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Lincoln
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Lincoln in Lincolnshire
Outline map
Location of Lincolnshire within England
CountyLincolnshire
Electorate72,662 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsLincoln
Current constituency
Created1265
Member of ParliamentKarl McCartney (Conservative)
SeatsTwo until 1885, then one

Lincoln is a constituency[n 1] in Lincolnshire, England represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Karl McCartney, a Conservative Party politician.[n 2]

Since the split of the seat City of York with effect from the 2010 general election, Lincoln has been the oldest constituency in continuous existence in the UK – established in 1265. Lincoln was a bellwether between 1974 and 2017. The seat bucked the national Conservative victory in 1970 by electing a Labour MP, as it did in 2017.

The seat has been considered relative to others an ultra-marginal seat, as well as a swing seat, since 2005 as its winner's majority has not exceeded 6.9% of the vote since the 12.5% majority won in 2005 and the seat has changed hands three times since that year.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Lincoln, and the Urban District of Bracebridge.

1950–1974: The County Borough of Lincoln.

1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries.

1983–1997: The City of Lincoln, and the District of North Kesteven wards of Bracebridge Heath, North Hykeham Central, North Hykeham North, North Hykeham South, Skellingthorpe, and Waddington West.

1997–2010: The City of Lincoln, and the District of North Kesteven ward of Bracebridge Heath.

2010–present: The City of Lincoln, and the District of North Kesteven wards of Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East, and Skellingthorpe.

The constituency, as its name suggests, covers the cathedral city[n 3] of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, and most of its directly adjoining villages.

History

Lincoln first sent Members to Parliament in 1265, thirty years before the first all-over coverage of cities and qualifying towns was introduced in the Model Parliament, and has done so ever since, although no records exist from before the end of the 13th century. The early elections were held at the Guildhall and the burgesses elected were usually officials of the borough.

The representation, originally two Members ("burgesses"), was reduced to one Member in 1885.

The seat was represented for five years by former Cabinet minister Margaret Jackson, later Margaret Beckett.[n 4] Lincoln became the oldest constituency in the country in 2010 when the City of York constituency was divided.

Constituency profile

The seat includes the University of Lincoln. From 1945 to 1972 Lincoln was continuously held by the Labour Party, often as a safe seat. The city has good transport links with Nottingham, Hull and the smaller ancient market towns in Lincolnshire, such as Spalding, Market Rasen and Boston. Lincoln was a bellwether constituency from October 1974 to 2015, voting for the party which would form the government in each election. In 2017 Labour took the seat despite being the 2nd largest party nationwide.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1265–1660

Year First member Second member
1307 (January) Hugh Skarlet[2] Henry de Windsor[2]
1369 John Sutton [3]
1372 John Sutton [3]
1373 John Sutton [3]
1381 Robert Sutton [4]
1377 (October) John Sutton [3]
1382 (May) Robert Sutton[4]
1383 Robert Saltby[5]
1384 (November) Robert Sutton[4]
1385 Robert Sutton[4]
1386 Robert Sutton[4] Robert Saltby[6]
1388 (February) Robert Sutton[4] John Sutton [3]
1388 (September) Gilbert Beesby Robert Harworth[6]
1390 (January) Nicholas Werk Robert Peck[6]
1390 (November)
1391 Robert Sutton[4] Robert Ledes[6]
1393 Thomas Thornhagh John Belasise[6]
1394 Robert Sutton[4] Robert Messingham[6]
1395 Robert Harworth Robert Ledes[6]
1397 (January) Robert Sutton[4] Robert Appleby[6]
1397 (September) Seman Laxfield John Thorley[6]
1399 Robert Sutton[4] William Blyton[6]
1401 Robert Harworth Gilbert Beesby[6]
1402 John Balderton William Blyton[6]
1404 (January) Seman Laxfield William Dalderby[6]
1404 (October) Nicholas Huddleston Robert Appleby[6]
1406 Richard Worsop Thomas Forster[6]
1407 Richard Worsop Richard Bell[6]
1410 ?
1411 John Bigge John Belasise[6]
1413 (February)
1413 (May) John Dalderby Thomas Forster[6]
1414 (April)
1414 (November) John Ryle Thomas Teryng[6]
1415 Thomas Archer Thomas Forster[6]
1416 (March) John Bigge Hamon Sutton[6]
1416 (October)
1417 Thomas Archer Robert Walsh[6]
1419 ?
1420 John Bigge Hamon Sutton[6]
1421 (May) John Bigge Hamon Sutton[6]
1421 (December) William Leadenham Richard Walsh[6]
1423 Hamon Sutton
1425 Hamon Sutton
1426 Hamon Sutton
1459 Thomas Fitzwilliam[7]
1510 ?
1512 Robert Alanson Richard Clerke[8]
1515 Robert Alanson Richard Clerke[8]
1523 Richard Clerke John Halton[8]
1529 Vincent Grantham William Sammes[8]
1536 Vincent Grantham Thomas Moigne[8]
1539 Robert Dighton Anthony Missenden[8]
1542 Anthony Missenden, died
and replaced in January 1543 by George St Poll		 William Alanson[8]
1545 George St Poll William Yates[8]
1547 George St Poll Thomas Grantham[8]
1553 (March) ?Robert Farrar ?
1553 (October) George St Poll Robert Farrar[8]
1554 (April) Robert Farrar William Rotheram[8]
1554 (November) George St Poll Robert Farrar[8]
1555 Robert Farrar ?[8]
1558 George St Poll Francis Kempe[8]
1558/59 Anthony Thorold Robert Farrar[9]
1562/63 Robert Monson Robert Farrar[9]
1571 Thomas Wilson Robert Monson[9]
1572 (May) Thomas Wilson John Welcome[9]
1584 Stephen Thymbleby John Joye[9]
1586 John Savile Thomas Fairfax[9]
1588/89 George Anton Peter Eure[9]
1593 George Anton Charles Dymoke[9]
1597 Thomas Grantham George Anton[9]
1601 (October) George Anton Francis Bullingham[9]
1604 Sir Thomas Grantham Sir Edward Tyrwhit
1614 Sir Thomas Grantham Edward Bash
1621 Sir Lewis Watson, (1st Baronet) Sir Edward Ayscough
1624 Sir Lewis Watson, 1st Baronet Thomas Hatcher
1625 Sir Thomas Grantham Sir John Monson
1626 Sir Thomas Grantham Robert Monson
1628-1629 Sir Thomas Grantham Sir Edward Ayscough
1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned
April 1640 Thomas Grantham John Farmery
November 1640 Thomas Grantham John Broxholme died 1647
and replaced by Thomas Lister
1654 William Marshall Original Peart
1656 Humphrey Walcot Original Peart
1659 Robert Marshal Thomas Meres

MPs 1660–1885

Election Member[10] Party Member[10] Party
1660 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Monson rowspan="6" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Thomas Meres
1661 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Robert Bolles, Bt
1664 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir John Monson
1675 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry Monson
1681 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Thomas Hussey, Bt
1685 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry Monson
1689, January rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Christopher Nevile
1689, May rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Edward Hussey, Bt
1690 rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir John Bolles, Bt.
1695 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Monson
1698 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Edward Hussey, Bt
1701, January style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Thomas Meres
1701, December rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Edward Hussey, Bt
1702 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Thomas Meres
1705 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Lister
1710 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Grantham
1713 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Sibthorpe
1715 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" | Sir John Tyrwhitt, Bt Whig style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Grantham
1722 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir John Monson
1727 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Tories (British political party)/meta/color" | Charles Hall Tory
1728 style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" | Sir John Tyrwhitt, 5th Bt Whig
1734 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles Monson style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Coningsby Sibthorpe
1741 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir John Tyrwhitt, 6th Bt
1747 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Coningsby Sibthorpe
1754 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | George Monson style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Chaplin
1761 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Coningsby Sibthorpe
1768 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Scrope style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Constantine Phipps[11]
1774 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | George Lumley rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Vyner
1780 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Thomas Clarges, Bt
1783 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Fenton-Cawthorne[12]
1784 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Lumley-Savile
1790 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Hobart[13]
1796, 14 May rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | George Rawdon
1796, 25 May rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:Tories (British political party)/meta/color" | Richard Ellison Tory[14]
1800 style="background-color: Template:Tories (British political party)/meta/color" | Humphrey Sibthorp Tory[14]
1806 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Monson
1808 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Savile
1812 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Nicholas Fazakerley style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Henry Sullivan
1814 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Tories (British political party)/meta/color" | Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe Tory[14]
1818 style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" | Ralph Bernal Whig[14]
1820 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" | Bobus Smith Whig[14]
1822 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Williams
1826 style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" | John Nicholas Fazakerley Whig[14] rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Tories (British political party)/meta/color" | Charles Sibthorp Tory[14]
1830 style="background-color: Template:Tories (British political party)/meta/color" | John Fardell Tory[14]
1831 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" | George Heneage Whig[14][15][16]
1832 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" | Edward Bulwer[17] Whig[14][18][19]
1835 rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Charles Sibthorp Conservative[14]
1841 style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | William Rickford Collett Conservative[14]
1847 style="background-color: Template:Radicals (UK)/meta/color" | Charles Seely[20] Radical[15][21][22][23]
1848 by-election style="background-color: Template:Radicals (UK)/meta/color" | Thomas Hobhouse Radical[24][25]
1852 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" | George Heneage Whig[14][15][16]
1856 by-election rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Gervaise Sibthorp Conservative
1859 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Liberal
1861 by-election rowspan="7" style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Charles Seely Liberal
1862 by-election style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | John Bramley-Moore Conservative
1865 style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Edward Heneage[26] Liberal
1868 style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | John Hinde Palmer Liberal
1874 style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Edward Chaplin Conservative
1880 style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | John Hinde Palmer Liberal
1884 by-election style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Joseph Ruston Liberal

MPs 1885–present

Election Member[10] Party
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1885 Joseph Ruston Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Unionist Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1886 Liberal Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1886 Frederick Kerans Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1892 William Crosfield Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Unionist Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1895 Charles Seely Liberal Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1906 Charles Roberts Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Coalition Conservative/meta/color" | 1918 Alfred Davies Coalition Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1924 Robert Arthur Taylor Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1931 Walter Liddall Conservative
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1945 George Deer Labour
1950 Geoffrey de Freitas Labour
1962 by-election Dick Taverne Labour (until 1972)

Lincoln Democratic Labour (from 1973)

style="background-color: Template:Lincoln Democratic Labour Association/meta/color" | 1973 by-election
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | October 1974 Margaret Jackson later Beckett Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1979 Kenneth Carlisle Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1997 Gillian Merron Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2010 Karl McCartney Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2017 Karen Lee Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2019 Karl McCartney Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Lincoln[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karl McCartney 24,267 47.9 Increase 3.2
Labour Karen Lee 20,753 41.0 Decrease 6.9
Liberal Democrats Caroline Kenyon 2,422 4.8 Increase 2.1
Green Sally Horscroft 1,195 2.4 Increase 1.2
Brexit Party Reece Wilkes 1,079 2.1 Increase 2.1
Independent Rob Bradley 609 1.2 Increase 1.2
Liberal Charles Shaw 304 0.6 Increase 0.6
Majority 3,514 6.9 N/A
Turnout 50,629 67.7 Increase 1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase 5.1
General election 2017: Lincoln[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Lee 23,333 47.9 Increase 8.3
Conservative Karl McCartney 21,795 44.7 Increase 2.1
UKIP Nick Smith 1,287 2.6 Decrease 9.6
Liberal Democrats Caroline Kenyon 1,284 2.6 Decrease 1.6
Green Ben Loryman 583 1.2 Increase 1.2
Independent Phil Gray 312 0.6 N/A
Independent Iain Scott-Burdon 124 0.3 N/A
Majority 1,538 3.2
Turnout 48,718 66.6 Increase 3.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 3.1
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Lincoln
General election 2015: Lincoln[29][30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karl McCartney 19,976 42.6 +5.1
Labour Lucy Rigby 18,533 39.6 +4.3
UKIP Nick Smith 5,721 12.2 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Ross Pepper 1,992 4.3 −16.0
TUSC Elaine Smith 344 0.7 +0.7
Lincolnshire Independent Helen Powell 286 0.6 +0.6
Majority 1,443 3.0 +0.77
Turnout 46,852 63.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.38
General election 2010: Lincoln[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karl McCartney 17,163 37.5 +4.6
Labour Gillian Merron 16,105 35.2 −10.2
Liberal Democrats Reg Shore 9,256 20.2 +2.0
BNP Robert West 1,367 3.0 N/A
UKIP Nick Smith 1,004 2.2 −1.3
English Democrat Ernest Coleman 604 1.3 N/A
Independent Gary Walker 222 0.5 N/A
Majority 1,058 2.3
Turnout 45,721 62.2 +4.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 6.75

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Lincoln[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gillian Merron 16,724 45.4 −8.5
Conservative Karl McCartney 12,110 32.9 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Lisa Gabriel 6,715 18.2 +5.5
UKIP Nicholas Smith 1,308 3.5 +1.2
Majority 4,613 12.5
Turnout 36,856 56.5 +0.5
Labour hold Swing 5.1
General election 2001: Lincoln[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gillian Merron 20,003 53.9 −1.0
Conservative Christine-Anne Talbot 11,583 31.2 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Lisa Gabriel 4,703 12.7 +1.8
UKIP Rodger Doughty 836 2.3 N/A
Majority 8,420 22.7
Turnout 37,125 56.0 −15.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Lincoln[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gillian Merron 25,563 54.9
Conservative Tony Brown 14,433 31.0
Liberal Democrats Lisa Gabriel 5,048 10.8
Referendum John Ivory 1,329 2.9
Natural Law Adrian Myers 175 0.4
Majority 11,130 23.9
Turnout 71.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1992: Lincoln[35][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Carlisle 28,792 46.1 −0.4
Labour Nick Butler 26,743 42.8 +9.2
Liberal Democrats David Harding-Price 6,316 10.1 −9.3
Liberal Sue E. Wiggin 603 1.0 +1.0
Majority 2,049 3.3 −9.6
Turnout 62,454 79.1 +3.5
Conservative hold Swing −4.8

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Lincoln[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Carlisle 27,097 46.5 +0.1
Labour Nick Butler 19,614 33.7 +6.2
SDP Peter Zentner 11,319 19.4 −5.7
RRPRC Thomas Kyle 232 0.4 N/A
Majority 7,483 12.8
Turnout 75.6
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Lincoln[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Carlisle 25,244 46.4
Labour Malcolm Withers 14,958 27.5
SDP Freddie Stockdale 13,631 25.1
Independent Gilbert Blades 523 1.0
Majority 10,286 18.9
Turnout 74.6
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Carlisle 17,777 41.4 +13.1
Labour Margaret Jackson 17,175 40.0 +2.9
Liberal K. Melton 5,638 13.1 N/A
Democratic Labour Freddie Stockdale 1,743 4.1 −30.5
National Front J. Noble 523 1.2 N/A
Revolutionary Reform T. Kyle 77 0.2 N/A
Majority 602 1.4
Turnout 42,933 77.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.1
General election October 1974: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Jackson 14,698 37.1
Democratic Labour Dick Taverne 13,714 34.6
Conservative Peter Myles Moran 11,223 28.3
Majority 984 2.5
Turnout 74.8
Labour gain from Democratic Labour Swing
General election February 1974: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Labour Dick Taverne 14,780 35.6
Labour Margaret Jackson 13,487 32.5
Conservative Peter Myles Moran 13,299 32.0
Majority 1,293 3.1
Turnout 79.1
Democratic Labour gain from Labour Swing
1973 Lincoln by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Labour Dick Taverne 21,967 58.2 +58.2
Labour John Dilks 8,776 23.2 −27.7
Conservative Jonathan Guinness 6,616 17.5 −21.5
Democratic Conservative Reginald Simmerson 198 0.5
Majority Rule Malcolm Waller 100 0.3
Independent Jean Justice 81 0.2
Majority 13,191 34.9
Turnout 37,738 72.6
Democratic Labour gain from Labour Swing
General election 1970: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dick Taverne 20,090 51.0
Conservative Richard Alexander 15,340 39.0
Independent Liberal Gilbert Blades 3,937 10.0
Majority 4,750 12.1
Turnout 74.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dick Taverne 23,006 58.3
Conservative Richard Alexander 16,469 41.7
Majority 6,537 16.6
Turnout 78.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dick Taverne 19,737 47.8
Conservative Michael McNair-Wilson 15,015 36.4
Liberal Patrick Furnell 6,519 15.8
Majority 4,722 11.4
Turnout 80.3
Labour hold Swing
1962 Lincoln by-election: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dick Taverne 19,038 50.51
Conservative Percy Grieve 11,386 30.21
Liberal Patrick Furnell 6,856 18.19
Independent A. Taylor 412 1.09
Majority 7,652 20.30
Turnout 37,692
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey de Freitas 23,629 55.1
Conservative Leslie Herbert Priestley 19,240 44.9
Majority 4,389 10.2
Turnout 84.1
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey de Freitas 23,773 56.2
Conservative Peter Emery 18,551 43.8
Majority 5,222 12.3
Turnout 85.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey de Freitas 23,400 54.1
Conservative Maurice Macmillan 19,840 45.9
Majority 3,560 8.2
Turnout 87.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Lincoln[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey de Freitas 21,537 50.0
National Liberal Francis Hill 17,784 41.3
Liberal Jean Henderson 3,753 8.7
Majority 3,753 8.7
Turnout 88.7
Labour hold Swing

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Lincoln[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Deer 14,052 41.3 −4.7
Conservative Walter Liddall 10,414 30.5 −23.5
Liberal Frederick Charles Truman 9,625 28.2 n/a
Majority 3,638 10.8 18.8
Turnout 80.3 −3.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.4

General Election 1939/40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Lincoln[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Liddall 17,948 54.0 −4.9
Labour George Deer 15,264 46.0 +4.9
Majority 2,684 8.0 −9.8
Turnout 84.0 −4.9
Conservative hold Swing −4.9
General election 1931: Lincoln[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Liddall 20,688 58.9 +24.6
Labour Robert Taylor 14,455 41.1 −2.5
Majority 6,233 17.8 27.1
Turnout 88.9 +0.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +13.5

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Lincoln[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Taylor 15,176 43.6 +2.3
Unionist Benjamin Garnet Lampard-Vachell 11,978 34.3 −6.8
Liberal Robert Pattinson 7,719 22.1 +4.5
Majority 3,198 9.3 +9.1
Turnout 88.5 0.0
Labour hold Swing +4.5
General election 1924: Lincoln[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Taylor 11,596 41.3 +7.1
Unionist George Hamilton 11,557 41.1 −0.9
Liberal A. G. Macdonell 4,952 17.6 −6.2
Majority 39 0.2 8.0
Turnout 88.5 +3.0
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +4.0
General election 1923: Lincoln[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Alfred Davies 11,338 42.0 −17.0
Labour Robert Taylor 9,251 34.2 −6.8
Liberal A. G. Macdonell 6,447 23.8 n/a
Majority 2,087 7.8 −10.2
Turnout 85.5 −0.4
Unionist hold Swing −5.1
General election 1922 : Lincoln[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Alfred Davies 15,780 59.0 +11.3
Labour Robert Taylor 10,951 41.0 +12.5
Majority 4,829 18.0 −1.2
Turnout 85.9 +11.5
Unionist hold Swing −0.6

Elections in the 1910s

Roberts
General election 1918: Lincoln[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Alfred Davies 11,114 47.7 +0.6
Labour Robert Taylor 6,658 28.5 N/A
Liberal Charles Roberts 5,550 23.8 −29.1
Majority 4,456 19.2 N/A
Turnout 23,322 74.4 −15.1
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +14.8
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

General Election 1914/15

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Roberts
General election December 1910 Lincoln[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Roberts 5,484 52.9 +2.7
Conservative Robert Filmer 4,878 47.1 +17.0
Majority 606 5.8 −14.3
Turnout 10,362 89.5 −3.5
Registered electors 11,577
Liberal hold Swing −7.1
General election January 1910 Lincoln[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Roberts 5,402 50.2 −1.0
Conservative Robert Filmer 3,236 30.1 +18.5
Free Trader Charles Seely 2,129 19.8 −17.4
Majority 2,166 20.1 +6.1
Turnout 10,767 93.0 −0.8
Registered electors 11,577
Liberal hold Swing −9.8

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Lincoln[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Roberts 5,110 51.2 +1.6
Free Trader Charles Seely 3,718 37.2 N/A
Conservative Henry Croft 1,162 11.6 −38.8
Majority 1,392 14.0 N/A
Turnout 9,990 93.8 +4.1
Registered electors 10,645
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +20.2
General election 1900: Lincoln[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Charles Seely 4,002 50.4 −1.1
Liberal Charles Roberts 3,935 49.6 +1.1
Majority 67 0.8 −2.2
Turnout 7,937 89.7 −2.0
Registered electors 8,846
Liberal Unionist hold Swing −1.1

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Lincoln[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Charles Seely 3,808 51.5 +3.2
Liberal William Crosfield 3,590 48.5 −3.2
Majority 218 3.0 N/A
Turnout 7,398 91.7 +2.1
Registered electors 8,068
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +3.2
General election 1892: Lincoln[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Crosfield 3,410 51.7 +4.3
Conservative Frederick Kerans 3,186 48.3 −4.3
Majority 224 3.4 N/A
Turnout 6,596 89.6 +8.9
Registered electors 7,358
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.3

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Lincoln[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Kerans 3,159 52.6 +10.6
Liberal William Crosfield 2,851 47.4 −10.6
Majority 308 5.2 N/A
Turnout 6,010 80.7 −5.6
Registered electors 7,444
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.6
General election 1885: Lincoln[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Ruston 3,726 58.0 −16.9
Conservative Frederick Kerans 2,701 42.0 +16.9
Majority 1,025 16.0 +5.2
Turnout 6,427 86.3 −1.0 (est)
Registered electors 7,444
Liberal hold Swing −16.9
By-election, 16 Jun 1884: Lincoln (1 seat)[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Ruston 3,234 58.8 −16.1
Conservative Richard Hall[43] 2,263 41.2 +16.1
Majority 971 17.7 +6.9
Turnout 5,497 81.2 −6.1 (est)
Registered electors 6,769
Liberal hold Swing −16.1
  • Caused by Palmer's death.
General election 1880: Lincoln (2 seats)[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Seely 3,401 39.0 +6.1
Liberal John Hinde Palmer 3,128 35.9 +5.1
Conservative Edward Chaplin 2,190 25.1 −11.2
Majority 938 10.8 N/A
Turnout 5,591 (est) 87.3 (est) +3.0
Registered electors 6,402
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.9
Liberal hold Swing +5.4

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Lincoln (2 seats)[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Chaplin 2,107 36.3 N/A
Liberal Charles Seely 1,907 32.9 N/A
Liberal John Hinde Palmer 1,784 30.8 N/A
Majority 200 3.4 N/A
Turnout 3,953 (est) 84.3 (est) N/A
Registered electors 4,689
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Lincoln (2 seats)[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Seely Unopposed
Liberal John Hinde Palmer Unopposed
Registered electors 4,243
Liberal hold
Liberal hold
General election 1865: Lincoln (2 seats)[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Seely 878 34.9 +3.9
Liberal Edward Heneage 870 34.6 +2.1
Conservative John Bramley-Moore 765 30.4 −6.1
Majority 105 4.2 N/A
Turnout 1,639 (est) 95.7 (est) −0.7
Registered electors 1,713
Liberal hold Swing +3.5
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +2.6
By-election, 12 February 1862: Lincoln [42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Bramley-Moore 715 50.9 +14.4
Liberal John Hinde Palmer 690 49.1 −14.4
Majority 25 1.8 −2.2
Turnout 1,405 94.3 −2.1
Registered electors 1,490
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.4
  • Caused by Heneage's resignation.
By-election, 9 November 1861: Lincoln[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Seely Unopposed
Liberal gain from Conservative
  • Caused by Sibthorp's death.

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Lincoln (2 seats)[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gervaise Sibthorp 740 36.5 −4.7
Liberal George Heneage 658 32.5 +0.6
Liberal John Hinde Palmer 629 31.0 +4.1
Majority 82 4.0 −5.3
Turnout 1,384 (est) 96.4 (est) +24.8
Registered electors 1,435
Conservative hold Swing −4.7
Liberal hold Swing +1.5
General election 1857: Lincoln (2 seats)[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gervaise Sibthorp 829 41.2 −1.2
Whig George Heneage 641 31.9 −1.5
Radical John Hinde Palmer 541 26.9 +2.7
Turnout 1,006 (est) 71.6 (est) −1.0
Registered electors 1,405
Majority 188 9.3 +0.3
Conservative hold Swing −1.3
Majority 100 5.0 −4.2
Whig hold Swing −1.4
By-election, 16 January 1856: Lincoln[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gervaise Sibthorp Unopposed
Majority 188 9.3
Conservative hold
  • Caused by Sibthorp's death.
General election 1852: Lincoln (2 seats)[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Sibthorp 840 42.4 −7.1
Whig George Heneage 661 33.4 +10.3
Radical Charles Seely 478 24.2 −3.2
Turnout 990 (est) 72.6 (est) −1.8
Registered electors 1,363
Majority 179 9.0 +1.5
Conservative hold Swing −8.7
Majority 183 9.2 N/A
Whig gain from Radical Swing +6.8

Elections in the 1840s

By-election, 16 March 1848: Lincoln[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical Thomas Hobhouse 552 52.2 +1.7
Conservative Lebbeus Charles Humfrey[44] 505 47.8 −1.7
Majority 47 4.4 +0.1
Turnout 1,057 83.2 +8.8
Registered electors 1,271
Radical hold Swing +1.7
  • Caused by Seely's election being declared void on petition, due to bribery by his agent, on 10 March 1848[45]
General election 1847: Lincoln (2 seats)[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Sibthorp 659 34.8 +4.8
Radical Charles Seely 518 27.4 +8.6
Whig Edward Bulwer-Lytton 436 23.1 −1.4
Conservative William Rickford Collett 278 14.7 −11.9
Turnout 946 (est) 74.4 (est) −11.0
Registered electors 1,271
Majority 141 7.5 +5.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.6
Majority 82 4.3 N/A
Radical gain from Conservative Swing +6.1
General election 1841: Lincoln (2 seats)[14][42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Sibthorp 541 30.0 −0.7
Conservative William Rickford Collett 481 26.6 +3.2
Whig Edward Bulwer-Lytton 443 24.5 −1.6
Radical Charles Seely 340 18.8 N/A
Majority 38 2.1 −2.6
Turnout 932 85.4 +2.4
Registered electors 1,091
Conservative hold Swing +0.1
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +2.0

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Lincoln (2 seats)[14][42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Sibthorp 514 30.7 +9.1
Whig Edward Bulwer-Lytton 436 26.1 −5.0
Conservative Henry Ellis[46] 392 23.4 +1.8
Whig Charles Henry Churchill[47] 330 19.7 −6.0
Turnout 864 83.0 +4.3
Registered electors 1,041
Majority 78 4.7 −7.5
Conservative hold Swing +7.3
Majority 44 2.6 N/A
Whig hold Swing −5.2
General election 1835: Lincoln (2 seats)[14][42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Sibthorp 565 43.3 +15.3
Whig Edward Bulwer-Lytton 406 31.1 −3.0
Whig Charles Beaumont Phipps[48] 335 25.7 −12.1
Majority 159 12.2 N/A
Turnout 885 78.7 −5.5
Registered electors 1,124
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +15.2
Whig hold Swing −5.3
General election 1832: Lincoln (2 seats)[14][42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig George Heneage 543 37.8
Whig Edward Bulwer-Lytton 490 34.1
Tory Charles Sibthorp 402 28.0
Majority 88 6.1
Turnout 878 84.2
Registered electors 1,043
Whig hold
Whig gain from Tory
General election 1831: Lincoln (2 seats)[14][49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory Charles Sibthorp Unopposed
Whig George Heneage Unopposed
Registered electors c. 1,400
Tory hold
Whig gain from Tory
General election 1830: Lincoln (2 seats)[14][49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory John Fardell Unopposed
Tory Charles Sibthorp Unopposed
Registered electors c. 1,400
Tory hold
Tory gain from Whig

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ^ Lincoln Cathedral was from 1311 until an intense storm in 1549 the world's tallest building
  4. ^ Changed seat in 1983 to serve Derby South which she has held to date (winning most recently in 2017)

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  12. ^ John Fenton-Cawthorne was expelled from the House of Commons on 2 May 1796
  13. ^ Robert Hobart was known as Robert Hobart until 1793, and as Lord Hobart from 1793 until he acceded to the peerage in 1804 as the 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire
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