Summary
Grantham and Stamford is a constituency[n 1] in Lincolnshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Gareth Davies, a Conservative.[n 2]
| Grantham and Stamford | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Grantham and Stamford in Lincolnshire | |
 Location of Lincolnshire within England | |
| County | Lincolnshire |
| Electorate | 81,502 (December 2019)[1] |
| Major settlements | Grantham, Stamford |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | Gareth Davies (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Grantham and Stamford & Spalding |
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency will be subject to major boundary changes, with Stamford being included in the re-established Rutland and Stamford constituency. The seat will be renamed Grantham and Bourne, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]
Boundaries edit
1997–2010: The District of South Kesteven wards of All Saints, Aveland, Barrowby, Belmont, Bourne East, Bourne West, Casewick, Devon, Earlesfield, Forest, Glen Eden, Grantham St John's, Greyfriars, Harrowby, Hillsides, Isaac Newton, Lincrest, Morkery, Peascliffe, Ringstone, St Anne's, St George's, St Mary's, St Wulfram's, Stamford St John's, and Toller.
Since 2010: The District of South Kesteven wards of All Saints, Aveland, Belmont, Bourne East, Bourne West, Earlesfield, Forest, Glen Eden, Grantham St John's, Green Hill, Greyfriars, Harrowby, Hillsides, Isaac Newton, Lincrest, Morkery, Ringstone, St Anne's, St George's, St Mary's, St Wulfram's, Stamford St John's, Thurlby, Toller, and Truesdale.
The constituency covers the towns Grantham[3] and Stamford in Lincolnshire with surrounding villages. Most of the constituency was formerly in the Stamford and Spalding constituency. As well as the two Lincolnshire constituencies that it neighbours (Sleaford and South Holland), it neighbours Rutland and Melton to the west, and North West Cambridgeshire to the south. All five are academically considered, based on results in recent elections, Conservative safe seats.
2010 revision edit
Following a Boundary Commission review for the 2010 election, the constituency's boundary with the Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency saw more wards ceded to the latter seat and all of Truesdale was united into this seat, which before was shared with South Holland and The Deepings. The recommendation saw an estimated electorate size of 73,336. The new boundary does not include Barrowby, Sedgebrook, Great Gonerby or Belton but includes Baston and Langtoft.
Constituency profile edit
This is a large rural seat in southern Lincolnshire. Grantham and Stamford are at the extreme north and south of the seat, with a large swathe of agricultural countryside between them, dotted with small rural villages. The only other large settlement in the seat is the rapidly growing town of Bourne, situated at the west of the Lincolnshire Fens. Food processing and agriculture are the major industries.[4]
Politically, Grantham is associated with former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who was born and raised in the town. However, the town of Grantham itself probably has the biggest Labour Party support of the constituency. The rural part of the seat and the historical town of Stamford outweigh any Labour votes in Grantham, and it is normally a safe Conservative seat. The history of Conservative representation was briefly interrupted between 2007 and 2010 when the sitting Conservative MP, Quentin Davies[4][5] defected to Labour, as well as 2019 when an MP, Nick Boles, left the Conservative Party.
Workless claimants were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.8% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[6]
Local government edit
The whole constituency lies within the area served by Lincolnshire County Council and South Kesteven District Council.
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Quentin Davies | Conservative | |
| June 2007 | Labour[8] | ||
| 2010 | Nick Boles | Conservative | |
| April 2019 | Independent | ||
| 2019 | Gareth Davies | Conservative | |
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gareth Davies | 36,794 | 65.7 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Kathryn Salt | 10,791 | 19.3 | -7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Harrish Bisnauthsing | 6,153 | 11.0 | +5.5 | |
| Green | Anne Gayfer | 2,265 | 4.0 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 26,003 | 46.4 | +10.9 | ||
| Turnout | 56,003 | 68.7 | -0.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nick Boles | 35,090 | 62.0 | +9.2 | |
| Labour | Barrie Fairbairn | 14,996 | 26.5 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Day | 3,120 | 5.5 | -0.6 | |
| UKIP | Marietta King | 1,745 | 3.1 | -14.4 | |
| Independent | Tariq Mahmood | 860 | 1.5 | -0.4 | |
| Green | Becca Thackray | 782 | 1.4 | -2.1 | |
| Majority | 20,094 | 35.5 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 56,593 | 69.2 | +3.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nick Boles[13] | 28,399 | 52.8 | +2.5 | |
| UKIP | Marietta King | 9,410 | 17.5 | +14.5 | |
| Labour | Barrie Fairbairn | 9,070 | 16.9 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Harrish Bisnauthsing | 3,263 | 6.1 | −16.1 | |
| Green | Aidan Campbell | 1,872 | 3.5 | New | |
| Independent | Ian Selby | 1,017 | 1.9 | New | |
| Lincolnshire Independent | Jan Hansen | 724 | 1.3 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 18,989 | 35.3 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 53,755 | 66.2 | −1.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nick Boles | 26,552 | 50.3 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Harrish Bisnauthsing | 11,726 | 22.2 | +5.7 | |
| Labour | Mark Bartlett | 9,503 | 18.0 | -13.2 | |
| BNP | Christopher Robinson | 2,485 | 4.7 | New | |
| UKIP | Anthony Wells | 1,604 | 3.0 | -0.2 | |
| Lincolnshire Independent | Mark Horn | 929 | 1.8 | New | |
| Majority | 14,826 | 28.1 | +12.3 | ||
| Turnout | 52,799 | 68.0 | +5.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.2 | |||
Elections in the 2000s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Quentin Davies | 22,109 | 46.9 | +0.8 | |
| Labour | Ian Selby | 14,664 | 31.1 | −5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick O'Connor | 7,838 | 16.6 | +2.2 | |
| UKIP | Stuart Rising | 1,498 | 3.2 | 0.0 | |
| English Democrat | Benedict Brown | 774 | 1.6 | New | |
| Organisation of Free Democrats | John Andrews | 264 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 7,445 | 15.8 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 47,147 | 63.6 | +2.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Quentin Davies | 21,329 | 46.1 | +3.3 | |
| Labour | John Robinson | 16,811 | 36.3 | -1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Carr | 6,665 | 14.4 | +1.9 | |
| UKIP | Marilyn Swain | 1,484 | 3.2 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 4,518 | 9.8 | +4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 46,289 | 61.3 | -12.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Quentin Davies | 22,672 | 42.8 | ||
| Labour | Peter Denning | 19,980 | 37.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Sellick | 6,612 | 12.5 | ||
| Referendum | Marilyn Swain | 2,721 | 5.1 | ||
| UKIP | Malcolm Charlesworth | 556 | 1.0 | ||
| ProLife Alliance | Rosa Clark | 314 | 0.6 | ||
| Natural Law | Ian Harper | 115 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 2,692 | 5.1 | |||
| Turnout | 52,970 | 73.3 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ 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.
References edit
- ^ "Grantham & Stamford Parliamentary constituency". BBC. BBC News. 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Grantham - the home town of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
- ^ a b "UK Polling Report". ukpollingreport.co.uk.
- ^ "Conservative MP defects to Labour". 27 June 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)
- ^ In late June 2007, the incumbent Conservative MP Quentin Davies announced he was defecting to the Labour Party, shortly before Gordon Brown was due to take over the position of Prime Minister from Tony Blair.
- ^ "Grantham & Stamford Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "2019 BES Constituency Results with Census and Candidate Data". The British Election Study. BES. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Grantham & Stamford Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015. BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "UK ELECTION RESULTS: GRANTHAM & STAMFORD 2015".
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "UK > England > East Midlands > Grantham & Stamford". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
External links edit
- BBC Election 2010
- GCSE results in the constituency
- Election Maps
- Ask Aristotle
- Statistical data at DEFRA
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