Scunthorpe

Current MP

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Labour

Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)

Efficiency 8.9/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Scunthorpe

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election5,143 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,845 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call an immediate general election1,937 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,417 local · 720,772 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act861 local · 550,136 total
• Fund cardiac screening at age 14 years and cardiac awareness programme805 local · 50,956 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers690 local · 427,447 total
• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only516 local · 195,930 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data499 local · 260,974 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 447 local · 281,794 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!408 local · 229,772 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures388 local · 257,938 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!370 local · 221,477 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there362 local · 257,442 total
• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions360 local · 209,956 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge351 local · 203,824 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office343 local · 203,445 total
• Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels342 local · 184,376 total
• Limit the sale and use of Fireworks to licence holders only314 local · 87,527 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison313 local · 191,591 total

About Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 73,855 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.