| Brigg and Goole | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:BriggGoole2007Constituency.svg) 2010–2024 boundary of Brigg and Goole in the former county of Humberside | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:EnglandHumberside.svg) Location of the former county of Humberside within England | |
| County | North Lincolnshire, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Population | 86,706 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 64,365 (December 2019)[2] |
| Major settlements | Brigg, Goole |
| 1997–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | |
Brigg and Goole was a constituency in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire[n 1]It existed from 1997 to 2024.[n 2]
The constituency was among a small minority of constituencies that span two ceremonial counties, in this case Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The industrial port of Goole was the biggest settlement in the constituency. There were over 70 towns and villages in the constituency, including the Lodge Moor and Skippingdale areas of Scunthorpe. The constituency also included part of the Scunthorpe Steel Works and the Scunthorpe United football ground, as well as the Isle of Axholme.
The constituency was split across North Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire and borders South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.
The seat was abolished for the 2024 general election.[3]
- ^ "Brigg and Goole: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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