Scunthorpe is a

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represented in the

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of the

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since 2024 by

Nic Dakin Sir Nicholas Dakin (born 10 July 1955) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Scunthorpe since 2024, having previously served from 2010 to 2019. A member of the Labour party, he has served as Parliamentary ...

, a member of the Labour Party, when he regained his seat from Conservative Party politician Holly Mumby-Croft during the 2024 election.

Boundaries

Historic

1997–2010: The Borough of Scunthorpe, and the Borough of Glanford wards of Bottesford Central, Bottesford East, Bottesford West, Kirton, Messingham, and South Ancholme. 2010–2024: The Borough of North Lincolnshire wards of Ashby, Bottesford, Brumby, Crosby and Park, Frodingham, Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens, Ridge, and Town.

Current

The

2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies The 2023 review of Westminster constituencies was the most recent cycle of the process to redraw the Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency map for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The new constituency b ...

defined the constituency as being composed of the following wards of the District of North Lincolnshire as they existed on 1 December 2020: * Ashby; Bottesford; Brumby; Burringham and Gunness; Burton upon Stather and Winterton; Crosby and Park; Frodingham; Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens; Ridge; and Town. ''Seat expanded to bring its electorate within the permitted range by adding the Burringham and Gunness, and

Burton upon Stather __NOTOC__ Burton upon Stather, also hyphenated as Burton-upon-Stather, is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated north from Scunthorpe, and is near the east bank of the River Trent. The civil parish ...

and Winterton wards (as they existed in 2020) from Brigg and Goole (abolished).'' Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following wards of the District of North Lincolnshire from the

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: * Ashby Central ; Ashby Lakeside; Bottesford; Brigg & Wolds (parish of Cadney); Broughton & Scawby (parish of Scawby); Brumby; Burringham & Gunness; Burton upon Stather & Winterton (except parishes of Appleby and Roxby cum Risby); Crosby & Park; Frodingham; Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens; Messingham; Ridge; Town. The constituency comprises the town of

Scunthorpe Scunthorpe () is an industrial town in Lincolnshire, England, and the county's third most populous settlement after Lincoln, England, Lincoln and Grimsby, with a population of 81,286 in 2021. It is the administrative centre and largest settleme ...

itself, together with the communities of Bottesford,

Yaddlethorpe Yaddlethorpe is a district in the south of Scunthorpe, in the North Lincolnshire district, in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. It is close to the M180 and next to Bottesford, divided by the A159 road. It is in the civil parish o ...

Messingham Messingham is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated on the A159, south from the centre of Scunthorpe and south from the M180. West Lindsey is 1 mile to the south, as is Scotter. Messingham ...

Kirton-in-Lindsey Kirton in Lindsey, also abbreviated to Kirton Lindsey, is a market town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is south-east from Scunthorpe. History Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII lived at Kirton-in-Lindsey afte ...

Redbourne Redbourne is a village and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated near the A15 road, and south from Brigg. According to the 2001 Census Redbourne had a population of 386, rising slig ...

Hibaldstow Hibaldstow is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,433. It is situated on the B1206 road, south from Brigg and the M180 motorway, M180 ...

Cadney Cadney is a village and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 459. It is situated south from the town of Brigg. Cadney's Grade I listed Ang ...

, Winterton and surrounding hamlets and rural areas.

History

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 Brigg (Wikipedia:IPA for English#Key, /'brɪg/) is a market town in North Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 5,076 in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 UK census, the population increased to 5,626 at the 2011 census. The town lies ...

Constituency profile

Results to date indicate that the constituency has changed since creation from a

safe seat A safe seat is an electoral district which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party, or the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both. With such seats, there is very little chance of a seat changing h ...

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 Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to Subsidized housing, subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government, central government, nonprofit organizations or a ...

. 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%. 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.

Members of Parliament

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. '' Glanford & Scunthorpe prior to 1997''

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Notes

References

External links

Scunthorpe UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK''

(boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK''

(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{Coord, 53.57, -0.63, dim:22000_region:GB, display=title Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997 Borough of North Lincolnshire Scunthorpe