Gainsborough and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)

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]

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.

Members of Parliament

Year		Member	Party
	1983	Edward Leigh	Conservative
	1997	constituency abolished

Election results

1979 notional result [2]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	23,304	47.1
	Liberal	15,868	32.1
	Labour	9,817	19.8
	Others	520	1.1
Turnout		49,509
Electorate

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Gainsborough and Horncastle ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Leigh	25,625	50.9	+4.1
	Liberal	Andrew Phillips	20,558	40.8	+9.0
	Labour	Carl James	3,886	7.7	−12.1
Majority			5,067	10.1	−4.9
Turnout			50,069	75.0
Registered electors			67,115
	Conservative win (new seat)

General election 1987: Gainsborough and Horncastle ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Leigh	28,621	53.3	+2.1
	Liberal	David Grace	18,898	35.2	−5.9
	Labour	Robin Naylor	6,156	11.4	+3.7
Majority			9,723	18.1	+8.0
Turnout			53,675	76.9	+1.9
Registered electors			69,760
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Gainsborough and Horncastle ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Leigh	31,444	54.0	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Taylor	15,199	26.1	−9.1
	Labour	Fiona Jones	11,619	20.0	+8.5
Majority			16,245	27.9	+9.8
Turnout			58,262	80.9	+3.9
Registered electors			72,038
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.9

References

1. "'Gainsborough and Horncastle', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
2. "BBC/ITN NOTIONAL ELECTION 1979". election.demon.co.uk. BBC/ITN. Archived from the original on 28 May 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
3. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
4. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
5. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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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