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Middlesbrough (UK Parliament constituency)
| Middlesbrough | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Middlesbrough in Cleveland. |
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 Location of Cleveland within England. |
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| County | Cleveland |
| Electorate | 65,851 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1974 |
| Member of Parliament | Stuart Bell (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Middlesbrough East and Middlesbrough West |
| 1868–1918 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Replaced by | Middlesbrough East and Middlesbrough West |
| Created from | North Riding of Yorkshire |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Middlesbrough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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The boundaries of the constituency are loosely based on the pre 1968 County Borough of Middlesbrough boundaries, which is now defined as the Town of Middlesbrough with the exception of the Easterside and Park End Wards which are within the Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland constituency.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885-1918
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow | Liberal | |
| 1878 by-election | Isaac Wilson | Liberal | |
| 1892 | Joseph Havelock Wilson | Independent Labour, later Liberal-Labour | |
| 1900 | Sir Samuel Alexander Sadler | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Joseph Havelock Wilson | Liberal-Labour | |
| January 1910 | Penry Williams | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished: see Middlesbrough East and Middlesbrough West | ||
MPs since 1974
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Arthur Bottomley | Labour | |
| 1983 | Sir Stuart Bell | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Middlesbrough[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Stuart Bell | 15,351 | 45.9 | -11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote-Wood | 6,662 | 19.9 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | John Walsh | 6,283 | 18.8 | +2.3 | |
| Independent | Joan McTigue | 1,969 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| BNP | Michael Ferguson | 1,954 | 5.8 | +3.3 | |
| UKIP | Robert Parker | 1,236 | 3.7 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 8,689 | 26.0 | |||
| Turnout | 33,455 | 51.4 | +2.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.4 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Middlesbrough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Stuart Bell | 18,562 | 57.8 | -9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Joe Michna | 5,995 | 18.7 | +8.3 | |
| Conservative | Caroline Flynn-Macleod | 5,263 | 16.4 | -2.7 | |
| BNP | Ron Armes | 819 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Michael Landers | 768 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jackie Elder | 503 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Derrick Arnott | 230 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,567 | 39.1 | |||
| Turnout | 32,140 | 48.8 | -1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Middlesbrough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Stuart Bell | 22,783 | 67.6 | -3.9 | |
| Conservative | Alex Finn | 6,453 | 19.1 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Keith Miller | 3,512 | 10.4 | +1.9 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Geoffrey Kerr-Morgan | 577 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Kai Anderson | 392 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,330 | 48.5 | |||
| Turnout | 33,717 | 49.8 | -15.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Middlesbrough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Stuart Bell | 32,925 | 71.43 | ||
| Conservative | L Benham | 7,907 | 17.15 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | A Charlesworth | 3,934 | 8.53 | ||
| Referendum Party | R Edwards | 1,331 | 2.89 | ||
| Majority | 25,018 | 54.27 | |||
| Turnout | 65.00 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Middlesbrough[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Stuart Bell | 26,343 | 64.1 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | PR Rayner | 10,559 | 25.7 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mrs R Jordan | 4,201 | 10.2 | −5.1 | |
| Majority | 15,784 | 38.4 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 41,103 | 69.8 | −1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
| General Election 1987: Middlesbrough | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Stuart Bell | 25,747 | 59.70 | ||
| Conservative | R Orr-Ewing | 10,789 | 25.02 | ||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | P Hawley | 6,594 | 15.29 | ||
| Majority | 14,958 | 36.68 | |||
| Turnout | 70.95 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1880s
At the 1886 general election, Isaac Wilson (Liberal) was re-elected unopposed.
| General Election 1885: Middlesbrough | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Isaac Wilson | 6,961 | 63.3 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | R. Dixon | 4,035 | 36.7 | +14.5 | |
| Majority | 2,926 | 26.6 | −12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 10,996 | 79.3 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1880: Middlesbrough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Isaac Wilson | 4,515 | 61.7 | −7.0 | |
| Conservative | Samuel Sadler | 1,626 | 22.2 | −9.1 | |
| Lib-Lab | E. D. Lewis | 1,171 | 16.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,889 | 39.5 | |||
| Turnout | 7,312 | 68.7 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1870s
| By-election 5 July 1878: Middlesbrough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Isaac Wilson | 5,307 | 68.7 | +9.3 | |
| Conservative | Samuel Sadler | 2,415 | 31.3 | +15.4 | |
| Majority | 2,902 | 37.6 | |||
| Turnout | 7,722 | 65.3 | N/A | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1874: Middlesbrough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Henry Bolckow | 3,719 | 59.4 | N/A | |
| Lib-Lab | J. Kane | 1,541 | 19.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | W. R. J. Hopkins | 996 | 15.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,178 | 34.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,256 | 70.6 | N/A | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1860s
At the 1868 general election, the Liberal candidate Henry Bolckow was elected unopposed.
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)[self-published source?][better source needed]
- ^ "UK > England > North East > Middlesbrough". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c92.stm. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
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