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Louth and Horncastle is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United
Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the
first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
From 1885 to 1983, Louth
and Horncastle both
existed as separate constituencies. Then in 1983, Horncastle was
moved into the new seat of Gainsborough and
Horncastle, while Louth
was moved into the newly formed East Lindsey
constituency. These boundaries remained the same until 1997, when
the current Louth and Horncastle constituency was formed.
Members of
Parliament
The MP for this Conservative stronghold since its creation in
1997 is Sir Peter Tapsell. He previously represented the
predecessor seats of East Lindsey
and Horncastle from
1966 to 1997, and before that represented Nottingham
West from 1959 to 1964 before being defeated by Labour. He is
currently the longest-serving Conservative MP, albeit with a break
in service. He is the only current MP of any party first elected in
the 1950s, but the gap in his parliamentary service has thus far
prevented him from being Father of the House. Should Tapsell seek
and win re-election at the next general election, however, he will
become Father of the House, as the current Father, Alan Williams, has
confirmed his intention to retire.
Before 1997, see East
Lindsey
Election
results
References
See also
Coordinates: 53°18′N 0°00′E / 53.30°N
0.00°E / 53.30;
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