Who is the MP for Gainsborough?

Rt Hon Sir Edward Leigh MP · Conservative

Sir Edward Leigh (Conservative) is the Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, and has been in the House of Commons since 9 June 1983.

2024 General Election in Gainsborough

Result: Con Hold. Turnout was 61.6% (46,685 votes from 75,836 electors). The majority was 3,532, or 7.6% of votes cast.

Current roles

• Father of the House of Commons, since 4 July 2024

Current committees

• Panel of Chairs, since 30 July 2024

Sir Edward Leigh on parliament.uk

Everything below opens Parliament's own published record. Nothing here is scored or ranked.

• How they have voted
• What they have said in the Commons (Hansard)
• Written questions they have asked
• Register of Members' Financial Interests
• Contact details
• Gainsborough constituency page

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