Thornaby (UK Parliament constituency)

Thornaby
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlementsThornaby-on-Tees
1974 (1974)1983
SeatsOne
Created fromMiddlesbrough West
Replaced byStockton South and Middlesbrough[1]

Thornaby was a parliamentary constituency centred on the former borough of Thornaby-on-Tees in Teesside. 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 old seat of Middlesbrough West. It was abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

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The County Borough of Teesside wards of Acklam, Ayresome, Gresham, Linthorpe, Thornaby East, and Thornaby West.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
Feb 1974 Ian Wrigglesworth Labour Co-operative
1981 SDP
1983 constituency abolished

Results

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Elections in the 1970s

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General election February 1974: Thornaby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ian Wrigglesworth 21,503 43.8
Conservative John Sutcliffe 19,785 40.3
Liberal R Tennant 7,827 15.9
Majority 1,718 3.50
Turnout 49,115 79.6
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Thornaby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ian Wrigglesworth 22,130 49.1 +5.3
Conservative John Sutcliffe 17,482 38.8 −1.5
Liberal R Tennant 5,442 12.1 −3.8
Majority 4,648 10.32 +6.82
Turnout 45,054 72.3 −7.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1979: Thornaby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ian Wrigglesworth 23,597 51.1 +2.0
Conservative J Jeffreys 18,073 39.1 +0.2
Liberal N Patmore 4,255 9.2 −2.9
National Front M Evans 251 0.5 New
Majority 5,524 11.96 +1.64
Turnout 46,176 74.7 +2.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "'Thornaby', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.