Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Gainsborough County constituency |
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| Gainsborough shown within Lincolnshire, and Lincolnshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885 |
| MP: | Edward Leigh |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Lincolnshire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
Gainsborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprises the West Lindsey district, and the Wragby ward of the East Lindsey district.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1924 – 1956: Harry Crookshank, Conservative
- 1956 – 1983: Marcus Kimball, Conservative
- 1983 – present: Edward Leigh, Conservative
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Gainsborough | |||||
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| Party | 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 | |
| UK Independence | Steven Pearson | 1,860 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 8,003 | 17.5 | |||
| Turnout | 45,681 | 64.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Gainsborough | |||||
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| 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 | -1.5 | |
| Majority | 8,071 | 19.1 | |||
| Turnout | 42,319 | 64.2 | -10.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in the East Midlands | |
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| Labour |
Amber Valley | Ashfield | Bassetlaw | Bolsover | Broxtowe | Corby | Derby North | Derby South | Erewash | Gedling | High Peak | Leicester East | Leicester South | Leicester West | Lincoln | Loughborough | Mansfield | Northampton North | North East Derbyshire | North West Leicestershire | Nottingham East | Nottingham North | Nottingham South | Sherwood | South Derbyshire |
| Conservative |
Blaby | Boston and Skegness | Bosworth | Charnwood | Daventry | Gainsborough | Grantham and Stamford | Harborough | Kettering | Louth and Horncastle | Newark | Northampton South | Rushcliffe | Rutland and Melton | Sleaford and North Hykeham | South Holland and The Deepings | Wellingborough | West Derbyshire |
| Liberal Democrat | |
| East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) | UKIP (2) | Labour (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
