Brigg and Goole (UK Parliament constituency)

Brigg and Goole County constituency

Brigg and Goole shown within Humberside, and Humberside shown within England
Created:	1997
MP:	Ian Cawsey
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Lincolnshire
EP constituency:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Brigg and Goole is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives.

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Brigg and Goole constituency covers the towns of Brigg and Goole. It is one of the few constituencies which span a ceremonial county boundary, in this case that between Lincolnshire and East Riding of Yorkshire.

Next United Kingdom general election: Brigg and Goole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Cawsey
	Conservative	Andrew Percy
Majority
Turnout

General Election 2005: Brigg and Goole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Cawsey	19,257	45.2	-3.7
	Conservative	Matthew Bean	16,363	38.4	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Johnson	5,690	13.4	+4.2
	UK Independence	Stephen Martin	1,268	3.0	+1.3
Majority			2,894	6.8
Turnout			42,578	63.2	-0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.5

General Election 2001: Brigg and Goole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Cawsey	20,066	48.9	-1.3
	Conservative	Donald Stewart	16,105	39.2	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Nolan	3,796	9.2	-0.8
	UK Independence	Godfrey Bloom	688	1.7	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Michael Kenny	399	1.0	N/A
Majority			3,961	9.7
Turnout			41,054	63.5	-9.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Brigg and Goole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Cawsey	23,493	50.2	N/A
	Conservative	Donald Stewart	17,104	36.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mary-Rose Hardy	4,692	10.0	N/A
	Referendum Party	D. Rigby	1,513	3.2	N/A
Majority			6,389
Turnout				73.5	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour	Barnsley Central \| Barnsley East and Mexborough \| Barnsley West and Penistone \| Batley and Spen \| Bradford North \| Bradford South \| Bradford West \| Brigg and Goole \| Calder Valley \| City of York \| Cleethorpes \| Colne Valley \| Dewsbury \| Don Valley \| Doncaster Central \| Doncaster North \| Elmet \| Great Grimsby \| Halifax \| Hemsworth \| Huddersfield \| Keighley \| Hull East \| Hull North \| Hull West and Hessle \| Leeds Central \| Leeds East \| Leeds North East \| Leeds West \| Morley and Rothwell \| Normanton \| Pontefract and Castleford \| Pudsey \| Rother Valley \| Rotherham \| Scunthorpe \| Selby \| Sheffield Attercliffe \| Sheffield Brightside \| Sheffield Central \| Sheffield Heeley \| Sheffield Hillsborough \| Wakefield \| Wentworth
Conservative	Beverley and Holderness \| East Yorkshire \| Haltemprice and Howden \| Richmond (Yorks) \| Ryedale \| Scarborough and Whitby \| Shipley \| Skipton and Ripon \| Vale of York
Liberal Democrat	Harrogate and Knaresborough \| Leeds North West \| Sheffield Hallam
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) \| Conservative (2) \| Liberal Democrats (1) \| UKIP (1)