Grantham and Stamford
Notional 2005 Results:
Conservative: 20823 (46.1%)
Labour: 14187 (31.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 7643 (16.9%)
Other: 2472 (5.5%)
Majority: 6636 (14.7%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 22109 (46.9%)
Labour: 14664 (31.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 7838 (16.6%)
UKIP: 1498 (3.2%)
Other: 1038 (2.2%)
Majority: 7445 (15.8%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 21329 (46.1%)
Labour: 16811 (36.3%)
Liberal Democrat: 6665 (14.4%)
UKIP: 1484 (3.2%)
Majority: 4518 (9.8%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 22672 (42.8%)
Labour: 19980 (37.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 6612 (12.5%)
Referendum: 2721 (5.1%)
Other: 985 (1.9%)
Majority: 2692 (5.1%)
Boundary changes
Profile: A large rural seat in southern Lincolnshire. Grantham and Stamford are at the extreme north and south of the seat, with a large swathe of agricultural countryside between them, dotted with small rural villages. The only other large settlement in the seat is the rapidly growing town of Bourne, situated at the west of the Lincolnshire Fens.
Politically Grantham is probably most widely associated with its most famous daughter, Margaret Thatcher, who grew up in the town and whose father Alfred owned a grocer’s shop in the town and served as mayor in 1945/6. However, Grantham itself is probably the most Labour part of the seat. The rural part of the seat and the historical town of Stamford though outweigh any Labour votes in Grantham and it is normally a safely Conservative seat. In 2007 the sitting Conservative MP Quentin Davies defected to the Labour party.
Current MP: 
Quentin Davies (Lab) born 1944, Oxford. Educated at Leighton Park School and Cambridge University. Former diplomat and director of Morgan Grenfell. Contested Birmingham Ladywood by-election for the Conservative party in 1977. First elected as Conservative MP for Stamford and Spalding in 1987. Served as a PPS to Angela Rumbold in the 1980s. In opposition he served as a Conservative spokesman on social security, treasury and defence prior to being appointed as Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary in 2001. He returned to the backbenches in 2003. A noted pro-European, he supported Kenneth Clarke in the Conservative leadership elections of 2001 and 2005. In June 2007 he crossed the floor to join the Labour party, citing unhappiness with David Cameron’s leadership of the party. He has said he will not contest Grantham and Stamford at the next election (more information at They work for you)
Candidiates: 
Nick Boles (Conservative) Educated at Winchester and Oxford University. Founder and chairman of a decorating supplies company, former director of Policy Exchange. Westminster councillor 1998-2002. Contested Hove 2005. Announced his intention to seek the Conservative nomination for London mayor in 2007, but later stepped down from the contest having been diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma.
Harrish Bisnauthsing (Liberal Democrat) born Mauritius. Former engineer in the RAF. Computer hardware consultant. South Kesteven district councillor.
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 94002
Male: 48.9%
Female: 51.1%
Under 18: 23.4%
Over 60: 21.7%
Born outside UK: 4.6%
White: 98.4%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.5%
Mixed: 0.5%
Other: 0.4%
Christian: 81.5%
Full time students: 2%
Graduates 16-74: 16.6%
No Qualifications 16-74: 28.2%
Owner-Occupied: 72.8%
Social Housing: 15.8% (Council: 14.1%, Housing Ass.: 1.7%)
Privately Rented: 7.7%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 5%
dear sir,
I would like to add some more detail to my description above, please could you guide me as to where should i writ to get it updated.
Regard
Harrish
Has Mr Davies found an alternative seat to be ‘parachuted’ into yet?
I think it is quite clear that if Quentin Davies contests this seat he will get soundly thrashed.
What about parachuting him into Luton South when
………..Labour finally pluck up courage to dump Moran.
Add a bit more spice still to that contest
I wonder if I could add to the description that ‘Harrish’ wants to WRIT about.
Peter
Amazingly bad local election results for Labour - up to 75% down.