Brigg and Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency)

Brigg and Cleethorpes was a constituency on the south bank of the Humber estuary which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.

Brigg and Cleethorpes
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
Brigg and Cleethorpes in Humberside, showing boundaries used from 1983–1997
County	1983–1996 Humberside 1996–1997 North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire
Major settlements	Brigg, Immingham, Cleethorpes
1983–1997
Seats	One
Created from	Brigg & Scunthorpe and Louth
Replaced by	Cleethorpes and Brigg & Goole

It was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

History

This safe Conservative seat was held by Michael Brown for the entire period of its existence.

Boundaries

The Borough of Cleethorpes, and the Borough of Glanford wards of Abbey, Barton-upon-Humber Bridge, Barton-upon-Humber Park, Brigg, Goxhill, Humber, Kirton, North Ancholme, Scawby, South Ancholme, Ulceby, Wold, and Wrawby.

The constituency was formed from the eastern part of the Borough of Glanford plus the Borough of Cleethorpes. In 1997, an extra seat was allocated to the Humber, with the result that constituencies in the region needed to cover a smaller population. The new constituency of Cleethorpes was created with this in mind, with the remainder of the constituency forming part of Brigg and Goole.^[1]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Michael Brown	Conservative
	1997	constituency abolished: see Cleethorpes and Brigg & Goole

Elections

1979 notional result[2]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	26,104	46.6
	Liberal	14,624	26.1
	Labour	14,590	26.0
	Others	724	1.3
Turnout		56,042
Electorate

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Brigg and Cleethorpes^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Brown	28,893	50.7	+4.1
	Liberal	Gavin Wigginton	16,704	29.3	+3.2
	Labour	John Hough	11,404	20.0	−6.0
Majority			12,189	21.4	+0.9
Turnout			57,001	73.6
Registered electors			77,471
	Conservative win (new seat)

General election 1987: Brigg and Cleethorpes^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Brown	29,723	48.7	−2.0
	Liberal	Ian Powney	17,475	28.6	−0.7
	Labour	Terence Geraghty	13,876	22.7	+2.7
Majority			12,248	20.1	−1.3
Turnout			61,074	76.2	+2.6
Registered electors			80,096
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.7

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Brigg and Cleethorpes^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Brown	31,673	49.2	+0.6
	Labour	Ian Cawsey	22,494	35.0	+12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Cockbill	9,374	14.6	−14.0
	Green	Douglas Jacques	790	1.2	New
Majority			9,179	14.3	−5.8
Turnout			64,331	78.1	+1.8
Registered electors			82,377
	Conservative hold		Swing	−5.8

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside