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Gainsborough

Every general election in Gainsborough since 1918. Latest: Edward Leigh, Conservative, majority 3,532.

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Member of Parliament

Edward Leigh

Conservative · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 3,532

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Edward Leigh Elected sitting MPConservative16,63635.6%
Jess McGuireLabour13,10428.1%
Pat O'ConnorReform UK9,91621.2%
Lesley RollingsLiberal Democrats5,00110.7%
Vanessa SmithGreen1,8323.9%
Tim MellorsSocial Democratic Party1960.4%
Valid votes46,685
Majority3,5327.6%

Con hold Turnout 61.6% of 75,836 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935195519641970O197419972005201520192024Conservative, 1918: 56.8%Conservative, 1922: 42.7%Conservative, 1923: 38.1%Conservative, 1924: 47.1%Conservative, 1929: 37.1%Conservative, 1931: 51.7%Conservative, 1935: 44.8%Conservative, 1945: 38.5%Conservative, 1955: 55.8%Conservative, 1959: 49.6%Conservative, 1964: 47.7%Conservative, 1966: 47.2%Conservative, 1970: 50.2%Conservative, February 1974: 44.2%Conservative, October 1974: 41.5%Conservative, 1979: 46.4%Conservative, 1997: 43.1%Conservative, 2001: 46.2%Conservative, 2005: 43.9%Conservative, 2010: 49.3%Conservative, 2015: 52.7%Conservative, 2017: 61.8%Conservative, 2019: 66.4%Conservative, 2024: 35.6%Labour, 1922: 23.1%Labour, 1923: 14.8%Labour, 1924: 27.3%Labour, 1929: 26.0%Labour, 1931: 20.4%Labour, 1935: 16.7%Labour, 1945: 32.8%Labour, 1955: 44.2%Labour, 1959: 32.8%Labour, 1964: 30.1%Labour, 1966: 37.5%Labour, 1970: 32.7%Labour, February 1974: 24.0%Labour, October 1974: 25.6%Labour, 1979: 19.9%Labour, 1997: 28.8%Labour, 2001: 27.1%Labour, 2005: 25.7%Labour, 2010: 15.6%Labour, 2015: 21.3%Labour, 2017: 28.7%Labour, 2019: 21.4%Labour, 2024: 28.1%Liberal, 1918: 43.2%Liberal, 1922: 34.2%Liberal, 1923: 47.1%Liberal, 1924: 25.6%Liberal, 1929: 36.9%Liberal, 1931: 27.9%Liberal, 1935: 38.5%Liberal, 1945: 28.8%Liberal, 1959: 17.7%Liberal, 1964: 22.2%Liberal, 1966: 15.3%Liberal, 1970: 17.1%Liberal, February 1974: 31.8%Liberal, October 1974: 32.9%Liberal, 1979: 32.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 28.1%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 26.7%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 26.4%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 27.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 6.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 7.1%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 10.1%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 10.7%Reform UK, 2024: 21.2%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.2%UK Independence Party, 2015: 15.7%
Vote share in Gainsborough at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Ref UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Gainsborough lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Gainsborough (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Con Edward LeighLab3,5327.661.6%Con hold
2019Con Edward LeighLab22,96745.066.9%Con hold
2017Con Edward LeighLab17,02333.167.8%Con hold
2015Con Edward LeighLab15,44931.466.0%Con hold
2010Con Edward LeighLD10,55921.467.5%Con hold
2005ConLD8,00317.564.9%
2001ConLab8,07119.164.2%Con hold
1997ConLab6,82614.374.6%
1979ConLib7,15513.878.9%Con hold
October 1974ConLib3,9688.674.8%Con hold
February 1974ConLib6,21012.482.0%
1970ConLab7,70917.574.7%Con hold
1966ConLab3,8669.775.8%Con hold
1964ConLab7,10917.678.2%Con hold
1959ConLab6,80916.880.8%Con hold
1955ConLab4,46911.676.8%
1945ConLab1,6455.775.2%
1935ConLib1,7576.280.4%Con hold
1931ConLib6,83023.883.2%Con hold
1929ConLib670.379.7%Con hold
1924ConLab4,32319.879.0%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon1,8539.075.4%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib1,7998.577.6%Con hold
1918ConLib2,07813.755.2%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Gainsborough?

Edward Leigh (Conservative) won Gainsborough at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,532.

Which parties have won Gainsborough?

At the 24 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 23, Liberal 1.

Which region is Gainsborough in?

Gainsborough is in East Midlands.

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