East Lindsey (UK Parliament constituency)
| East Lindsey | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Lincolnshire |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Horncastle and Louth |
| Replaced by | Louth and Horncastle |
East Lindsey was a county constituency based on the East Lindsey local government district of Lincolnshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.
History
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Boundaries
The District of East Lindsey wards of Alford, Burgh-le-Marsh, Chapel St Leonards, Coningsby, Fotherby, Friskney, Frithville, Grimoldby, Halton Holegate, Hogsthorpe, Holton-le-Clay, Hundleby, Ingoldmells, Legbourne, Mablethorpe, Mareham-le-Fen, Marshchapel, New Leake, North Holme, North Somercotes, North Thoresby, Partney, Priory, St Clements, St James, St Margarets, St Marys, St Michaels, Scarbrough, Seacroft, Sibsey, Spilsby, Sutton and Trusthorpe, Tattershall, Tetford, Tetney, Theddlethorpe St Helen, Trinity, Wainfleet, Willoughby with Sloothby, Winthorpe, and Withern with Stain.
The seaside resort of Skegness was included in the constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1983 | Sir Peter Tapsell | Conservative |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 27,151 | 53.22 | ||
| Liberal | J. C. L. Sellick | 19,634 | 38.49 | ||
| Labour | G. R. Lowis | 4,229 | 8.29 | ||
| Majority | 7,517 | 14.74 | |||
| Turnout | 73.18 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 29,048 | 52.16 | ||
| Liberal | Jonathan Sellick | 20,432 | 36.69 | ||
| Labour | Kenneth Stevenson | 6,206 | 11.14 | ||
| Majority | 8,616 | 15.47 | |||
| Turnout | 75.22 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 31,916 | 51.1 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Dodsworth | 20,070 | 32.1 | −4.6 | |
| Labour | David Shepherd | 9,477 | 15.2 | +4.0 | |
| Green | Rosemary Robinson | 1,018 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 11,846 | 19.0 | +3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 62,481 | 78.1 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Notes and references
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Election 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 6 December 2010.