Grantham and Bourne (UK Parliament constituency)

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Grantham and Bourne
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Grantham and Bourne (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
East Midlands - Grantham and Bourne constituency.svg
Boundary of Grantham and Bourne in the East Midlands
County Lincolnshire
Electorate 72,021 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Grantham and Bourne
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Gareth Davies (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Grantham and Stamford

Grantham and Bourne is a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] It was first contested at the 2024 general election.

Contents

Boundaries

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the composition of the constituency was defined as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It comprises the majority of the abolished constituency of Grantham and Stamford, excluding the town of Stamford and extended northwards to include a minority of the Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency.

1 Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, [4] [5] the part in the District of North Kesteven now comprises the following wards from the 2024 general election:

Members of Parliament

Grantham and Stamford prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Gareth Davies Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Grantham and Bourne [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gareth Davies [8] 16,770 36.4 −29.4
Labour Vipul Bechar [9] 12,27426.6+6.6
Reform UK Mike Rudkin [10] 9,39320.4+20.4
Green Anne Gayfer [11] 2,5705.6+1.3
Liberal Democrats John Vincent [12] 2,0274.4−4.6
Independent Ian Selby1,6423.6+3.6
Lincolnshire Independent Charmaine Morgan1,2452.7+1.8
SDP Alexander Mitchell [13] 2040.4+0.4
Majority4,4969.8−36.0
Turnout 46,27563.1−4.9
Conservative hold Swing -18.0

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
  4. ↑ LGBCE. "North Kesteven | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  5. ↑ "The North Kesteven (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  6. ↑ "New Seat Details - Grantham and Bourne". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  7. ↑ Grantham and Bourne
  8. ↑ "Gareth Davies for Grantham and Bourne in the UK Parliamentary general election".
  9. ↑ Grantham & Bourne CLP [@GranBourneCLP] (May 25, 2024). "I am delighted to be the candidate for Grantham and Bourne in the upcoming general election…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Find My PPC" (PDF). Reform UK . Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Full list of all Green Party candidates at the next general election". Bright Green. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "John Vincent for Grantham and Bourne in the UK Parliamentary general election".
  13. ↑ "General Election Candidates" . Retrieved 3 June 2024.


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