Sleaford was a county constituency in Lincolnshire, centred on the town of Sleaford. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| Sleaford | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Lincolnshire |
| Major settlements | Sleaford |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Mid Lincolnshire |
| Replaced by | Grantham and Rutland and Stamford |
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, when the former Mid Lincolnshire constituency was divided under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Henry Chaplin | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Arnold Lupton | Liberal | |
| January 1910 | Edmund Royds | Conservative | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
editElections in the 1880s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 4,761 | 57.9 | ||
| Liberal | Charles Sharpe | 3,460 | 42.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,301 | 15.8 | |||
| Turnout | 8,221 | 83.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,863 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Chaplin was appointed President of the Board of Agriculture, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 4,386 | 58.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Francis Otter | 3,078 | 41.2 | New | |
| Majority | 1,308 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,464 | 76.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,793 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1890s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 4,157 | 56.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | William Shearburn Fox | 3,250 | 43.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 907 | 12.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,407 | 77.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,528 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Chaplin was appointed President of the Local Government Board, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 4,653 | 63.4 | +7.3 | |
| Liberal | William Shearburn Fox | 2,687 | 36.6 | −7.3 | |
| Majority | 1,966 | 26.8 | +14.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,340 | 75.9 | −1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,671 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.3 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 4,228 | 60.3 | −3.1 | |
| Liberal | Charles Emmanuel Reinhardt | 2,785 | 39.7 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 1,443 | 20.6 | −6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 7,013 | 71.1 | −4.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,870 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arnold Lupton | 4,355 | 51.7 | +12.0 | |
| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 4,062 | 48.3 | −12.0 | |
| Majority | 293 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 8,417 | 84.2 | +13.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,000 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.0 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edmund Royds | 5,265 | 56.8 | +8.5 | |
| Liberal | Arnold Lupton | 4,000 | 43.2 | −8.5 | |
| Majority | 1,265 | 13.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,265 | 89.2 | +5.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edmund Royds | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Edmund Royds
- Liberal: Robert Pattinson[7]
References
edit- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 341. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b c d e f g h The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ a b c Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ Grantham Journal, 21 March 1914