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
Number of members	One

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.

Election Results

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1983: Gainsborough and Horncastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Julian Egerton Leigh	25,625	50.9	+3.1
	Liberal	Andrew Wyndham Phillips	20,558	40.8
	Labour	C James	3,886	7.7
Majority			5,067	10.1
Turnout				75.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1987: Gainsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Julian Egerton Leigh	28,621	53.3	+2.4
	Liberal	David Grace	18,898	35.2	-5.6
	Labour	R Naylor	6,156	11.4	+3.7
Majority			9,723	18.1	+8.0
Turnout				76.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Gainsborough and Horncastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Julian Egerton Leigh	31,444	54.0	+0.7
	Liberal Democrat	Neil Taylor	15,199	26.1	-9.1
	Labour	Fiona Elizabeth Ann Jones	11,619	20.0	+8.6
Majority			16,245	27.9	+9.8
Turnout			58,262
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)