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.
| Gainsborough and Horncastle | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Location of Lincolnshire within England | |
| County | Lincolnshire |
| Major settlements | Gainsborough |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Gainsborough, Horncastle and Louth[1] |
| Replaced by | Gainsborough and Louth & Horncastle[1] |
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.
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Edward Leigh | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Leigh | 25,625 | 50.9 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal | Andrew Phillips | 20,558 | 40.8 | ||
| Labour | Carl James | 3,886 | 7.7 | ||
| Majority | 5,067 | 10.1 | |||
| Turnout | 50,069 | 75.0 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Leigh | 28,621 | 53.3 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | David Grace | 18,898 | 35.2 | −5.6 | |
| Labour | Robin Naylor | 6,156 | 11.4 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 9,723 | 18.1 | +8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 53,675 | 76.9 | +1.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Leigh | 31,444 | 54.0 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | 58,262 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
Sources
- 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)
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