1974–1983: The Borough of Scarborough, the Urban Districts of Pickering and Scalby, and the Rural Districts of Pickering and Scarborough.
1983–1997: The Borough of Scarborough wards of Ayton, Castle, Cayton, Central, Danby, Derwent, Eastfield, Eskdaleside, Falsgrave, Fylingdales, Lindhead, Mayfield, Mulgrave, Newby, Northstead, Scalby, Seamer, Streonshalh, Weaponness, and Woodlands.
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 Whitbycounty 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.
Members of Parliament
Constituency created (1295)
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Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
^Cobbett's Parliamentary History records that "21 June 1660, Mr Robinson was discharged by an Order of the House from sitting, and a writ ordered to be issued to elect another in his room; but the Journals do not give us the reason for this expulsion"
^Created a baronet as Sir John Legard, December 1660
^Dupplin beat Osbaldeston in the by-election by 154 votes to 27, but Dupplin's votes came mostly from the freemen and Osbaldeston had the majority of corporation votes (26 to 18). On petition the freemen's votes were discounted, Dupplin's election voided and Osbaldeston declared duly elected.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstStooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 167–169.
^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
^ abDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
^ abDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
^. Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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^"Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
Sources
D. Brunton & D. H. Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
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F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
Thomas Hinderwell, The history and antiquities of Scarborough and the vicinity (2nd edition, York: Thomas Wilson & Son, 1811) [2]
J. Holladay Philbin, Parliamentary Representation 1832 – England and Wales (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
Edward Porritt and Annie G. Porritt, The Unreformed House of Commons (Cambridge University Press, 1903)
Henry Stooks Smith, The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847 (2nd edition, edited by F. W. S. Craig – Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
Robert Walcott, English Politics in the Early Eighteenth Century (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1956)
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This article is about the British parliamentary constituency For the Canadian electoral district see York Scarborough 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 ScarboroughFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsScarborough in Yorkshire 1885 1918CountyNorth YorkshireMajor settlementsScarborough WhitbyFebruary 1974 1997Number of membersOneReplaced byScarborough and WhitbyCreated fromScarborough and Whitby1295 1918Number of membersTwo 1295 1885 One 1885 1918 Type of constituencyBorough constituency Contents 1 Boundaries 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 3 1 MPs 1295 1540 3 2 MPs 1542 1640 3 3 MPs 1640 1885 3 4 MPs 1885 1918 3 5 MPs 1974 1997 4 Elections 1640 1885 4 1 Elections in the 1830s 4 2 Elections in the 1840s 4 3 Elections in the 1850s 4 4 Elections in the 1860s 4 5 Elections in the 1870s 4 6 Elections in the 1880s 5 Elections 1885 1918 5 1 Elections in the 1880s 5 2 Elections in the 1890s 5 3 Elections in the 1900s 5 4 Elections in the 1910s 6 Elections 1970 1997 6 1 Elections in the 1970s 6 2 Elections in the 1980s 6 3 Election in the 1990s 7 See also 8 Notes and references 9 SourcesBoundaries Edit1974 1983 The Borough of Scarborough the Urban Districts of Pickering and Scalby and the Rural Districts of Pickering and Scarborough 1983 1997 The Borough of Scarborough wards of Ayton Castle Cayton Central Danby Derwent Eastfield Eskdaleside Falsgrave Fylingdales Lindhead Mayfield Mulgrave Newby Northstead Scalby Seamer Streonshalh Weaponness and Woodlands History EditScarborough 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 Members of Parliament EditConstituency created 1295 This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 MPs 1295 1540 Edit Parliament First member Second member1298 John Roston Robert Pau1301 John Pickford John Hammond1305 1 Robert de Coroner John Hammond1306 1 John Semer John Hammond1307 Amaury Gegg Robert Wawayn1308 Radus Gegg John Gegg1310 Roger Oughtred John de Cropton1313 Roger Oughtred John de Cropton1314 Roger Oughtred Thomas de Cropton1315 Roger Oughtred John Huterburgh1319 Evericus Godge William de St Thomas1321 Adam de Seamer Henry de Roston1327 Henry de Roston Robert de Hubthorpe1327 Henry de Newcastle John de Bergh1328 Robert the Coroner John le Skyron1328 Henry de Newcastle William de Hedon1329 Henry de Newcastle William de Hedon1330 Philip Humbury John le Serjeant1332 Henry the Coroner Henry de Roston1333 Henry the Coroner Henry de Roston1334 Robert de Helperthorpe Henry the Coroner1335 Henry de Newcastle William de Bedale1335 Richard de Willsthorpe John de Mounte Pesselers1336 Thomas le Blound Henry de Newcastle1337 Henry de Newcastle Thomas the Coroner1338 Henry de Roston Henry de Newcastle1339 Henry de Roston Henry de Newcastle1340 Henry de Roston Robert the Coroner1346 William de Kilham John de Ireland1347 Robert Scardeburgh William Cutt1348 Robert Scardeburgh William son of Roger1351 John Beaucola Henry de Roston1354 Henry de Roston Richard de Newcastle1356 John Burniston William Barton1358 Robert the Coroner John Hammund1359 Henry Roston Peter Percy1360 Richard de Newcastle Peter Percy1361 Peter Percy John del Aumery1362 Edward Thwailes 1365 Richard del Kichen Richard Chelman1368 Stephen Carter Henry de Roston1369 Robert Aclom John de Barton1373 William Cobberiham John Acclom1376 John de Stolwich Henry de Roston1378 William de Seamer John de Moresham jnr1379 Henry de Roston Thomas de Brune1382 Henry de Roston John Acclom1383 John Stockwich Richard Chelman1384 John Acclom Henry de Roston1385 Robert Martyn John de Moresham1386 William de Seamer John Carter 2 1388 Feb Willam Sage John Acclom 2 1388 Sep John Folkton John Carter 2 1390 Jan 1390 Nov 1391 John Carter1392 John Carter John Martyn 2 1393 Robert de Alnwick John de Moresham jnr 2 1394 Robert Shilbottle William Carter 2 1395 Henry de Harom Robert Shillbottle 2 1397 Jan John Carter William Percy 2 1397 Sep 1400 John Acclom William Harom 2 1401 John Mosdale Robert Aclom 2 1402 Thomas Carethorp William Harom 2 1404 5 Jan John Mosdale William Sage 2 1404 4 Sep John Mosdale Robert Aclom 2 1406 William Percy William Harom 2 1407 William Stapleton William Carter 2 14101411 John Mosdale William Sage 2 John Carter1412 3 Feb 1413 May Thomas Carethorp John Mosdale 2 1414 Apr 1414 Nov John Mosdale William Sage 2 1415 Robert Bamburgh George Topcliffe 2 1415 6 Mar Thomas Carethorp Roger de Stapelton 2 1416 Oct 14171419 William Forster William Sage 2 1420 John Carter Thomas Copeland 2 1421 May John Carter William Sage 2 1421 Dec John Acclom William Forster 2 1422 Hugo Raysyn William Forster1423 William Forster Jack Daniell1425 Robert Bambergh William Forster1426 John Acclom1428 John Danyell William Forster1429 John Danyell William Forster1432 William Forster Jack Daniell1442 William Forster Robert Carethorp1447 William Helperby John Aclom1449 Henry Eyre William Paulin1450 John Aclom Robert Benton1451 George Topcliff Thomas Benton1455 Jack Daniell Robert Hoggson1460 John Sherrifle Thomas Hoggson1467 John Paulin John Robinson1510 1523 No names known1529 Sir Ralph Ellerker George Flinton1536 1539 MPs 1542 1640 Edit Parliament First member Second memberParliament of 1542 1544 Sir Ralph Eure Sir Nicholas FairfaxParliament of 1545 1547 Reginald Beseley William LockwoodParliament of 1547 1552 Richard Whaley Reginald BeseleyFirst Parliament of 1553 Thomas Eyns General DakinsSecond Parliament of 1553 John Tregonwell Leonard ChamberlainParliament of 1554 Anthony Brann Robert MasseyParliament of 1554 1555 Reginald Beseley Tristram CookParliament of 1555 William Hasye Francis AislabieParliament of 1558 Richard Jones Edward BeseleyParliament of 1559 William Strickland Sir Henry GatesParliament of 1563 1567Parliament of 1571 Edward GateParliament of 1572 1583 Sir Henry Gates Edward CareyParliament of 1584 1585 William Strickland John HothamParliament of 1586 1587 Sir Ralph Bourchier Edward HutchinsonParliament of 1588 1589 Edward Gates William FishParliament of 1593 Roger DaltonParliament of 1597 1598 Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby Walter PyeParliament of 1601 Edward Stanhope William EureParliament of 1604 1611 Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby Francis EureAddled Parliament 1614 Edward Smith William ConyersParliament of 1621 1622 Sir Richard CholmeleyHappy Parliament 1624 1625 Sir Hugh Cholmeley 3 Useless Parliament 1625 William ThompsonParliament of 1625 1626 Stephen HutchinsonParliament of 1628 1629 Sir William Constable John HarrisonNo Parliament summoned 1629 1640MPs 1640 1885 Edit Election First member 4 First party Second member 4 Second partyApril 1640 John Hotham the younger Royalist Sir Hugh CholmeleyNovember 1640April 1642 Cholmley disabled to sit seat vacantSeptember 1643 Hotham disabled to sit seat vacant1645 Luke Robinson Sir Matthew Boynton Bt d March 1647 1647 John Anlaby1653 Scarborough was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament1654 John Wildman Scarborough had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate1656 Colonel Edward SalmonJanuary 1659 Thomas ChalonerMay 1659 Luke Robinson 5 One seat vacantApril 1660 John LegardJune 1660 William ThompsonJuly 1660 John Legard 6 1661 Sir Jordan Crosland1670 Sir Philip Monckton1679 Francis Thompson1685 Sir Thomas Slingsby Bt William Osbaldeston1689 William Thompson Francis Thompson1692 John Hungerford1693 The Viscount of Irvine1695 Sir Charles Hotham Bt Court Whig1701 William Thompson1702 John Hungerford Tory1705 Robert Squire1707 John Hungerford Tory1722 Sir William Strickland Bt Whig1730 William ThompsonJanuary 1736 Viscount Dupplin 7 April 1736 William Osbaldeston1744 Edwin Lascelles1747 Roger Handasyde1754 Sir Ralph Milbanke Bt William Osbaldeston1761 John Major 8 1766 Fountayne Wentworth Osbaldeston1768 George Manners1770 Sir James Pennyman Bt1772 The Earl of Tyrconnel Tory 9 1774 Sir Hugh Palliser Bt1779 Charles Phipps1784 George Osbaldeston1790 Hon Henry Phipps 10 Tory 9 1794 Hon Edmund Phipps Tory 9 1796 Lord Charles Somerset Tory 9 1802 Lord Robert Manners Tory 9 1806 Charles Manners Sutton Tory 9 1818 Viscount Normanby Whig 9 1820 Hon Edmund Phipps Tory 9 1832 Sir John Vanden Bempde Johnstone Bt Whig 9 Sir George Cayley Bt Whig 9 1835 Conservative 9 Sir Frederick Trench Conservative 9 1837 Sir Thomas Style Bt Whig 9 11 12 1841 Sir John Vanden Bempde Johnstone Bt Conservative 9 1847 Peelite 13 14 Earl of Mulgrave Whig 13 14 1851 George Frederick Young Conservative1852 Earl of Mulgrave Whig 13 14 1857 John Dent Whig 15 16 1859 Liberal William Denison Liberal1860 John Dent Liberal1869 Sir Harcourt Vanden Bempde Johnstone Bt Liberal1874 Sir Charles Legard Bt Conservative1880 William Sproston Caine Liberal1880 John George Dodson Liberal1884 Richard Steble LiberalRepresentation reduced to one member 1885 MPs 1885 1918 Edit Election Member 4 Party1885 Sir George Sitwell Conservative1886 Joshua Rowntree Liberal1892 Sir George Sitwell Conservative1895 Joseph Compton Rickett Liberal1906 Walter Rea Liberal1918 constituency abolishedMPs 1974 1997 Edit Election Member 4 Party1974 Sir Michael Shaw Conservative1992 John Sykes Conservative1997 constituency abolishedElections 1640 1885 EditElections in the 1830s Edit General election 1830 Scarborough 2 seats 9 17 Party Candidate Votes Speaker Charles Manners Sutton UnopposedTory Edmund Phipps UnopposedRegistered electors 36Speaker holdTory holdGeneral election 1831 Scarborough 2 seats 9 17 Party Candidate Votes Speaker Charles Manners Sutton UnopposedTory Edmund Phipps UnopposedRegistered electors 36Speaker holdTory holdGeneral election 1832 Scarborough 2 seats 18 9 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Vanden Bempde Johnstone 285 41 6Whig George Cayley 255 37 2Tory Frederick Trench 145 21 2Majority 110 16 0Turnout 384 89 1Registered electors 431Whig gain from SpeakerWhig gain from ToryGeneral election 1835 Scarborough 2 seats 18 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Frederick Trench 176 38 3 17 1Whig John Vanden Bempde Johnstone 161 35 1 6 5Whig George Cayley 122 26 6 10 6Turnout 267 64 8 24 3Registered electors 412Majority 15 3 2 N AConservative gain from Whig Swing 17 1Majority 39 8 5 7 5Whig hold Swing 7 5General election 1837 Scarborough 2 seats 18 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Frederick Trench 225 35 8 2 5Whig Sir Thomas Style 8th Baronet 211 33 6 7 0Conservative John Vanden Bempde Johnstone 192 30 6 4 5Turnout 423 86 7 21 9Registered electors 488Majority 14 2 2 1 0Conservative hold Swing 3 0Majority 19 3 0 5 5Whig hold Swing 7 0Elections in the 1840s Edit General election 1841 Scarborough 2 seats 18 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Vanden Bempde Johnstone 296 37 7 7 1Conservative Frederick Trench 253 32 2 3 6Whig Charles Beaumont Phipps 237 30 2 3 4Majority 16 2 0 0 2Turnout 510 90 4 3 7Registered electors 564Conservative hold Swing 4 4Conservative gain from Whig Swing 1 0General election 1847 Scarborough 2 seats 18 Party Candidate Votes Peelite John Vanden Bempde Johnstone UnopposedWhig George Phipps UnopposedRegistered electors 670Peelite gain from ConservativeWhig gain from ConservativeElections in the 1850s Edit Phipps was appointed Comptroller of the Household requiring a by election By election 19 July 1851 Scarborough 1 seat 18 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Frederick Young 314 52 8 N AWhig George Phipps 281 47 2 N AMajority 33 5 6 N ATurnout 595 80 1 N ARegistered electors 743Conservative gain from Whig Swing N AGeneral election 1852 Scarborough 2 seats 18 Party Candidate Votes Peelite John Vanden Bempde Johnstone 422 37 6 N AWhig George Phipps 387 34 5 N AConservative George Frederick Young 313 27 9 N ATurnout 561 est 69 7 est N ARegistered electors 805Majority 35 3 1 N APeelite hold Swing N AMajority 74 6 6 N AWhig hold Swing N APhipps was appointed Treasurer of the Household requiring a by election By election 1 January 1853 Scarborough 1 seat 18 Party Candidate Votes Whig George Phipps UnopposedWhig holdGeneral election 1857 Scarborough 2 seats 18 Party Candidate Votes Peelite John Vanden Bempde Johnstone 540 40 8 3 2Whig George Phipps 508 38 4 3 9Conservative Augustus Frederick Bayford 19 20 275 20 8 7 1Turnout 662 est 70 8 est 1 1Registered electors 934Majority 32 2 4 0 7Peelite hold Swing 3 4Majority 233 17 6 11 0Whig hold Swing 3 7Phipps resigned after being appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia causing a by election By election 14 December 1857 Scarborough 1 seat 18 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Dent 373 57 1 18 7Conservative George John Cayley 21 280 42 9 22 1Majority 93 14 2 3 4Turnout 653 69 9 0 9Registered electors 934Whig hold Swing 1 7General election 1859 Scarborough 2 seats 18 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Denison 562 35 2 N ALiberal John Vanden Bempde Johnstone 540 33 8 7 0Liberal John Dent 428 26 8 11 6Conservative George John Cayley 66 4 1 16 7Majority 112 7 0 4 6Turnout 798 est 82 5 est 11 7Registered electors 967Liberal hold Swing N ALiberal hold Swing 0 7Elections in the 1860s Edit Denison succeeded to the peerage becoming Lord Londesborough and causing a by election By election 1 February 1860 Scarborough 1 seat 18 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Dent 472 58 1 31 3Liberal James Molyneux Caulfield 22 340 41 9 N AMajority 132 16 2 9 2Turnout 812 75 3 7 2Registered electors 1 078Liberal hold Swing N AGeneral election 1865 Scarborough 2 seats 18 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Vanden Bempde Johnstone 932 45 5 11 7Liberal John Dent 674 32 9 6 1Conservative George John Cayley 441 21 5 17 4Majority 233 11 4 4 4Turnout 1 244 est 92 1 est 9 6Registered electors 1 351Liberal hold Swing 1 5Liberal hold Swing 1 3General election 1868 Scarborough 2 seats 18 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Vanden Bempde Johnstone 1 826 43 0 2 5Liberal John Dent 1 678 39 5 6 6Conservative George John Cayley 23 742 17 5 4 0Majority 936 22 0 10 6Turnout 2 494 est 84 1 est 8 0Registered electors 2 964Liberal hold Swing 0 3Liberal hold Swing 4 3Vanden Bempde Johnstone s death caused a by election By election 12 March 1869 Scarborough 1 seat 18 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Harcourt Vanden Bempde Johnstone UnopposedLiberal holdElections in the 1870s Edit General election 1874 Scarborough 2 seats 18 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Legard 1 280 32 4 14 9Liberal Harcourt Vanden Bempde Johnstone 1 103 27 9 15 1Liberal John Dent 799 20 2 19 3Liberal Thorold Rogers 24 772 19 5 N AMajority 177 4 5 N ATurnout 2 617 est 72 1 est 12 0Registered electors 3 631Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 16 1Liberal hold Swing 15 0Elections in the 1880s Edit General election 1880 Scarborough 2 seats 18 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Harcourt Vanden Bempde Johnstone 2 157 29 3 4 5Liberal William Sproston Caine 2 065 28 0 5 8Conservative John Cookson Fife Cookson 25 1 581 21 5 5 3Conservative Charles Legard 1 562 21 2 5 0Majority 484 5 5 N ATurnout 3 683 est 85 6 est 13 5Registered electors 4 302Liberal hold Swing 4 9Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 5 4Jonhstone s resignation caused a by election Dodson By election 31 July 1880 Scarborough 26 18 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Dodson 1 828 53 2 4 1Conservative Arthur Duncombe 27 1 606 46 8 4 1Majority 222 6 4 0 9Turnout 3 434 79 8 5 8 est Registered electors 4 302Liberal hold Swing 4 1Dodson was elevated to the peerage becoming Lord Monk Bretton causing a by election By election 5 November 1884 Scarborough 18 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Richard Steble 1 895 54 1 3 2Conservative George Sitwell 1 606 45 9 3 2Majority 289 8 2 1 8Turnout 3 501 84 0 1 6 est Registered electors 4 167Liberal hold Swing 3 2Caine was appointed Civil Lord of the Admiralty requiring a by election By election 28 November 1884 Scarborough 18 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Sproston Caine 1 832 52 8 4 5Conservative George Sitwell 1 639 47 2 4 5Majority 193 5 6 2 6Turnout 3 471 83 3 2 3 est Registered electors 4 167Liberal hold Swing 4 5Elections 1885 1918 EditElections in the 1880s Edit General election 1885 Scarborough 28 29 30 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Sitwell 2 185 51 6 8 9Liberal John Glover 2 048 48 4 8 9Majority 137 3 2 N ATurnout 4 233 90 7 5 1 est Registered electors 4 666Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 8 9General election 1886 Scarborough 28 29 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Joshua Rowntree 2 122 51 2 2 8Conservative George Sitwell 2 020 48 8 2 8Majority 102 2 4 N ATurnout 4 142 88 8 1 9Registered electors 4 666Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 2 8Elections in the 1890s Edit General election 1892 Scarborough 28 29 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Sitwell 2 293 51 9 3 1Liberal Joshua Rowntree 2 122 48 1 3 1Majority 171 3 8 N ATurnout 4 415 90 5 1 7Registered electors 4 877Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 3 1 Rickett General election 1895 Scarborough 28 29 31 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Joseph Compton Rickett 2 415 50 2 2 1Conservative George Sitwell 2 391 49 8 2 1Majority 24 0 4 N ATurnout 4 806 91 0 0 5Registered electors 5 284Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 2 1Elections in the 1900s Edit General election 1900 Scarborough 28 29 31 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Joseph Compton Rickett 2 548 51 1 0 9Conservative George Sitwell 2 441 48 9 0 9Majority 107 2 2 1 8Turnout 4 989 87 1 3 9Registered electors 5 730Liberal hold Swing 0 9 General election 1906 Scarborough 28 29 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Rea 3 128 54 4 3 3Conservative Charles Edward Hunter 2 619 45 6 3 3Majority 509 8 8 6 6Turnout 5 747 92 0 4 9Registered electors 6 250Liberal hold Swing 3 3Elections in the 1910s Edit General election January 1910 Scarborough 28 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Rea 3 011 52 5 1 9Conservative George Monckton Arundell 2 719 47 5 1 9Majority 292 5 0 3 8Turnout 5 730 92 9 0 9Registered electors 6 166Liberal hold Swing 1 9General election December 1910 Scarborough 28 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Rea 2 763 50 5 2 0Conservative George Monckton Arundell 2 711 49 5 2 0Majority 52 1 0 4 0Turnout 5 474 88 8 4 1Registered electors 6 166Liberal hold Swing 2 0General election 1914 15 Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915 The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914 the following candidates had been selected Liberal Walter Rea Unionist By election 1915 Scarborough 28 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Rea UnopposedLiberal holdElections 1970 1997 EditElections in the 1970s Edit General election February 1974 Scarborough Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Shaw 21 858 47 66Liberal M F Pitts 16 751 36 53Labour D J Taylor Goodby 7 034 15 34Independent M J Ellis 114 0 25Ind Conservative B M Stoker 102 0 22Majority 5 107 11 13Turnout 45 859 78 93Conservative hold SwingGeneral election October 1974 Scarborough Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Shaw 19 831 49 73Liberal M J L Brook 10 123 25 39Labour D J Taylor Goodby 9 923 24 88Majority 9 708 24 34Turnout 39 877 68 10Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1979 Scarborough Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Shaw 23 669 53 16Labour E J Lahteela 11 344 25 48Liberal S Galloway 9 025 20 27Independent T Yelin 487 1 09 NewMajority 12 325 27 68Turnout 44 525 73 12Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1980s Edit General election 1983 Scarborough 33 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Shaw 27 977 54 25SDP Rosamund Jordan 14 048 27 24 NewLabour J Battersby 9 545 18 51Majority 13 929 27 01Turnout 51 570 71 27Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1987 Scarborough 34 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Shaw 27 672 50 65SDP H Callan 14 046 25 71Labour Mark Wolstenholme 12 913 23 64Majority 13 626 24 94Turnout 54 631 73 22Conservative hold SwingElection in the 1990s Edit General election 1992 Scarborough 35 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Sykes 29 334 49 8 0 8Labour David L Billing 17 600 29 9 6 3Liberal Democrats A Davenport 11 133 18 9 6 8Green Richard C Richardson 876 1 5 NewMajority 11 734 19 9 5 0Turnout 58 943 77 2 4 0Conservative hold Swing 3 6See also EditList of parliamentary constituencies in North YorkshireNotes and references Edit a b Hinderwell Thomas The history and antiquities of Scarborough with a brief memoir of the author p 138 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x History of Parliament Retrieved 28 September 2011 Knighted 1626 a b c d Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with S part 2 Cobbett s Parliamentary History records that 21 June 1660 Mr Robinson was discharged by an Order of the House from sitting and a writ ordered to be issued to elect another in his room but the Journals do not give us the reason for this expulsion Created a baronet as Sir John Legard December 1660 Dupplin beat Osbaldeston in the by election by 154 votes to 27 but Dupplin s votes came mostly from the freemen and Osbaldeston had the majority of corporation votes 26 to 18 On petition the freemen s votes were discounted Dupplin s election voided and Osbaldeston declared duly elected Created a baronet as Sir John Major 1765 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Stooks Smith Henry 1845 The Parliaments of England from 1st George I to the Present Time Vol II Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive London Simpkin Marshall amp Co pp 167 169 Became Lord Mulgrave in 1792 Churton Edward 1838 The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer 1838 p 218 Mosse Richard Bartholomew 1838 The Parliamentary Guide a concise history of the Members of both Houses etc p 221 a b c The Elections London Daily News 29 July 1847 pp 3 6 Retrieved 8 July 2018 via British Newspaper Archive a b c Scarborough Monmouthshire Beacon 31 July 1847 p 3 Retrieved 8 July 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Dod Charles Roger Dod Robert Phipps 1854 Dod s Parliamentary Companion Volume 22 Dod s Parliamentary Companion pp 166 167 Retrieved 15 May 2018 Election Intelligence Cambridge Independent Press 19 December 1857 p 4 Retrieved 8 July 2018 via British Newspaper Archive a b Casey Martin Scarborough The History of Parliament Retrieved 25 April 2020 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 e book 1st ed London Macmillan Press ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 Election Intelligence 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