East Midlands · England · 73,285Boundary · 2023

Grantham & Bourne

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Grantham and Stamford.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 9.8%. Covers Grantham, Bourne and Heckington. Population 99,943, notably older (median age 46 vs 41 nationally).

Gareth Davies has been the most visible on a sustained campaign to save Prince William of Gloucester Barracks in his constituency from a planned 2028 closure -- launching a public petition, writing to ministers, and publicly arguing the case in national security terms rather than simply local interest. In January 2026 he called for the family farm inheritance tax to be scrapped, and in March 2026 he was pushing NHS leaders for a community diagnostic centre in Bourne, having already secured one for Grantham. In the Commons, his most recent votes reflect his opposition position: he backed Lords amendments to the Victims and Courts Bill that the Labour government rejected, and voted with the Conservatives on opposition day motions criticising government policy on oil and gas and defence spending.

Davies votes 100% with his party -- there are no rebel votes on record -- but his participation rate of 65% sits below the Commons average, meaning he misses roughly one in three divisions. His stance profile is sharply oppositional: perfectly aligned against tax increases and in favour of business interests and parliamentary scrutiny, while voting against the government's budget and progressive taxation measures in every relevant division. His speeches have focused heavily on economy and jobs, cost-of-living, and environment, with defence featuring given the barracks issue. He sits slightly to the left of his parliamentary party on workers' rights and criminal justice reform, and notably below it on assisted dying access.

303
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
73.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Davies’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.325 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Davies has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
87
Economy
57
Crime & Policing
40
Education
33
Employment
27
Pensions
20
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.21 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AvelandRichard Dixon-Warren457Conserva
BelmontElvis Ian Stooke446Independ
BelmontPhil Gadd514Independ
BelvoirPam Bosworth901Conserva
BelvoirRobert Ian Leadenham791Conserva
Bourne AusterbyEmma Louise Baker587Green Pa
Bourne AusterbyPaul David Fellows664Independ
Bourne AusterbyRhys Rhobat Baker530Green Pa
Bourne EastPhilip James Knowles417Independ
Bourne EastZoe Emma Lane355Conserva
Bourne WestAnna Sylvia Kelly600Independ
Bourne WestHelen Joyce Crawford629Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
99,943
Electorate 73,285 · 2024 register
Median income
£26,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
18.3%
England average 20.0%
Schools
54
36 primary · 7 secondary
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