Grantham and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Grantham and Stamford
County constituency

Grantham and Stamford shown within Lincolnshire, and Lincolnshire shown within England
Created: 1997
MP: Quentin Davies
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: Lincolnshire
EP constituency: East Midlands

Grantham and Stamford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers the area around Grantham and Stamford in Lincolnshire. It roughly corresponds to the South Kesteven local government district. Most of the constituency was formerly in the Grantham constituency.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Grantham and Stamford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Quentin Davies 22,109 46.9 +0.8
Labour Ian Selby 14,664 31.1 −5.2
Liberal Democrats Patrick O'Connor 7,838 16.6 +2.2
UK Independence Stuart Rising 1,498 3.2 0.0
English Democrats Benedict Brown 774 1.6 N/A
Organisation of Free Democrats John Andrews 264 0.6 N/A
Majority 7,445 15.8 +6.0
Turnout 47,147 63.6 +2.3
Conservative hold Swing 3.0
General Election 2001: Grantham and Stamford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Quentin Davies 21,329 46.1 +3.3
Labour John Robinson 16,811 36.3 -1.4
Liberal Democrats Jane Carr 6,665 14.4 +1.9
UK Independence Marilyn Swain 1,484 3.2 +2.2
Majority 4,518 9.8
Turnout 46,289 61.3 -11.9
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1997: Grantham and Stamford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Quentin Davies 22,672 42.8 N/A
Labour Peter Denning 19,980 37.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Sellick 6,612 12.5 N/A
Referendum Party Marilyn Swain 2,721 5.1 N/A
UK Independence M. Charlesworth 556 1.0 N/A
ProLife Alliance R. Clark 314 0.6 N/A
Natural Law R. Harper 115 0.2 N/A
Majority 2,692 N/A
Turnout 73.3 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

[edit] See also

Constituencies in the East Midlands
Labour

Amber Valley | Ashfield | Bassetlaw | Bolsover | Broxtowe | Corby | Derby North | Derby South | Erewash | Gedling | High Peak | Leicester East | Leicester South | Leicester West | Lincoln | Loughborough | Mansfield | Northampton North | North East Derbyshire | North West Leicestershire | Nottingham East | Nottingham North | Nottingham South | Sherwood | South Derbyshire

Conservative

Blaby | Boston and Skegness | Bosworth | Charnwood | Daventry | Gainsborough | Grantham and Stamford | Harborough | Kettering | Louth and Horncastle | Newark | Northampton South | Rushcliffe | Rutland and Melton | Sleaford and North Hykeham | South Holland and The Deepings | Wellingborough | West Derbyshire

Liberal Democrat

Chesterfield

East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) | UKIP (2) | Labour (1) | Liberal Democrats (1)