# Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)

Scunthorpe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Nic Dakin, 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 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 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 2024 general election:
* 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 itself, together with the communities of Bottesford, Yaddlethorpe, Messingham, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Redbourne, Hibaldstow, Cadney, Burton upon Stather, 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.

## Constituency profile

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

Nic Dakin 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
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1997 | Elliot Morley | Labour |
| 2010 | Nic Dakin | Labour |
| 2019 | Holly Mumby-Croft | Conservative |
| 2024 | Nic Dakin | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Scunthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nic Dakin | 15,484 | 39.7 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Holly Mumby-Croft | 11,942 | 30.6 | −25.7 |
| | Reform UK | Darren Haley | 8,163 | 20.9 | +16.6 |
| | Green | Nick Cox | 1,218 | 3.1 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Abdul R Butt | 1,202 | 3.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cahal Burke | 942 | 2.4 | −0.2 |
| | Heritage | Scott Curtis | 100 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,542 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,051 | 52.6 | −11.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,263 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.3 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 26,616 | 56.3 |
| | Labour | 16,483 | 34.9 |
| | Brexit Party | 2,044 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1,249 | 2.6 |
| | Green | 866 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 47,258 | 63.6 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 74,278 |
General election 2019: Scunthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Holly Mumby-Croft | 20,306 | 53.8 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Nic Dakin | 13,855 | 36.7 | −15.3 |
| | Brexit Party | Jerry Gorman | 2,044 | 5.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes | 875 | 2.3 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Peter Dennington | 670 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,451 | 17.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,750 | 60.9 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.8 | |
General election 2017: Scunthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nic Dakin | 20,916 | 52.0 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Holly Mumby-Croft | 17,485 | 43.5 | +10.3 |
| | UKIP | Andy Talliss | 1,247 | 3.1 | −14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes | 554 | 1.4 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,431 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,202 | 65.3 | +7.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
General election 2015: Scunthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nic Dakin | 15,393 | 41.7 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Jo Gideon | 12,259 | 33.2 | +0.6 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Howd | 6,329 | 17.1 | +12.5 |
| | Independent | Des Comerford | 1,097 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Martin Dwyer | 887 | 2.4 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Dodd | 770 | 2.1 | −16.2 |
| | Independent | Paul Elsom | 206 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,134 | 8.5 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,941 | 57.7 | −1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
General election 2010: Scunthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nic Dakin | 14,640 | 39.5 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Johnson | 12,091 | 32.6 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Poole | 6,774 | 18.3 | +1.2 |
| | UKIP | Jane Collins | 1,686 | 4.6 | +0.5 |
| | BNP | Douglas Ward | 1,447 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Natalie Hurst | 396 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,549 | 6.9 | −20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,034 | 58.7 | +4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.2 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Scunthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elliot Morley | 17,355 | 53.1 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Julian Sturdy | 8,392 | 25.7 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Poole | 5,556 | 17.0 | +7.6 |
| | UKIP | David Baxendale | 1,361 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,963 | 27.4 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,664 | 54.3 | −2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.7 | |
General election 2001: Scunthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elliot Morley | 20,096 | 59.8 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Theobald | 9,724 | 28.9 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Tress | 3,156 | 9.4 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Michael Cliff | 347 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | David Patterson | 302 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,372 | 30.9 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,625 | 56.3 | −12.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Scunthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elliot Morley | 25,107 | 60.4 | |
| | Conservative | Martyn Fisher | 10,934 | 26.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Smith | 3,497 | 8.4 | |
| | Referendum | Paul Smith | 1,637 | 3.9 | |
| | Socialist Labour | Brian Hopper | 399 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,173 | 34.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,574 | 68.8 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |