Gainsborough and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
| Gainsborough and Horncastle | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Location of Lincolnshire within England | |
| County | Lincolnshire |
| Major settlements | Gainsborough |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Gainsborough, Horncastle and Louth[1] |
| Replaced by | Gainsborough and Louth & Horncastle[1] |
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.
For elections prior to 1983, and from 1997, see Gainsborough.
Boundaries
[edit]The District of West Lindsey, and the District of East Lindsey wards of Binbrook, Donington on Bain, Horncastle, Roughton, Woodhall Spa, and Wragby.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Edward Leigh | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
[edit]| 1979 notional result[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 23,304 | 47.1 | |
| Liberal | 15,868 | 32.1 | |
| Labour | 9,817 | 19.8 | |
| Others | 520 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | 49,509 | ||
| Electorate | |||
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Leigh | 25,625 | 50.9 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal | Andrew Phillips | 20,558 | 40.8 | +9.0 | |
| Labour | Carl James | 3,886 | 7.7 | −12.1 | |
| Majority | 5,067 | 10.1 | −4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 50,069 | 75.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 67,115 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Leigh | 28,621 | 53.3 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal | David Grace | 18,898 | 35.2 | −5.9 | |
| Labour | Robin Naylor | 6,156 | 11.4 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 9,723 | 18.1 | +8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 53,675 | 76.9 | +1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 69,760 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Leigh | 31,444 | 54.0 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 15,199 | 26.1 | −9.1 | |
| Labour | Fiona Jones | 11,619 | 20.0 | +8.5 | |
| Majority | 16,245 | 27.9 | +9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 58,262 | 80.9 | +3.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,038 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "'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.
- ^ "BBC/ITN NOTIONAL ELECTION 1979". election.demon.co.uk. BBC/ITN. Archived from the original on 28 May 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Sources
[edit]- 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)