East Lindsey (UK Parliament constituency)

For the ""East Lindsey or Louth" constituency that existed 1885-1918, see Louth, Lincolnshire (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, Marsh Chapel, 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.

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 hold Swing

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
  2. ↑ "Election 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
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