Grantham and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)

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
Outline map
Boundary of Grantham and Stamford in Lincolnshire
Outline map
Location of Lincolnshire within England
CountyLincolnshire
Electorate81,502 (December 2019)[1]
Major settlementsGrantham, Stamford
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentGareth Davies (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromGrantham 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

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

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

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

The whole constituency lies within the area served by Lincolnshire County Council and South Kesteven District Council.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[7] Party
1997 Quentin Davies Conservative
June 2007 Labour[8]
2010 Nick Boles Conservative
April 2019 Independent
2019 Gareth Davies Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Grantham and Stamford[9][10]
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
General election 2017: Grantham and Stamford
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
General election 2015: Grantham and Stamford[11][12]
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
General election 2010: Grantham and Stamford[14][15]
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
General election 2005: Grantham and Stamford
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
General election 2001: Grantham and Stamford
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
General election 1997: Grantham and Stamford
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

Notes
  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. 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
  1. "Grantham & Stamford Parliamentary constituency". BBC. BBC News. 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. "East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. Grantham - the home town of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
  4. "UK Polling Report". ukpollingreport.co.uk.
  5. "Conservative MP defects to Labour". 27 June 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  6. Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  7. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)
  8. 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.
  9. "Grantham & Stamford Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. "2019 BES Constituency Results with Census and Candidate Data". The British Election Study. BES. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  11. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. "Grantham & Stamford Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015. BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  13. "UK ELECTION RESULTS: GRANTHAM & STAMFORD 2015".
  14. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. "UK > England > East Midlands > Grantham & Stamford". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.

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