Gainsborough and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
Gainsborough and Horncastle is a former county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It existed from 1983 to 1997. The area of and around Horncastle is now in the constituency of Louth and Horncastle.
| Gainsborough and Horncastle | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Location of Lincolnshire within England | |
| County | Lincolnshire |
| Major settlements | Gainsborough |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Gainsborough and Louth & Horncastle[1] |
| Created from | Gainsborough, Horncastle and Louth[1] |
For elections prior to 1983, and from 1997, see Gainsborough.
Boundaries
The District of West Lindsey, and the District of East Lindsey wards of Binbrook, Donington on Bain, Horncastle, Roughton, Woodhall Spa, and Wragby.
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Leigh | 25,625 | 50.9 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal | Andrew Phillips | 20,558 | 40.8 | ||
| Labour | C James | 3,886 | 7.7 | ||
| Majority | 5,067 | 10.1 | |||
| Turnout | 50,069 | 75.0 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Leigh | 28,621 | 53.3 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | David Grace | 18,898 | 35.2 | −5.6 | |
| Labour | Robin Naylor | 6,156 | 11.4 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 9,723 | 18.1 | +8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 53,675 | 76.9 | +1.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Leigh | 31,444 | 54.0 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 15,199 | 26.1 | −9.1 | |
| Labour | Fiona Jones | 11,619 | 20.0 | +8.6 | |
| Majority | 16,245 | 27.9 | +9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 58,262 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "'Gainsborough and Horncastle', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.