| Glanford and Scunthorpe constituency |
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| Created: | 1983 |
| Abolished: | 1997 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Glanford and Scunthorpe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Glanford and Scunthorpe in Humberside. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Glanford was a borough of the English non-metropolitan county of Humberside from April 1, 1974 to April 1, 1996 Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire Unitary authority Humberside was a Non-metropolitan county of England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election
Contents |
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Richard Saladin Hickmet | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Elliot Anthony Morley | Labour | |
| 1992 | |||
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Scunthorpe | ||
Election results
References
Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 Richard Saladin Hickmet (born 1 December 1947) is a British Conservative Party politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence Elliot Anthony Morley PC (born 6 July 1952) is a politician in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Scunthorpe is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic