Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–1997

This article is about the British parliamentary constituency. For the Canadian electoral district, see York—Scarborough.

Scarborough

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons

Scarborough in Yorkshire, 1885–1918

County| North Yorkshire
Major settlements| Scarborough, Whitby
February 1974–1997
Seats| One
Created from| Scarborough and Whitby
Replaced by| Scarborough and Whitby
1295–1918
Seats| Two (1295–1885)
One (1885–1918)
Type of constituency| Borough constituency

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.

## Boundaries

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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

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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.

## Members of Parliament

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* Constituency created (1295)

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### MPs 1295–1540

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Parliament | First member | Second member

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1298 | John Roston | Robert Pau
1301 | John Pickford | John Hammond
1305[1] | Robert de Coroner | John Hammond
1306[1] | John Semer | John Hammond
1307 | Amaury Gegg | Robert Wawayn
1308 | Radus Gegg | John Gegg
1310 | Roger Oughtred | John de Cropton
1313 | Roger Oughtred | John de Cropton
1314 | Roger Oughtred | Thomas de Cropton
1315 | Roger Oughtred | John Huterburgh
1319 | Evericus Godge | William de St Thomas
1321 | Adam de Seamer | Henry de Roston
1327 | Henry de Roston | Robert de Hubthorpe
1327 | Henry de Newcastle | John de Bergh
1328 | Robert the Coroner | John le Skyron
1328 | Henry de Newcastle | William de Hedon
1329 | Henry de Newcastle | William de Hedon
1330 | Philip Humbury | John le Serjeant
1332 | Henry the Coroner | Henry de Roston
1333 | Henry the Coroner | Henry de Roston
1334 | Robert de Helperthorpe | Henry the Coroner
1335 | Henry de Newcastle | William de Bedale
1335 | Richard de Willsthorpe | John de Mounte Pesselers
1336 | Thomas le Blound | Henry de Newcastle
1337 | Henry de Newcastle | Thomas the Coroner
1338 | Henry de Roston | Henry de Newcastle
1339 | Henry de Roston | Henry de Newcastle
1340 | Henry de Roston | Robert the Coroner
1346 | William de Kilham | John de Ireland
1347 | Robert Scardeburgh | William Cutt
1348 | Robert Scardeburgh | William son of Roger
1351 | John Beaucola | Henry de Roston
1354 | Henry de Roston | Richard de Newcastle
1356 | John Burniston | William Barton
1358 | Robert the Coroner | John Hammund
1359 | Henry Roston | Peter Percy
1360 | Richard de Newcastle | Peter Percy
1361 | Peter Percy | John del Aumery
1362 | Edward Thwailes | ?
1365 | Richard del Kichen | Richard Chelman
1368 | Stephen Carter | Henry de Roston
1369 | Robert Aclom | John de Barton
1373 | William Cobberiham | John Acclom
1376 | John de Stolwich | Henry de Roston
1378 | William de Seamer | John de Moresham, jnr
1379 | Henry de Roston | Thomas de Brune
1382 | Henry de Roston | John Acclom
1383 | John Stockwich | Richard Chelman
1384 | John Acclom | Henry de Roston
1385 | Robert Martyn | John de Moresham
1386 | 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 Carter
1392 | 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]
1410 |
1411 | John Mosdale | William Sage[2]

John Carter

1412–3 (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) |
1417 |
1419 | 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 Forster
1423 | William Forster | Jack Daniell
1425 | Robert Bambergh | William Forster
1426 | John Acclom |
1428 | John Danyell | William Forster
1429 | John Danyell | William Forster
1432 | William Forster | Jack Daniell
1442 | William Forster | Robert Carethorp
1447 | William Helperby | John Aclom
1449 | Henry Eyre | William Paulin
1450 | John Aclom | Robert Benton
1451 | George Topcliff | Thomas Benton
1455 | Jack Daniell | Robert Hoggson
1460 | John Sherrifle | Thomas Hoggson
1467 | John Paulin | John Robinson
1510–1523 | No names known
1529 | Sir Ralph Ellerker | George Flinton
1536 | ?
1539 | ?

### MPs 1542–1640

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Parliament | First member | Second member

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Parliament of 1542–1544  | Sir Ralph Eure | Sir Nicholas Fairfax
Parliament of 1545–1547  | Reginald Beseley | William Lockwood
Parliament of 1547–1552  | Richard Whaley | Reginald Beseley
First Parliament of 1553  | Thomas Eyns | General Dakins
Second Parliament of 1553  | John Tregonwell | Leonard Chamberlain
Parliament of 1554  | Anthony Brann | Robert Massey
Parliament of 1554–1555  | Reginald Beseley | Tristram Cook
Parliament of 1555  | William Hasye | Francis Aislabie
Parliament of 1558  | Richard Jones  | Edward Beseley
Parliament of 1559  | William Strickland | Sir Henry Gates
Parliament of 1563–1567
Parliament of 1571  | Edward Gate
Parliament of 1572–1583  | Sir Henry Gates | Edward Carey
Parliament of 1584–1585  | William Strickland | John Hotham
Parliament of 1586–1587  | Sir Ralph Bourchier | Edward Hutchinson
Parliament of 1588–1589  | Edward Gates | William Fish
Parliament of 1593  | Roger Dalton
Parliament of 1597–1598  | Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby | Walter Pye
Parliament of 1601  | Edward Stanhope | William Eure
Parliament of 1604–1611  | Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby | Francis Eure
Addled Parliament (1614) | Edward Smith | William Conyers
Parliament of 1621–1622  | Sir Richard Cholmeley
Happy Parliament (1624–1625) | (Sir) Hugh Cholmeley[3]
Useless Parliament (1625) | William Thompson
Parliament of 1625–1626  | Stephen Hutchinson
Parliament of 1628–1629  | Sir William Constable | John Harrison
No Parliament summoned 1629–1640

### MPs 1640–1885

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Election | First member[4] | First party | Second member[4] | Second party

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|  | April 1640 | John Hotham the younger | Royalist | Sir Hugh Cholmeley |
November 1640
| April 1642  | Cholmley disabled to sit – seat vacant
| September 1643  | Hotham disabled to sit – seat vacant
|  | 1645  | Luke Robinson |  | Sir Matthew Boynton, Bt. (d. March 1647) |
| 1647  | John Anlaby |
|  | 1653  | Scarborough was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament
|  | 1654 | John Wildman |  | Scarborough had only one seat in the First and
Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
| 1656 | Colonel Edward Salmon |
| January 1659 | Thomas Chaloner |
|  | May 1659 | Luke Robinson[5] |  | One seat vacant
| April 1660  | John Legard |
| June 1660  | William Thompson |
| July 1660  | John Legard[6] |
| 1661  | Sir Jordan Crosland |
| 1670  | Sir Philip Monckton |
| 1679  | Francis Thompson |
|  | 1685  | Sir Thomas Slingsby, Bt |  | William Osbaldeston |
|  | 1689  | William Thompson |  | Francis Thompson |
| 1692  | John Hungerford |
| 1693  | The Viscount of Irvine |
| 1695  | Sir Charles Hotham, Bt | Court Whig
| 1701  | William Thompson |
| 1702  | John Hungerford | Tory
| 1705  | Robert Squire |
| 1707  | John Hungerford | Tory
| 1722  | Sir William Strickland, Bt | Whig
| 1730  | William Thompson |
| January 1736  | Viscount Dupplin[7] |
| April 1736  | William Osbaldeston |
| 1744  | Edwin Lascelles |
| 1747  | Roger Handasyde |
|  | 1754 | Sir Ralph Milbanke, Bt |  | William Osbaldeston |
| 1761  | John Major[8] |
| 1766  | Fountayne Wentworth Osbaldeston |
| 1768  | George Manners |
| 1770  | Sir James Pennyman, Bt |
| 1772  | The Earl of Tyrconnel | Tory[9]
| 1774  | Sir Hugh Palliser, Bt |
| 1779  | Charles Phipps |
| 1784  | George Osbaldeston |
| 1790  | 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 | Conservative
| 1852 | Earl of Mulgrave | Whig[13][14]
| 1857 | John Dent | Whig[15][16]
|  | 1859 | Liberal | William Denison | Liberal
| 1860  | John Dent | Liberal
| 1869  | Sir Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt | Liberal
| 1874 | Sir Charles Legard, Bt | Conservative
| 1880 | William Sproston Caine | Liberal
| 1880 | John George Dodson | Liberal
| 1884  | Richard Steble | Liberal

* Representation reduced to one member (1885)

### MPs 1885–1918

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| 1885 | Sir George Sitwell | Conservative
| 1886 | Joshua Rowntree | Liberal
| 1892 | Sir George Sitwell | Conservative
| 1895 | Joseph Compton-Rickett | Liberal
| 1906 | Walter Rea | Liberal
| 1918 | constituency abolished

### MPs 1974–1997

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Election | Member[4] | Party

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| 1974 | Sir Michael Shaw | Conservative
| 1992 | John Sykes | Conservative
| 1997 | constituency abolished

## Elections 1640–1885

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### Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: Scarborough (2 seats)[9][17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Speaker | Charles Manners-Sutton | Unopposed
| Tory | Edmund Phipps | Unopposed
Registered electors | 36  |
| Speaker hold
| Tory hold
General election 1831: Scarborough (2 seats)[9][17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Speaker | Charles Manners-Sutton | Unopposed
| Tory | Edmund Phipps | Unopposed
Registered electors | 36  |
| Speaker hold
| Tory hold
General election 1832: Scarborough (2 seats)[18][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | 285  | 41.6
| Whig | George Cayley | 255  | 37.2
| Tory | Frederick Trench | 145  | 21.2
Majority  | 110  | 16.0
Turnout | 384  | 89.1
Registered electors | 431  |
| Whig gain from Speaker
| Whig gain from Tory
General election 1835: Scarborough (2 seats)[18][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Frederick Trench | 176  | 38.3  | +17.1
| Whig | John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | 161  | 35.1  | −6.5
| Whig | George Cayley | 122  | 26.6  | −10.6
Turnout | 267  | 64.8  | −24.3
Registered electors | 412  |  |
Majority  | 54  | 11.7  | N/A
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +17.1  |
Majority  | 39  | 8.5  | −7.5
| Whig hold | Swing | −7.5  |
General election 1837: Scarborough (2 seats)[18][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Frederick Trench | 225  | 35.8  | −2.5
| Whig | Sir Thomas Style, 8th Baronet  | 211  | 33.6  | +7.0
| Conservative | John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | 192  | 30.6  | −4.5
Turnout | 423  | 86.7  | +21.9
Registered electors | 488  |  |
Majority  | 14  | 2.2  | −1.0
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0  |
Majority  | 19  | 3.0  | −5.5
| Whig hold | Swing | +7.0  |

### Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: Scarborough (2 seats)[18][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | 296  | 37.7  | +7.1
| Conservative | Frederick Trench | 253  | 32.2  | −3.6
| Whig | Charles Beaumont Phipps | 237  | 30.2  | −3.4
Majority  | 16  | 2.0  | −0.2
Turnout | 510  | 90.4  | +3.7
Registered electors | 564  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.4  |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | −1.0  |
General election 1847: Scarborough (2 seats)[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Peelite | John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | Unopposed
| Whig | George Phipps | Unopposed
Registered electors | 670  |  |
| Peelite gain from Conservative
| Whig gain from Conservative

### Elections in the 1850s

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Phipps was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 19 July 1851: Scarborough (1 seat)[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Frederick Young | 314  | 52.8  | N/A
| Whig | George Phipps | 281  | 47.2  | N/A
Majority  | 33  | 5.6  | N/A
Turnout | 595  | 80.1  | N/A
Registered electors | 743  |  |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A |
General election 1852: Scarborough (2 seats)[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Peelite | John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | 422  | 37.6  | N/A
| Whig | George Phipps | 387  | 34.5  | N/A
| Conservative | George Frederick Young | 313  | 27.9  | N/A
Turnout | 561 (est)  | 69.7 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 805  |  |
Majority  | 35  | 3.1  | N/A
| Peelite hold | Swing | N/A |
Majority  | 74  | 6.6  | N/A
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A |

Phipps was appointed Treasurer of the Household, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 1 January 1853: Scarborough (1 seat)[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | George Phipps | Unopposed
| Whig hold
General election 1857: Scarborough (2 seats)[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Peelite | John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | 540  | 40.8  | +3.2
| Whig | George Phipps | 508  | 38.4  | +3.9
| Conservative | Augustus Frederick Bayford[19][20] | 275  | 20.8  | −7.1
Turnout | 662 (est)  | 70.8 (est)  | +1.1
Registered electors | 934  |  |
Majority  | 32  | 2.4  | −0.7
| Peelite hold | Swing | +3.4  |
Majority  | 233  | 17.6  | +11.0
| Whig hold | Swing | +3.7  |

Phipps 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  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | John Dent | 373  | 57.1  | +18.7
| Conservative | George John Cayley[21] | 280  | 42.9  | +22.1
Majority  | 93  | 14.2  | −3.4
Turnout | 653  | 69.9  | −0.9
Registered electors | 934  |  |
| Whig hold | Swing | −1.7  |
General election 1859: Scarborough (2 seats)[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Denison | 562  | 35.2  | N/A
| Liberal | John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | 540  | 33.8  | −7.0
| Liberal | John Dent | 428  | 26.8  | −11.6
| Conservative | George John Cayley  | 66  | 4.1  | −16.7
Majority  | 112  | 7.0  | +4.6
Turnout | 798 (est)  | 82.5 (est)  | +11.7
Registered electors | 967  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.7  |

### Elections in the 1860s

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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  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Dent | 472  | 58.1  | +31.3
| Liberal | James Molyneux Caulfield[22] | 340  | 41.9  | N/A
Majority  | 132  | 16.2  | +9.2
Turnout | 812  | 75.3  | −7.2
Registered electors | 1,078  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1865: Scarborough (2 seats)[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | 932  | 45.5  | +11.7
| Liberal | John Dent | 674  | 32.9  | +6.1
| Conservative | George John Cayley  | 441  | 21.5  | +17.4
Majority  | 233  | 11.4  | +4.4
Turnout | 1,244 (est)  | 92.1 (est)  | +9.6
Registered electors | 1,351  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.3  |
General election 1868: Scarborough (2 seats)[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | 1,826  | 43.0  | −2.5
| Liberal | John Dent | 1,678  | 39.5  | +6.6
| Conservative | George John Cayley[23] | 742  | 17.5  | −4.0
Majority  | 936  | 22.0  | +10.6
Turnout | 2,494 (est)  | 84.1 (est)  | −8.0
Registered electors | 2,964  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.3  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.3  |

Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 12 March 1869: Scarborough (1 seat)[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | Unopposed
| Liberal hold

### Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: Scarborough (2 seats)[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Legard | 1,280  | 32.4  | +14.9
| Liberal | Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | 1,103  | 27.9  | −15.1
| Liberal | John Dent | 799  | 20.2  | −19.3
| Liberal | Thorold Rogers[24] | 772  | 19.5  | N/A
Majority  | 481  | 12.2  | N/A
Turnout | 2,617 (est)  | 72.1 (est)  | −12.0
Registered electors | 3,631  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +16.1  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −15.0  |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: Scarborough (2 seats)[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone | 2,157  | 29.3  | −4.5
| Liberal | William Sproston Caine | 2,065  | 28.0  | −5.8
| Conservative | John Cookson Fife-Cookson[25] | 1,581  | 21.5  | +5.3
| Conservative | Charles Legard | 1,562  | 21.2  | +5.0
Majority  | 503  | 6.8  | N/A
Turnout | 3,683 (est)  | 85.6 (est)  | +13.5
Registered electors | 4,302  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.9  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −5.4  |

Johnstone's resignation caused a by-election.

Dodson By-election, 31 July 1880: Scarborough[26][18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Dodson | 1,828  | 53.2  | −4.1
| Conservative | Arthur Duncombe[27] | 1,606  | 46.8  | +4.1
Majority  | 222  | 6.4  | −0.4
Turnout | 3,434  | 79.8  | −5.8 (est)
Registered electors | 4,302  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.1  |

Dodson was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Monk Bretton, causing a by-election.

By-election, 5 November 1884: Scarborough[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Richard Steble | 1,895  | 54.1  | −3.2
| Conservative | George Sitwell | 1,606  | 45.9  | +3.2
Majority  | 289  | 8.2  | +1.8
Turnout | 3,501  | 84.0  | −1.6 (est)
Registered electors | 4,167  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.2  |

Caine was appointed Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 28 November 1884: Scarborough[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Sproston Caine | 1,832  | 52.8  | −4.5
| Conservative | George Sitwell | 1,639  | 47.2  | +4.5
Majority  | 193  | 5.6  | −2.6
Turnout | 3,471  | 83.3  | −2.3 (est)
Registered electors | 4,167  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.5  |

## Elections 1885–1918

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### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1885: Scarborough [28][29][30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Sitwell | 2,185  | 51.6  | +8.9
| Liberal | John Glover  | 2,048  | 48.4  | −8.9
Majority  | 137  | 3.2  | N/A
Turnout | 4,233  | 90.7  | +5.1 (est)
Registered electors | 4,666  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.9  |
General election 1886: Scarborough [28][29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Joshua Rowntree | 2,122  | 51.2  | +2.8
| Conservative | George Sitwell | 2,020  | 48.8  | −2.8
Majority  | 102  | 2.4  | N/A
Turnout | 4,142  | 88.8  | −1.9
Registered electors | 4,666  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.8  |

### Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1892: Scarborough [28][29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Sitwell | 2,293  | 51.9  | +3.1
| Liberal | Joshua Rowntree | 2,122  | 48.1  | −3.1
Majority  | 171  | 3.8  | N/A
Turnout | 4,415  | 90.5  | +1.7
Registered electors | 4,877  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.1  |
Rickett General election 1895: Scarborough [28][29][31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Joseph Compton-Rickett | 2,415  | 50.2  | +2.1
| Conservative | George Sitwell | 2,391  | 49.8  | −2.1
Majority  | 24  | 0.4  | N/A
Turnout | 4,806  | 91.0  | +0.5
Registered electors | 5,284  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.1  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1900: Scarborough [28][29][31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Joseph Compton-Rickett | 2,548  | 51.1  | +0.9
| Conservative | George Sitwell | 2,441  | 48.9  | −0.9
Majority  | 107  | 2.2  | +1.8
Turnout | 4,989  | 87.1  | −3.9
Registered electors | 5,730  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.9  |
General election 1906: Scarborough [28][29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Walter Rea | 3,128  | 54.4  | +3.3
| Conservative | Charles Edward Hunter  | 2,619  | 45.6  | −3.3
Majority  | 509  | 8.8  | +6.6
Turnout | 5,747  | 92.0  | +4.9
Registered electors | 6,250  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.3  |

### Elections in the 1910s

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General election January 1910: Scarborough [28][32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Walter Rea | 3,011  | 52.5  | −1.9
| Conservative | George Monckton-Arundell | 2,719  | 47.5  | +1.9
Majority  | 292  | 5.0  | −3.8
Turnout | 5,730  | 92.9  | +0.9
Registered electors | 6,166  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.9  |
General election December 1910: Scarborough [28][32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Walter Rea | 2,763  | 50.5  | −2.0
| Conservative | George Monckton-Arundell | 2,711  | 49.5  | +2.0
Majority  | 52  | 1.0  | −4.0
Turnout | 5,474  | 88.8  | −4.1
Registered electors | 6,166  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.0  |

General 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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

* Liberal: Walter Rea
* Unionist:

By-election, 1915: Scarborough [28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Walter Rea | Unopposed
| Liberal hold

## Elections 1970–1997

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### Elections in the 1970s

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General election February 1974: Scarborough  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Shaw | 21,858  | 47.66  |
| Liberal | Michael Ford Pitts  | 16,751  | 36.53  |
| Labour | D. J. Taylor-Goodby  | 7,034  | 15.34  |
| Independent  | M. J. Ellis  | 114  | 0.25  |
| Ind. Conservative | B. M. Stoker  | 102  | 0.22  |
Majority  | 5,107  | 11.13  |
Turnout | 45,859  | 78.93  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Scarborough  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Shaw | 19,831  | 49.73  |
| Liberal | Michael J. L. Brook  | 10,123  | 25.39  |
| Labour | D. J. Taylor-Goodby  | 9,923  | 24.88  |
Majority  | 9,708  | 24.34  |
Turnout | 39,877  | 68.10  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1979: Scarborough  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Shaw | 23,669  | 53.16  |
| Labour | E. J. Lahteela  | 11,344  | 25.48  |
| Liberal | S. Galloway  | 9,025  | 20.27  |
| Independent  | T. Yelin  | 487  | 1.09  | New
Majority  | 12,325  | 27.68  |
Turnout | 44,525  | 73.12  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1983: Scarborough[33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Shaw | 27,977  | 54.25  |
| SDP | Rosamund Jordan  | 14,048  | 27.24  |
| Labour | John Battersby  | 9,545  | 18.51  |
Majority  | 13,929  | 27.01  |
Turnout | 51,570  | 71.27  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1987: Scarborough[34] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Shaw | 27,672  | 50.65  |
| SDP | Hilary Callan  | 14,046  | 25.71  |
| Labour | Mark Wolstenholme  | 12,913  | 23.64  |
Majority  | 13,626  | 24.94  |
Turnout | 54,631  | 73.22  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Election in the 1990s

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General election 1992: Scarborough[35][36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Sykes | 29,334  | 49.8  | −0.8
| Labour | David L. Billing  | 17,600  | 29.9  | +6.3
| Liberal Democrats | A. Davenport  | 11,133  | 18.9  | −6.8
| Green | Richard C. Richardson  | 876  | 1.5  | New
Majority  | 11,734  | 19.9  | −5.0
Turnout | 58,943  | 77.2  | +4.0
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.6  |

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire

## Notes and references

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1. ^ a b Hinderwell, Thomas. The history and antiquities of Scarborough: with a brief memoir of the author. p. 138.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Knighted 1626
4. ^ a b c d Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
5. ^ 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"
6. ^ Created a baronet as Sir John Legard, December 1660
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ Created a baronet as Sir John Major, 1765
9. ^ 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, & Co. pp. 167–169.
10. ^ Became Lord Mulgrave in 1792
11. ^ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. p. 218.
12. ^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 221.
13. ^ a b c "The Elections". London Daily News. 29 July 1847. pp. 3–6. Retrieved 8 July 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
14. ^ a b c "Scarborough". Monmouthshire Beacon. 31 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 8 July 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
15. ^ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1854). Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 22. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. pp. 166–167. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
16. ^ "Election Intelligence". Cambridge Independent Press. 19 December 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 8 July 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
17. ^ a b Casey, Martin. "Scarborough". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
18. ^ 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.
19. ^ "Election Intelligence". Yorkshire Gazette. 21 March 1857. p. 10. Retrieved 8 July 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
20. ^ "Abstract of Title to the Folly Farm and Cross Lane Cottages, p. Guilsfield". The National Archives. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
21. ^ "Scarborough Election". Yorkshire Gazette. 19 December 1857. p. 9. Retrieved 8 July 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
22. ^ "Representation of Scarborough". Yorkshire Gazette. 28 January 1860. p. 10. Retrieved 17 March 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
23. ^ "Election Intelligence". The Morning Post. 29 September 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 17 March 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
24. ^ "The New Parliament". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 5 February 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
25. ^ "Scarborough". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 31 March 1880. p. 6. Retrieved 10 December 2017 - via British Newspaper Archive.
26. ^ "Elections, &c". The Cornishman. No. 108\. 5 August 1880. p. 6.
27. ^ "Scarborough Election: The Nominations". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 29 July 1880. p. 8. Retrieved 10 December 2017 - via British Newspaper Archive.
28. ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 182\. ISBN 9781349022984.
29. ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
30. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
31. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
32. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
33. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
34. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
35. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
36. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

## Sources

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* D. Brunton & D. H. Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
* Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [1]
* 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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