Scunthorpe is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Holly Mumby-Croft, a member of the Conservative Party, when she gained the seat from the Labour Party.[n 2]
| Scunthorpe | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Scunthorpe in Humberside | |
 Location of Humberside within England | |
| County | North Lincolnshire |
| Electorate | 60,345 (December 2019)[1] |
| Major settlements | Scunthorpe and Bottesford |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | Holly Mumby-Croft (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Glanford & Scunthorpe |
Boundaries edit
1997–2010: The Borough of Scunthorpe, and the Borough of Glanford wards of Bottesford Central, Bottesford East, Bottesford West, Kirton, Messingham, and South Ancholme.
2010–present: The Borough of North Lincolnshire wards of Ashby, Bottesford, Brumby, Crosby and Park, Frodingham, Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens, Ridge, and Town.
The constituency includes the whole of Scunthorpe, Bottesford, Yaddlethorpe, Messingham, Manton, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Redbourne, Hibaldstow, Cadney and the hamlets and communities within these parishes.
Proposed edit
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of North Lincolnshire wards of: Ashby; Bottesford; Brumby; Burringham and Gunness; Burton upon Stather and Winterton; Crosby and Park; Frodingham; Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens; Ridge; Town.[2]
Seat expanded to bring its electorate within the permitted range by adding the Burringham and Gunness, and Burton upon Stather and Winterton wards from Brigg and Goole (to be abolished).
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023[3][4], the constituency will now comprise the following wards of the District of North Lincolnshire from the next general election:
- Ashby Central ; Ashby Lakeside; Bottesford; Broughton & Scawby (part); Brumby; Burringham & Gunness; Burton upon Stather & Winterton (most); Crosby & Park; Frodingham; Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens; Messingham; Ridge; Town.[5]
History edit
Although there was talk in a local newspaper in the 1930s that the town of Scunthorpe should have a parliamentary constituency named after it, it was only after the boundary reviews implemented in 1997 that a constituency of this name was created. Previous incarnations of a constituency containing the steel town and small towns and villages around it had been called (going backwards in time) Glanford and Scunthorpe, Brigg and Scunthorpe, and Brigg.
Constituency profile edit
Results to date indicate that the constituency has changed since creation from a safe seat for the Labour Party created at the incoming election for Prime Minister Tony Blair to somewhat of a marginal majority area for the party.
- In statistics
The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of a local government district with: a working population whose income is below the national average and slightly higher than average reliance upon social housing.[6] At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 5.7% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.7%.[7] The borough contributing to the seat had a middling 20.7% of its population without a car, 26.2% of the population without qualifications and 19.5% with level 4 qualifications or above. In terms of tenure 69.5% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage as at the 2011 census across the district.[8]
Members of Parliament edit
Nic Dakin was elected in the 2010 general election with a lower share of the vote than achieved under the Blair Ministry by his predecessor, with 39.5% of the votes.
| Election | Member[9] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Elliot Morley | Labour | |
| 2010 | Nic Dakin | Labour | |
| 2019 | Holly Mumby-Croft | Conservative | |
Elections edit
Elections in the 2020s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nic Dakin[10] | ||||
| Reform UK | Steven Hopkins[11] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2010s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Holly Mumby-Croft | 20,306 | 53.8 | +10.3 | |
| Labour | Nic Dakin | 13,855 | 36.7 | -15.3 | |
| Brexit Party | Jerry Gorman | 2,044 | 5.4 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes | 875 | 2.3 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Peter Dennington | 670 | 1.8 | New | |
| Majority | 6,451 | 17.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 37,750 | 60.9 | -4.4 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nic Dakin | 20,916 | 52.0 | +10.3 | |
| Conservative | Holly Mumby-Croft | 17,485 | 43.5 | +10.3 | |
| UKIP | Andy Talliss | 1,247 | 3.1 | -14.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes | 554 | 1.4 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | 3,431 | 8.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 40,202 | 65.3 | +7.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nic Dakin | 15,393 | 41.7 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Jo Gideon | 12,259 | 33.2 | +0.6 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Howd | 6,329 | 17.1 | +12.5 | |
| Independent | Des Comerford | 1,097 | 3.0 | New | |
| Green | Martin Dwyer | 887 | 2.4 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Dodd | 770 | 2.1 | -16.2 | |
| Independent | Paul Elsom | 206 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 3,134 | 8.5 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 36,941 | 57.7 | -1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nic Dakin | 14,640 | 39.5 | -12.5 | |
| Conservative | Caroline Johnson | 12,091 | 32.6 | +5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Poole | 6,774 | 18.3 | +1.2 | |
| UKIP | Jane Collins | 1,686 | 4.6 | +0.5 | |
| BNP | Douglas Ward | 1,447 | 3.9 | New | |
| Green | Natalie Hurst | 396 | 1.1 | New | |
| Majority | 2,549 | 6.9 | -20.5 | ||
| Turnout | 37,034 | 58.7 | +4.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.2 | |||
Elections in the 2000s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elliot Morley | 17,355 | 53.1 | -6.7 | |
| Conservative | Julian Sturdy | 8,392 | 25.7 | -3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Poole | 5,556 | 17.0 | +7.6 | |
| UKIP | David Baxendale | 1,361 | 4.2 | New | |
| Majority | 8,963 | 27.4 | -3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 32,664 | 54.3 | -2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elliot Morley | 20,096 | 59.8 | -0.6 | |
| Conservative | Bernard Theobald | 9,724 | 28.9 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Tress | 3,156 | 9.4 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Michael Cliff | 347 | 1.0 | New | |
| Independent | David Patterson | 302 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 10,372 | 30.9 | -3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 33,625 | 56.3 | -12.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.6 | |||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elliot Morley | 25,107 | 60.4 | ||
| Conservative | Martyn Fisher | 10,934 | 26.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Smith | 3,497 | 8.4 | ||
| Referendum | Paul Smith | 1,637 | 3.9 | ||
| Socialist Labour | Brian Hopper | 399 | 1.0 | ||
| Majority | 14,173 | 34.1 | |||
| Turnout | 41,574 | 68.8 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References edit
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- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
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- ^ "The North Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
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- ^ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
- ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ^ "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
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- ^ "Scunthorpe Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "North Lincolnshire Council | General Election 2019 candidates for Scunthorpe". Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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- ^ "Scunthorpe". BBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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