General Election Results for Lincolnshire

General Election Results for Lincolnshire

The 2010 General Election is a good one for the Conservatives in Lincolnshire, with only two non-Conservative seats in the whole of the County. Labour suffered two losses to the Conservatives and suffered large drops in support across the County.

Sir Peter Tapsell is now the Father of the House as the longest serving member, with over fifty consecutive years in service.

Karl McCartney took the Lincoln seat from Labour's Gillian Merron by a margin of 1,058 votes and Brigg and Goole also fell to the Conservatives. Austin Mitchell managed to retain his seat in Greater Grimsby by a slim margin of 714.

Results:

Gainsborough - Conservative hold

Name	Party	Votes	% of Vote	+/-
Edward Leigh	Conservative	24,266	49.3	+5.4
Pat O'Connor	Liberal Democrat	13,707	27.8	+1.8
Jamie McMahon	Labour	7,701	15.6	-10.5
Steve Pearson	UK Independence	2,065	4.2	+0.1
Malcolm Porter	British National Party	1,512	3.1	+3.1
	Majority	10,559	21.4
	Turnout	49,251	68.3	+3.6

Louth and Horncastle - Conservative hold

Name	Party	Votes	% of Vote	+/-
Peter Tapsell	Conservative	25,065	49.6	+3.2
Fiona Martin	Liberal Democrat	11,194	22.2	+1.6
Patrick Mountain	Labour	8,760	17.3	-8.0
Julia Green	British National Party	2,199	4.4	+4.4
Pat Nurse	UK Independence	2,183	4.3	-3.4
Daniel Simpson	Lincolnshire Independents	576	1.1	+1.1
Colin Mair	English Democrats	571	1.0	+1.0
	Majority	13,871	27.5
	Turnout	50,494	65.0	+2.8

Boston and Skegness - Conservative hold

Name	Party	Votes	% of Vote	+/-
Mark Simmonds	Conservative	21,325	49.4	+3.1
Paul Kenny	Labour	8,899	20.6	-10.9
Philip Smith	Liberal Democrat	6,371	14.8	+5.4
Christopher Pain	UK Independence	4,081	9.5	+0.0
David Owens	British National Party	2,278	5.3	+2.9
Peter Wilson	Independent	171	0.4	+0.4
	Majority	12,426	28.8
	Turnout	43,125	61.1	+2.2

Sleaford and North Hykeham - Conservative hold

Name	Party	Votes	% of Vote	+/-
Stephen Phillips	Conservative	30,719	51.6	+1.0
David Harding-Price	Liberal Democrat	10,814	18.2	+0.1
James Normington	Labour	10,051	16.9	-9.5
Marianne Overton	Lincolnshire Independents	3,806	6.4	+6.4
Rodger Doughty	UK Independence	2,163	3.6	-1.3
Mike Clayton	British National Party	1,977	3.3	+3.3
	Majority	19,905	33.4
	Turnout	59,530	69.6	+2.8

Lincoln - Conservative gain from Labour

Name	Party	Votes	% of Vote	+/-
Karl McCartney	Conservative	17,163	37.5	+3.3
Gillian Merron	Labour	16,105	35.2	-8.5
Reg Shore	Liberal Democrat	9,256	20.2	+1.9
Robert West	British National Party	1,367	3.0	+3.0
Nick Smith	UK Independence	1,004	2.2	-1.5
Ernest Coleman	English Democrats	604	1.3	+1.3
Gary Walker	Independent	222	0.5	+0.5
	Majority	1,058	2.3
	Turnout	45,721	62.2	+4.9

Newark - Conservative hold

Name	Party	Votes	% of Vote	+/-
Patrick Mercer	Conservative	27,590	53.9	+3.4
Ian Campbell	Labour	11,438	22.3	-6.0
Pauline Jenkins	Liberal Democrat	10,246	20.0	+1.6
Tom Irvine	UK Independence	1,954	3.8	+1.0
	Majority	16,152	31.5
	Turnout	51,228	71.4	+8.0

South Holland and The Deepings - Conservative hold

Name	Party	Votes	% of Vote	+/-
John Hayes	Conservative	29,639	59.1	+2.1
Jennifer Conroy	Liberal Democrat	7,759	15.5	+2.6
Gareth Gould	Labour	7,024	14.0	-10.5
Richard Fairman	UK Independence	3,246	6.5	+2.5
Roy Harban	British National Party	1,796	3.6	+3.6
Ashley Baxter	Green	724	1.4	+1.4
	Majority	21,880	43.6
	Turnout	50,188	65.8	+4.3

Grantham and Stamford - Conservative hold

Name	Party	Votes	% of Vote	+/-
Nicholas Boles	Conservative	26,552	50.3	+3.4
Harrish Bisnauthsing	Liberal Democrat	11,726	22.2	+5.7
Mark Bartlett	Labour	9,503	18.0	-13.2
Christopher Robinson	British National Party	2,485	4.7	+4.7
Tony Wells	UK Independence	1,604	3.0	-0.2
Mark Horn	Lincolnshire Independents	929	1.8	+1.8
	Majority	14,826	28.1
	Turnout	52,799	68.0	+5.0

Cleethorpes - Conservative win from Labour

Name	Party	Votes	% of Vote	+/-
Martin Vickers	Conservative	18,939	42.1	+4.8
Shona McIsaac	Labour	14,641	32.6	-10.8
Malcolm Morland	Liberal Democrat	8,192	18.2	+3.5
Stephen Harness	UK Independence	3,194	7.1	+2.5
	Majority	4,298	9.6
	Turnout	44,966	64.0	+2.4

Greater Grimsby - Labour hold

Name	Party	Votes	% of Vote	+/-
Austin Mitchell	Labour	10,777	32.7	-14.4
Victoria Ayling	Conservative	10,063	30.5	+6.7
Andrew De Freitas	Liberal Democrat	7,388	22.4	+3.1
Henry Hudson	UK Independence	2,043	6.2	+2.4
Steve Fyfe	British National Party	1,517	4.6	+0.5
Ernie Brown	Independent	835	2.5	+2.5
Adrian Howe	People's National Democratic Party	331	1.0	+1.0
	Majority	714	2.2
	Turnout	32,954	53.8	+2.1

Brigg and Goole - Conservative gain from Labour

Name	Party	Votes	% of Vote	+/-
Andrew Percy	Conservative	19,680	44.9	+6.9
Ian Cawsey	Labour	14,533	33.1	-12.7
Richard Nixon	Liberal Democrat	6,414	14.6	+1.4
Nigel Wright	UK Independence	1,749	4.0	+1.0
Stephen Ward	British National Party	1,498	3.4	+3.4
	Majority	5,147	11.7
	Turnout	43,874	65.1	+2.4

Scunthorpe - Labour hold

Name	Party	Votes	% of Vote	+/-
Nic Dakin	Labour	14,640	39.5	-12.5
Caroline Johnson	Conservative	12,091	32.6	+5.8
Neil Poole	Liberal Democrat	6,774	18.3	+1.2
Jane Collins	UK Independence	1,686	4.6	+0.5
Douglas Ward	British National Party	1,447	3.9	+3.9
Natalie Hurst	Green	396	1.1	+1.1
	Majority	2,549	6.9
	Turnout	37,034	58.7	+4.3

Article Published: 07/05/2010

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