Gainsborough is a constituency[n 1] in Lincolnshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1983 by Sir Edward Leigh of the Conservative Party, who, since the 2024 general election, is the Father of the House.[n 2]
Gainsborough | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Lincolnshire |
Electorate | 74,750 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Market Rasen and Gainsborough |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Sir Edward Leigh (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Gainsborough and Horncastle |
1885–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | North Lincolnshire |
Replaced by | Gainsborough and Horncastle and Boothferry[2] |
History
editThe constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 that year, which lasted until it was reformed as Gainsborough and Horncastle on a boundary change for the 1983 election. That seat lasted until 1997, as from the mid-1990s population changes led to removal of Horncastle from the seat and recreation of the old seat with largely similar boundaries.
Boundaries
editThe constituency is named for its largest town of Gainsborough, on the western edge of the constituency.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Lincoln, the Sessional Divisions of Epworth, Gainsborough, Lincoln, and the parish of Bracebridge.
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Crowle and Gainsborough, and the Rural Districts of Gainsborough, Isle of Axholme, and Welton.
1950–1983: The Urban Districts of Gainsborough and Market Rasen, and the Rural Districts of Caistor, Gainsborough, Isle of Axholme, and Welton.
Constituency was abolished in 1983 and re-established in 1997
1997–2010: The District of West Lindsey, and the District of East Lindsey wards of Binbrook and Wragby.
2010–2024: The District of West Lindsey, and the District of East Lindsey ward of Wragby.
2024–present: The District of West Lindsey.[3]
Constituency profile
editThis relatively vast rural seat north of Lincoln is named after the small market town at its western boundary. Regeneration projects are attempting to reduce pockets of severe deprivation in the constituency, but most of the area is affluent, albeit remote from many major cities; the closest conurbation is the city of Lincoln to the immediate south. Scunthorpe and Grimsby are both close enough to the northern edge of the constituency to be significant to residents. Though arable farming dominates the landscape and noteworthy pig farming industry (see Lincolnshire sausages), agriculture is in decline and the service/creative sector dominates.[4] The seat has elected Conservative MPs since 1924 and is a stronghold, as well as giving its MPs very long tenures, having been represented by only three people since 1924.
Members of Parliament
editMPs 1885–1983
editNorth Lincolnshire prior to 1885
MPs since 1997
editGainsborough and Horncastle prior to 1997
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Sir Edward Leigh | Conservative |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Leigh | 16,636 | 35.6 | −30.7 | |
Labour | Jess McGuire | 13,104 | 28.1 | +6.9 | |
Reform UK | Pat O'Connor | 9,916 | 21.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rollings | 5,001 | 10.7 | +0.3 | |
Green | Vanessa Smith | 1,832 | 3.9 | N/A | |
SDP | Tim Mellors | 196 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,532 | 7.6 | −37.4 | ||
Turnout | 46,685 | 61.8 | −5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 75,836 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −18.8 |
Elections in the 2010s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Leigh | 33,893 | 66.4 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Perry Smith | 10,926 | 21.4 | −7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rollings | 5,157 | 10.1 | +3.0 | |
Independent | Mary Cavill | 1,070 | 2.1 | New | |
Majority | 22,967 | 45.0 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 51,046 | 66.9 | −1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.95 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Leigh | 31,790 | 61.8 | +9.1 | |
Labour | Catherine Tite | 14,767 | 28.7 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rollings | 3,630 | 7.1 | +0.4 | |
Green | Victoria Pearson | 1,238 | 2.4 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 17,023 | 33.1 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 51,575 | 68.0 | +0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.85 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Leigh | 25,949 | 52.7 | +3.4 | |
Labour | David Prescott | 10,500 | 21.3 | +5.7 | |
UKIP | John Saxon[10] | 7,727 | 15.7 | +11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rollings | 3,290 | 6.7 | −21.1 | |
Green | Geoff Barnes | 1,290 | 2.6 | New | |
Lincolnshire Independent | Chris Darcel | 505 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 15,449 | 31.4 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 48,261 | 67.3 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.15 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Leigh | 24,266 | 49.3 | +5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pat O'Connor | 13,707 | 27.8 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Jamie McMahon | 7,701 | 15.6 | −10.5 | |
UKIP | Steven Pearson | 2,065 | 4.2 | +0.1 | |
BNP | Malcolm Porter | 1,512 | 3.1 | New | |
Majority | 10,559 | 21.5 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 49,251 | 68.3 | +3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Elections in the 2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Leigh | 20,040 | 43.9 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Heath | 12,037 | 26.4 | −0.3 | |
Labour | John Knight | 11,744 | 25.7 | −1.4 | |
UKIP | Steven Pearson | 1,860 | 4.1 | New | |
Majority | 8,003 | 17.5 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 45,681 | 64.6 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Leigh | 19,555 | 46.2 | +3.1 | |
Labour | Alan Rhodes | 11,484 | 27.1 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Taylor | 11,280 | 26.7 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 8,071 | 19.1 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 42,319 | 64.2 | −10.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 |
Elections in the 1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Leigh | 20,593 | 43.1 | ||
Labour | Paul Taylor | 13,767 | 28.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 13,436 | 28.1 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 6,826 | 14.3 | |||
Turnout | 47,796 | 74.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Election results 1885–1979
editElections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Bennett | 4,955 | 56.3 | ||
Conservative | Charles Alexander Sim | 3,850 | 43.7 | ||
Majority | 1,105 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 8,805 | 79.3 | |||
Registered electors | 11,107 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Eyre | 4,123 | 50.5 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | Joseph Bennett | 4,038 | 49.5 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 85 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,161 | 73.5 | −5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,107 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.8 |
Elections in the 1890s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Bennett | 4,945 | 55.1 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | Henry Eyre | 4,037 | 44.9 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 908 | 10.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,982 | 77.8 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,546 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emerson Bainbridge | 5,077 | 54.1 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Edward Pearson | 4,301 | 45.9 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 776 | 8.2 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,378 | 71.8 | −6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 13,057 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.0 |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Seymour Fitzroy Ormsby-Gore | 4,661 | 50.2 | +4.3 | |
Liberal | Emerson Bainbridge | 4,624 | 49.8 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 37 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,285 | 75.3 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 12,328 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Leslie Renton | 5,922 | 53.9 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Charles Algernon Moreing | 5,071 | 46.1 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 851 | 7.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,993 | 88.9 | +13.6 | ||
Registered electors | 12,370 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.1 |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Jackson Bentham | 6,178 | 52.2 | −1.7 | |
Conservative | Robert Henderson | 5,663 | 47.8 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 515 | 4.4 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,841 | 89.9 | +1.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Jackson Bentham | 5,825 | 50.3 | −1.9 | |
Conservative | Archibald Weigall | 5,745 | 49.7 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 80 | 0.6 | −3.8 | ||
Turnout | 11,570 | 87.9 | −2.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.9 |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: George Jackson Bentham
- Unionist: John Molson
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | John Molson | 8,634 | 56.8 | +7.1 |
Liberal | George Jackson Bentham | 6,556 | 43.2 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 2,078 | 13.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 15,190 | 55.2 | −32.7 | ||
Registered electors | 27,503 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.1 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Molson | 9,015 | 42.7 | −14.1 | |
Liberal | Joel Seaverns | 7,216 | 34.2 | −9.0 | |
Labour | James Read | 4,884 | 23.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,799 | 8.5 | −5.1 | ||
Turnout | 21,115 | 77.6 | +22.4 | ||
Registered electors | 27,219 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Winfrey | 9,694 | 47.1 | +12.9 | |
Unionist | John Molson | 7,841 | 38.1 | −4.6 | |
Labour | James Read | 3,039 | 14.8 | −8.3 | |
Majority | 1,853 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20,574 | 75.4 | −2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 27,294 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | 8.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Harry Crookshank | 10,281 | 47.1 | +9.0 | |
Labour | F J Knowles | 5,958 | 27.3 | +12.5 | |
Liberal | Richard Winfrey | 5,590 | 25.6 | −21.5 | |
Majority | 4,323 | 19.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,829 | 79.0 | +3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 27,619 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | −1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Harry Crookshank | 10,058 | 37.1 | −10.0 | |
Liberal | Arthur Neal | 9,991 | 36.9 | +11.3 | |
Labour | George Deer | 7,032 | 26.0 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 67 | 0.2 | −19.6 | ||
Turnout | 27,081 | 79.7 | −0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 33,977 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −10.7 |
Election in the 1930s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Crookshank | 14,839 | 51.7 | +14.6 | |
Liberal | Henry Purchase | 8,009 | 27.9 | −9.0 | |
Labour | George Deer | 5,856 | 20.4 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 6,830 | 23.8 | +23.6 | ||
Turnout | 28,704 | 83.2 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Crookshank | 12,597 | 44.8 | −6.9 | |
Liberal | John Johnson Till Ferens | 10,840 | 38.5 | +10.6 | |
Labour | E Pittwood | 4,698 | 16.7 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 1,757 | 6.3 | −17.5 | ||
Turnout | 28,135 | 80.4 | −2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1939–40:
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Harry Crookshank,
- Liberal: Margaret Wintringham
Election in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Crookshank | 11,081 | 38.5 | −6.3 | |
Labour | Gerald Samson Saville | 9,436 | 32.8 | +16.1 | |
Liberal | Roy Desmond Robinson | 8,284 | 28.8 | −9.7 | |
Majority | 1,645 | 5.7 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 28,801 | 75.2 | −5.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Crookshank | 17,066 | 41.4 | ||
Labour | Gerald Samson Saville | 14,890 | 36.1 | ||
Liberal | Henry Ivan Spence | 9,276 | 22.5 | ||
Majority | 2,176 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 41,232 | 83.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Crookshank | 19,915 | 49.1 | +7.7 | |
Labour | Gordon RS Hawkins | 16,074 | 39.6 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | John Gregory | 4,580 | 11.3 | −11.2 | |
Majority | 3,841 | 9.5 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 40,569 | 80.1 | −3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Crookshank | 22,576 | 55.8 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Gordon RS Hawkins | 17,107 | 44.2 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 4,469 | 11.6 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 39,683 | 76.8 | −3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Kimball | 12,836 | 40.8 | −15.0 | |
Labour | Henry Walston | 11,830 | 37.6 | −6.6 | |
Liberal | Henry Ivan Spence | 6,806 | 21.6 | New | |
Majority | 1,006 | 3.2 | −8.4 | ||
Turnout | 31,472 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Kimball | 20,056 | 49.6 | −6.2 | |
Labour | Henry Walston | 13,247 | 32.8 | −11.4 | |
Liberal | Roy Douglas | 7,147 | 17.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,809 | 16.8 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 40,450 | 80.8 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Kimball | 19,235 | 47.7 | −1.9 | |
Labour | Douglas Poirier | 12,126 | 30.1 | −2.7 | |
Liberal | Roy Douglas | 8,930 | 22.2 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 7,109 | 17.6 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 40,291 | 78.2 | −2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Kimball | 18,770 | 47.2 | −0.5 | |
Labour | Alan Day | 14,904 | 37.5 | +7.4 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey R S Stevenson | 6,064 | 15.3 | −6.9 | |
Majority | 3,866 | 9.7 | −7.9 | ||
Turnout | 39,738 | 75.8 | −2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.95 |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Kimball | 22,163 | 50.2 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Maurice P Tracy | 14,454 | 32.7 | −4.8 | |
Liberal | Roger Blackmore | 7,543 | 17.1 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 7,709 | 17.5 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 44,163 | 74.6 | −1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Kimball | 22,177 | 44.2 | −6.0 | |
Liberal | Roger Blackmore | 15,967 | 31.8 | +14.7 | |
Labour | Terry J Lansbury | 12,011 | 24.0 | −8.7 | |
Majority | 6,210 | 12.4 | −5.1 | ||
Turnout | 50,155 | 82.0 | +7.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Kimball | 19,163 | 41.5 | −2.7 | |
Liberal | Roger Blackmore | 15,195 | 32.9 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Terry J Lansbury | 11,797 | 25.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 3,968 | 8.6 | −3.8 | ||
Turnout | 46,155 | 74.8 | −7.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Kimball | 24,040 | 46.4 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | Roger Blackmore | 16,885 | 32.6 | −0.3 | |
Labour | Willy Bach | 10,335 | 20.0 | −5.6 | |
Ind. Conservative | R E August | 570 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 7,155 | 13.8 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 51,830 | 79.0 | +4.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election results following boundary changes
editFor 1983 – 1992, see Gainsborough and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
edit- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "'Gainsborough', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
- ^ "Local statistics – Office for National Statistics". ons.gov.uk.
- ^ "Gainsborough – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Gainsborough Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election – 8 June 2017". West Lindsey District Council. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Gainsborough parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "UKIP candidate John Saxon will challenge veteran Tory Sir Edward Leigh's seat in Gainsborough and Market Rasen". Lincolnshire Echo. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "UK > England > East Midlands > Gainsborough". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS Craig
- ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
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)
External links
edit- Gainsborough UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Gainsborough UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Gainsborough UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK