Brigg (UK Parliament constituency)
# Brigg (UK Parliament constituency)

Brigg was a county constituency centred on the town of Brigg in North Lincolnshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election when it was replaced by the new constituency of Brigg and Scunthorpe.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Borough of Great Grimsby, the Sessional Divisions of Barton-upon-Humber, Brigg, and Winterton, and part of the Sessional Division of Grimsby.

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Barton-upon-Humber, Brigg, Broughton, Brumby and Frodingham, Roxby-cum-Risby, Scunthorpe, and Winterton, and the Rural District of Glanford Brigg.

1950–1974: The Borough of Scunthorpe, the Urban Districts of Barton-upon-Humber and Brigg, and the Rural District of Glanford Brigg.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1885 | Sir Henry Meysey-Thompson, Bt. | Liberal |
| 1886 | Sir Henry Meysey-Thompson, Bt. | Liberal Unionist |
| 1886 | Samuel Danks Waddy | Liberal |
| 1894 by-election | John Maunsell Richardson | Conservative |
| 1895 | Harold Reckitt | Liberal |
| 1907 by-election | Sir Berkeley Sheffield | Conservative |
| 1910 (January) | Alfred Gelder | Liberal |
| 1918 | Charles Wesley Weldon McLean | Coalition Conservative |
| 1922 | Sir Berkeley Sheffield | Conservative |
| 1929 | David Quibell | Labour |
| 1931 | Michael John Hunter | Conservative |
| 1935 | David Quibell | Labour |
| 1945 | Tom Williamson | Labour |
| 1948 by-election | Lance Mallalieu | Labour |
| February 1974 | constituency abolished: see Brigg and Scunthorpe |

## Elections

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Henry Meysey-Thompson | 5,643 | 65.2 | |
| | Conservative | Henry Atkinson | 3,006 | 34.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,637 | 30.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,649 | 83.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,323 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

General election 1886: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Samuel Danks Waddy | 3,887 | 51.1 | −14.1 |
| | Conservative | John Maunsell Richardson | 3,722 | 48.9 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 2.2 | −28.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,609 | 73.7 | −10.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,323 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −14.1 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Samuel Danks Waddy | 4,448 | 52.5 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | John Maunsell Richardson | 4,021 | 47.5 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 5.0 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,469 | 81.9 | +8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,341 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

1894 Brigg by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Maunsell Richardson | 4,377 | 50.4 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Harold Reckitt | 4,300 | 49.6 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,677 | 82.8 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,478 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.9 | |

General election 1895: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Harold Reckitt | 4,886 | 54.3 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | John Maunsell Richardson | 4,110 | 45.7 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 776 | 8.6 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,996 | 77.2 | −4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,656 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Harold Reckitt | 4,899 | 54.6 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | George Herbert Peake | 4,077 | 45.4 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 9.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,976 | 83.8 | +6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,713 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

General election 1906: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Harold Reckitt | 5,753 | 58.8 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Henry Julian Skeffington Smyth | 4,027 | 41.2 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,726 | 17.6 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,780 | 83.3 | −0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,737 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.2 | |

1907 Brigg by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Berkeley Sheffield | 5,389 | 50.5 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Guest | 5,273 | 49.5 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,662 | 89.5 | +6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,908 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.3 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Alfred Gelder | 6,548 | 50.9 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | Berkeley Sheffield | 6,311 | 49.1 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 1.8 | −15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,859 | 91.5 | +8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,048 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −7.9 | |

General election December 1910: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Alfred Gelder | 6,506 | 53.6 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Jewell Bennett | 5,637 | 46.4 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 869 | 7.2 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,143 | 86.4 | −5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,048 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

* Liberal: Alfred Gelder
* Unionist: Thomas Jewell Bennett

General election 1918: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | Unionist | Charles Wesley Weldon McLean | 8,310 | 47.2 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | David Quibell | 4,789 | 27.3 | New |
| | Liberal | Alfred Gelder | 4,475 | 25.5 | −28.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,521 | 19.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,574 | 60.5 | −25.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,054 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Unionist | Berkeley Sheffield | 15,463 | 62.7 | +15.5 |
| | Labour | David Quibell | 9,185 | 37.3 | +10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,278 | 25.4 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,648 | 80.3 | +19.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,685 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +2.8 | |

General election 1923: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Unionist | Berkeley Sheffield | 12,412 | 53.6 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | David Quibell | 10,753 | 46.4 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,659 | 7.2 | −18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,165 | 72.8 | −7.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,818 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −9.1 | |

General election 1924: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Unionist | Berkeley Sheffield | 15,125 | 56.4 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | David Quibell | 11,669 | 43.6 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,456 | 12.8 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,794 | 80.9 | +8.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,124 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +2.8 | |

General election 1929: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David Quibell | 16,117 | 45.2 | +1.6 |
| | Unionist | Berkeley Sheffield | 12,506 | 35.0 | −21.4 |
| | Liberal | Alexander Cairns | 7,060 | 19.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,611 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,683 | 82.5 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,226 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +11.5 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Michael John Hunter | 21,809 | 58.3 | +23.3 |
| | Labour | David Quibell | 15,614 | 41.7 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,195 | 16.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,423 | 82.1 | −0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,565 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +13.4 | |

General election 1935: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David Quibell | 18,495 | 50.3 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael John Hunter | 18,292 | 49.7 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,787 | 74.2 | −7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,597 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.6 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Tom Williamson | 26,771 | 58.92 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Neville Dixon | 18,667 | 41.08 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,104 | 17.84 | +17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,438 | 74.61 | +0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.6 | |

1948 Brigg by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Edward Lancelot Mallalieu | 27,333 | 54.58 | −4.34 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Fell | 22,746 | 45.42 | +4.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,587 | 9.16 | −8.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,079 | 77.1 | +0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.3 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950:Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Lance Mallalieu | 28,934 | 52.71 | −6.21 |
| | Conservative | Meaburn Francis Staniland | 18,521 | 33.74 | −7.34 |
| | Liberal | Denis Martin Cowley | 7,438 | 13.55 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,413 | 18.97 | +1.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,893 | 85.7 | +8.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

General election 1951: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Lance Mallalieu | 31,151 | 57.46 | +4.76 |
| | Conservative | Charles P Lawson | 23,062 | 42.54 | +8.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,089 | 14.92 | −4.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,213 | 82.42 | −3.28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,775 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.04 | |

General election 1955: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Lance Mallalieu | 27,847 | 54.95 | −2.51 |
| | Conservative | David S B Hopkins | 22,826 | 45.05 | +2.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,021 | 9.90 | −5.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,673 | 74.73 | −7.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,808 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.51 | |

General election 1959: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Lance Mallalieu | 28,997 | 51.88 | −3.07 |
| | Conservative | Roland Croft Baker | 26,893 | 48.12 | +3.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,104 | 3.76 | −6.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,890 | 78.57 | +3.84 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,138 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.07 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Lance Mallalieu | 29,480 | 49.76 | −2.12 |
| | Conservative | Roland Croft Baker | 22,674 | 38.27 | −9.95 |
| | Liberal | Keith W Baynes | 7,088 | 11.96 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,806 | 11.49 | +7.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,242 | 77.52 | −1.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,420 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.92 | |

General election 1966: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Lance Mallalieu | 33,699 | 60.08 | +10.32 |
| | Conservative | Ann Spokes | 22,391 | 39.92 | +1.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,308 | 20.16 | +8.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,090 | 72.39 | −5.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,484 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.34 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Brigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Lance Mallalieu | 31,434 | 53.38 | −6.70 |
| | Conservative | Ann Spokes | 27,449 | 46.62 | +6.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,985 | 6.76 | −13.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,883 | 67.55 | −4.84 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,166 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.70 | |
