South Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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

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

Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1832 Henry Handley Whig Gilbert Heathcote Whig
1841 Christopher Turnor Conservative Sir John Trollope, Bt Conservative
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 Compton Lawrance Conservative
Feb 1884 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

See also

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. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  2. ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 423. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  4. ↑ "The Elections". London Daily News. 30 July 1847. pp. 3–6. Retrieved 10 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ "South Lincolnshire". Grantham Journal. 21 November 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ "From Our London Correspondent". Western Morning News. 24 April 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

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