County Lincolnshire Major settlements Lincoln European Parliament constituency East Midlands Major settlement Lincoln | Electorate 72,662 (December 2010) Created 1265 Member of parliament Karl McCartney | |
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Number of members Two until 1885, then one | ||
Lincoln is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Karl McCartney, a Conservative.
Contents
- Boundaries
- History
- Constituency profile
- Election in the 1940s
- Elections in the 1910s
- Elections in the 1900s
- References
With the splitting of the City of York constituency at the 2010 general election, Lincoln became the oldest constituency in continuous existence in the United Kingdom, having been established in 1265.
Boundaries
1918-1950: The County Borough of Lincoln, and the Urban District of Bracebridge.
1950-1983: The County Borough of Lincoln.
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-present: The City of Lincoln, and the District of North Kesteven wards of Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East, and Skellingthorpe.
The constituency, as its name suggests, covers the cathedral city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, and most of its directly adjoining villages.
History
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 the future Cabinet minister Margaret Jackson, later Margaret Beckett. Lincoln became the oldest constituency in the country in 2010 when the City of York constituency was divided.
Constituency profile
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, Hull and the smaller ancient market towns in Lincolnshire, such as Spalding, Market Rasen and Boston. Lincoln has been a bellwether constituency since October 1974, having voted for the winning party in each election since that time.
Election in the 1940s
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;
Elections in the 1910s
*endorsed by 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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;