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Gainsborough

Constituency

The north east of the East Midlands. About 99,208 people in 1,156 square kilometres.

MP for Gainsborough

Sir Edward LeighConservativeMP since

They won by 3,532 votes on a 61.6% turnout.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 54% of people in Gainsborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
7.6%
Joint 163rd smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
61.6%
Joint 271st highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
95,136
155th least populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
54%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Gainsborough at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Edward LeighElectedConservative16,63635.6%
Jess McGuireLabour13,10428.1%
Pat O'ConnorReform UK9,91621.2%
Lesley RollingsLiberal Democrat5,00110.7%
Vanessa SmithGreen Party1,8323.9%
Tim MellorsSocial Democratic Party1960.4%
Electorate
75,836
Turnout
61.6%
Majority
3,532 (7.6%)
Valid votes
46,685
Rejected ballots
177

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Gainsborough compares

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GainsboroughMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Gainsborough is 7.6%.
7.6%joint 163rd smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Gainsborough is 61.6%.
61.6%joint 271st highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Gainsborough is 95,136.
95,136155th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Gainsborough is 54.0%.
54%joint 275th most people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Gainsborough?

Gainsborough had 95,136 usual residents at the census.

Gainsborough is the 155th least populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of West Lindsey

Most of Gainsborough lies in West Lindsey. These figures are published for the whole of West Lindsey, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Gainsborough itself. See West Lindsey

Average house price
£203,592
Up 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,377
169th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.3×
Joint 54th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.5
Joint 117th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Gainsborough in brief

The winner in Gainsborough had a majority of 7.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Gainsborough at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.6%.

Gainsborough had 95,136 usual residents at the census.

About 54% of people in Gainsborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.