Grantham and Bourne (UK Parliament constituency)
| Grantham and Bourne | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 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) |
| Seats | One |
| 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, since when it has been held by Gareth Davies of the Conservative Party (MP for Grantham and Stamford 2019-2024)
Boundaries
[edit]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):
- The District of North Kesteven wards of: Heckington Rural; Osbournby.1
- The District of South Kesteven wards of: Aveland; Belmont; Belvoir; Bourne Austerby; Bourne East; Bourne West; Grantham Arnoldfield; Grantham Barrowby Gate; Grantham Earlesfield; Grantham Harrowby; Grantham Springfield; Grantham St. Vincent’s; Grantham St. Wulfram’s; Lincrest; Loveden Heath; Morton; Peascliffe & Ridgeway; Toller; Viking.[3]
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:
- Heckington Rural; Helpringham & Osbournby; and a small part of Cranwell, Leasingham & Wilsford.[6]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Grantham and Stamford prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gareth Davies | Conservative | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gareth Davies | 16,770 | 36.4 | −29.4 | |
| Labour | Vipul Bechar | 12,274 | 26.6 | +6.6 | |
| Reform UK | Mike Rudkin | 9,393 | 20.4 | N/A | |
| Green | Anne Gayfer | 2,570 | 5.6 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Vincent | 2,027 | 4.4 | −4.6 | |
| Independent | Ian Selby | 1,642 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| Lincolnshire Independent | Charmaine Morgan | 1,245 | 2.7 | +1.8 | |
| SDP | Alexander Mitchell | 204 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,496 | 9.8 | −36.0 | ||
| Turnout | 46,275 | 63.1 | −4.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 73,280 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -18.0 | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
- ^ LGBCE. "North Kesteven | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "The North Kesteven (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
- ^ "New Seat Details - Grantham and Bourne". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Grantham and Bourne
External links
[edit]- Grantham and Bourne UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK