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Brigg and Goole (UK Parliament constituency)

Brigg and Goole was a constituency in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire[n 1]It existed from 1997 to 2024.[n 2]

Brigg and Goole
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
2010–2024 boundary of Brigg and Goole in the former county of Humberside
Outline map
Location of the former county of Humberside within England
CountyNorth Lincolnshire, East Riding of Yorkshire
Population86,706 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate64,365 (December 2019)[2]
Major settlementsBrigg, Goole
1997–2024
SeatsOne
Created from
Replaced by

The constituency was among a small minority of constituencies that span two ceremonial counties, in this case Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The industrial port of Goole was the biggest settlement in the constituency. There were over 70 towns and villages in the constituency, including the Lodge Moor and Skippingdale areas of Scunthorpe. The constituency also included part of the Scunthorpe Steel Works and the Scunthorpe United football ground, as well as the Isle of Axholme.

The constituency was split across North Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire and borders South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

The seat was abolished for the 2024 general election.[3]

History

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Brigg and Goole constituency was created for the 1997 general election from parts of the seats of Boothferry, Glanford & Scunthorpe and Brigg & Cleethorpes.

In the 2007 local elections the Conservatives won 12 of the Council seats in the constituency compared to 6 for Labour, 2 for the Liberal Democrats and 1 Independent.[n 3]

In 2010 Andrew Percy won the Brigg and Goole constituency for the first time at the 2010 general election, ending 13 years of representation by the Labour Party. The Liberal Democrats amassed their largest share of the vote since the seat's creation in 1997.

In the 2011 local elections the Conservatives made further progress, winning 3 seats from Labour and one from the Independents. The Conservatives now have 15 councillors, compared to 5 for Labour (2 gains from the Liberal Dems) and one Independent. The Conservatives also increased their share of vote compared to 2007.

In the 2015 general election, the Conservatives received their highest vote ever in the constituency, with Labour receiving their lowest number of votes. Following the council elections held on the same day, the Conservatives now have 16 Councillors in this constituency, 14 on North Lincs Council and 2 on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Labour have a record low 4 Councillors and there is 1 Independent.

At the 2017 general election, the Conservatives again recorded a swing towards them from Labour, against both the regional and national swings.

In the 2019 local Council elections Labour lost all of their Council seats in the constituency with the Conservatives gaining 3 Council seats. Currently there are 19 Conservative Councillors in the constituency (15 sitting on North Lincs Council and 4 sitting on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council) and 2 Independent Councillors. Incumbent MP Andrew Percy got re-elected with 71.3% of the vote, making it one of the safer Conservative seats in all of Britain in spite of having been held by Labour merely ten years before.

Boundaries

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Map of boundaries 1997-2024

The Borough of North Lincolnshire wards of Axholme Central, Axholme North, Axholme South, Brigg and Wolds, Broughton and Appleby, Burringham and Gunness, and Burton upon Stather and Winterton, and the District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of Goole North, Goole South, and Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland.

Members of Parliament

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Elections Member[4][5] Party
1997 Ian Cawsey Labour
2010 Andrew Percy Conservative
2024 Constituency abolished

Election results 1997–2024

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Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Brigg and Goole[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Cawsey 23,493 50.2
Conservative Donald M. Stewart 17,104 36.5
Liberal Democrats Mary-Rose Hardy 4,692 10.0
Referendum Derek M. Rigby 1,513 3.2
Majority 6,389 13.7
Turnout 46,802 73.0
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2001: Brigg and Goole[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Cawsey 20,066 48.9  1.3
Conservative Donald M. Stewart 16,105 39.2  2.7
Liberal Democrats David P. Nolan 3,796 9.2  0.8
UKIP Godfrey Bloom 688 1.7 New
Socialist Labour Michael A. Kenny 399 1.0 New
Majority 3,961 9.7  4.0
Turnout 41,054 63.5  9.5
Labour hold Swing
General election 2005: Brigg and Goole[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Cawsey 19,257 45.2  3.7
Conservative Matthew Bean 16,363 38.4  0.8
Liberal Democrats Gary Johnson 5,690 13.4  4.2
UKIP Stephen Martin 1,268 3.0  1.3
Majority 2,894 6.8  2.9
Turnout 42,578 63.2  0.3
Labour hold Swing  1.5

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2010: Brigg and Goole[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Percy 19,680 44.9  6.9
Labour Ian Cawsey 14,533 33.1  12.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Nixon 6,414 14.6  1.4
UKIP Nigel Wright 1,749 4.0  1.0
BNP Steve Ward 1,498 3.4 New
Majority 5,147 11.8 N/A
Turnout 43,875 65.1  2.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing  9.8
General election 2015: Brigg and Goole[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Percy 22,946 53.0  8.1
Labour Jacky Crawford 11,770 27.2  5.9
UKIP David Jeffreys 6,694 15.5  11.5
Green Natalie Hurst 915 2.1 New
Liberal Democrats Liz Leffman 764 1.8  12.8
Independent Trevor Dixon 153 0.4 New
An Independence from Europe Ray Spalding 28 0.1 New
Majority 11,176 25.8  14.0
Turnout 43,270 63.2  1.9
Conservative hold Swing  7.1
General election 2017: Brigg and Goole[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Percy 27,219 60.4  7.4
Labour Terence Smith 14,856 33.0  5.8
UKIP David Jeffreys 1,596 3.5  12.0
Liberal Democrats Jerry Lonsdale 836 1.9  0.1
Green Isabel Pires 550 1.2  0.9
Majority 12,363 27.4  1.6
Turnout 45,057 68.2  5.0
Conservative hold Swing  0.8
General election 2019: Brigg and Goole [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Percy 30,941 71.3  10.9
Labour Majid Khan 9,000 20.7  12.3
Liberal Democrats David Dobbie[15] 2,180 5.0  3.1
Green Jo Baker 1,281 3.0  1.8
Majority 21,941 50.6  23.2
Turnout 43,402 65.8  2.4
Conservative hold Swing  11.6

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Conservatives gained Wards including: Burringham and Gunness and the Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and The Marshlands in the 2007 elections.

References

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  1. ^ "Brigg and Goole: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Brigg and Goole 1997-". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
  6. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ^ "UK > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Brigg & Goole". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Brigg & Goole". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  13. ^ "General Election 2017 full list of Hull and East Yorkshire candidates". Hull Daily Mail. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ https://electionleaflets.org/leaflets/17600/ [bare URL]
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