Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)

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Louth and Horncastle
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
East Midlands - Louth and Horncastle constituency.svg
Boundary of Louth and Horncastle in the East Midlands
County Lincolnshire
Electorate 75,959 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Louth, Horncastle, Mablethorpe, Sutton-on-Sea
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of Parliament Victoria Atkins [2] (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from East Lindsey

Louth and Horncastle is a constituency [n 1] in Lincolnshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Victoria Atkins, a Conservative. [n 2]

Contents

Boundaries

History of boundaries

From 1885 to 1983, Louth and Horncastle both existed as separate constituencies. Then in 1983, Horncastle was moved into the new seat of Gainsborough and Horncastle, while Louth was moved into the newly formed East Lindsey constituency. These boundaries remained the same until 1997, when the current Louth and Horncastle constituency was formed.

1997–2010

The District of East Lindsey wards of Alford, Chapel St Leonards, Coningsby, Donington on Bain, Fotherby, Grimoldby, Halton Holegate, Hogsthorpe, Holton le Clay, Horncastle, Hundleby, Legbourne, Mablethorpe, Mareham le Fen, Marshchapel, New Leake, North Holme, North Somercotes, North Thoresby, Partney, Priory, Roughton, St James', St Margaret's, St Mary's, St Michael's, Spilsby, Sutton and Trusthorpe, Tattershall, Tetford, Tetney, Theddlethorpe St Helen, Trinity, Willoughby with Sloothby, Withern with Stain, and Woodhall Spa.

2010–2024

The District of East Lindsey wards of Alford, Binbrook, Chapel St Leonards, Coningsby and Tattershall, Grimoldby, Halton Holegate, Holton le Clay, Horncastle, Hundleby, Legbourne, Ludford, Mablethorpe Central, Mablethorpe East, Mablethorpe North, Mareham le Fen, Marshchapel, North Holme, North Somercotes, North Thoresby, Priory, Roughton, St James', St Margaret's, St Mary's, St Michael's, Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven, Spilsby, Sutton on Sea North, Sutton on Sea South, Tetford, Tetney, Trinity, Trusthorpe and Mablethorpe South, Willoughby with Sloothby, Withern with Stain, and Woodhall Spa.

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The two wards of Chapel St Leonards and Willoughby with Sloothby were transferred to Boston and Skegness, whilst the previously orphaned ward of Wragby was added from Gainsborough.

Constituency profile

This large stretch of Lincolnshire coastline includes the seaside resorts of Mablethorpe and Sutton-on-Sea, this immediate coastline has a minority of small output areas with severe deprivation following the decline of the tourism industry apart from holiday cottages, being further north than popular family resorts in Skegness. [4] The seat's eponymous towns of Louth and Horncastle lie inland amid a rural area of the Lincolnshire Wolds where farming is an important sector, with most constituents on modest to mid-level income and low unemployment. [ citation needed ]

History

The seat was created in 1997. Conservatives have been dominant in the area for decades, the closest result was in 1997, when a Labour Party candidate came the closest of any opponents to being elected.

Members of Parliament

The MP for this seat is Victoria Atkins. She succeeded Peter Tapsell at the 2015 general election. He previously represented the predecessor seats of East Lindsey and Horncastle from 1966 to 1997, and before that represented Nottingham West from 1959 to 1964 before being defeated by Labour. Prior to standing down, he was the longest-serving Conservative MP, albeit with the break in service, and from 2001, he was the only MP of any party first elected in the 1950s. Following the retirement of Alan Williams, Tapsell became, on his re-election in 2010, Father of the House. He was succeeded in the honorific position in 2015 by Sir Gerald Kaufman.

Before 1997, see East Lindsey

ElectionMember [5] Party
1997 Sir Peter Tapsell Conservative
2015 Victoria Atkins Conservative

Elections

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Houth & Horncastle election results 1983-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Louth and Horncastle [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria Atkins 17,441 37.5 −35.0
Reform UK Sean Matthews11,93525.7N/A
Labour Jonathan Slater10,47522.5+4.8
Green Robert Watson2,5045.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Ross Pepper2,3645.1−2.7
Independent Paul Hugill1,3592.9N/A
Monster Raving Loony Iconic Arty-Pole3090.7−1.3
SDP Marcus Moorehouse920.2N/A
Majority5,50611.8−43.4
Turnout 46,47960.6−4.9
Registered electors 76,882
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Louth and Horncastle [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria Atkins 38,021 72.7 +8.8
Labour Ellie Green9,15317.5−9.2
Liberal Democrats Ross Pepper4,1147.9+4.1
Monster Raving Loony The Iconic Arty-Pole1,0442.0+1.1
Majority28,86855.2+18.0
Turnout 52,33265.5−3.7
Conservative hold Swing +8.95
General election 2017: Louth and Horncastle [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria Atkins 33,733 63.9 +12.7
Labour Julie Speed14,09226.7+8.7
UKIP Jonathan Noble2,4604.7−16.7
Liberal Democrats Lisa Gabriel1,9903.8−0.7
Monster Raving Loony The Iconic Arty Pole4960.9+0.4
Majority19,64137.2+7.4
Turnout 52,77169.2+2.0
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
General election 2015: Louth and Horncastle [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria Atkins 25,755 51.2 +1.6
UKIP Colin Mair10,77821.4+17.1
Labour Matthew Brown9,07718.0+0.7
Liberal Democrats Lisa Gabriel2,2554.5−17.7
Green Romy Rayner1,5493.1New
Lincolnshire Independent Daniel Simpson6591.3+0.2
Monster Raving Loony Peter Hill [11] 2630.5New
Majority14,97729.8+2.4
Turnout 50,33667.23+2.2
Conservative hold Swing −7.8
General election 2010: Louth and Horncastle [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Tapsell 25,065 49.6 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Fiona Martin11,19422.2+1.6
Labour Patrick Mountain8,76017.3−8.0
BNP Julia Green2,1994.4New
UKIP Pat Nurse2,1834.3−3.4
Lincolnshire Independent Daniel Simpson5761.1New
English Democrat Colin Mair [14] 5171.0New
Majority13,87127.4+5.3
Turnout 50,49465.0+2.8
Conservative hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Louth and Horncastle [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Tapsell 21,744 46.6 −1.9
Labour Frank Hodgkiss11,84825.4−6.1
Liberal Democrats Fiona Martin9,48020.3+0.2
UKIP Christopher Pain3,6117.7New
Majority9,89621.2+4.2
Turnout 46,68362.0−0.1
Conservative hold Swing +2.1
General election 2001: Louth and Horncastle [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Tapsell 21,543 48.5 +5.1
Labour David Bolland13,98931.5+1.9
Liberal Democrats Fiona Martin8,92820.1−4.3
Majority7,55417.0+3.2
Turnout 44,46062.1−10.3
Conservative hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Louth and Horncastle [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Tapsell 21,699 43.4
Labour John Hough14,79929.6
Liberal Democrats Fiona Martin12,20724.4
Green Rosemary Robinson1,2482.5
Majority6,90013.8
Turnout 49,95372.6
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ 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.

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Horncastle was a county constituency in Lincolnshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. MPs were elected by the first past the post system of voting.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gainsborough and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–1997

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirkby on Bain</span> Village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England

Kirkby on Bain is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Bain between Horncastle and Coningsby, and just west of the A153 road. Close to the north is the village of Haltham. In 2011 the parish had a population of 295.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tetford</span> Village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Willoughby with Sloothby</span> Human settlement in England

Willoughby with Sloothby is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England. The parish includes the settlements of Willoughby and Sloothby as well as the hamlets and villages of Bonthorpe, Mawthorpe, Hasthorpe and Habertoft. The parish covers quite a large area of East Lindsey with the towns of Alford, Mablethorpe, Spilsby, Skegness and Burgh le Marsh situated near the parish. The parish's nearest railway station is Skegness. The village of Willoughby was served by a station on the former East Lincolnshire Railway and Mablethorpe Loop Line. However, it closed in 1970 and so did the lines. The station master's house and a section of platform and goods shed survive near the site.

References

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  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 1 East Midlands.
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  5. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
  6. ↑ Louth and Horncastle
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  9. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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