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Home General Elections 11 June 1987 Gainsborough and Horncastle |
UK Polling History: Election of 11 June 1987 – Gainsborough and Horncastle
Result summary
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| Conservative | Alliance | Labour | |
| Votes | 28,621 | 18,898 | 6,156 |
| Votes gained | +2,996 | -1,660 | +2,270 |
| Share of votes | 53.3% | 35.2% | 11.5% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.0% | 27.1% | 8.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +2.4% | -5.6% | +3.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +3.4% | -3.1% | +3.1% |
| Total votes: | 53,675 | |
| Electorate: | 69,760 | |
| Turnout: | 76.9% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 4.7% | Labour from Alliance |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Gainsborough, Horncastle, Louth (Lincolnshire) 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Gainsborough, Louth and Horncastle 1 May 1997 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Alliance | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Alliance | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 31,444 | 11,619 | 15,199 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 28,621 | 18,898 | 6,156 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 25,625 | 20,558 | 3,886 | 279 | |