Brigg and Immingham
Brigg and Immingham is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Created as a result of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The current MP is Conservative Martin Vickers, who represented the predecessor seat of Cleethorpes from 2010 to 2024.
Constituency profile
The Brigg and Immingham constituency is located in northern Lincolnshire and covers the rural areas along the Humber Estuary between the large towns of Grimsby and Scunthorpe. The largest settlement in the constituency is the town of Barton-upon-Humber with a population of around 11,000. Other settlements include the port town of Immingham and the small towns of Brigg and Broughton. The area has a history of clay mining, and the Port of Immingham—when taken together with the adjoining Port of Grimsby—is the busiest port in the United Kingdom by tonnage.Compared to national averages, residents of the constituency are older, more religious and have average levels of wealth and professional employment. There is some deprivation in Immingham but the constituency also contains affluent villages on the outskirts of Grimsby like New Waltham. White people make up 97% of the population. At the local council level, all of the constituency's seats are represented by Conservative councillors. The constituency voted strongly in favour of leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum with an estimated 66% of voters supporting Brexit, placing it in the top 10% of Brexit-supporting constituencies in the country.
Boundaries
The 2023 review defined the constituency as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:- The Borough of North East Lincolnshire wards of: Humberston and New Waltham; Immingham; Scartho; Waltham; Wolds.
- The District of North Lincolnshire wards of: Barton; Brigg and Wolds; Broughton and Appleby; Ferry.
- The Borough of North East Lincolnshire wards of: Humberston and New Waltham; Immingham; Scartho; Waltham; Wolds.
- The District of North Lincolnshire wards of: Barton; Brigg & Wolds ; Broughton & Scawby ; Burton upon Stather & Winterton ; Ferry.
- The majority of the abolished Cleethorpes constituency - excluding the town of Cleethorpes itself
- The Scartho ward from the abolished Great Grimsby constituency
- The towns of Brigg and Broughton, and rural areas to the north, from the abolished Brigg and Goole constituency.