List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire

The non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire is divided into 7 Parliamentary constituencies 1 Borough constituency and 6 County constituencies.

Constituencies

      † Conservative       ‡ Labour       ¤ Liberal Democrat

Constituency[nb 1] Electorate Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map
Boston and Skegness CC 67,064 4,336   Matt Warman   Robin Hunter-Clarke
Gainsborough CC 74,686 15,449   Edward Leigh   David Prescott
Grantham and Stamford CC 81,150 18,989   Nicholas Boles   Marietta King
Lincoln BC 74,121 1,443   Karl McCartney   Lucy Rigby
Louth and Horncastle CC 74,870 14,977   Victoria Atkins   Colin Mair
Sleaford and North Hykeham CC 87,972 24,115   Stephen Phillips   Jason Pandya-Wood
South Holland and The Deepings CC 76,460 18,567   John Hayes   David Parsons

Boundary changes

Current proposals by the Boundary Commission for England would retain these 7 constituencies, with changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies. These changes will take effect at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.

NameFormer BoundariesCurrent Boundaries
  1. Boston and Skegness CC
  2. Gainsborough CC
  3. Grantham and Stamford CC
  4. Lincoln BC
  5. Louth and Horncastle CC
  6. Sleaford and North Hykeham CC
  7. South Holland and The Deepings CC

Results

2005 2010 2015

See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside for those covering North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire unitary authorities.

Notes

  1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

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