Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
Horncastle | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1983 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | East Lindsey & Gainsborough and Horncastle |
Created from | Mid Lincolnshire |
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.
Boundaries[]
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.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Edward Stanhope | Conservative | |
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 |
Election results[]
Elections in the 1880s[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Edward_Stanhope.jpg/120px-Edward_Stanhope.jpg)
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 |
Elections in the 1890s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1c/Lord_Willoughby_de_Eresby.jpg/120px-Lord_Willoughby_de_Eresby.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Elections in the 1900s[]
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 |
Elections in the 1910s[]
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 | -1.6 | |
Liberal | Frederick Linfield | 4,181 | 47.1 | +1.6 | |
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 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/William_Weigall.jpg/120px-William_Weigall.jpg)
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. |
Elections in the 1920s[]
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 |
Elections in the 1930s[]
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 | N/A |
Elections 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;
- Conservative: Henry Haslam
- Labour: Frank J Knowles
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Maitland | 14,019 | 53.10 | ||
Labour | George Holderness | 7,055 | 26.72 | ||
Liberal | Frank Emerson | 5,329 | 20.18 | New | |
Majority | 6,964 | 26.38 | |||
Turnout | 26,403 | 70.45 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s[]
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 |
Elections in the 1960s[]
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 |
Elections in the 1970s[]
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 | -4.0 | |
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 |
References[]
- ^ a b c d British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ a b c d e Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ "Mr Herbert James Torr". Boston Guardian. 30 Dec 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ The Times, 10 March 1920 & Cook and Ramsden, op cit, p271
- ^ a b The Liberal Year Book, 1931
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983
- Parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire (historic)
- Horncastle