

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +10.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election December 1910: Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate =George Doughty

|votes =7,903

|percentage =52.3

|change =+3.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Wing

|votes = 7,205

|percentage =47.7

|change =−3.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =698

|percentage =4.6

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =15,108

|percentage =83.8

|change = −0.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 18,029

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =+3.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1914 Great Grimsby by-electionBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by F. W. S. Craig.

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate =Thomas Tickler

|votes =8,471

|percentage =50.8

|change = −1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Alfred Bannister

|votes = 8,193

|percentage =49.2

|change =+1.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =278

|percentage =1.6

|change = −3.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =16,664

|percentage =80.5

|change = −3.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −1.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1915: Grimsby (cancelled)}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate =Thomas Tickler

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = James Whitely Wilkin

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

|colspan="6"|Due to the outbreak of the First World War, this election did not take place. These candidates were chosen by Autumn 1914.

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1918: Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate =Thomas Tickler

|votes =13,688

|percentage =51.2

|change = −1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate =Charles Edwin Franklin

|votes =9,015

|percentage =33.7

|change =New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Unionist

|candidate = James William Eason

|votes = 2,791

|percentage =10.4

|change =New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers

|candidate =Harry James Frederick Crosby

|votes = 1,260

|percentage = 4.7

|change =New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =4,673

|percentage = 17.5

|change = +12.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =25,494

|percentage =54.0

|change = −29.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end 1918}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1922: Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Sutcliffe

|votes = 23,726

|percentage = 62.5

|change = +11.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Edwin Franklin

|votes = 14,227

|percentage = 37.5

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,499

|percentage = 25.0

|change = +7.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 37,953

|percentage = 72.3

|change = +18.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +3.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1923: Grimsby The Liberal Year Book, 1931

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Sutcliffe

|votes = 17,577

|percentage = 52.4

|change = −10.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Edwin Franklin

|votes = 15,959

|percentage = 47.6

|change = +10.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,618

|percentage = 4.8

|change = −20.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 33,536

|percentage = 62.2

|change = −10.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −10.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1924: Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Womersley

|votes = 21,487

|percentage = 51.4

|change = −1.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Edwin Franklin

|votes = 14,874

|percentage = 35.6

|change = −12.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Wing

|votes = 5,442

|percentage = 13.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,613

|percentage = 15.8

|change = +11.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,803

|percentage = 76.4

|change = +14.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +5.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1929: Grimsby British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 by F. W. S. Craig.

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Womersley

|votes = 27,001

|percentage = 54.8

|change = +3.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ernest Marklew

|votes = 22,254

|percentage = 45.2

|change = +9.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,747

|percentage = 9.6

|change = −6.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,255

|percentage = 71.9

|change = −4.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −3.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1931: Great Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Womersley

|votes = 33,725

|percentage = 67.65

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Edward Farmery

|votes = 16,124

|percentage = 32.35

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 17,601

|percentage = 35.30

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,849

|percentage = 69.33

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1935: Great Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Womersley

|votes = 25,470

|percentage = 51.75

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry Brinton

|votes = 23,743

|percentage = 48.25

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,727

|percentage = 3.50

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,213

|percentage = 69.27

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1945: Great Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Kenneth Younger

|votes = 28,484

|percentage = 60.10

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Womersley

|votes = 18,841

|percentage = 39.81

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,643

|percentage = 20.38

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 47,325

|percentage = 68.39

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1950: Great Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Kenneth Younger

|votes = 28,906

|percentage = 56.24

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Hall

|votes = 22,494

|percentage = 43.76

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,412

|percentage = 12.48

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 51,400

|percentage = 82.73

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1951: Great Grimsby{{Cite book|title=The Times' Guide to the House of Commons|year=1951}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Kenneth Younger

|votes = 29,462

|percentage = 56.58

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Liberal and Conservative

|candidate = Charles William Hewson

|votes = 22,611

|percentage = 43.42

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,851

|percentage = 13.16

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 52,073

|percentage = 82.01

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1955: Great Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Kenneth Younger

|votes = 24,926

|percentage = 53.80

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Lord Worsley

|votes = 21,404

|percentage = 46.20

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,522

|percentage = 7.60

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 46,330

|percentage = 73.33

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1959: Great Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tony Crosland

|votes = 24,729

|percentage = 50.10

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Wilfrid Pearson

|votes = 24,628

|percentage = 49.90

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 101

|percentage = 0.20

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,357

|percentage = 76.70

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1964: Great Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tony Crosland

|votes = 26,675

|percentage = 54.34

|change = +4.24

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Wilfrid Pearson

|votes = 21,577

|percentage = 45.66

|change = −4.24

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,098

|percentage = 8.68

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 48,252

|percentage = 75.89

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +4.24

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1966: Great Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tony Crosland

|votes = 26,788

|percentage = 58.94

|change = +4.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick Cormack

|votes = 18,662

|percentage = 41.06

|change = −4.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,126

|percentage = 17.88

|change = +9.20

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,450

|percentage = 74.18

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +4.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1970: Great Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tony Crosland

|votes = 23,571

|percentage = 52.52

|change = −6.42

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Michael Fabian Spungin

|votes = 17,460

|percentage = 38.90

|change = −2.16

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Dilwyn J. Hardwidge

|votes = 3,850

|percentage = 8.58

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,111

|percentage = 13.62

|change = −4.26

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 44,881

|percentage = 68.38

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −2.13

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election February 1974: Great Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tony Crosland

|votes = 21,585

|percentage = 42.83

|change = −9.69

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = K. C. Brown

|votes = 15,914

|percentage = 31.58

|change = −7.32

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = D. M. Rigby

|votes = 12,084

|percentage = 23.98

|change = +15.40

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Conservative

|candidate = P. H. Kale

|votes = 816

|percentage = 1.62

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,671

|percentage = 11.25

|change = −2.37

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 50,399

|percentage = 76.73

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −1.18

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election October 1974: Great Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tony Crosland

|votes = 21,657

|percentage = 47.10

|change = +4.27

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = K. C. Brown

|votes = 14,675

|percentage = 31.91

|change = +0.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = D. M. Rigby

|votes = 9,487

|percentage = 20.63

|change = +3.35

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Labour

|candidate = J. McElrea

|votes = 166

|percentage = 0.36

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,982

|percentage = 15.19

|change = +3.94

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,985

|percentage = 69.36

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +2.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1977 Great Grimsby by-election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Austin Mitchell

|votes = 21,890

|percentage = 46.88

|change = −0.22

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Blair

|votes = 21,370

|percentage = 45.76

|change = +13.85

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew de Freitas

|votes = 3,128

|percentage = 6.7

|change = −13.93

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Workers Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Stanton

|votes = 215

|percentage = 0.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Sunshine Party

|candidate = Peter Bishop

|votes = 64

|percentage = 0.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Malcolm Muggeridge Fan Club

|candidate = Max Nottingham

|votes = 30

|percentage = 0.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 520

|percentage = 1.12

|change = −14.06

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 46,697

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −7.03

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1979: Great Grimsby

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Austin Mitchell

|votes = 26,282

|percentage = 52.03

|change = +4.93

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Blair

|votes = 20,041

|percentage = 39.68

|change = +7.77

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = D. M. Rigby

|votes = 3,837

|percentage = 7.60

|change = −13.03

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = J. Lennard

|votes = 214

|percentage = 0.42

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = J. Hayes

|votes = 137

|percentage = 0.27

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,241

|percentage = 12.36

|change = −2.82

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 50,511

|percentage = 75.79

|change = +6.43

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −1.41

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1983: Great Grimsby{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Austin Mitchell

|votes = 18,330

|percentage = 36.3

|change = −13.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Colin Hancock

|votes = 17,599

|percentage = 34.9

|change = −4.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate =Paul Genney

|votes = 14,552

|percentage = 28.8

|change = +21.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 731

|percentage = 1.4

|change = −11.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 50,481

|percentage = 73.8

|change = -2.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −5.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1987: Great Grimsby{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Austin Mitchell|votes=23,463|percentage=50.4|change=+14.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Francis Robinson|votes=14,679|percentage=31.5|change=−3.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party (UK)|candidate=Paul Genney|votes=8,387|percentage=18.0|change = −10.8}}

{{Election box majority||votes=8,784|percentage=18.9|change=+17.5}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=46,529|percentage=74.7|change=+0.9}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =+8.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1992: Great Grimsby{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i10.htm|title=UK General Election results April 1992|date=9 April 1992|work=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508153246/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i10.htm|archive-date=8 May 2015|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Austin Mitchell|votes=25,897|percentage=51.0|change=+0.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Philip Jackson|votes=18,391|percentage=36.2|change=+4.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Pat Frankish|votes=6,475|percentage=12.8|change = −5.2}}

{{Election box majority|votes=7,506|percentage=14.8|change=−4.1}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=50,763|percentage=75.3|change=+0.6}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −2.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 1997: Great Grimsby{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/146.htm|title=UK General Election results May 1997|date=1 May 1997|work=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=25 December 2010}}The 1997 swings are calculated relative to the actual 1992 result as there were no boundary changes to this constituency in 1997. {{cite book |first1=Colin |last1=Rallings |first2=Michael |last2=Thrasher |title=The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies |page=89 |location=Plymouth |publisher=LGC Elections Centre |year=1995}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Austin Mitchell

|votes = 25,765

|percentage = 59.8

|change = +8.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Dean Godson|votes=9,521|percentage=22.1|change=−14.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Andrew De Freitas|votes=7,810|percentage=18.1|change=+5.3}}

{{Election box majority|votes=16,244|percentage=37.7|change=+22.9}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=43,096|percentage=66.3|change=−9.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +11.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2001: Great Grimsby{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Austin Mitchell

|votes = 19,118

|percentage = 57.9

|change = −1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Cousins

|votes = 7,634

|percentage = 23.1

|change = +1.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Andrew De Freitas

|votes = 6,265

|percentage = 19.0

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 11,484

|percentage = 34.8

|change = -2.9

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 33,017

|percentage = 52.3

|change = −14.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −1.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2005: Great Grimsby{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Austin Mitchell

|votes = 15,512

|percentage = 47.1

|change = −10.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Giles Taylor

|votes = 7,858

|percentage = 23.8

|change = +0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Andrew de Freitas

|votes = 6,356

|percentage = 19.3

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Stephen Fyfe

|votes = 1,338

|percentage = 4.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Martin Grant

|votes = 1,239

|percentage = 3.8

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = David Brooks

|votes = 661

|percentage = 2.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 7,654

|percentage = 23.3

|change = -11.5

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 32,964

|percentage = 51.7

|change = −0.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −5.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{See also|Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15#Great Grimsby}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2010: Great Grimsby{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt |archive-date=26 July 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b88.stm|title=UK - England - Yorkshire & the Humber - Great Grimsby|date=7 May 2010|work=BBC News|access-date=10 May 2010}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Austin Mitchell

|votes = 10,777

|percentage = 32.7

|change = −14.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Victoria Ayling

|votes = 10,063

|percentage = 30.5

|change = +6.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Andrew de Freitas

|votes = 7,388

|percentage = 22.4

|change = +3.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Henry Hudson

|votes = 2,043

|percentage = 6.2

|change = +2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Stephen Fyfe

|votes = 1,517

|percentage = 4.6

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Ernie Brown

|votes = 835

|percentage = 2.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = People's National Democratic Party

|candidate = Adrian Howe

|votes = 331

|percentage = 1.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 714

|percentage = 2.2

|change = −21.1

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 32,954

|percentage = 53.8

|change = +2.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −10.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2015: Great Grimsby{{cite news

| title = Great Grimsby

| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000716

| work = BBC News

| access-date = 11 May 2015}}{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt |archive-date=17 October 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Melanie Onn

|votes = 13,414

|percentage = 39.8

|change = +7.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Marc Jones

|votes = 8,874

|percentage = 26.3

|change = −4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Victoria Ayling

|votes = 8,417

|percentage = 25.0

|change = +18.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Steve Beasant

|votes = 1,680

|percentage = 5.0

|change = −17.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Vicky Dunn

|votes = 783

|percentage = 2.3

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Gary Calder

|votes = 390

|percentage = 1.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

|candidate = Val O'Flynn

|votes = 173

|percentage = 0.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,540

|percentage = 13.5

|change = +11.3

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 33,731

|percentage = 57.7

|change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +5.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

| title = General election 2017: Great Grimsby{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000716 |title=Great Grimsby parliamentary constituency |newspaper=BBC News}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Labour Party (UK)

| candidate = Melanie Onn

| votes = 17,545

| percentage = 49.4

| change = +9.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Conservative Party (UK)

| candidate = Jo Gideon

| votes = 14,980

| percentage = 42.2

| change = +15.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = UK Independence Party

| candidate = Mike Hookem

| votes = 1,648

| percentage = 4.6

|change = −20.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| candidate = Steve Beasant

| votes = 954

| percentage = 2.7

|change = −2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Christina McGilligan-Fell

| votes = 394

| percentage = 1.1

| change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 2,565

| percentage = 7.2

|change = −6.3

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 35,521

| percentage = 58.0

| change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −3.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title = General election 2019: Great Grimsby{{Cite web |url=https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-1-1.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115162606/https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-1-1.pdf |url-status=dead }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Lia Nici

|votes = 18,150

|percentage = 54.9

|change = +12.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Melanie Onn

|votes = 10,819

|percentage = 32.7

|change = −16.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Brexit Party

|candidate = Christopher Barker

|votes = 2,378

|percentage = 7.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| candidate = Ian Barfield

| votes = 1,070

| percentage = 3.2

| change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Loyd Emmerson

|votes = 514

|percentage = 1.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Nigel Winn

| votes = 156

| percentage = 0.5

| change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 7,331

|percentage = 22.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 33,087

|percentage = 57.7

|change = −0.3

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +14.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside

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• T. H. B. Oldfield, The Representative History of Great Britain and Ireland (London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, 1816)
• Edward Porritt and Annie G Porritt, The Unreformed House of Commons (Cambridge University Press, 1903)
• J. Holladay Philbin, Parliamentary Representation 1832 - England and Wales (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
• Robert Walcott, English Politics in the Early Eighteenth Century (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1956)
• Frederic A. Youngs jr, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991)

• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13117.html Great Grimsby UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65600.html Great Grimsby UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK

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