East Lindsey (UK Parliament constituency)
| East Lindsey | |
|---|---|
|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Lincolnshire |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Louth and Horncastle |
| Created from | Horncastle and Louth |
East Lindsey was a county constituency based on the East Lindsey local government district of Lincolnshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.
Boundaries
The 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 was included in the constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Sir Peter Tapsell | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
| General Election 1992: East Lindsey[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sir Peter Tapsell | 31,916 | 51.1 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | James Leonard Dodsworth | 20,070 | 32.1 | −4.6 | |
| Labour | David George Shepherd | 9,477 | 15.2 | +4.0 | |
| Green | Rosemary Elizabeth Robinson | 1,018 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 11,846 | 19.0 | +3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 62,481 | 78.1 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
| General Election 1987: East Lindsey | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sir Peter Tapsell | 29,048 | 52.16 | ||
| Liberal | JCL Sellick | 20,432 | 36.69 | ||
| Labour | K Stevenson | 6,206 | 11.14 | ||
| Majority | 8,616 | 15.47 | |||
| Turnout | 75.22 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1983: East Lindsey | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sir Peter Tapsell | 27,151 | 53.22 | ||
| Liberal | JCL Sellick | 19,634 | 38.49 | ||
| Labour | GR Lowis | 4,229 | 8.29 | ||
| Majority | 7,517 | 14.74 | |||
| Turnout | 73.18 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Notes and references
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
- ↑ "Election 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.