Lincolnshire and Rutland 2024 General Election result roundup
Conservatives have held on to stronghold seats in Lincolnshire — but Reform UK and Labour have both made gains in the county.
Richard Tice has won Boston and Skegness for Reform UK, while Hamish Falconer emerged victorious in Lincoln for Labour.
Gareth Davies (Grantham and Bourne), Sir John Hayes (South Holland and the Deepings), Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford) and Dr Caroline Johnson (Sleaford and North Hykeham) have all kept their seats, albeit with reduced majorities, on a bruising night for the party nationally.
Across the county border, Sam Carling pulled off a dramatic 39-vote win for Labour in North West Cambridgeshire, taking the seat that Shailesh Vara had held for the Tories since 2005.
Poor turnouts were reported across the area — with figures down on where they were in 2019, despite that election having been held in December.
Nationally, the Labour Party scored a huge victory, picking up more than 400 seats on its way to an historic landslide.
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Lincolnshire General Election seat-by-seat results
Boston and Skegness
Richard Tice wins the Boston and Skegness seat for Reform UK.
The result was:
David Dickason (English Democrats) 518
Alex Fawbert (Labour) 7,629
Mike Gilbert (Blue Revolution) 397
Richard Lloyd (Liberal Democrats) 1,375
Chris More (Green) 1,506
Richard Tice (Reform) 15,520
Matt Warman (Conservative) 13,510
In 2019 the constituency was won by Conservative Matt Warman. The result was Con 76.7%, Lab 15.2%, Lib Dem 4.71%, other 3.42%.
Gainsborough
Sir Edward Leigh retained his seat in Gainsborough, albeit with a vote share down 30.7% on last time.
The full result was:
Sir Edward Leigh (Con): 16,636
Jess McGuire (Lab): 13,104
Tim Mellors (Social Democrat): 196
Pat O’Connor (Reform UK): 9,916
Lesley Rollings (Liberal Democrat): 5,001
Vanessa Smith (Green): 1,832
Conservative Sir Edward Leigh won the seat in 2019. The result was Con 66.4%, Labour 21.4%, Lib Dem 10.1%, other 2.1%.
Grantham and Bourne
The Grantham and Bourne election race was predicted to be a tight one, but it was eventually held by the Tories. The result was as follows:
Gareth Davies (Conservative): 16,770
Vipul Bechar (Labour): 12,274
John Vincent (Lib Dem): 2,027
Anne Gayfer (Green): 2,570
Mike Rudkin (Reform UK): 9,393
Alexander Mitchell (Social Democratic Party): 204
Charmaine Morgan (Lincolnshire Independents):1,245
Ian Selby (Independent): 1,642
The constituency was part of Grantham and Stamford and held by Conservative Gareth Davies. The 2019 result was Con 65.7%, Lab 19.3%, Lib Dem 10.99%, Green 4.04%.
Lincoln
Labour’s Hamish Falconer wins the seat.
The Lincoln result was:
Laura Ashby (Independent): 243
Hamish Falconer (Labour): 18,470
Sally Anne Horscroft (Green): 2,751
Craig Marshall (Social Democratic Party): 80
Karl McCartney (Conservative): 9,677
Jamie-Lee McMillan (Reform): 7,602
Linda Richardson (Workers Party): 479
Charles Shaw (The Liberal Party): 278
Clare Smalley (Lib Dem): 2,580
The seat was held by Conservative Karl McCartney. The 2019 result was: Con 47.9%, Lab 41%, Lib 4.78%, Green 2.36%, Brexit 2.13%, others 1.8%
Louth and Horncastle
Victoria Atkins holds on to her seat for the Tories, with Reform UK pipping Labour into second place. Her vote share fell 35%.
The result was:
Iconic Arty-Pole (Monster Raving Loony): 309
Victoria Atkins (Conservative): 17,441
Paul Hugill (Ind): 1,359
Sean Matthews (Reform UK): 11,935
Marcus Moorehouse (Social Democrat): 92
Ross Pepper (Liberal Democrat): 2,364
Jonathan Slater (Labour): 10,475
Robert Watson (Green): 2,504
Conservative Victoria Atkins won the seat in 2019 with the result of Con 72.7%, Lab 17.5%, Lib Dem 7.86%, Others 1.99%.
Rutland and Stamford
Alicia Kearns stays on as MP, albeit in a seat with a new look. Her vote share was a strong 43.7%, down 19.6% on her 2019 performance but still a majority of more than 10,000. The full result for Rutland and Stamford is as follows:
Emma Baker (Green) - 2,806
Joanna Burrows (Rejoin EU) - 409
Christopher Clowes (Reform UK) - 7,008
Alicia Kearns (Con): 21,248
James Moore (Lib Dem) - 6,252
Joe Wood (Labour) - 10,854
In 2019 the constituency was part of Rutland and Melton and won by Conservative Alicia Kearns. The result was Con 62.6%, Lab 16.4%, Lib Dem 13.67%, Green 4.93%, other 2.36%.
Sleaford and North Hykeham
The seat held by Dr Caroline Johnson with 17,348 of the 48,761 votes cast on a 64.46% turnout.
The full result was:
Martin Blake (Green): 2,435
Benjamin Jackson (Reform UK): 10, 484
Caroline Johnson (Conservative): 17,348
Hanif Khan (Labour): 13,002
Robert Oates (Lincs Ind): 3,032
Matthew Winnington (Liberal Democrats): 2,264
The seat won by Conservative Dr Caroline Johnson in 2019. The result was Con 67.1%, Lab 18.2%, Lib Dem 8.05%, other 3.99%, Green 2.62%
South Holland and The Deepings
Sir John Hayes continues to hold onto the seat, with a majority of just under 7,000 and a fall in vote share of almost half, dropping by 37.9%.
Full result in South Holland and the Deepings:
Rhys Baker (Green): 1800
Jack Braginton (Lib Dem): 1945
Sir John Hayes (Con): 17462
Paul Hilliar (Labour): 9086
Mark Le Sage (Ind): 5031
Matthew Swainson (Reform Uk): 10606
The seat has been won by Conservative Sir John Hayes at every election since it was created in 1997. The result in 2019 was Con 75.9%, Lab 13.22%, Lib Dem 6.56%, Green 3.28%, Others 1.02%
Over the border
North West Cambridgeshire
Sam Carling took the seat for Labour by just 39 votes.
The result in North West Cambridgeshire was:
Sam Carling (Labour): 14,785
James Sidlow (Reform UK): 8,741
Bridget Smith (Liberal Democrat): 3,192
Elliot Tong (Green): 2,690
Shailesh Vara (Conservative): 14,746
The 2019 result was Con 62.5%, Lab 22.2%, Lib Dem 10.66%, Green 4.68% and the seat had been held by Shailesh Vara since 2005.
Corby and East Northamptonshire
The seat was comfortably won by Labour’s Lee Barron, with the Tory vote plummeting 25%.
The full result was:
Lee Barron (Labour): 21,020
Karen Blott (Ind): 422
Lee Foster (Green): 2, 507
Chris Lofts (Liberal Democrat): 2,191
Eddie McDonald (Reform UK): 8, 760
Tom Pursglove (Con): 14, 689
The constituency was known as Corby and is held by Conservative Tom Pursglove. The 2019 result was Con 55.2%, Lab 38.3%, Lib Dem 6.5%.
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