Grantham and Bourne (UK Parliament constituency)

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Grantham and Bourne
County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyLincolnshire
Major settlementsGrantham and Bourne
Current constituency
CreatedNext United Kingdom general election
Member of ParliamentTBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created fromGrantham and Stamford

Grantham and Bourne is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] It will first be contested at the next general election.

Boundaries[edit]

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The District of North Kesteven wards of: Heckington Rural; Osbournby.1
  • The District of South Kesteven wards of: Aveland; Belmont; Belvoir; Bourne Austerby; Bourne East; Bourne West; Grantham Arnoldfield; Grantham Barrowby Gate; Grantham Earlesfield; Grantham Harrowby; Grantham Springfield; Grantham St. Vincent’s; Grantham St. Wulfram’s; Lincrest; Loveden Heath; Morton; Peascliffe & Ridgeway; Toller; Viking.[2]

It will comprise the majority of the (to be abolished) constituency of Grantham and Stamford - excluding the town of Stamford - and will be extended northwards, adding a minority of the Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency.

1 Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,[3][4] the part in the District of North Kesteven will now comprise the following wards from the next general election:

  • Heckington Rural; Helpringham & Osbournby; and a small part of Cranwell, Leasingham & Wilsford.[5]

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

Next general election: Grantham and Bourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Anne Gayfer[6]
Reform UK Mike Rudkin[7]
Majority
Turnout

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
  3. ^ LGBCE. "North Kesteven | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  4. ^ "The North Kesteven (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Grantham and Bourne". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  6. ^ "Full list of all Green Party candidates at the next general election". Bright Green. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Find My PPC" (PDF). Reform UK. Retrieved 23 December 2023.