Election 97

Gainsborough

Current MP Edward Leigh
Conservative 97 20,593
Labour 97 13,767
LibDem 97 13,436
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 0
Elected party
Gainsborough

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Gainsborough and Horncastle
Conservative 92 26,919
Labour 92 10,533
LibDem 92 12,993
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 0
Elected party Conservative

The newly drawn constituency of Gainsborough in rural north Lincolnshire is a very safe Conservative prospect, and MP, Edward Leigh, should expect to return easily to Westminster. The towns and villages here, with light industry, much of which is connected with the local agricultural economy, are comfortable and respectable. Neither Labour nor the Liberal Democrats have any significant power base here from which to mount challenges on the Conservative majority.


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