# South Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1832 | | Henry Handley | Whig | | Gilbert Heathcote | Whig |
| 1841 | | Christopher Turnor | Conservative | | Sir John Trollope, Bt | Conservative |
| 1847 | | Lord Burghley | Conservative | | Sir John Trollope, Bt | Conservative |
| 1857 | | Anthony Wilson | Conservative | | Sir John Trollope, Bt | Conservative |
| 1859 | | George Hussey Packe | Liberal | | Sir John Trollope, Bt | Conservative |
| Apr 1868 | | George Hussey Packe | Liberal | | William Welby | Conservative |
| Nov 1868 | | Edmund Turnor | Conservative | | William Welby | Conservative |
| 1880 | | John Lawrance | Conservative | | William Welby | Conservative |
| Feb 1884 | | John Lawrance | Conservative | | Hon. Murray Finch-Hatton | Conservative |
| 1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Henry Handley | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,956 | |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
General election 1835: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Henry Handley | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,694 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1837: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Henry Handley | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,100 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Turnor | 4,581 | 37.9 | New |
| | Conservative | John Trollope | 4,562 | 37.7 | New |
| | Whig | Henry Handley | 2,948 | 24.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,614 | 13.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,020 | 78.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,914 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1847: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Cecil | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | John Trollope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,226 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

Trollope was appointed President of the Poor Law Board, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 12 March 1852: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Trollope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1852: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Cecil | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | John Trollope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,554 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Trollope | 4,020 | 37.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Anthony Wilson | 3,636 | 33.5 | N/A |
| | Whig | George Hussey Packe | 3,188 | 29.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,016 (est) | 84.7 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,287 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Hussey Packe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | John Trollope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,435 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Hussey Packe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | John Trollope | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,260 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Trollope was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Kesteven, causing a by-election.
By-election, 29 April 1868: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Welby | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Welby | 4,514 | 39.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Edmund Turnor | 4,078 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | George Hussey Packe | 2,714 | 24.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Taylor | 3 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,364 | 12.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,010 (est) | 66.9 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,476 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Turnor | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | William Welby | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,020 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lawrance | 4,518 | 36.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Welby-Gregory | 4,290 | 34.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Charles Sharpe | 3,583 | 28.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 707 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,987 (est) | 74.6 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,710 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Welby-Gregory resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 29 Feb 1884: South Lincolnshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Murray Finch-Hatton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |