Horncastle | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Mid Lincolnshire |
Replaced by | East Lindsey & Gainsborough and Horncastle |
Horncastle was a county constituency in Lincolnshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. MPs were elected by the first past the post system of voting.
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and first used for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1983 general election.
1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Spilsby, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Alford and Horncastle.
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Alford, Horncastle, Skegness, and Woodhall Spa, and the Rural Districts of Horncastle, Sibsey, and Spilsby.
1950–1983: The Urban Districts of Alford, Horncastle, Mablethorpe and Sutton, Skegness, and Woodhall Spa, and the Rural Districts of Horncastle and Spilsby.
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Edward Stanhope | Conservative | |
1894 by-election | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | Conservative | |
1911 by-election | Archibald Weigall | Conservative | |
1920 by-election | Stafford Hotchkin | Coalition Conservative | |
1922 | Samuel Pattinson | Liberal | |
1924 | Henry Haslam | Conservative | |
1945 | Sir John Maitland | Conservative | |
1966 | Peter Tapsell | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Stanhope | 4,824 | 54.9 | ||
Lib-Lab | Thomas Threlfall | 3,959 | 45.1 | ||
Majority | 865 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,783 | 88.4 | |||
Registered electors | 9,941 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Stanhope | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Stanhope was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Stanhope | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Stanhope | 4,438 | 54.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Francis Otter | 3,700 | 45.5 | New | |
Majority | 738 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,138 | 85.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,555 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Stanhope's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | 4,582 | 55.0 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Herbert James Torr[4] | 3,744 | 45.0 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 838 | 10.0 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 8,326 | 87.4 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,528 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | 4,563 | 60.2 | +5.7 | |
Lib-Lab | John Bruce Wallace | 3,022 | 39.8 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 1,541 | 20.4 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,585 | 65.2 | −20.0 | ||
Registered electors | 11,642 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | 4,302 | 59.2 | −1.0 | |
Liberal | T Wallis | 2,962 | 40.8 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 1,340 | 18.4 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,264 | 76.6 | +11.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,488 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | 4,250 | 50.9 | −8.3 | |
Liberal | A Adams | 4,100 | 49.1 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 150 | 1.8 | −16.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,350 | 86.6 | +10.0 | ||
Registered electors | 9,637 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −8.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | 5,162 | 54.6 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | Charles Conybeare | 4,292 | 45.4 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 870 | 9.2 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 9,454 | 90.0 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | 4,705 | 52.9 | −1.7 | |
Liberal | Frederick Linfield | 4,181 | 47.1 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 524 | 5.8 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,886 | 86.0 | −4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Archibald Weigall | 4,955 | 50.5 | −2.4 | |
Liberal | Frederick Linfield | 4,848 | 49.5 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 107 | 1.0 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,803 | 90.7 | +4.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Archibald Weigall | 8,826 | 54.3 | +1.4 |
Liberal | Samuel Pattinson | 7,433 | 45.7 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 1,393 | 8.6 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 16,259 | 68.2 | −17.8 | ||
Registered electors | 23,854 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Stafford Hotchkin | 8,140 | 44.5 | −9.8 |
Liberal | Samuel Pattinson | 6,727 | 36.7 | −9.0 | |
Labour | William Holmes | 3,443 | 18.8 | New | |
Majority | 1,413 | 7.8 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 18,310 | 77.0 | +8.8 | ||
Registered electors | 23,764 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Pattinson | 10,797 | 54.1 | +8.4 | |
Unionist | Maurice Roche | 9,158 | 45.9 | −8.4 | |
Majority | 1,639 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,955 | 81.5 | +13.3 | ||
Registered electors | 24,485 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Pattinson | 10,954 | 54.5 | +0.4 | |
Unionist | John Du Cane | 9,135 | 45.5 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 1,819 | 9.0 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 20,089 | 80.9 | −0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 24,821 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Henry Haslam | 10,912 | 52.8 | +7.3 | |
Liberal | Samuel Pattinson | 9,743 | 47.2 | −7.3 | |
Majority | 1,169 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20,655 | 81.7 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 25,286 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Henry Haslam | 12,837 | 48.1 | −4.7 | |
Liberal | Frederick Linfield | 10,168 | 38.1 | −9.1 | |
Labour | J. R. Sanderson | 3,683 | 13.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,669 | 10.0 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 26,688 | 80.8 | −0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 33,042 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Haslam | 18,100 | 67.3 | +19.2 | |
Liberal | George Henry John Dutton | 8,788 | 32.7 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 9,312 | 34.6 | +24.6 | ||
Turnout | 26,888 | 70.3 | −10.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +12.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Haslam | 17,594 | 68.79 | ||
Labour | Frank J Knowles | 7,982 | 31.21 | New | |
Majority | 9,612 | 37.58 | |||
Turnout | 25,576 | 69.40 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Maitland | 14,019 | 53.10 | ||
Labour | George Holderness | 7,052 | 26.72 | ||
Liberal | Frank Emerson | 5,329 | 20.18 | New | |
Majority | 6,967 | 26.38 | |||
Turnout | 26,403 | 70.45 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Maitland | 22,329 | 65.67 | +12.57 | |
Labour | Francis H Clark | 11,671 | 34.33 | +7.61 | |
Majority | 10,658 | 31.34 | +4.92 | ||
Turnout | 34,000 | 78.73 | +8.28 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.48 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Maitland | 22,043 | 66.42 | +0.75 | |
Labour | Francis H Clark | 11,143 | 33.58 | −0.75 | |
Majority | 10,900 | 32.84 | +1.50 | ||
Turnout | 33,186 | 76.67 | −2.06 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.75 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Maitland | 20,392 | 66.83 | +0.41 | |
Labour | Wilfrid Pashby | 10,122 | 33.17 | −0.41 | |
Majority | 10,270 | 33.66 | +0.82 | ||
Turnout | 30,514 | 71.01 | −5.66 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.41 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Maitland | 19,799 | 66.60 | −0.23 | |
Labour | Hugh W Peck | 9,928 | 33.40 | +0.23 | |
Majority | 9,871 | 33.20 | −0.46 | ||
Turnout | 29,727 | 70.34 | −0.67 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.23 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Maitland | 15,854 | 49.59 | −17.01 | |
Labour | Robin Brumby | 8,069 | 25.24 | −8.16 | |
Liberal | T Frank Smith | 8,044 | 25.16 | New | |
Majority | 7,785 | 24.35 | −8.85 | ||
Turnout | 31,967 | 74.73 | +4.39 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.43 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 15,090 | 46.64 | −2.95 | |
Labour | Robert NH Sackur | 9,715 | 30.02 | +4.78 | |
Liberal | T Frank Smith | 7,552 | 23.34 | −1.82 | |
Majority | 5,375 | 16.62 | −7.73 | ||
Turnout | 32,357 | 81.10 | +6.37 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.86 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 19,299 | 55.35 | +8.71 | |
Labour | Eric A Skinns | 8,860 | 25.41 | −4.61 | |
Liberal | Roger S Miller | 6,707 | 19.24 | −4.10 | |
Majority | 10,439 | 29.94 | +13.32 | ||
Turnout | 34,866 | 74.20 | −6.90 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.69 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 19,344 | 49.53 | −5.82 | |
Liberal | Roger S Miller | 12,555 | 32.15 | +12.91 | |
Labour | AJR Berry | 6,791 | 17.39 | −1.85 | |
Independent Democratic Alliance | EP Iszatt | 367 | 0.94 | New | |
Majority | 6,789 | 17.38 | −12.56 | ||
Turnout | 39,057 | 79.33 | +5.13 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −9.41 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 16,750 | 47.71 | −1.82 | |
Liberal | MJC Starky | 11,506 | 32.78 | +0.63 | |
Labour | K Bratton | 6,849 | 19.51 | +2.12 | |
Majority | 5,244 | 14.93 | −2.45 | ||
Turnout | 35,105 | 70.74 | −8.59 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.23 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 21,362 | 55.12 | +7.51 | |
Liberal | MJC Starky | 10,833 | 27.95 | −4.83 | |
Labour | DP Collins | 6,240 | 16.10 | −3.41 | |
National Front | M Hook | 319 | 0.82 | New | |
Majority | 10,529 | 27.17 | +12.24 | ||
Turnout | 38,754 | 75.21 | +4.47 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.17 |