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South Lincolnshire
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
Context of 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the southern 'doubly' orange land.
County	Lincolnshire
1832–1885
Seats	Two
Created from	Lincolnshire
Replaced by	Sleaford or North Kesteven Stamford or South Kesteven Spalding or Holland

South Lincolnshire, formally called the Southern Division of Lincolnshire or Parts of Kesteven and Holland, was a county constituency in Lincolnshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote electoral system.

History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election. It was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

Boundaries

1832–1868: The Parts of Kesteven and Holland.

1868–1885: The Wapentakes, Hundreds, or Sokes of Loveden, Flaxwell, Aswardburn, Winnibriggs and Threo, Aveland, Beltisloe, Ness, Grantham Soke, Skirbeck, Kirton and Holland Elloe.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Trollope was appointed President of the Poor Law Board, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Trollope was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Kesteven, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1880s

Welby-Gregory resigned, causing a by-election.

See also

• Stamford (UK Parliament list of constituencies)

References

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.
2. "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
3. ^ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) . Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 195–196. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
4. ^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. pp. 172, 175.
5. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 423. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
6. "The Elections". London Daily News. 30 July 1847. pp. 3–6. Retrieved 10 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "South Lincolnshire". Grantham Journal. 21 November 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "From Our London Correspondent". Western Morning News. 24 April 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)

• Parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire (historic)
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885