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Brigg — UK General Election Results

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Brigg was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 3,985 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Brigg from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson (Liberal) 5,643 65.2% Henry John Atkinson (Conservative) 2,637 (30.5 pts) 83.8%
1886 Samuel Danks Waddy (Liberal) 3,887 51.1% John Maunsell Richardson (Conservative) 165 (2.2 pts) 73.7%
1892 Samuel Danks Waddy (Liberal) 4,448 52.5% John Maunsell Richardson (Conservative) 427 (5.0 pts) 81.9%
1895 Harold James Reckitt (Liberal) 4,886 54.3% John Maunsell Richardson (Conservative) 776 (8.6 pts) 77.2%
1900 Harold James Reckitt (Liberal) 4,899 54.6% George Herbert Peake (Conservative) 822 (9.2 pts) 83.8%
1906 Harold James Reckitt (Liberal) 5,753 58.8% Geoffrey Henry Julian Skeffington Smyth (Conservative) 1,726 (17.6 pts) 83.3%
Jan 1910 William Alfred Gelder (Liberal) 6,548 50.9% Berkeley Digby George Sheffield (Conservative) 237 (1.8 pts) 91.5%
Dec 1910 William Alfred Gelder (Liberal) 6,506 53.6% Thomas Jewell Bennett (Conservative) 869 (7.2 pts) 86.4%
1918 Charles Wesley Weldon McLean (Unionist) 8,310 47.3% David John Kinsley Quibell (Labour) 3,521 (20.0 pts) 60.5%
1922 Berkeley Digby George Sheffield (Unionist) 15,463 62.7% David John Kinsley Quibell (Labour) 6,278 (25.5 pts) 80.3%
1923 Berkeley Digby George Sheffield (Unionist) 12,412 53.6% David John Kinsley Quibell (Labour) 1,659 (7.2 pts) 72.8%
1924 Berkeley Digby George Sheffield (Unionist) 15,125 56.4% David John Kinsley Quibell (Labour) 3,456 (12.9 pts) 80.9%
1929 David John Kinsley Quibell (Labour) 16,117 45.2% Berkeley Digby George Sheffield (Unionist) 3,611 (10.1 pts) 82.5%
1931 Michael John Hunter (Conservative) 21,809 58.3% David John Kinsley Quibell (Labour) 6,195 (16.6 pts) 82.1%
1935 David John Kinsley Quibell (Labour) 18,495 50.3% Michael John Hunter (Conservative) 203 (0.5 pts) 74.2%
1945 Thomas Williamson (Labour) 26,771 58.9% Anthony Neville Dixon (Conservative) 8,104 (17.8 pts) 74.6%
1950 Edward Lancelot Mallalieu (Labour) 28,934 52.7% Meaburn Francis Staniland (Conservative) 10,413 (19.0 pts) 85.7%
1951 Edward Lancelot Mallalieu (Labour) 31,151 57.5% Charles Lawson (Conservative) 8,089 (14.9 pts) 82.4%
1955 Edward Lancelot Mallalieu (Labour) 27,847 55.0% David SB Hopkins (Conservative) 5,021 (9.9 pts) 74.7%
1959 Edward Lancelot Mallalieu (Labour) 28,997 51.9% Roland Croft Baker (Conservative) 2,104 (3.8 pts) 78.6%
1964 Edward Lancelot Mallalieu (Labour) 29,480 49.8% Roland Croft Baker (Conservative) 6,806 (11.5 pts) 77.5%
1966 Edward Mallalieu (Labour) 33,699 60.1% Ann Spokes (Conservative) 11,308 (20.2 pts) 72.4%
1970 Edward Mallalieu (Labour) 31,434 53.4% Ann Hazel Spokes (Conservative) 3,985 (6.8 pts) 67.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson Liberal 5,64365.2% Yes
Henry John Atkinson Conservative 3,00634.8% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Danks Waddy Liberal 3,88751.1% Yes
John Maunsell Richardson Conservative 3,72248.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Danks Waddy Liberal 4,44852.5% Yes
John Maunsell Richardson Conservative 4,02147.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold James Reckitt Liberal 4,88654.3% Yes
John Maunsell Richardson Conservative 4,11045.7% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold James Reckitt Liberal 4,89954.6% Yes
George Herbert Peake Conservative 4,07745.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold James Reckitt Liberal 5,75358.8% Yes
Geoffrey Henry Julian Skeffington Smyth Conservative 4,02741.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Alfred Gelder Liberal 6,54850.9% Yes
Berkeley Digby George Sheffield Conservative 6,31149.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Alfred Gelder Liberal 6,50653.6% Yes
Thomas Jewell Bennett Conservative 5,63746.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Wesley Weldon McLean Unionist 8,31047.3% Yes
David John Kinsley Quibell Labour 4,78927.3% No
William Alfred Gelder Liberal 4,47525.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Berkeley Digby George Sheffield Unionist 15,46362.7% Yes
David John Kinsley Quibell Labour 9,18537.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Berkeley Digby George Sheffield Unionist 12,41253.6% Yes
David John Kinsley Quibell Labour 10,75346.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Berkeley Digby George Sheffield Unionist 15,12556.4% Yes
David John Kinsley Quibell Labour 11,66943.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David John Kinsley Quibell Labour 16,11745.2% Yes
Berkeley Digby George Sheffield Unionist 12,50635.0% No
Alexander Cairns Liberal 7,06019.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael John Hunter Conservative 21,80958.3% Yes
David John Kinsley Quibell Labour 15,61441.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David John Kinsley Quibell Labour 18,49550.3% Yes
Michael John Hunter Conservative 18,29249.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Williamson Labour 26,77158.9% Yes
Anthony Neville Dixon Conservative 18,66741.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lancelot Mallalieu Labour 28,93452.7% Yes
Meaburn Francis Staniland Conservative 18,52133.7% No
Denis Martin Cowley Liberal 7,43813.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lancelot Mallalieu Labour 31,15157.5% Yes
Charles Lawson Conservative 23,06242.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lancelot Mallalieu Labour 27,84755.0% Yes
David SB Hopkins Conservative 22,82645.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lancelot Mallalieu Labour 28,99751.9% Yes
Roland Croft Baker Conservative 26,89348.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lancelot Mallalieu Labour 29,48049.8% Yes
Roland Croft Baker Conservative 22,67438.3% No
Keith W Baynes Liberal 7,08812.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Mallalieu Labour 33,69960.1% Yes
Ann Spokes Conservative 22,39139.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Mallalieu Labour 31,43453.4% Yes
Ann Hazel Spokes Conservative 27,44946.6% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 30.5 pts 1886: Liberal margin 2.2 pts 1892: Liberal margin 5.0 pts 1895: Liberal margin 8.6 pts 1900: Liberal margin 9.2 pts 1906: Liberal margin 17.6 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 1.8 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 7.2 pts 1918: Unionist margin 20.0 pts 1922: Unionist margin 25.5 pts 1923: Unionist margin 7.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 12.9 pts 1929: Labour margin 10.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 16.6 pts 1935: Labour margin 0.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 17.8 pts 1950: Labour margin 19.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 14.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 9.9 pts 1959: Labour margin 3.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 11.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 20.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 6.8 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Brigg has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Brigg in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Brigg in 1970 with 31,434 votes (53.4%), a majority of 3,985 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Brigg since 1885?

Since 1885, Brigg has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Brigg?

The closest result on record for Brigg was 1935, when Labour beat Conservative by just 203 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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