South Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Lincolnshire
South Lincolnshire
Former County constituency; for the House of Commons
County	Lincolnshire
1832–1885
Seats	Two
Created from	Lincolnshire
Replaced by	Sleaford or North Kesteven ; Stamford or South Kesteven; Spalding or Holland

South Lincolnshire, formally called the Southern Division of Lincolnshire or Parts of Kesteven and Holland, was a county constituency in Lincolnshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote electoral system.

History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832–33 general election. It was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

Boundaries

1832-1868: The Parts of Kesteven and Holland.^[1]

1868-1885: The Wapentakes, Hundreds, or Sokes of Loveden, Flaxwell, Aswardburn, Winnibriggs and Threo, Aveland, Beltisloe, Ness, Grantham Soke, Skirbeck, Kirton and Holland Elloe.^[2]

Members of Parliament

Election	1st Member		1st Party	2nd Member		2nd Party
1832	style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" \|	Henry Handley	Whig	style="background-color: Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" \|	Gilbert Heathcote	Whig
1841	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Christopher Turnor	Conservative	rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Sir John Trollope, Bt	Conservative
1847	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Lord Burghley	Conservative
1857	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Anthony Wilson	Conservative
1859	rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	George Hussey Packe	Liberal
Apr 1868	rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	George Hussey Packe	Liberal	William Welby	Conservative
Nov 1868	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Edmund Turnor	Conservative
1880	rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	John Compton Lawrance	Conservative
Feb 1884	style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	John Compton Lawrance	Conservative	Hon. Murray Finch-Hatton	Conservative
1885	Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1850s

Trollope was appointed President of the Poor Law Board, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 12 March 1852: South Lincolnshire^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Trollope	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

General Election 1852: South Lincolnshire^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Cecil	Unopposed
	Conservative	John Trollope	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,554
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

General Election 1857: South Lincolnshire^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Trollope	4,020	37.1	*N/A*
	Conservative	Anthony Wilson	3,636	33.5	*N/A*
	Whig	George Hussey Packe^[4]	3,188	29.4	N/A
Majority			448	4.1	N/A
Turnout			7,016 (est)	84.7 (est)	N/A
Registered electors			8,287
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

General Election 1859: South Lincolnshire^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Hussey Packe	Unopposed
	Conservative	John Trollope	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,435
	Liberal gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General Election 1865: South Lincolnshire^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Hussey Packe	Unopposed
	Conservative	John Trollope	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,260
	Liberal hold
	Conservative hold

Trollope was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Kesteven, causing a by-election.

By-election, 29 April 1868: South Lincolnshire^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Welby	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

General Election 1868: South Lincolnshire^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Welby	4,514	39.9	*N/A*
	Conservative	Edmund Turnor	4,078	36.1	*N/A*
	Liberal	George Hussey Packe	2,714	24.0	N/A
	Liberal	John Taylor^[5]	3	0.0	N/A
Majority			1,364	12.1	N/A
Turnout			7,010 (est)	66.9 (est)	N/A
Registered electors			10,476
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1870s

General Election 1874: South Lincolnshire^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Edmund Turnor	Unopposed
	Conservative	William Welby	Unopposed
Registered electors			11,020
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1880: South Lincolnshire^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Compton Lawrance	4,518	36.5	*N/A*
	Conservative	William Welby-Gregory	4,290	34.6	*N/A*
	Liberal	Charles Sharpe^[6]	3,583	28.9	N/A
Majority			707	5.7	N/A
Turnout			7,987 (est)	74.6 (est)	N/A
Registered electors			10,710
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Welby-Gregory resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 29 Feb 1884: South Lincolnshire^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Murray Finch-Hatton	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

References

^ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. XLV: An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 154–206. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 423. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
^ "The Elections". London Daily News. 30 July 1847. pp. 3–6. Retrieved 10 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
^ "South Lincolnshire". Grantham Journal. 21 November 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
^ "From Our London Correspondent". Western Morning News. 24 April 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)

[1] "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. XLV: An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 154–206. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[2] "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[craig1832-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 423. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)

[4] "The Elections". London Daily News. 30 July 1847. pp. 3–6. Retrieved 10 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)

[5] "South Lincolnshire". Grantham Journal. 21 November 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)

[6] "From Our London Correspondent". Western Morning News. 24 April 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)

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