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East Midlands · Former constituency (1918–1992)

Holland With Boston

Every general election in Holland With Boston since 1918 (until 1992). Latest: Conservative, majority 13,831.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won29,15955.1%
Labour15,32829.0%
Liberal Democrats8,43415.9%
Valid votes52,921
Majority13,83126.1%

Con hold Turnout 77.9% of 67,900 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935195519641970O197419831992Conservative, 1918: 35.0%Conservative, 1922: 37.3%Conservative, 1923: 45.9%Conservative, 1924: 47.5%Conservative, 1929: 35.1%Conservative, 1955: 53.3%Conservative, 1959: 53.5%Conservative, 1964: 55.4%Conservative, 1966: 50.3%Conservative, 1970: 58.1%Conservative, February 1974: 47.6%Conservative, October 1974: 48.5%Conservative, 1979: 55.5%Conservative, 1983: 55.3%Conservative, 1987: 57.9%Conservative, 1992: 55.1%Labour, 1918: 39.8%Labour, 1922: 39.1%Labour, 1923: 54.1%Labour, 1924: 32.8%Labour, 1929: 21.1%Labour, 1931: 22.5%Labour, 1935: 34.5%Labour, 1945: 44.1%Labour, 1955: 36.3%Labour, 1959: 32.9%Labour, 1964: 44.6%Labour, 1966: 49.7%Labour, 1970: 41.9%Labour, February 1974: 28.3%Labour, October 1974: 33.5%Labour, 1979: 28.1%Labour, 1983: 15.4%Labour, 1987: 20.6%Labour, 1992: 29.0%National Liberal, 1931: 77.5%National Liberal, 1935: 65.5%National Liberal, 1945: 55.9%Liberal, 1918: 25.2%Liberal, 1922: 23.6%Liberal, 1924: 19.7%Liberal, 1929: 43.8%Liberal, 1955: 10.5%Liberal, 1959: 13.5%Liberal, February 1974: 24.1%Liberal, October 1974: 18.0%Liberal, 1979: 16.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 29.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 20.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 15.9%
Vote share in Holland With Boston at each general election Con Lab Nat Lib Lib Alliance LD

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992ConLab13,83126.177.9%Con hold
1987ConAlliance17,59537.272.3%Con hold
1983ConAlliance11,73626.070.2%
1979ConLab17,53227.574.6%Con hold
October 1974ConLab8,68415.072.2%Con hold
February 1974ConLab12,38119.380.5%
1970ConLab9,33916.274.9%Con hold
1966ConLab3160.675.0%Con hold
1964ConLab5,63110.773.9%Con hold
1959ConLab11,17420.676.8%Con hold
1955ConLab9,08317.076.1%
1945Nat LibLab5,67611.872.9%
1935Nat LibLab11,89831.063.6%Nat Lib hold
1931Nat LibLab21,53554.968.5%Nat Lib gain from Lib
1929LibCon3,9158.781.5%Lib gain from Con
1924ConLab4,77014.775.8%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon2,3668.268.8%Lab hold
1922LabCon5911.976.9%Lab hold
1918LabCon1,0704.955.2%

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 last won Holland With Boston?

The Conservatives won Holland With Boston at the 1992 general election with a majority of 13,831.

Which parties have won Holland With Boston?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 12, National Liberal 3, Labour 3, Liberal 1.

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