Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Lincoln
Map1 = Lincoln
Map2 = Lincolnshire
Type = Borough
Year = 1265
Entity = Lincolnshire
County = Lincolnshire
EP = East Midlands
MP = Gillian Merron
Party = Labour

Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

With the splitting of the City of York constituency at the next general election, Lincoln will be the oldest constituency in continuous existence in the United Kingdom, having been established in 1265.

It has been a bellwether constituency since October 1974, having voted for the winning party in each election since that time. This is despite it previously being a relatively safe seat for the Labour Party.

Boundaries

The constituency, as its name suggests, covers the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire. It also includes a number of surrounding villages.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1660-1886

MPs 1886-present

Election results

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title=General Election 2005: LincolnElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Merron
votes = 16,723
percentage = 45.4
change = -8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Karl McCartney
votes = 12,110
percentage = 32.9
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lisa Gabriel
votes = 6,715
percentage = 18.2
change = +5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Nicholas Smith
votes = 1,308
percentage = 3.5
change = +1.2Election box majority
votes = 4,613
percentage = 12.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 36,856
percentage = 56.5
change = +0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 5.1 Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: LincolnElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Merron
votes = 20,003
percentage = 53.9
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christine-Anne Talbot
votes = 11,583
percentage = 31.2
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lisa Gabriel
votes = 4,703
percentage = 12.7
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Rodger Doughty
votes = 836
percentage = 2.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 8,420
percentage = 22.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 37,125
percentage = 56.0
change = -15.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1997: LincolnElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Merron
votes = 25,563
percentage = 54.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tony Brown
votes = 14,433
percentage = 31.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lisa Gabriel
votes = 5,048
percentage = 10.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = J. Ivory
votes = 1,329
percentage = 2.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = A. Myers
votes = 175
percentage = 0.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 11,130
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.1
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1992: LincolnElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Carlisle
votes = 28,792
percentage = 46.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nick Butler
votes = 26,743
percentage = 42.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Harding-Price
votes = 6,316
percentage = 10.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = S. Wiggin
votes = 603
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,049
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1987: LincolnElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Carlisle
votes = 27,097
percentage = 46.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nick Butler
votes = 19,614
percentage = 33.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = P. Zentner
votes = 6,316
percentage = 10.1
change = Election box candidate
party = RRPRC
candidate = T. B. Kyle
votes = 232
percentage = 0.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,483
percentage = 12.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1983: LincolnElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Carlisle
votes = 25,244
percentage = 46.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M. Withers
votes = 14,958
percentage = 27.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = F. Stockdale
votes = 13,631
percentage = 25.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = G. Blades
votes = 523
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 10,286
percentage = 18.9
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1979: LincolnElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Carlisle
votes = 17,777
percentage = 41.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Jackson
votes = 17,175
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = K. Melton
votes = 5,638
percentage = 13.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Lincoln Democratic Labour Association
candidate = F. Stockdale
votes = 1,743
percentage = 4.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = J. Noble
votes = 523
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box candidate
party = Revolutionary Reform
candidate = T. Kyle
votes = 77
percentage = 0.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 602
percentage = 1.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.0
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election October 1974: LincolnElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Jackson
votes = 14,698
percentage = 37.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Lincoln Democratic Labour Association
candidate = Dick Taverne
votes = 13,714
percentage = 34.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P. M. Moran
votes = 11,223
percentage = 28.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 984
percentage = 2.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.8
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Lincoln Democratic Labour Association
swing =

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title=General Election February 1974: LincolnElection box candidate with party link
party = Lincoln Democratic Labour Association
candidate = Dick Taverne
votes = 14,780
percentage = 35.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Jackson
votes = 13,487
percentage = 32.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P. M. Moran
votes = 13,299
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,293
percentage = 3.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.1
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Lincoln Democratic Labour Association
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=Lincoln by-election, 1973Election box candidate with party link
party = Lincoln Democratic Labour Association
candidate = Dick Taverne
votes = 21,967
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Dilks
votes = 8,776
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Guinness
votes = 6,616
percentage =
change = Election box candidate
party = Democratic Conservative
candidate = Reginald Simmerson
votes = 198
percentage =
change = Election box candidate
party = Majority Rule
candidate = Malcolm Waller
votes = 100
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Jean Justice
votes = 81
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 13,191
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Lincoln Democratic Labour Association
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1970: LincolnElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dick Taverne
votes = 20,090
percentage = 51.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Alexander
votes = 15,340
percentage = 39.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = G. T. Blades
votes = 3,937
percentage = 10.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 4,750
percentage = 12.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire

Sources

* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9571,-1281,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics] (Election results from 1992 to the present)
*http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ (Election results from 1951 to the present)
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/hcommons3.htm Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page] (Complete list of MPs)
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