Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Gainsborough is a constituency in Lincolnshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1983 by Sir Edward Leigh, a Conservative.
| Gainsborough | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire for the 2010 general election | |
Location of Lincolnshire within England | |
| County | Lincolnshire |
| Electorate | 75,893 (June 2017) |
| Major settlements | Market Rasen and Gainsborough |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | Edward Leigh (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| 1885–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | North Lincolnshire |
| Replaced by | Gainsborough and Horncastle and Boothferry |
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