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:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Lincolnshire
EP constituency:	East Midlands

Grantham and Stamford is a county 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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3.1 Elections in the 2000s 3.2 Elections in the 1990s 4 See also

[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. In late June 2007, the incumbent Conservative MP Quentin Davies announced he was defecting to the Labour Party, shortly before Gordon Brown was due to take over the position of Prime Minister from Tony Blair. Grantham is notable as being the home town of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Year		Member	Party
	1997	Quentin Davies	Conservative
	2007		Labour

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

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 Democrat	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

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire

v • d • e Constituencies in the East Midlands Labour Amber Valley · Ashfield · Bassetlaw · Bolsover · Broxtowe · Corby · Derby North · Derby South · Erewash · Gedling · Grantham and Stamford · 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 · 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)