North Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Lincolnshire
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Context of 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the easterly striped coastal area south of the Humber.
CountyLincolnshire
1832–1885
SeatsTwo
Created fromLincolnshire
Replaced byBrigg
Gainsborough
Louth

North Lincolnshire, formally known as the Northern Division of Lincolnshire or as Parts of Lindsey, was a county constituency in the Lindsey district of Lincolnshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was then split into six new single-seat constituencies: Brigg, Gainsborough, Horncastle, Louth, Sleaford, Spalding and Stamford

Boundaries

1832–1868: The Parts of Lindsey[1] (see Parts of Lincolnshire).

1868–1885: The Wapentakes, Hundreds, or Sokes of Manley, Yarborough, Bradley Haverstoe, Ludborough, Walshcroft, Aslacoe, Corringham, Louth Eske, and Calceworth, so much as lies within Louth Eske.[2]

Members of Parliament

Election First Member First Party Second Member Second Party
1832 Hon. Charles Anderson-Pelham[3] Whig[4][5] Sir William Amcotts-Ingilby, Bt Radical[4][6][7]
1835 Thomas Corbett Conservative[4]
1837 Robert Christopher Conservative[4]
Jan. 1847 by-election Sir Montague Cholmeley, Bt Whig[8][9]
1852 James Stanhope Conservative
1857 Sir Montague Cholmeley, Bt Whig[8][9]
1859 Liberal
1868 Rowland Winn Conservative
1874 Sir John Dugdale Astley, Bt Conservative
1880 Robert Laycock Liberal
Sep. 1881 by-election James Lowther Conservative
Jul. 1885 by-election Henry Atkinson Conservative
1885 Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Charles Anderson-Pelham 6,561 42.7
Radical William Amcotts-Ingilby 4,751 30.9
Tory Sir Robert Sheffield, 4th Baronet 4,056 26.4
Turnout 8,338 91.3
Registered electors 9,134
Majority 1,810 11.8
Whig win (new seat)
Majority 695 4.5
Radical win (new seat)
General election 1835: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Charles Anderson-Pelham 4,489 34.7 −8.0
Conservative Thomas Corbett 4,450 34.4 +8.0
Radical William Amcotts-Ingilby 3,984 30.8 −0.1
Turnout 7,827 88.2 −3.1
Registered electors 8,872
Majority 39 0.3 −11.5
Whig hold Swing −8.0
Majority 466 3.6 N/A
Conservative gain from Radical Swing +8.0
General election 1837: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Charles Anderson-Pelham Unopposed
Conservative Robert Christopher Unopposed
Registered electors 10,063
Whig hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Charles Anderson-Pelham 5,401 39.3 N/A
Conservative Robert Christopher 4,522 32.9 N/A
Conservative Charles Cust[11] 3,819 27.8 N/A
Majority 879 6.4 N/A
Turnout 6,871 (est) 66.8 (est) N/A
Registered electors 10,280
Whig hold
Conservative hold

Anderson-Pelham succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Earl of Yarborough and causing a by-election.

By-election, 12 January 1847: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Sir Montague Cholmeley Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1847: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Sir Montague Cholmeley Unopposed
Conservative Robert Christopher Unopposed
Registered electors 11,424
Whig hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

Christopher was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 13 March 1852: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Christopher Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1852: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Christopher 5,585 35.0 N/A
Conservative James Stanhope 5,579 35.0 N/A
Whig Montague Cholmeley 4,777 30.0 N/A
Majority 802 5.0 N/A
Turnout 10,359 (est) 88.7 (est) N/A
Registered electors 11,677
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1857: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Montague Cholmeley Unopposed
Conservative James Stanhope Unopposed
Registered electors 12,435
Whig gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
General election 1859: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Montague Cholmeley Unopposed
Conservative James Stanhope Unopposed
Registered electors 12,401
Liberal hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Montague Cholmeley Unopposed
Conservative James Stanhope Unopposed
Registered electors 12,372
Liberal hold
Conservative hold
General election 1868: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Montague Cholmeley Unopposed
Conservative Rowland Winn Unopposed
Registered electors 9,436
Liberal hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Dugdale Astley Unopposed
Conservative Rowland Winn Unopposed
Registered electors 10,117
Conservative gain from Liberal
Conservative hold

Winn was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 16 Mar 1874: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rowland Winn Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Laycock 4,159 34.7 New
Conservative Rowland Winn 3,949 33.0 N/A
Conservative John Dugdale Astley 3,865 32.3 N/A
Majority 294 2.4 N/A
Turnout 8,066 (est) 75.8 (est) N/A
Registered electors 10,639
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Laycock's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 3 Sep 1881: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Lowther 4,200 53.0 −12.3
Liberal George Tomline 3,729 47.0 +12.3
Majority 471 6.0 N/A
Turnout 7,929 71.7 −4.1 (est)
Registered electors 11,061
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing −12.3

Winn was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord St Oswald, causing a by-election.

By-election, 10 July 1885: North Lincolnshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Atkinson 4,052 58.5 −6.8
Liberal Henry Meysey-Thompson 2,872 41.5 +6.8
Majority 1,180 17.0 N/A
Turnout 6,924 66.4 −9.4
Registered electors 10,435
Conservative hold Swing −6.8

Notes

  1. ^ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. XLV: An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 154–206. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ^ Styled Lord Worsley from 1837.
  4. ^ a b c d Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 195. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  5. ^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1836). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 140. Retrieved 17 May 2019 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Harratt, Simon; Salmon, Philip (2009). "AMCOTTS INGILBY (formerly INGILBY), Sir William, 2nd bt. (1783–1854), of Kettlethorpe, Lincs. and Ripley Castle, Yorks". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  7. ^ Barlow, Nigel (26 April 2015). "A timely acquisition with a Sam Cam connection at the Working Class Movement Library". About Manchester. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b "North Lincolnshire Election". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 14 January 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ a b "Elections". Aberdeen Press & Journal. 20 January 1847. p. 8. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  11. ^ "North Lincolnshire". Leeds Intelligencer. 26 June 1841. p. 8. Retrieved 17 May 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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