Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)

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Louth and Horncastle
County constituency

Louth and Horncastle shown within Lincolnshire, and Lincolnshire shown within England
Created: 1997
MP: Peter Tapsell
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: Lincolnshire
EP constituency: East Midlands

Louth and Horncastle 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.

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[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Louth and Horncastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Tapsell 21,744 46.6 −1.9
Labour Frank Hodgkiss 11,848 25.4 −6.1
Liberal Democrat Fiona Martin 9,480 20.3 +0.2
UK Independence Christopher Pain 3,611 7.7 N/A
Majority 9,896 21.2
Turnout 46,683 62.0 −0.1
Conservative hold Swing +2.1
General Election 2001: Louth and Horncastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Tapsell 21,543 48.5 +5.0
Labour David Bolland 13,989 31.5 +1.8
Liberal Democrat Fiona Martin 8,928 20.1 -4.4
Majority 7,554 17.0
Turnout 44,460 62.1 -10.4
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1997: Louth and Horncastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Tapsell 21,699 43.4 N/A
Labour John Hough 14,799 29.6 N/A
Liberal Democrat Fiona Martin 12,207 24.4 N/A
Green Rosemary Robinson 1,248 2.5 N/A
Majority 6,900 N/A
Turnout 72.6 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

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