East Lindsey was a county constituency based on the East Lindsey local government district of Lincolnshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| East Lindsey | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Lincolnshire |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Horncastle and Louth |
| Replaced by | Louth and Horncastle |
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.
History
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Boundaries
editThe District of East Lindsey wards of Alford, Burgh-le-Marsh, Chapel St Leonards, Coningsby, Fotherby, Friskney, Frithville, Grimoldby, Halton Holegate, Hogsthorpe, Holton-le-Clay, Hundleby, Ingoldmells, Legbourne, Mablethorpe, Mareham-le-Fen, Marshchapel, New Leake, North Holme, North Somercotes, North Thoresby, Partney, Priory, St Clements, St James, St Margarets, St Marys, St Michaels, Scarbrough, Seacroft, Sibsey, Spilsby, Sutton and Trusthorpe, Tattershall, Tetford, Tetney, Theddlethorpe St Helen, Trinity, Wainfleet, Willoughby with Sloothby, Winthorpe, and Withern with Stain.
The seaside resort of Skegness and the market town of Spilsby were included in the constituency.
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Peter Tapsell | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 27,151 | 53.22 | ||
| Liberal | Jonathan Sellick | 19,634 | 38.49 | ||
| Labour | Geoffrey Lowis | 4,229 | 8.29 | ||
| Majority | 7,517 | 14.73 | |||
| Turnout | 51,014 | 73.18 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 29,048 | 52.16 | ||
| Liberal | Jonathan Sellick | 20,432 | 36.69 | ||
| Labour | Kenneth Stevenson | 6,206 | 11.14 | ||
| Majority | 8,616 | 15.47 | |||
| Turnout | 55,686 | 75.22 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 31,916 | 51.1 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Dodsworth | 20,070 | 32.1 | −4.6 | |
| Labour | David Shepherd | 9,477 | 15.2 | +4.1 | |
| Green | Rosemary Robinson | 1,018 | 1.6 | New | |
| Majority | 11,846 | 19.0 | +3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 62,481 | 78.1 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Notes and references
edit- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.