Scarborough was the name
of a constituency in Yorkshire, electing
Members of Parliament to the House of
Commons, at two periods. From 1295 until
1918 it was a parliamentary borough
consisting only of the town of Scarborough,
electing two MPs until 1885 and one from 1885 until;
1918. In 1974 the name was revived for a
county constituency, covering a much wider
area; this constituency was abolished in
1997.
Above is the County of North Yorkshire within England
Above is the Scarborough & Whitby Constituency in North Yorkshire. This constituency boundary was drawn up for the 1997 General Election and exists to the present.
History
Scarborough was first represented in a Parliament held at Shrewsbury in 1282, and was one of the boroughs sending 2 MPs to the Model Parliament of 1295 which is now generally considered to be the first parliament in the modern sense.
Until the Great Reform Act of 1832 Scarborough was a corporation borough, the right of election resting solely with the 44-member corporation or "common council". At an earlier period, it seems to have been a matter of some dispute whether the freemen of the borough could also vote, but at an election in 1736 the corporation and the (much more numerous) freemen backed different candidates. The candidate of the freemen was returned to Parliament, but on petition from his defeated opponent the House of Commons decided that only the corporation votes should stand, and overturned the result. In later days the Corporation was entirely under the influence of the Duke of Rutland and Earl of Mulgrave, who each nominated one of the Members of Parliament; by 1832, Scarborough had continuously been represented by junior members of their respective families for more than half a century. The restriction on the franchise was challenged in 1791, and Parliament declared in favour of "the ancient right of inhabitant householders" in the borough to vote, but the decision seems to have been a dead-letter for at the election of 1802, the last to be contested before the Reform Act, only 33 voters cast their votes.
At the time of the Reform Act, the borough had a population of about 8,760 in just over 2,000 houses, and the Act left its boundaries and two members intact, though widening the franchise. (There were 431 electors registered at the 1832 election.) The constituency remained broadly unchanged until 1918, though from 1885 its representation was reduced from two MPs to one.
After abolition in 1918, the constituency was absorbed into the new Scarborough and Whitby county constituency. However, the boundary changes which came into effect at the February 1974 general election created a new constituency named Scarborough. This was a county constituency including, in addition to Scarborough itself and its suburb Scalby, the town of Pickering and the Scarborough and Pickering rural districts.
There were further boundary changes at the 1983 general election, which brought in Whitby and its surrounding area in place of the Pickering district. The constituency was abolished once more for the 1997 general election, when it was again largely replaced by a new Scarborough and Whitby constituency.
Scarborough and Whitby (UK Parliament constituency)
History
The constituency has had two separate periods of existence. It was first created for the 1918 general election, partly replacing the old Scarborough constituency, and was abolished for the February 1974 general election. The Scarborough constituency was then re-established, but was again replaced by a new Scarborough and Whitby constituency for the 1997 general election.
Boundaries
This constituency covers the towns of Scarborough and Whitby. Both of these are seaside towns in North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England. However, the constituency is largely rural and rural issues tend to influence voting preferences.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing Scarborough and Whitby seat.
The electoral wards used in the newly drawn constituency are;
Castle, Cayton, Central, Danby, Derwent Valley, Eastfield, Esk Valley, Falsgrave Park, Fylingdales, Lindhead, Mayfield, Mulgrave, Newby, North Bay, Northstead, Ramshill, Scalby, Hackness and Staintondale, Seamer, Stepney, Streonshalh, Weaponness, Whitby West Cliff, and Woodlands.
Above is the County of North Yorkshire within England
Above is the Scarborough & Whitby Constituency in North Yorkshire. This constituency boundary was drawn up for the 1997 General Election and exists to the present.
History
Scarborough was first represented in a Parliament held at Shrewsbury in 1282, and was one of the boroughs sending 2 MPs to the Model Parliament of 1295 which is now generally considered to be the first parliament in the modern sense.
Until the Great Reform Act of 1832 Scarborough was a corporation borough, the right of election resting solely with the 44-member corporation or "common council". At an earlier period, it seems to have been a matter of some dispute whether the freemen of the borough could also vote, but at an election in 1736 the corporation and the (much more numerous) freemen backed different candidates. The candidate of the freemen was returned to Parliament, but on petition from his defeated opponent the House of Commons decided that only the corporation votes should stand, and overturned the result. In later days the Corporation was entirely under the influence of the Duke of Rutland and Earl of Mulgrave, who each nominated one of the Members of Parliament; by 1832, Scarborough had continuously been represented by junior members of their respective families for more than half a century. The restriction on the franchise was challenged in 1791, and Parliament declared in favour of "the ancient right of inhabitant householders" in the borough to vote, but the decision seems to have been a dead-letter for at the election of 1802, the last to be contested before the Reform Act, only 33 voters cast their votes.
At the time of the Reform Act, the borough had a population of about 8,760 in just over 2,000 houses, and the Act left its boundaries and two members intact, though widening the franchise. (There were 431 electors registered at the 1832 election.) The constituency remained broadly unchanged until 1918, though from 1885 its representation was reduced from two MPs to one.
After abolition in 1918, the constituency was absorbed into the new Scarborough and Whitby county constituency. However, the boundary changes which came into effect at the February 1974 general election created a new constituency named Scarborough. This was a county constituency including, in addition to Scarborough itself and its suburb Scalby, the town of Pickering and the Scarborough and Pickering rural districts.
There were further boundary changes at the 1983 general election, which brought in Whitby and its surrounding area in place of the Pickering district. The constituency was abolished once more for the 1997 general election, when it was again largely replaced by a new Scarborough and Whitby constituency.
Scarborough and Whitby (UK Parliament constituency)
History
The constituency has had two separate periods of existence. It was first created for the 1918 general election, partly replacing the old Scarborough constituency, and was abolished for the February 1974 general election. The Scarborough constituency was then re-established, but was again replaced by a new Scarborough and Whitby constituency for the 1997 general election.
Boundaries
This constituency covers the towns of Scarborough and Whitby. Both of these are seaside towns in North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England. However, the constituency is largely rural and rural issues tend to influence voting preferences.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing Scarborough and Whitby seat.
The electoral wards used in the newly drawn constituency are;
Castle, Cayton, Central, Danby, Derwent Valley, Eastfield, Esk Valley, Falsgrave Park, Fylingdales, Lindhead, Mayfield, Mulgrave, Newby, North Bay, Northstead, Ramshill, Scalby, Hackness and Staintondale, Seamer, Stepney, Streonshalh, Weaponness, Whitby West Cliff, and Woodlands.
Current MP
Our current MP for Scarborough and Whitby is
Mr. Robert Goodwill (Conservative). Mr
Goodwill was elected in the 2005 General
election and took the seat from Mr. Lawrence
Quinn who was MP for Scarborough and Whitby
from 1997 until 2005.
