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East Midlands · Former constituency (1918–1992)

Grantham

Every general election in Grantham since 1918 (until 1992). Latest: Conservative, majority 19,588.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won37,19456.2%
Labour17,60626.6%
Liberal Democrats9,88214.9%
Others1,5002.3%
Valid votes66,182
Majority19,58829.6%

Con hold Turnout 79.3% of 83,463 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935195519641970O197419831992Conservative, 1918: 48.4%Conservative, 1922: 39.8%Conservative, 1923: 43.6%Conservative, 1924: 49.6%Conservative, 1929: 40.8%Conservative, 1931: 69.2%Conservative, 1935: 58.1%Conservative, 1945: 25.6%Conservative, 1955: 50.8%Conservative, 1959: 56.8%Conservative, 1964: 55.9%Conservative, 1966: 47.7%Conservative, 1970: 58.7%Conservative, February 1974: 50.4%Conservative, October 1974: 47.7%Conservative, 1979: 55.5%Conservative, 1983: 57.5%Conservative, 1987: 57.1%Conservative, 1992: 56.2%Labour, 1922: 18.8%Labour, 1923: 18.9%Labour, 1924: 24.5%Labour, 1929: 28.7%Labour, 1931: 30.8%Labour, 1935: 41.9%Labour, 1945: 16.2%Labour, 1955: 45.8%Labour, 1959: 43.2%Labour, 1964: 44.1%Labour, 1966: 43.6%Labour, 1970: 41.3%Labour, February 1974: 32.5%Labour, October 1974: 33.9%Labour, 1979: 28.1%Labour, 1983: 19.4%Labour, 1987: 20.5%Labour, 1992: 26.6%Liberal, 1918: 42.2%Liberal, 1922: 41.4%Liberal, 1923: 37.6%Liberal, 1924: 26.0%Liberal, 1929: 30.5%Liberal, 1955: 3.4%Liberal, 1966: 8.7%Liberal, October 1974: 18.5%Liberal, 1979: 16.4%Others, 1945: 58.2%Others, February 1974: 17.0%Others, 1987: 1.2%Others, 1992: 2.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 23.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 21.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 14.9%
Vote share in Grantham at each general election Con Lab Lib Oth Alliance LD

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992ConLab19,58829.679.3%Con hold
1987ConAlliance21,30335.875.0%Con hold
1983ConAlliance18,91134.372.6%
1979ConLab18,15027.578.2%Con hold
October 1974ConLab8,03013.874.2%Con hold
February 1974ConLab11,34317.981.4%
1970ConLab9,77417.376.5%Con hold
1966ConLab2,1584.280.5%Con hold
1964ConLab5,86411.978.8%Con hold
1959ConLab6,61513.781.9%Con hold
1955ConLab2,3755.082.8%
1945OthCon15,51332.675.9%
1935ConLab6,18516.274.2%Con hold
1931ConLab15,04938.379.5%Con hold
1929ConLib4,09810.481.9%Con hold
1924ConLib7,01623.680.4%Con hold
1923ConLib1,7336.079.1%Con gain from Lib
1922LibCon4281.579.5%Lib gain from Con
1918ConLib1,2716.258.1%

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 last won Grantham?

The Conservatives won Grantham at the 1992 general election with a majority of 19,588.

Which parties have won Grantham?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 17, Others 1, Liberal 1.

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