| Grantham and Stamford County constituency |
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| Grantham and Stamford shown within Lincolnshire, and Lincolnshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Quentin Davies |
| Party: | Labour elected as Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Lincolnshire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
Grantham and Stamford is a county 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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Boundaries
The constituency covers the area around Grantham[1] and Stamford in Lincolnshire. Most of the constituency was formerly in the Stamford and Spalding constituency.
Following a Boundary Commission review in 2001, the constituency's boundary with Sleaford county constituency is expected to change following the 2005 general election, with additional wards being ceded to Sleaford county constituency. The recommendation is for a constituency size of 73,336 comprising: twenty-five wards of the District of South Kesteven: 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.[2]
Local government
The whole constituency lies within the area served by Lincolnshire County Council and South Kesteven District Council.
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1997 | Quentin Davies | Conservative | |
| 2007 | Labour[3] | ||
Election results
Elections in the 2000s
| Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (PPC) for the next UK general election[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Harish Bisnauthsing | ||||
| Conservative | Nicholas Boles | ||||
| General Election 2005: Grantham and Stamford | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Quentin Davies | 22,109 | 46.9 | +0.8 | |
| Labour | Ian Selby | 14,664 | 31.1 | −5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Patrick O'Connor | 7,838 | 16.6 | +2.2 | |
| UKIP | Stuart Rising | 1,498 | 3.2 | 0.0 | |
| English Democrats | Benedict Brown | 774 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Organisation of Free Democrats | John Andrews | 264 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,445 | 15.8 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 47,147 | 63.6 | +2.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Grantham and Stamford | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Quentin Davies | 21,329 | 46.1 | +3.3 | |
| Labour | John Robinson | 16,811 | 36.3 | -1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jane Carr | 6,665 | 14.4 | +1.9 | |
| UKIP | Marilyn Swain | 1,484 | 3.2 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 4,518 | 9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 46,289 | 61.3 | -11.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Grantham and Stamford | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Quentin Davies | 22,672 | 42.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | Peter Denning | 19,980 | 37.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Sellick | 6,612 | 12.5 | N/A | |
| Referendum Party | Marilyn Swain | 2,721 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| UKIP | M. Charlesworth | 556 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | R. Clark | 314 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | R. Harper | 115 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,692 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 73.3 | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
References
- ^ Grantham is notable as being the home town of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
- ^ (PDF) Proposals for Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in the County of Lincolnshire. Provisional Recommendations. Boundary Commission for England. 2000-05-24. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pbc/review_areas/downloads/Lincs_PR_NR.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ 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 and Stamford, UKPollingReport
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Coordinates: 52°48′N 0°30′W / 52.80°N 0.50°W
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