PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP for Louth and Horncastle Constituency

Current MP Details

Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP photograph
Conservative

The Rt Hon Victoria Atkins is the Conservative MP for Louth and Horncastle, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

Elected May 2015
Elected 3 times

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 5897
[email protected]

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
79,634
Turnout
52,332 (66%)
Majority
28,868
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
79,007
Turnout
52,771 (67%)
Majority
19,641
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
74,870
Turnout
50,336 (67%)
Majority
14,977
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
77,650
Turnout
50,494 (65%)
Majority
13,871

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
13 Nov 2023 to Now
Government Post
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
10 May 2023 to 18 May 2023
Committee
Finance (No. 2) Bill
27 Oct 2022 to 13 Nov 2023
Government Post
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
25 Oct 2022 to 15 Nov 2022
Committee
Women and Equalities Committee
17 Sep 2021 to 8 Mar 2022
Government Post
Minister for Afghan resettlement
16 Sep 2021 to 6 Jul 2022
Government Post
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
12 May 2021 to 24 Jun 2021
Committee
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
16 Jan 2018 to 13 Feb 2020
Government Post
Minister for Women
9 Nov 2017 to 16 Sep 2021
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
5 Nov 2015 to 11 Feb 2016
Committee
Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee)
8 Jul 2015 to 31 Oct 2016
Committee
Home Affairs Committee
7 May 2015 to Now
House
Commons
7 May 2015 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
7 May 2015 to Now
Representative
Louth and Horncastle
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Date
Debate
Contributions
23 Apr 2024
Topical Questions
14
23 Apr 2024
Women’s Healthcare
4
23 Apr 2024
Hospital Repairs
3
23 Apr 2024
Health Inequalities
6
16 Apr 2024
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
28
15 Apr 2024
Cass Review
38
20 Mar 2024
Health and Social Care
3
5 Mar 2024
Topical Questions
9
5 Mar 2024
Primary Care
8
5 Mar 2024
Fuel Poverty
2

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
Victoria Atkins
Conservative
Current Member
The Rt Hon Victoria Atkins is the Conservative MP for Louth and Horncastle, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
31 Mar 1966
to 30 Mar 2015
Sir Peter Tapsell
Conservative
Retired
The Rt Hon Sir Peter Tapsell died on 18th August 2018. He was most recently the Conservative MP for Louth and Horncastle, and left the Commons on 30 March 2015.

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