Gainsborough and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
Gainsborough and Horncastle | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Location of Lincolnshire within England. | |
County | Lincolnshire |
Major settlements | Gainsborough |
1983–1997 | |
Number of members | One |
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
The District of West Lindsey, and the District of East Lindsey wards of Binbrook, Donington on Bain, Horncastle, Roughton, Woodhall Spa, and Wragby.
Elections
Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1992: Gainsborough and Horncastle | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Edward Leigh | 31,444 | 54.0 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1980s
General Election 1987: Gainsborough | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Edward Leigh | 28,621 | 53.3 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | D Grace | 18,898 | 35.2 | -5.6 | |
Labour | R Naylor | 6,156 | 11.4 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 9,723 | 18.1 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 76.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1983: Gainsborough and Horncastle | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Edward Leigh | 25,625 | 50.9 | +3.1 | |
Liberal | A Phillips | 20,558 | 40.8 | ||
Labour | C James | 3,886 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 5,067 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 75.0 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
Coordinates: 53°21′N 0°30′W / 53.35°N 0.50°W