Bridlington was a constituency in East Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England, in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... The United Kingdom general election in 1950 was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...

Members of Parliament

• 1950 – 1979: Richard Frederick Wood, later Baron Holderness
• 1979 – 1997: John Townend

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Townend is a United Kingdom politician. ...