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    Horncastle, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Peter Tapsell (Conservative Party) won Horncastle, with a majority of 10,529 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    48
    Horncastle: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Peter TapsellConservative Party21,36255.1%Yes
    Michael John Coventry StarkyLiberal Democrats10,83328%No
    David CollinsThe Labour Party6,24016.1%No
    Michael HookNational Front3190.8%No
    Horncastle: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 70.7%, electorate 49,616
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Peter TapsellConservative Party16,75047.7%Yes
    Michael John Coventry StarkyLiberal Democrats11,50632.8%No
    Kenneth Raymond BrattonThe Labour Party6,84919.5%No
    Horncastle: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Peter TapsellConservative Party19,34433.7%Yes
    Roger MillerLiberal Democrats12,55521.9%No
    Michael John Coventry StarkyLiberal Democrats11,50620%No
    Kenneth Raymond BrattonThe Labour Party6,84911.9%No
    Anthony John Richard BerryThe Labour Party6,79111.8%No
    Eric Percy IszattIndependent Democratic Alliance3670.6%No
    Horncastle: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Peter TapsellConservative Party19,29955.4%Yes
    Eric SkinnsThe Labour Party8,86025.4%No
    Roger MillerLiberal Democrats6,70719.2%No
    Horncastle: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Peter TapsellConservative Party15,09046.6%Yes
    Robert SackurThe Labour Party9,71530%No
    Frank SmithLiberal Democrats7,55223.3%No
    Horncastle: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John MaitlandConservative Party15,85449.6%Yes
    Robin BrumbyThe Labour Party8,06925.2%No
    Tara SmithLiberal Democrats8,04425.2%No
    Horncastle: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John MaitlandConservative Party19,79966.6%Yes
    Hugh W PeckThe Labour Party9,92833.4%No
    Horncastle: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John MaitlandConservative Party20,39266.8%Yes
    Wilfrid PashbyThe Labour Party10,12233.2%No
    Horncastle: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John MaitlandConservative Party22,04366.4%Yes
    Francis ClarkThe Labour Party11,14333.6%No
    Horncastle: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John MaitlandConservative Party22,32965.7%Yes
    Francis ClarkThe Labour Party11,67134.3%No
    Horncastle: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John MaitlandConservative Party14,01953.1%Yes
    George Edward HoldernessThe Labour Party7,05526.7%No
    Frank EmersonLiberal Democrats5,32920.2%No
    Horncastle: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Henry Cobden HaslamConservative Party17,59468.8%Yes
    Frank KnowlesThe Labour Party7,98231.2%No

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