Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

For the Canadian electoral districts in Ontario, see Lincoln (federal electoral district) and Lincoln (provincial electoral district).

Lincoln

Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundaries since 2024

Boundary of Lincoln in the East Midlands

County| Lincolnshire
Electorate| 74,128 (2023)[1]
Major settlements| Lincoln, Bracebridge Heath, Waddington and Skellingthorpe
Current constituency
Created| 1265
Member of Parliament| Hamish Falconer (Lab)
Seats| Two until 1885, then one

Lincoln is a constituency[n 1] in Lincolnshire, England represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Hamish Falconer of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Since the split of the City of York seat with effect from the 2010 general election, Lincoln has been the oldest constituency in continuous existence in the UK – established in 1265. Lincoln was a bellwether between October 1974 and 2017. The seat bucked the national Conservative victory in 1970 by electing a Labour MP, as it did in 2017. In 2019 and 2024, Lincoln followed the national result, electing a Conservative MP in 2019 and a Labour MP in 2024.

The seat has been considered, relative to others, an ultra-marginal seat, as well as a swing seat. From 2005 until 2024, its winner's majority had not exceeded 6.9% of the vote since the 12.5% majority won in 2005 and the seat had changed hands three times since then. However, in 2024, Hamish Falconer secured the seat with a majority of 20.8%.

## Boundaries

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1885–1918: The existing parliamentary borough, and the parish of Bracebridge.[2]

1918–1950: The County Borough of Lincoln, and the Urban District of Bracebridge.

1950–1974: The County Borough of Lincoln.

1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries.

1983–1997: The City of Lincoln, and the District of North Kesteven wards of Bracebridge Heath, North Hykeham Central, North Hykeham North, North Hykeham South, Skellingthorpe, and Waddington West.

1997–2010: The City of Lincoln, and the District of North Kesteven ward of Bracebridge Heath.

2010–2023: The City of Lincoln, and the District of North Kesteven wards of Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East, and Skellingthorpe.

2023–present: Following a local government boundary review in the District of North Kesteven which came into effect in May 2023,[3][4] the constituency now comprises the following:

* The City Of Lincoln.
* In the District of Kesteven: the Bracebridge Heath ward; the majority of the Skellingthorpe & Eagle ward; and the majority of the Waddington Rural ward.[5]

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place at 1 December 2020, left the boundaries unchanged.[6]

The constituency, as its name suggests, covers the cathedral city[n 3] of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, and most of its directly adjoining villages.

## History

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Lincoln first sent Members to Parliament in 1265, thirty years before the first all-over coverage of cities and qualifying towns was introduced in the Model Parliament, and has done so ever since, although no records exist from before the end of the 13th century. The early elections were held at the Guildhall and the burgesses elected were usually officials of the borough.

The representation, originally two Members ("burgesses"), was reduced to one Member in 1885.

The seat was represented for five years by former Cabinet minister Margaret Jackson, later Margaret Beckett.[n 4] Lincoln became the oldest constituency in the country in 2010 when the City of York constituency was divided.

## Constituency profile

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The seat includes the University of Lincoln. From 1945 to 1972 Lincoln was continuously held by the Labour Party, often as a safe seat. The city has good transport links with Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield and Hull. Lincoln was a bellwether constituency from October 1974 to 2015, voting for the party which would form the government in each election. In 2017 Labour took the seat despite being the 2nd largest party nationwide.

## Members of Parliament

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### MPs 1265–1660

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Year | First member | Second member

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1307 (January) | Hugh Skarlet[7] | Henry de Windsor[7]
1369 | John Sutton[8] |
1372 | John Sutton[8]
1373 | John Sutton[8]
1381 | Robert Sutton[9] |
1377 (October) | John Sutton[8]
1382 (May) | Robert Sutton[9] |
1383 | Robert Saltby[10] |
1384 (November) | Robert Sutton[9] |
1385 | Robert Sutton[9] |
1386 | Robert Sutton[9] | Robert Saltby[11]
1388 (February) | Robert Sutton[9] | John Sutton[8]
1388 (September) | Gilbert Beesby | Robert Harworth[11]
1390 (January) | Nicholas Werk | Robert Peck[11]
1390 (November) |
1391 | Robert Sutton[9] | Robert Ledes[11]
1393 | Thomas Thornhagh | John Belasise[11]
1394 | Robert Sutton[9] | Robert Messingham[11]
1395 | Robert Harworth | Robert Ledes[11]
1397 (January) | Robert Sutton[9] | Robert Appleby[11]
1397 (September) | Seman Laxfield | John Thorley[11]
1399 | Robert Sutton[9] | William Blyton[11]
1401 | Robert Harworth | Gilbert Beesby[11]
1402 | John Balderton | William Blyton[11]
1404 (January) | Seman Laxfield | William Dalderby[11]
1404 (October) | Nicholas Huddleston | Robert Appleby[11]
1406 | Richard Worsop | Thomas Forster[11]
1407 | Richard Worsop | Richard Bell[11]
1410 | ?
1411 | John Bigge | John Belasise[11]
1413 (February) |
1413 (May) | John Dalderby | Thomas Forster[11]
1414 (April) |
1414 (November) | John Ryle | Thomas Teryng[11]
1415 | Thomas Archer | Thomas Forster[11]
1416 (March) | John Bigge | Hamon Sutton[11]
1416 (October) |
1417 | Thomas Archer | Robert Walsh[11]
1419 | ?
1420 | John Bigge | Hamon Sutton[11]
1421 (May) | John Bigge | Hamon Sutton[11]
1421 (December) | William Leadenham | Robert Walsh[11]
1423 | Hamon Sutton |
1425 | Hamon Sutton |
1426 | Hamon Sutton |
1459 | Thomas Fitzwilliam[12]
1510 | ?
1512 | Robert Alanson | Richard Clerke[13]
1515 | Robert Alanson | Richard Clerke[13]
1523 | Richard Clerke | John Halton[13]
1529 | Vincent Grantham | William Sammes[13]
1536 | Vincent Grantham | Thomas Moigne[13]
1539 | Robert Dighton | Anthony Missenden[13]
1542 | Anthony Missenden, died
and replaced in January 1543 by George St Poll | William Alanson[13]
1545 | George St Poll | William Yates[13]
1547 | George St Poll | Thomas Grantham[13]
1553 (March) | ?Robert Farrar | ?
1553 (October) | George St Poll | Robert Farrar[13]
1554 (April) | Robert Farrar | William Rotheram[13]
1554 (November) | George St Poll | Robert Farrar[13]
1555 | Robert Farrar | ?[13]
1558 | George St Poll | Francis Kempe[13]
1558/59 | Anthony Thorold | Robert Farrar[14]
1562/63 | Robert Monson | Robert Farrar[14]
1571 | Thomas Wilson | Robert Monson[14]
1572 (May) | Thomas Wilson | John Welcome[14]
1584 | Stephen Thymbleby | John Joye[14]
1586 | John Savile | Thomas Fairfax[14]
1588/89 | George Anton | Peter Eure[14]
1593 | George Anton | Charles Dymoke[14]
1597 | Thomas Grantham | George Anton[14]
1601 (October) | George Anton | Francis Bullingham[14]
1604 | Sir Thomas Grantham | Sir Edward Tyrwhit
1614 | Sir Thomas Grantham | Edward Bash
1621 | Sir Lewis Watson, (1st Baronet) | Sir Edward Ayscough
1624 | Sir Lewis Watson, 1st Baronet | Thomas Hatcher
1625 | Sir Thomas Grantham | Sir John Monson
1626 | Sir Thomas Grantham | Robert Monson
1628–1629 | Sir Thomas Grantham | Sir Edward Ayscough
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned
April 1640 | Thomas Grantham | John Farmery
November 1640 | Thomas Grantham | John Broxholme died 1647
and replaced by Thomas Lister
1654 | William Marshall | Original Peart
1656 | Humphrey Walcot | Original Peart
1659 | Robert Marshal | Thomas Meres

### MPs 1660–1885

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Election | Member[15] | Party | Member[15] | Party

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1660  |  | John Monson |  |  | Sir Thomas Meres |
1661  |  | Sir Robert Bolles, Bt |
1664  |  | Sir John Monson |
1675  |  | Henry Monson |
1681  |  | Sir Thomas Hussey, Bt |
1685  |  | Henry Monson |
1689, January  |  | Sir Christopher Nevile |
1689, May  |  | Sir Edward Hussey, Bt |
1690  |  | Sir John Bolles, Bt. |
1695  |  | William Monson |
1698  |  | Sir Edward Hussey, Bt |
1701, January  |  | Sir Thomas Meres |
1701, December  |  | Sir Edward Hussey, Bt |
1702  |  | Sir Thomas Meres |
1705  |  | Thomas Lister |
1710  |  | Richard Grantham |
1713  |  | John Sibthorpe |
1715  |  | Sir John Tyrwhitt, Bt | Whig  |  | Richard Grantham |
1722  |  | Sir John Monson |
1727  |  | Charles Hall | Tory
1728  |  | Sir John Tyrwhitt, 5th Bt | Whig
1734  |  | Charles Monson |  |  | Coningsby Sibthorp | Tory
1741  |  | Sir John Tyrwhitt, 6th Bt |
1747  |  | Coningsby Sibthorp | Tory
1754  |  | George Monson |  |  | John Chaplin |
1761  |  | Coningsby Sibthorp | Tory
1768  |  | Thomas Scrope |  |  | Constantine Phipps[16] |
1774  |  | George Lumley |  |  | Robert Vyner |
1780  |  | Sir Thomas Clarges, Bt |
1783  |  | John Fenton-Cawthorne[17] |
1784  |  | Richard Lumley-Savile |
1790  |  | Robert Hobart[18] |
1796, 14 May  |  | George Rawdon |
1796, 25 May  |  | Richard Ellison | Tory[19]
1800  |  | Humphrey Sibthorp | Tory[19]
1806  |  | William Monson |
1808  |  | John Savile |
1812  |  | John Nicholas Fazakerley |  |  | Sir Henry Sullivan |
1814  |  | Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe | Tory[19]
1818  |  | Ralph Bernal | Whig[19]
1820  |  | Bobus Smith | Whig[19]
1822  |  | John Williams |
1826  |  | John Nicholas Fazakerley | Whig[19] |  | Charles Sibthorp | Tory[19]
1830  |  | John Fardell | Tory[19]
1831  |  | George Heneage | Whig[19][20][21]
1832 |  | Edward Bulwer[22] | Whig[19][23][24]
1835 |  | Charles Sibthorp | Conservative[19]
1841 |  | William Rickford Collett | Conservative[19]
1847 |  | Charles Seely[25] | Radical[20][26][27][28]
1848 by-election |  | Thomas Hobhouse | Radical[29][30]
1852 |  | George Heneage | Whig[19][20][21]
1856 by-election |  | Gervaise Sibthorp | Conservative
1859 |  | Liberal
1861 by-election |  | Charles Seely | Liberal
1862 by-election |  | John Bramley-Moore | Conservative
1865 |  | Edward Heneage[31] | Liberal
1868 |  | John Hinde Palmer | Liberal
1874 |  | Edward Chaplin | Conservative
1880 |  | John Hinde Palmer | Liberal
1884 by-election |  | Joseph Ruston | Liberal

### MPs 1885–present

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Election | Member[15] | Party

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| 1885 | Joseph Ruston | Liberal
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist
| 1886 | Frederick Kerans | Conservative
| 1892 | William Crosfield | Liberal
| 1895 | Charles Seely | Liberal Unionist
| 1906 | Charles Roberts | Liberal
| 1918 | Alfred Davies | Coalition Conservative
| 1924 | Robert Arthur Taylor | Labour
| 1931 | Walter Liddall | Conservative
| 1945 | George Deer | Labour
1950 | Geoffrey de Freitas | Labour
1962 by-election | Dick Taverne | Labour (until 1972)

Lincoln Democratic Labour (from 1973)

| 1973 by-election
| February 1974 | Lincoln Democratic Labour Association
| October 1974 | Margaret Jackson later Beckett  | Labour
| 1979 | Kenneth Carlisle | Conservative
| 1997 | Gillian Merron | Labour
| 2010 | Karl McCartney | Conservative
| 2017 | Karen Lee | Labour
| 2019 | Karl McCartney | Conservative
| 2024 | Hamish Falconer | Labour

## Elections

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Lincoln election results 1983-2024

### Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Lincoln[32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Hamish Falconer | 18,470  | 43.8  | +2.8
| Conservative | Karl McCartney | 9,677  | 23.0  | −24.9
| Reform UK | Jamie-Lee McMillan  | 7,602  | 18.0  | +15.9
| Green | Sally Horscroft  | 2,751  | 6.5  | +4.1
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Smalley  | 2,580  | 6.1  | +1.3
| Workers Party | Linda Richardson  | 479  | 1.1  | N/A
| Liberal | Charles Shaw  | 278  | 0.7  | +0.1
| Independent | Laura Victoria Ashby  | 243  | 0.6  | N/A
| SDP | Craig Marshall  | 80  | 0.2  | N/A
Majority | 8,793  | 20.8  | N/A
Turnout | 42,160  | 58.3  | −10.0
Registered electors | 72,313  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.8  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Lincoln[33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Karl McCartney | 24,267  | 47.9  |  3.2
| Labour | Karen Lee | 20,753  | 41.0  |  6.9
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Kenyon  | 2,422  | 4.8  |  2.2
| Green | Sally Horscroft  | 1,195  | 2.4  |  1.2
| Brexit Party | Reece Wilkes  | 1,079  | 2.1  | New
| Independent | Rob Bradley  | 609  | 1.2  |  1.2
| Liberal | Charles Shaw  | 304  | 0.6  |  0.6
Majority | 3,514  | 6.9  | N/A
Turnout | 50,629  | 67.7  |  1.1
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  5.1  |
General election 2017: Lincoln[34] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Karen Lee | 23,333  | 47.9  |  8.3
| Conservative | Karl McCartney | 21,795  | 44.7  |  2.1
| UKIP | Nick Smith  | 1,287  | 2.6  |  9.6
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Kenyon  | 1,284  | 2.6  |  1.7
| Green | Ben Loryman  | 583  | 1.2  | New
| Independent | Phil Gray  | 312  | 0.6  | New
| Independent | Iain Scott-Burdon  | 124  | 0.3  | New
Majority | 1,538  | 3.2  | N/A
Turnout | 48,718  | 66.6  |  3.4
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  3.1  |

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Lincoln

General election 2015: Lincoln[35][36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Karl McCartney | 19,976  | 42.6  | +5.1
| Labour | Lucy Rigby | 18,533  | 39.6  | +4.4
| UKIP | Nick Smith  | 5,721  | 12.2  | +10.0
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Pepper  | 1,992  | 4.3  | −15.9
| TUSC | Elaine Smith  | 344  | 0.7  | New
| Lincolnshire Independent | Helen Powell  | 286  | 0.6  | New
Majority | 1,443  | 3.0  | +0.7
Turnout | 46,852  | 63.2  | +1.0
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.38  |
General election 2010: Lincoln[37][38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Karl McCartney | 17,163  | 37.5  | +4.6
| Labour | Gillian Merron | 16,105  | 35.2  | −10.2
| Liberal Democrats | Reg Shore  | 9,256  | 20.2  | +2.0
| BNP | Robert West | 1,367  | 3.0  | New
| UKIP | Nick Smith  | 1,004  | 2.2  | −1.3
| English Democrat | Ernest Coleman  | 604  | 1.3  | New
| Independent | Gary Walker  | 222  | 0.5  | New
Majority | 1,058  | 2.3  | N/A
Turnout | 45,721  | 62.2  | +4.9
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.75  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Lincoln[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gillian Merron | 16,724  | 45.4  | −8.5
| Conservative | Karl McCartney | 12,110  | 32.9  | +1.7
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Gabriel  | 6,715  | 18.2  | +5.5
| UKIP | Nick Smith  | 1,308  | 3.5  | +1.2
Majority | 4,613  | 12.5  | −10.2
Turnout | 36,856  | 56.5  | +0.5
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.1  |
General election 2001: Lincoln[40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gillian Merron | 20,003  | 53.9  | −1.0
| Conservative | Christine-Anne Talbot  | 11,583  | 31.2  | +0.2
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Gabriel  | 4,703  | 12.7  | +1.9
| UKIP | Rodger Doughty  | 836  | 2.3  | New
Majority | 8,420  | 22.7  | −1.2
Turnout | 37,125  | 56.0  | −15.1
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Lincoln[41] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gillian Merron | 25,563  | 54.9  | +12.1
| Conservative | Tony Brown  | 14,433  | 31.0  | −16.1
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Gabriel  | 5,048  | 10.8  | +0.7
| Referendum | John Ivory  | 1,329  | 2.9  | New
| Natural Law | Adrian Myers  | 175  | 0.4  | New
Majority | 11,130  | 23.9  | N/A
Turnout | 46,548  | 71.1  | −8.0
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.1  |
General election 1992: Lincoln[42][43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Kenneth Carlisle | 28,792  | 46.1  | −0.4
| Labour | Nick Butler | 26,743  | 42.8  | +9.1
| Liberal Democrats | David Harding-Price  | 6,316  | 10.1  | −9.3
| Liberal | Sue Wiggin  | 603  | 1.0  | +1.0
Majority | 2,049  | 3.3  | −9.5
Turnout | 62,454  | 79.1  | +3.5
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Lincoln[44] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Kenneth Carlisle | 27,097  | 46.5  | +0.1
| Labour | Nick Butler | 19,614  | 33.7  | +6.2
| SDP | Peter Zentner  | 11,319  | 19.4  | −5.7
| Unknown  | Thomas Kyle  | 232  | 0.4  | New
Majority | 7,483  | 12.8  | −6.1
Turnout | 58,262  | 75.6  | +1.0
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1983: Lincoln[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Kenneth Carlisle | 25,244  | 46.4  |
| Labour | Malcolm Withers  | 14,958  | 27.5  |
| SDP | Freddie Stockdale | 13,631  | 25.1  |
| Independent | Gilbert Blades  | 523  | 1.0  | New
Majority | 10,286  | 18.9  |
Turnout | 54,356  | 74.6  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Lincoln  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Kenneth Carlisle | 17,777  | 41.4  | +13.1
| Labour | Margaret Jackson | 17,175  | 40.0  | +2.9
| Liberal | Keith Melton  | 5,638  | 13.1  | New
| Democratic Labour | Freddie Stockdale | 1,743  | 4.1  | −30.5
| National Front | J. Noble  | 523  | 1.2  | New
| Revolutionary Reform  | T. Kyle  | 77  | 0.2  | New
Majority | 602  | 1.4  | N/A
Turnout | 42,933  | 77.0  | +2.2
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.1  |
General election October 1974: Lincoln  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Margaret Jackson | 14,698  | 37.1  | +4.6
| Democratic Labour | Dick Taverne | 13,714  | 34.6  | −1.0
| Conservative | Peter Myles Moran  | 11,223  | 28.3  | −3.7
Majority | 984  | 2.5  | N/A
Turnout | 39,635  | 74.8  | −4.3
| Labour gain from Democratic Labour | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: Lincoln  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic Labour | Dick Taverne | 14,780  | 35.6  |
| Labour | Margaret Jackson | 13,487  | 32.5  |
| Conservative | Peter Myles Moran  | 13,299  | 32.0  |
Majority | 1,293  | 3.1  |
Turnout | 41,566  | 79.1  |
| Democratic Labour hold | Swing |  |
1973 Lincoln by-election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic Labour | Dick Taverne | 21,967  | 58.2  | +58.2
| Labour | John Dilks  | 8,776  | 23.2  | −27.8
| Conservative | Jonathan Guinness | 6,616  | 17.5  | −21.5
| Democratic Conservative  | Reginald Simmerson  | 198  | 0.5  | New
| Majority Rule  | Malcolm Waller  | 100  | 0.3  | New
| Independent | Jean Justice  | 81  | 0.2  | New
Majority | 13,191  | 35.0  | N/A
Turnout | 37,738  | 72.6  | −1.8
| Democratic Labour gain from Labour | Swing |  |
General election 1970: Lincoln  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dick Taverne | 20,090  | 51.0  | −7.3
| Conservative | Richard Alexander | 15,340  | 39.0  | −2.7
| Independent Liberal | Gilbert Blades  | 3,937  | 10.0  | New
Majority | 4,750  | 12.0  | −4.6
Turnout | 39,367  | 74.4  | −4.3
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Lincoln  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dick Taverne | 23,006  | 58.3  | +10.5
| Conservative | Richard Alexander | 16,469  | 41.7  | +5.3
Majority | 6,537  | 16.6  | +5.2
Turnout | 39,475  | 78.7  | −1.6
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1964: Lincoln  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dick Taverne | 19,737  | 47.8  | −7.3
| Conservative | Michael McNair-Wilson | 15,015  | 36.4  | −8.5
| Liberal | Patrick Furnell | 6,519  | 15.8  | N/A
Majority | 4,722  | 11.4  | +1.2
Turnout | 41,271  | 80.3  | −3.8
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1962 Lincoln by-election: Lincoln  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dick Taverne | 19,038  | 50.51  | −4.59
| Conservative | Percy Grieve | 11,386  | 30.21  | −14.69
| Liberal | Patrick Furnell | 6,856  | 18.19  | New
| Independent | A. Taylor  | 412  | 1.09  | New
Majority | 7,652  | 20.30  | +10.10
Turnout | 37,692  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Lincoln  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 23,629  | 55.1  | −1.1
| Conservative | Leslie Herbert Priestley  | 19,240  | 44.9  | +1.1
Majority | 4,389  | 10.2  | −2.2
Turnout | 42,869  | 84.1  | −1.8
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Lincoln  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 23,773  | 56.2  | +2.1
| Conservative | Peter Emery | 18,551  | 43.8  | −2.1
Majority | 5,222  | 12.4  | +4.2
Turnout | 42,324  | 85.9  | −1.9
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Lincoln  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 23,400  | 54.1  | +4.1
| Conservative | Maurice Macmillan | 19,840  | 45.9  | +4.6
Majority | 3,560  | 8.2  | −0.5
Turnout | 43,240  | 87.8  | −0.9
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1950: Lincoln[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 21,537  | 50.0  |
| National Liberal | Francis Hill | 17,784  | 41.3  |
| Liberal | Jean Henderson | 3,753  | 8.7  |
Majority | 3,753  | 8.7  |
Turnout | 43,074  | 88.7  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Election in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Lincoln[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | George Deer | 14,052  | 41.3  | −4.7
| Conservative | Walter Liddall | 10,414  | 30.5  | −23.5
| Liberal | Frederick Charles Truman  | 9,625  | 28.2  | New
Majority | 3,638  | 10.8  | N/A
Turnout | 34,091  | 80.3  | −3.7
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.4  |

General Election 1939/40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

* Conservative: Walter Liddall
* Labour: George Deer
* Liberal:
* British Union: E. H. Adams

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Lincoln[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Walter Liddall | 17,948  | 54.0  | −4.9
| Labour | George Deer | 15,264  | 46.0  | +4.9
Majority | 2,684  | 8.0  | −9.8
Turnout | 33,212  | 84.0  | −4.9
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.9  |
General election 1931: Lincoln[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|

| Conservative | Walter Liddall | 20,688  | 58.9  | +24.6
| Labour | Robert Taylor | 14,455  | 41.1  | −2.5
Majority | 6,233  | 17.8  | N/A
Turnout | 35,123  | 88.9  | +0.4
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +13.5  |

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Lincoln[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Robert Taylor | 15,176  | 43.6  | +2.3
| Unionist | Benjamin Garnet Lampard-Vachell  | 11,978  | 34.3  | −6.8
| Liberal | Robert Pattinson | 7,719  | 22.1  | +4.5
Majority | 3,198  | 9.3  | +9.1
Turnout | 34,873  | 88.5  | 0.0
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.5  |
General election 1924: Lincoln[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Robert Taylor | 11,596  | 41.3  | +7.1
| Unionist | George Hamilton | 11,557  | 41.1  | −0.9
| Liberal | A. G. Macdonell | 4,952  | 17.6  | −6.2
Majority | 39  | 0.2  | N/A
Turnout | 28,105  | 88.5  | +3.0
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +4.0  |
General election 1923: Lincoln[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|

| Unionist | Alfred Davies | 11,338  | 42.0  | −17.0
| Labour | Robert Taylor | 9,251  | 34.2  | −6.8
| Liberal | A. G. Macdonell | 6,447  | 23.8  | New
Majority | 2,087  | 7.8  | −10.2
Turnout | 27,036  | 85.5  | −0.4
| Unionist hold | Swing | −5.1  |
General election 1922: Lincoln[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Alfred Davies | 15,780  | 59.0  | +11.3
| Labour | Robert Taylor | 10,951  | 41.0  | +12.5
Majority | 4,829  | 18.0  | −1.2
Turnout | 26,731  | 85.9  | +11.5
| Unionist hold | Swing | −0.6  |

### Elections in the 1910s

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Roberts General election 1918: Lincoln[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | Alfred Davies | 11,114 | 47.7 | +0.6
| Labour | Robert Taylor | 6,658  | 28.5  | New
| Liberal | Charles Roberts | 5,550  | 23.8  | −29.1
Majority | 4,456  | 19.2  | N/A
Turnout | 23,322  | 74.4  | −15.1
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.8  |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

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;

* Liberal: Charles Roberts
* Unionist: J. Foster

Roberts General election December 1910: Lincoln[48] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|

| Liberal | Charles Roberts | 5,484  | 52.9  | +2.7
| Conservative | Robert Filmer | 4,878  | 47.1  | +17.0
Majority | 606  | 5.8  | −14.3
Turnout | 10,362  | 89.5  | −3.5
Registered electors | 11,577  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −7.1  |
General election January 1910: Lincoln[48] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|

| Liberal | Charles Roberts | 5,402  | 50.2  | −1.0
| Conservative | Robert Filmer | 3,236  | 30.1  | +18.5
| Free Trader | Charles Seely | 2,129  | 19.8  | −17.4
Majority | 2,166  | 20.1  | +6.1
Turnout | 10,767  | 93.0  | −0.8
Registered electors | 11,577  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −9.8  |

Seely stood as a 'Liberal Unionist in support of Free Trade'.

### Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1906: Lincoln[48] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Charles Roberts | 5,110  | 51.2  | +1.6
| Free Trader | Charles Seely | 3,718  | 37.2  | +37.2
| Conservative | Henry Croft | 1,162  | 11.6  | −38.8
Majority | 1,392  | 14.0  | N/A
Turnout | 9,990  | 93.8  | +4.1
Registered electors | 10,645  |  |
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +20.2  |
General election 1900: Lincoln[48] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Liberal Unionist | Charles Seely | 4,002  | 50.4  | −1.1
| Liberal | Charles Roberts | 3,935  | 49.6  | +1.1
Majority | 67  | 0.8  | −2.2
Turnout | 7,937  | 89.7  | −2.0
Registered electors | 8,846  |  |
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −1.1  |

### Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: Lincoln[48] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Liberal Unionist | Charles Seely | 3,808  | 51.5  | +3.2
| Liberal | William Crosfield | 3,590  | 48.5  | −3.2
Majority | 218  | 3.0  | N/A
Turnout | 7,398  | 91.7  | +2.1
Registered electors | 8,068  |  |
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.2  |
General election 1892: Lincoln[48] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|

| Liberal | William Crosfield | 3,410  | 51.7  | +4.3
| Conservative | Frederick Kerans | 3,186  | 48.3  | −4.3
Majority | 224  | 3.4  | N/A
Turnout | 6,596  | 89.6  | +8.9
Registered electors | 7,358  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.3  |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Lincoln[48] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
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| Conservative | Frederick Kerans | 3,159  | 52.6  | +10.6
| Liberal | William Crosfield | 2,851  | 47.4  | −10.6
Majority | 308  | 5.2  | N/A
Turnout | 6,010  | 80.7  | −5.6
Registered electors | 7,444  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.6  |
General election 1885: Lincoln[48] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Liberal | Joseph Ruston | 3,726  | 58.0  | −16.9
| Conservative | Frederick Kerans | 2,701  | 42.0  | +16.9
Majority | 1,025  | 16.0  | +5.2
Turnout | 6,427  | 86.3  | −1.0 (est)
Registered electors | 7,444  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −16.9  |
By-election, 16 Jun 1884: Lincoln (1 seat)[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
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| Liberal | Joseph Ruston | 3,234  | 58.8  | −16.1
| Conservative | Richard Hall[50] | 2,263  | 41.2  | +16.1
Majority | 971  | 17.6  | +6.8
Turnout | 5,497  | 81.2  | −6.1 (est)
Registered electors | 6,769  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −16.1  |

* Caused by Palmer's death.

General election 1880: Lincoln (2 seats)[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Liberal | Charles Seely | 3,401  | 39.0  | +6.1
| Liberal | John Hinde Palmer | 3,128  | 35.9  | +5.1
| Conservative | Edward Chaplin | 2,190  | 25.1  | −11.2
Majority | 938  | 10.8  | N/A
Turnout | 5,591 (est)  | 87.3 (est)  | +3.0
Registered electors | 6,402  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.9  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.4  |

### Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: Lincoln (2 seats)[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Chaplin | 2,107  | 36.3  | New
| Liberal | Charles Seely | 1,907  | 32.9  | N/A
| Liberal | John Hinde Palmer | 1,784  | 30.8  | N/A
Majority | 223  | 5.5  | N/A
Turnout | 3,953 (est)  | 84.3 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 4,689  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1868: Lincoln (2 seats)[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Liberal | Charles Seely | Unopposed
| Liberal | John Hinde Palmer | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,243  |  |
| Liberal hold
| Liberal hold
General election 1865: Lincoln (2 seats)[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
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| Liberal | Charles Seely | 878  | 34.9  | +3.9
| Liberal | Edward Heneage | 870  | 34.6  | +2.1
| Conservative | John Bramley-Moore | 765  | 30.4  | −6.1
Majority | 105  | 4.2  | N/A
Turnout | 1,639 (est)  | 95.7 (est)  | −0.7
Registered electors | 1,713  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.5  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.6  |
By-election, 12 February 1862: Lincoln[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|

| Conservative | John Bramley-Moore | 715  | 50.9  | +14.4
| Liberal | John Hinde Palmer | 690  | 49.1  | −14.4
Majority | 25  | 1.8  | −2.2
Turnout | 1,405  | 94.3  | −2.1
Registered electors | 1,490  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.4  |

* Caused by Heneage's resignation.

By-election, 9 November 1861: Lincoln[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Liberal | Charles Seely | Unopposed
| Liberal gain from Conservative

* Caused by Sibthorp's death.

### Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1859: Lincoln (2 seats)[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Conservative | Gervaise Sibthorp | 740  | 36.5  | −4.7
| Liberal | George Heneage | 658  | 32.5  | +0.6
| Liberal | John Hinde Palmer | 629  | 31.0  | +4.1
Majority | 82  | 4.0  | −5.3
Turnout | 1,384 (est)  | 96.4 (est)  | +24.8
Registered electors | 1,435  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.7  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5  |
General election 1857: Lincoln (2 seats)[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|

| Conservative | Gervaise Sibthorp | 829  | 41.2  | −1.2
| Whig | George Heneage | 641  | 31.9  | −1.5
| Radical | John Hinde Palmer | 541  | 26.9  | +2.7
Turnout | 1,006 (est)  | 71.6 (est)  | −1.0
Registered electors | 1,405  |  |
Majority | 188  | 9.3  | +0.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.3  |
Majority | 100  | 5.0  | −4.2
| Whig hold | Swing | −1.4  |
By-election, 16 January 1856: Lincoln[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|

| Conservative | Gervaise Sibthorp | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

* Caused by Sibthorp's death.

General election 1852: Lincoln (2 seats)[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Conservative | Charles Sibthorp | 840  | 42.4  | −7.1
| Whig | George Heneage | 661  | 33.4  | +10.3
| Radical | Charles Seely | 478  | 24.2  | −3.2
Turnout | 990 (est)  | 72.6 (est)  | −1.8
Registered electors | 1,363  |  |
Majority | 179  | 9.0  | +1.6
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.7  |
Majority | 183  | 9.2  | N/A
| Whig gain from Radical | Swing | +6.8  |

### Elections in the 1840s

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By-election, 16 March 1848: Lincoln[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Radical | Thomas Hobhouse | 552  | 52.2  | +1.7
| Conservative | Lebbeus Charles Humfrey[51] | 505  | 47.8  | −1.7
Majority | 47  | 4.4  | −8.3
Turnout | 1,057  | 83.2  | +8.8
Registered electors | 1,271  |  |
| Radical hold | Swing | +1.7  |

* Caused by Seely's election being declared void on petition, due to bribery by his agent, on 10 March 1848[52]

General election 1847: Lincoln (2 seats)[49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|

| Conservative | Charles Sibthorp | 659  | 34.8  | +4.8
| Radical | Charles Seely | 518  | 27.4  | +8.6
| Whig | Edward Bulwer-Lytton | 436  | 23.1  | −1.4
| Conservative | William Rickford Collett | 278  | 14.7  | −11.9
Turnout | 946 (est)  | 74.4 (est)  | −11.0
Registered electors | 1,271  |  |
Majority | 141  | 7.4  | +5.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6  |
Majority | 240  | 12.7  | N/A
| Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.1  |
General election 1841: Lincoln (2 seats)[19][49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Conservative | Charles Sibthorp | 541  | 30.0  | −0.7
| Conservative | William Rickford Collett | 481  | 26.6  | +3.2
| Whig | Edward Bulwer-Lytton | 443  | 24.5  | −1.6
| Radical | Charles Seely | 340  | 18.8  | N/A
Majority | 38  | 2.1  | −8.9
Turnout | 932  | 85.4  | +2.4
Registered electors | 1,091  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1  |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +2.0  |

### Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1837: Lincoln (2 seats)[19][49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Conservative | Charles Sibthorp | 514  | 30.7  | +9.1
| Whig | Edward Bulwer-Lytton | 436  | 26.1  | −5.0
| Conservative | Henry Ellis[53] | 392  | 23.4  | +1.8
| Whig | Charles Henry Churchill[54] | 330  | 19.7  | −6.0
Turnout | 864  | 83.0  | +4.3
Registered electors | 1,041  |  |
Majority | 184  | 11.0  | −1.2
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.3  |
Majority | 44  | 2.7  |
| Whig hold | Swing | −5.2  |
General election 1835: Lincoln (2 seats)[19][49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|

| Conservative | Charles Sibthorp | 565  | 43.3  | +15.3
| Whig | Edward Bulwer-Lytton | 406  | 31.1  | −3.0
| Whig | Charles Beaumont Phipps[55] | 335  | 25.7  | −12.1
Majority | 159  | 12.2  | N/A
Turnout | 885  | 78.7  | −5.5
Registered electors | 1,124  |  |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +15.2  |
| Whig hold | Swing | −5.3  |
General election 1832: Lincoln (2 seats)[19][49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | George Heneage | 543  | 37.8
| Whig | Edward Bulwer-Lytton | 490  | 34.1
| Tory | Charles Sibthorp | 402  | 28.0
Majority  | 88  | 6.1
Turnout | 878  | 84.2
Registered electors | 1,043  |
| Whig hold
| Whig gain from Tory
General election 1831: Lincoln (2 seats)[19][56] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Tory | Charles Sibthorp | Unopposed
| Whig | George Heneage | Unopposed
Registered electors | c. 1,400 |
| Tory hold
| Whig gain from Tory
General election 1830: Lincoln (2 seats)[19][56] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | John Fardell (MP) | Unopposed
| Tory | Charles Sibthorp | Unopposed
Registered electors | c. 1,400 |
| Tory hold
| Tory gain from Whig

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire

## Notes

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1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
3. ^ Lincoln Cathedral was from 1311 until an intense storm in 1549 the world's tallest building
4. ^ Changed seat in 1983 to serve Derby South which she has held to date (winning most recently in 2019)

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* Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present)
* Politicsresources.net – Official Web Site ✔ (Election results from 1951 to the present)
* Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 187\. ISBN 978-0-900178-26-9.
* Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 137\. ISBN 978-0-900178-27-6.
* Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 172\. ISBN 978-0-900178-06-1.

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