List of parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire

The non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshireis divided into 7 parliamentary constituencies – 1 borough constituency and 6 county constituencies.

Constituencies edit

  † Conservative  ‡ Labour

Constituency[nb 1]Electorate[1]Majority[2][nb 2]Member of Parliament[2]Nearest opposition[2]Map
Boston and Skegness CC69,38125,621 Matt Warman Ben Cook‡
Gainsborough CC76,34322,967 Sir Edward Leigh Perry Smith‡
Grantham and Stamford CC81,50226,003 Gareth Davies Kathryn Salt‡
Lincoln BC74,9423,514 Karl McCartney Karen Lee
Louth and Horncastle CC79,63428,868 Victoria Atkins Ellie Green‡
Sleaford and North Hykeham CC94,76132,564 Dr Caroline Johnson Linda Edwards-Shea‡
South Holland and The Deepings CC75,97530,838 John Hayes Mark Popple‡

2010 boundary changes edit

In the Fifth Review the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Lincolnshire retained its current constituencies, with minor changes only to reflect revisions to local authority ward boundaries and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies.

NameBoundaries 1997–2010Boundaries 2010–present
  1. Boston and Skegness CC
  2. Gainsborough CC
  3. Grantham and Stamford CC
  4. Lincoln BC
  5. Louth and Horncastle CC
  6. Sleaford and North Hykeham CC
  7. South Holland and The Deepings CC
Parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire
Proposed Revision

Proposed boundary changes edit

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[3] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final recommendations were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed including Lincolnshire with Leicestershire and Rutland in a sub-region of the East Midlands region, creating one additional seat by re-establishing the constituency of Rutland and Stamford, which spans all three counties. Consequently, that town is removed from the constituency of Grantham and Stamford, which is to be renamed Grantham and Bourne. [4]

The following seats are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Boston

Containing electoral wards from East Lyndsey

Containing electoral wards from Lincoln

Containing electoral wards from North Kesteven

Containing electoral wards from South Holland

Containing electoral wards from South Kesteven

Containing electoral wards from West Lyndsey

Results history edit

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019[5]

2019 edit

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Lincolnshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative246,95967.2% 5.6%7 1
Labour76,58320.8% 7.7%0 1
Liberal Democrats28,3897.7% 3.6%00
Greens6,8151.9% 0.5%00
Brexit1,0790.3%new00
Others7,6142.1% 2.3%00
Total367,439100.07

Percentage votes edit

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative53.253.853.542.446.246.849.851.661.667.2
Labour15.118.525.836.935.729.519.420.128.520.8
Liberal Democrat131.427.419.817.516.117.420.24.74.17.7
Green Party*****0.22.01.41.9
UKIP***4.719.43.5*
Brexit Party0.3
Other0.30.40.93.11.96.35.82.20.92.1

11983 & 1987 – SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats edit

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative6666667767
Labour0001110010
Total6667777777

11983 & 1987 – SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps edit

1885-1910 edit

1918-1945 edit

1950-1979 edit

1983-present edit

Historical representation by party edit

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918 edit

  Conservative  Liberal  Liberal Unionist

Constituency18858618868790189293941895981900190607Jan 1910Dec 191011121417
BostonIngramFarmer-AtkinsonIngramGarfitFaberDixon
BriggMeysey-ThompsonWaddyRichardsonReckittSheffieldGelder
GainsboroughBennettEyreBennettBainbridgeOrmsby-GoreRentonBentham
GranthamMellorLowLopesPriestley
GrimsbyHeneageJosseHeneageDoughtyWingDoughtyTickler
HorncastleStanhopede EresbyWeigall
LincolnRustonKeransCrosfieldSeelyRoberts
LouthOtterHeathPerksBrackenburyDavies
SleafordChaplinLuptonRoyds
SpaldingFinch-HattonStewartPollockMansfieldMcLarenPeel
StamfordLawranceCustYoungerJoicey-CecilHeathcote-Drummond-Willoughby

1918 to 1950 edit

  Conservative  Independent  Labour  Liberal  National Liberal (1931–68)

Constituency1918202119222319232419242919293119313319353742194548
BriggMcLeanSheffieldQuibellHunterQuibellWilliamsonMallalieu
GainsboroughMolsonWinfreyCrookshank
GranthamRoydsR. PattinsonWarrenderKendall
GrimsbyTicklerSutcliffeWomersleyYounger
Holland with BostonRoyceDeanBlindellButcher
HorncastleWeigallHotchkinS. PattinsonHaslamMaitland
LincolnDaviesTaylorLiddallDeer
LouthBrackenburyT. WintringhamM. WintringhamHeneageOsborne
Rutland and StamfordHeathcote-Drummond-WilloughbyDixonSmith-Caringtonde Eresby

1950 to 1983 edit

  Conservative  Labour  Lincoln Democratic Labour  National Liberal (1931–68)

Constituency195019511955561959621964196669197073Feb 1974Oct 1974771979
Brigg / Brigg and Scunthorpe (1974)MallalieuEllisBrown
GainsboroughCrookshankKimball
GranthamSmithGodberHogg
GrimsbyYoungerCroslandMitchell
Holland with BostonButcherBody
HorncastleMaitlandTapsell
Lincolnde FreitasTaverneJacksonCarlisle
LouthOsborneArcherBrotherton
Rutland and StamfordConantLewis

1983 to present edit

  Conservative  Independent  Labour

Constituency1983198719921997200120050720102015162017192019
Holland with Boston / Boston and Skegness (1997)BodySimmondsWarman
Gainsborough and Horncastle / Gainsborough (1997)Leigh
Stamford and Spalding / Grantham and Stamford (1997)LewisJ. DaviesBolesG. Davies
LincolnCarlisleMerronMcCartneyLeeMcCartney
East Lindsey / Louth and Horncastle (1997)TapsellAtkins
Grantham / Sleaford and North Hykeham (1997)HoggPhillipsJohnson
South Holland and The DeepingsHayes

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References edit

  1. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z – Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". paras 138-156. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".