Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)

Gainsborough
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Gainsborough in the East Midlands
CountyLincolnshire
Electorate74,750 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsMarket Rasen and Gainsborough
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentSir Edward Leigh (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromGainsborough and Horncastle
18851983
SeatsOne
Created fromNorth Lincolnshire
Replaced byGainsborough and Horncastle and Boothferry[2]

Gainsborough is a constituency[n 1] in Lincolnshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1983 by Sir Edward Leigh of the Conservative Party, who, since the 2024 general election, is the Father of the House.[n 2]

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ "'Gainsborough', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2016.


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