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South Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Lincolnshire
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
United Kingdom general election 1837.svg
United Kingdom general election 1837.svg
Context of 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the southern 'doubly' orange land.
County Lincolnshire
1832–1885
SeatsTwo
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.

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History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 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

Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1832 Henry Handley Whig [3] [4] Gilbert Heathcote Whig [3] [4]
1841 Christopher Turnor Conservative [3] Sir John Trollope, Bt Conservative [3]
1847 Lord Burghley Conservative
1857 Anthony Wilson Conservative
1859 George Hussey Packe Liberal
Apr 1868 William Welby Conservative
Nov 1868 Edmund Turnor Conservative
1880 John Lawrance Conservative
Feb 1884 Hon. Murray Finch-Hatton Conservative
1885 Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: South Lincolnshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Henry Handley Unopposed
Whig Gilbert Heathcote Unopposed
Registered electors 7,956
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)
General election 1835: South Lincolnshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Henry Handley Unopposed
Whig Gilbert Heathcote Unopposed
Registered electors 7,694
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1837: South Lincolnshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Henry Handley Unopposed
Whig Gilbert Heathcote Unopposed
Registered electors 8,100
Whig hold
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: South Lincolnshire [5] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Turnor 4,581 37.9 New
Conservative John Trollope 4,562 37.7 New
Whig Henry Handley 2,94824.4N/A
Majority 1,61413.3N/A
Turnout 7,02078.8N/A
Registered electors 8,914
Conservative gain from Whig Swing N/A
Conservative gain from Whig Swing N/A
General election 1847: South Lincolnshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Cecil Unopposed
Conservative John Trollope Unopposed
Registered electors 9,226
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

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

By-election, 12 March 1852: South Lincolnshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Trollope Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1852: South Lincolnshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Cecil Unopposed
Conservative John Trollope Unopposed
Registered electors 8,554
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
General election 1857: South Lincolnshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Trollope 4,020 37.1 N/A
Conservative Anthony Wilson 3,636 33.5 N/A
Whig George Hussey Packe [6] 3,18829.4New
Majority 4484.1N/A
Turnout 7,016 (est)84.7 (est)N/A
Registered electors 8,287
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
General election 1859: South Lincolnshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Welby Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1868: South Lincolnshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Welby 4,514 39.9 N/A
Conservative Edmund Turnor 4,078 36.1 N/A
Liberal George Hussey Packe 2,71424.0N/A
Liberal John Taylor [7] 30.0N/A
Majority 1,36412.1N/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 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lawrance 4,518 36.5 N/A
Conservative William Welby-Gregory 4,290 34.6 N/A
Liberal Charles Sharpe [8] 3,58328.9New
Majority 7075.7N/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 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Murray Finch-Hatton Unopposed
Conservative hold

References

  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.
  2. ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp.  195–196. ISBN   0-900178-13-2.
  4. 1 2 Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. pp. 172, 175.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 423. ISBN   978-1-349-02349-3.
  6. ↑ "The Elections" . London Daily News. 30 July 1847. pp. 3–6. Retrieved 10 August 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "South Lincolnshire" . Grantham Journal. 21 November 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "From Our London Correspondent" . Western Morning News . 24 April 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.

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