Brigg and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Brigg and Scunthorpe
Parliament:uk
Year:1974
Abolished:1983
Type:County
Elects Howmany:One
Region:England
County:Humberside

Brigg and Scunthorpe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Brigg and Scunthorpe in Humberside. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, mostly from the former seat of Brigg, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partially replaced by the new constituencies of Brigg & Cleethorpes and Glanford & Scunthorpe.

Boundaries

The Borough of Scunthorpe, the Urban Districts of Barton-upon-Humber and Brigg, and the Rural District of Glanford Brigg.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974John EllisLabour
1979Michael BrownConservative
1983constituency abolished