News :Brigg

… that enters a Westminster election has to pay a £500 deposit, a move designed to stop the prevalence of “fringe” candidates entering the election. Here is the picture in Scunthorpe, Brigg and Goole and Cleethorpes (which includes Barton-upon-Humber).

Mr Percy beat Labour candidate Terence Smith, who finished second with 14,856 votes but increased his party’s share of the vote by more than 3,000. But the Conservative success in Brigg and Goole was not replicated across the country, as the party lost …Andrew Percy retains Brigg & Goole for ConservativesLincolnshire Reporterall 3 news articles »

Now that the votes have been cast and the polls have officially closed, the time has come to await the results of General Election 2017. The election was called back in April as Prime Minister Theresa May gained two-thirds of a majority in the House of 

Mr Percy said he never expected to be elected three times in a row by the people of the constituency. “If you had asked me back in 2010 whether or not I would make it through three elections I would have laughed,” he said. “I’m grateful that the people …Andrew Percy retains Brigg & Goole for ConservativesLincolnshire Reporterall 3 news articles »

Andrew Percy retained the seat of Brigg and Goole for the Conservative Party at this year’s General Election. Mr Percy polled 27219 votes to increase his …Andrew Percy retains Brigg & Goole for ConservativesLincolnshire Reporterall 3 news articles »