# Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)

Lincoln is a constituency in Lincolnshire, England represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Hamish Falconer of the Labour Party.
Since the split of the City of York seat with effect from the 2010 general election, Lincoln has been the oldest constituency in continuous existence in the UK – established in 1265. Lincoln was a bellwether between 1974 and 2017. The seat bucked the national Conservative victory in 1970 by electing a Labour MP, as it did in 2017.
The seat has been considered relative to others an ultra-marginal seat, as well as a swing seat. From 2005 until 2024, its winner's majority had not exceeded 6.9% of the vote since the 12.5% majority won in 2005 and the seat had changed hands three times since then. However, in 2024, Hamish Falconer secured a majority of 20.8%.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The existing parliamentary borough, and the parish of Bracebridge.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Lincoln, and the Urban District of Bracebridge.
1950–1974: The County Borough of Lincoln.
1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries.
1983–1997: The City of Lincoln, and the District of North Kesteven wards of Bracebridge Heath, North Hykeham Central, North Hykeham North, North Hykeham South, Skellingthorpe, and Waddington West.
1997–2010: The City of Lincoln, and the District of North Kesteven ward of Bracebridge Heath.
2010–2023: The City of Lincoln, and the District of North Kesteven wards of Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East, and Skellingthorpe.
2023–present: Following a local government boundary review in the District of North Kesteven which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following:
* The City Of Lincoln.
* In the District of Kesteven: the Bracebridge Heath ward; the majority of the Skellingthorpe & Eagle ward; and the majority of the Waddington Rural ward.
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place at 1 December 2020, left the boundaries unchanged.
The constituency, as its name suggests, covers the cathedral city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, and most of its directly adjoining villages.

## History

Lincoln first sent Members to Parliament in 1265, thirty years before the first all-over coverage of cities and qualifying towns was introduced in the Model Parliament, and has done so ever since, although no records exist from before the end of the 13th century. The early elections were held at the Guildhall and the burgesses elected were usually officials of the borough.
The representation, originally two Members ("burgesses"), was reduced to one Member in 1885.
The seat was represented for five years by former Cabinet minister Margaret Jackson, later Margaret Beckett. Lincoln became the oldest constituency in the country in 2010 when the City of York constituency was divided.

## Constituency profile

The seat includes the University of Lincoln. From 1945 to 1972 Lincoln was continuously held by the Labour Party, often as a safe seat. The city has good transport links with Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield and Hull. Lincoln was a bellwether constituency from October 1974 to 2015, voting for the party which would form the government in each election. In 2017 Labour took the seat despite being the 2nd largest party nationwide.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1265–1660

| Year | First member | Second member |
| 1307 (January) | Hugh Skarlet | Henry de Windsor |
| 1369 | John Sutton | |
| 1372 | John Sutton |
| 1373 | John Sutton |
| 1381 | Robert Sutton | |
| 1377 (October) | John Sutton |
| 1382 (May) | Robert Sutton | |
| 1383 | Robert Saltby | |
| 1384 (November) | Robert Sutton | |
| 1385 | Robert Sutton | |
| 1386 | Robert Sutton | Robert Saltby |
| 1388 (February) | Robert Sutton | John Sutton |
| 1388 (September) | Gilbert Beesby | Robert Harworth |
| 1390 (January) | Nicholas Werk | Robert Peck |
| 1390 (November) | |
| 1391 | Robert Sutton | Robert Ledes |
| 1393 | Thomas Thornhagh | John Belasise |
| 1394 | Robert Sutton | Robert Messingham |
| 1395 | Robert Harworth | Robert Ledes |
| 1397 (January) | Robert Sutton | Robert Appleby |
| 1397 (September) | Seman Laxfield | John Thorley |
| 1399 | Robert Sutton | William Blyton |
| 1401 | Robert Harworth | Gilbert Beesby |
| 1402 | John Balderton | William Blyton |
| 1404 (January) | Seman Laxfield | William Dalderby |
| 1404 (October) | Nicholas Huddleston | Robert Appleby |
| 1406 | Richard Worsop | Thomas Forster |
| 1407 | Richard Worsop | Richard Bell |
| 1410 | ? |
| 1411 | John Bigge | John Belasise |
| 1413 (February) | |
| 1413 (May) | John Dalderby | Thomas Forster |
| 1414 (April) | |
| 1414 (November) | John Ryle | Thomas Teryng |
| 1415 | Thomas Archer | Thomas Forster |
| 1416 (March) | John Bigge | Hamon Sutton |
| 1416 (October) | |
| 1417 | Thomas Archer | Robert Walsh |
| 1419 | ? |
| 1420 | John Bigge | Hamon Sutton |
| 1421 (May) | John Bigge | Hamon Sutton |
| 1421 (December) | William Leadenham | Robert Walsh |
| 1423 | Hamon Sutton | |
| 1425 | Hamon Sutton | |
| 1426 | Hamon Sutton | |
| 1459 | Thomas Fitzwilliam |
| 1510 | ? |
| 1512 | Robert Alanson | Richard Clerke |
| 1515 | Robert Alanson | Richard Clerke |
| 1523 | Richard Clerke | John Halton |
| 1529 | Vincent Grantham | William Sammes |
| 1536 | Vincent Grantham | Thomas Moigne |
| 1539 | Robert Dighton | Anthony Missenden |
| 1542 | Anthony Missenden, died and replaced in January 1543 by George St Poll | William Alanson |
| 1545 | George St Poll | William Yates |
| 1547 | George St Poll | Thomas Grantham |
| 1553 (March) | ?Robert Farrar | ? |
| 1553 (October) | George St Poll | Robert Farrar |
| 1554 (April) | Robert Farrar | William Rotheram |
| 1554 (November) | George St Poll | Robert Farrar |
| 1555 | Robert Farrar | ? |
| 1558 | George St Poll | Francis Kempe |
| 1558/59 | Anthony Thorold | Robert Farrar |
| 1562/63 | Robert Monson | Robert Farrar |
| 1571 | Thomas Wilson | Robert Monson |
| 1572 (May) | Thomas Wilson | John Welcome |
| 1584 | Stephen Thymbleby | John Joye |
| 1586 | John Savile | Thomas Fairfax |
| 1588/89 | George Anton | Peter Eure |
| 1593 | George Anton | Charles Dymoke |
| 1597 | Thomas Grantham | George Anton |
| 1601 (October) | George Anton | Francis Bullingham |
| 1604 | Sir Thomas Grantham | Sir Edward Tyrwhit |
| 1614 | Sir Thomas Grantham | Edward Bash |
| 1621 | Sir Lewis Watson, (1st Baronet) | Sir Edward Ayscough |
| 1624 | Sir Lewis Watson, 1st Baronet | Thomas Hatcher |
| 1625 | Sir Thomas Grantham | Sir John Monson |
| 1626 | Sir Thomas Grantham | Robert Monson |
| 1628–1629 | Sir Thomas Grantham | Sir Edward Ayscough |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |
| April 1640 | Thomas Grantham | John Farmery |
| November 1640 | Thomas Grantham | John Broxholme died 1647 and replaced by Thomas Lister |
| 1654 | William Marshall | Original Peart |
| 1656 | Humphrey Walcot | Original Peart |
| 1659 | Robert Marshal | Thomas Meres |

### MPs 1660–1885

| Election | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 1660 | John Monson | | Sir Thomas Meres | |
| 1661 | Sir Robert Bolles, Bt | | Sir Thomas Meres | |
| 1664 | Sir John Monson | | Sir Thomas Meres | |
| 1675 | Henry Monson | | Sir Thomas Meres | |
| 1681 | Sir Thomas Hussey, Bt | | Sir Thomas Meres | |
| 1685 | Henry Monson | | Sir Thomas Meres | |
| 1689, January | Henry Monson | | Sir Christopher Nevile | |
| 1689, May | Sir Edward Hussey, Bt | | Sir Christopher Nevile | |
| 1690 | Sir Edward Hussey, Bt | | Sir John Bolles, Bt. | |
| 1695 | William Monson | | Sir John Bolles, Bt. | |
| 1698 | Sir Edward Hussey, Bt | | Sir John Bolles, Bt. | |
| 1701, January | Sir Thomas Meres | | Sir John Bolles, Bt. | |
| 1701, December | Sir Edward Hussey, Bt | | Sir John Bolles, Bt. | |
| 1702 | Sir Edward Hussey, Bt | | Sir Thomas Meres | |
| 1705 | Thomas Lister | | Sir Thomas Meres | |
| 1710 | Thomas Lister | | Richard Grantham | |
| 1713 | Thomas Lister | | John Sibthorpe | |
| 1715 | Sir John Tyrwhitt, Bt | Whig | Richard Grantham | |
| 1722 | Sir John Tyrwhitt, Bt | Whig | Sir John Monson | |
| 1727 | Charles Hall | Tory | Sir John Monson | |
| 1728 | Charles Hall | Tory | Sir John Tyrwhitt, 5th Bt | Whig |
| 1734 | Charles Monson | | Coningsby Sibthorp | Tory |
| 1741 | Charles Monson | | Sir John Tyrwhitt, 6th Bt | |
| 1747 | Charles Monson | | Coningsby Sibthorp | Tory |
| 1754 | George Monson | | John Chaplin | |
| 1761 | George Monson | | Coningsby Sibthorp | Tory |
| 1768 | Thomas Scrope | | Constantine Phipps | |
| 1774 | George Lumley | | Robert Vyner | |
| 1780 | Sir Thomas Clarges, Bt | | Robert Vyner | |
| 1783 | John Fenton-Cawthorne | | Robert Vyner | |
| 1784 | John Fenton-Cawthorne | | Richard Lumley-Savile | |
| 1790 | John Fenton-Cawthorne | | Robert Hobart | |
| 1796, 14 May | George Rawdon | | Robert Hobart | |
| 1796, 25 May | George Rawdon | | Richard Ellison | Tory |
| 1800 | Humphrey Sibthorp | Tory | Richard Ellison | Tory |
| 1806 | William Monson | | Richard Ellison | Tory |
| 1808 | John Savile | | Richard Ellison | Tory |
| 1812 | John Nicholas Fazakerley | | Sir Henry Sullivan | |
| 1814 | John Nicholas Fazakerley | | Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe | Tory |
| 1818 | Ralph Bernal | Whig | Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe | Tory |
| 1820 | Bobus Smith | Whig | Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe | Tory |
| 1822 | Bobus Smith | Whig | John Williams | |
| 1826 | John Nicholas Fazakerley | Whig | Charles Sibthorp | Tory |
| 1830 | John Fardell | Tory | Charles Sibthorp | Tory |
| 1831 | George Heneage | Whig | Charles Sibthorp | Tory |
| 1832 | George Heneage | Whig | Edward Bulwer | Whig |
| 1835 | Charles Sibthorp | Conservative | Edward Bulwer | Whig |
| 1841 | Charles Sibthorp | Conservative | William Rickford Collett | Conservative |
| 1847 | Charles Sibthorp | Conservative | Charles Seely | Radical |
| 1848 by-election | Charles Sibthorp | Conservative | Thomas Hobhouse | Radical |
| 1852 | Charles Sibthorp | Conservative | George Heneage | Whig |
| 1856 by-election | Gervaise Sibthorp | Conservative | George Heneage | Whig |
| 1859 | Gervaise Sibthorp | Conservative | George Heneage | Liberal |
| 1861 by-election | Charles Seely | Liberal | George Heneage | Liberal |
| 1862 by-election | Charles Seely | Liberal | John Bramley-Moore | Conservative |
| 1865 | Charles Seely | Liberal | Edward Heneage | Liberal |
| 1868 | Charles Seely | Liberal | John Hinde Palmer | Liberal |
| 1874 | Charles Seely | Liberal | Edward Chaplin | Conservative |
| 1880 | Charles Seely | Liberal | John Hinde Palmer | Liberal |
| 1884 by-election | Charles Seely | Liberal | Joseph Ruston | Liberal |

### MPs 1885–present

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Joseph Ruston | Liberal |
| 1886 | Joseph Ruston | Liberal Unionist |
| 1886 | Frederick Kerans | Conservative |
| 1892 | William Crosfield | Liberal |
| 1895 | Charles Seely | Liberal Unionist |
| 1906 | Charles Roberts | Liberal |
| 1918 | Alfred Davies | Coalition Conservative |
| 1924 | Robert Arthur Taylor | Labour |
| 1931 | Walter Liddall | Conservative |
| 1945 | George Deer | Labour |
| 1950 | Geoffrey de Freitas | Labour |
| 1962 by-election | Dick Taverne | Labour (until 1972) Lincoln Democratic Labour (from 1973) |
| 1973 by-election | Dick Taverne | Labour (until 1972) Lincoln Democratic Labour (from 1973) |
| February 1974 | Dick Taverne | Lincoln Democratic Labour Association |
| October 1974 | Margaret Jackson later Beckett | Labour |
| 1979 | Kenneth Carlisle | Conservative |
| 1997 | Gillian Merron | Labour |
| 2010 | Karl McCartney | Conservative |
| 2017 | Karen Lee | Labour |
| 2019 | Karl McCartney | Conservative |
| 2024 | Hamish Falconer | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hamish Falconer | 18,470 | 43.8 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Karl McCartney | 9,677 | 23.0 | −24.9 |
| | Reform UK | Jamie-Lee McMillan | 7,602 | 18.0 | +15.9 |
| | Green | Sally Horscroft | 2,751 | 6.5 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Smalley | 2,580 | 6.1 | +1.3 |
| | Workers Party | Linda Richardson | 479 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Charles Shaw | 278 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Laura Victoria Ashby | 243 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | SDP | Craig Marshall | 80 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,793 | 20.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,160 | 58.3 | −10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,313 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.8 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karl McCartney | 24,267 | 47.9 | 3.2 |
| | Labour | Karen Lee | 20,753 | 41.0 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Kenyon | 2,422 | 4.8 | 2.2 |
| | Green | Sally Horscroft | 1,195 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| | Brexit Party | Reece Wilkes | 1,079 | 2.1 | New |
| | Independent | Rob Bradley | 609 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| | Liberal | Charles Shaw | 304 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,514 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,629 | 67.7 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.1 | |
General election 2017: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karen Lee | 23,333 | 47.9 | 8.3 |
| | Conservative | Karl McCartney | 21,795 | 44.7 | 2.1 |
| | UKIP | Nick Smith | 1,287 | 2.6 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Kenyon | 1,284 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| | Green | Ben Loryman | 583 | 1.2 | New |
| | Independent | Phil Gray | 312 | 0.6 | New |
| | Independent | Iain Scott-Burdon | 124 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,538 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,718 | 66.6 | 3.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.1 | |
General election 2015: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karl McCartney | 19,976 | 42.6 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Lucy Rigby | 18,533 | 39.6 | +4.4 |
| | UKIP | Nick Smith | 5,721 | 12.2 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Pepper | 1,992 | 4.3 | −15.9 |
| | TUSC | Elaine Smith | 344 | 0.7 | New |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Helen Powell | 286 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,443 | 3.0 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,852 | 63.2 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.38 | |
General election 2010: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karl McCartney | 17,163 | 37.5 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Gillian Merron | 16,105 | 35.2 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reg Shore | 9,256 | 20.2 | +2.0 |
| | BNP | Robert West | 1,367 | 3.0 | New |
| | UKIP | Nick Smith | 1,004 | 2.2 | −1.3 |
| | English Democrat | Ernest Coleman | 604 | 1.3 | New |
| | Independent | Gary Walker | 222 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,058 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,721 | 62.2 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.75 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gillian Merron | 16,724 | 45.4 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | Karl McCartney | 12,110 | 32.9 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Gabriel | 6,715 | 18.2 | +5.5 |
| | UKIP | Nick Smith | 1,308 | 3.5 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,613 | 12.5 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,856 | 56.5 | +0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.1 | |
General election 2001: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gillian Merron | 20,003 | 53.9 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Christine-Anne Talbot | 11,583 | 31.2 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Gabriel | 4,703 | 12.7 | +1.9 |
| | UKIP | Rodger Doughty | 836 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,420 | 22.7 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,125 | 56.0 | −15.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gillian Merron | 25,563 | 54.9 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Tony Brown | 14,433 | 31.0 | −16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Gabriel | 5,048 | 10.8 | +0.7 |
| | Referendum | John Ivory | 1,329 | 2.9 | New |
| | Natural Law | Adrian Myers | 175 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,130 | 23.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,548 | 71.1 | −8.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.1 | |
General election 1992: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Carlisle | 28,792 | 46.1 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Nick Butler | 26,743 | 42.8 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Harding-Price | 6,316 | 10.1 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal | Sue Wiggin | 603 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,049 | 3.3 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,454 | 79.1 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Carlisle | 27,097 | 46.5 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Nick Butler | 19,614 | 33.7 | +6.2 |
| | SDP | Peter Zentner | 11,319 | 19.4 | −5.7 |
| | Unknown | Thomas Kyle | 232 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,483 | 12.8 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,262 | 75.6 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Carlisle | 25,244 | 46.4 | |
| | Labour | Malcolm Withers | 14,958 | 27.5 | |
| | SDP | Freddie Stockdale | 13,631 | 25.1 | |
| | Independent | Gilbert Blades | 523 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,286 | 18.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,356 | 74.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Carlisle | 17,777 | 41.4 | +13.1 |
| | Labour | Margaret Jackson | 17,175 | 40.0 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Keith Melton | 5,638 | 13.1 | New |
| | Democratic Labour | Freddie Stockdale | 1,743 | 4.1 | −30.5 |
| | National Front | J. Noble | 523 | 1.2 | New |
| | Revolutionary Reform | T. Kyle | 77 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,933 | 77.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.1 | |
General election October 1974: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Jackson | 14,698 | 37.1 | +4.6 |
| | Democratic Labour | Dick Taverne | 13,714 | 34.6 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Myles Moran | 11,223 | 28.3 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 984 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,635 | 74.8 | −4.3 |
| | Labour gain from Democratic Labour | Labour gain from Democratic Labour | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic Labour | Dick Taverne | 14,780 | 35.6 |
| | Labour | Margaret Jackson | 13,487 | 32.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Myles Moran | 13,299 | 32.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,293 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,566 | 79.1 |
| | Democratic Labour hold | Democratic Labour hold | Swing | |
1973 Lincoln by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic Labour | Dick Taverne | 21,967 | 58.2 | +58.2 |
| | Labour | John Dilks | 8,776 | 23.2 | −27.8 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Guinness | 6,616 | 17.5 | −21.5 |
| | Democratic Conservative | Reginald Simmerson | 198 | 0.5 | New |
| | Majority Rule | Malcolm Waller | 100 | 0.3 | New |
| | Independent | Jean Justice | 81 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,191 | 35.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,738 | 72.6 | −1.8 |
| | Democratic Labour gain from Labour | Democratic Labour gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dick Taverne | 20,090 | 51.0 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Alexander | 15,340 | 39.0 | −2.7 |
| | Independent Liberal | Gilbert Blades | 3,937 | 10.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,750 | 12.0 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,367 | 74.4 | −4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dick Taverne | 23,006 | 58.3 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Alexander | 16,469 | 41.7 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,537 | 16.6 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,475 | 78.7 | −1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dick Taverne | 19,737 | 47.8 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael McNair-Wilson | 15,015 | 36.4 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Furnell | 6,519 | 15.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,722 | 11.4 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,271 | 80.3 | −3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1962 Lincoln by-election: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dick Taverne | 19,038 | 50.51 | −4.59 |
| | Conservative | Percy Grieve | 11,386 | 30.21 | −14.69 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Furnell | 6,856 | 18.19 | New |
| | Independent | A. Taylor | 412 | 1.09 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,652 | 20.30 | +10.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,692 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 23,629 | 55.1 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Herbert Priestley | 19,240 | 44.9 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,389 | 10.2 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,869 | 84.1 | −1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 23,773 | 56.2 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Emery | 18,551 | 43.8 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,222 | 12.4 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,324 | 85.9 | −1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 23,400 | 54.1 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Macmillan | 19,840 | 45.9 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,560 | 8.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,240 | 87.8 | −0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 21,537 | 50.0 |
| | National Liberal | Francis Hill | 17,784 | 41.3 |
| | Liberal | Jean Henderson | 3,753 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,753 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,074 | 88.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Deer | 14,052 | 41.3 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Walter Liddall | 10,414 | 30.5 | −23.5 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Charles Truman | 9,625 | 28.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,638 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,091 | 80.3 | −3.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.4 | |
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: Walter Liddall
* Labour: George Deer
* Liberal:
* British Union: E. H. Adams

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Liddall | 17,948 | 54.0 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | George Deer | 15,264 | 46.0 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,684 | 8.0 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,212 | 84.0 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.9 | |
General election 1931: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Liddall | 20,688 | 58.9 | +24.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Taylor | 14,455 | 41.1 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,233 | 17.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,123 | 88.9 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +13.5 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Taylor | 15,176 | 43.6 | +2.3 |
| | Unionist | Benjamin Garnet Lampard-Vachell | 11,978 | 34.3 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal | Robert Pattinson | 7,719 | 22.1 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,198 | 9.3 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,873 | 88.5 | 0.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1924: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Taylor | 11,596 | 41.3 | +7.1 |
| | Unionist | George Hamilton | 11,557 | 41.1 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal | A. G. Macdonell | 4,952 | 17.6 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,105 | 88.5 | +3.0 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +4.0 | |
General election 1923: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alfred Davies | 11,338 | 42.0 | −17.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Taylor | 9,251 | 34.2 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal | A. G. Macdonell | 6,447 | 23.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,087 | 7.8 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,036 | 85.5 | −0.4 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −5.1 | |
General election 1922: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alfred Davies | 15,780 | 59.0 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Robert Taylor | 10,951 | 41.0 | +12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,829 | 18.0 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,731 | 85.9 | +11.5 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Alfred Davies | 11,114 | 47.7 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Taylor | 6,658 | 28.5 | New |
| | Liberal | Charles Roberts | 5,550 | 23.8 | −29.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,456 | 19.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,322 | 74.4 | −15.1 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.8 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
General Election 1914/15
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: Charles Roberts
* Unionist: J. Foster
General election December 1910: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Roberts | 5,484 | 52.9 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Filmer | 4,878 | 47.1 | +17.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 5.8 | −14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,362 | 89.5 | −3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,577 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −7.1 | |
General election January 1910: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Roberts | 5,402 | 50.2 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Filmer | 3,236 | 30.1 | +18.5 |
| | Free Trader | Charles Seely | 2,129 | 19.8 | −17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,166 | 20.1 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,767 | 93.0 | −0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,577 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −9.8 | |
Seely stood as a 'Liberal Unionist in support of Free Trade'.

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Roberts | 5,110 | 51.2 | +1.6 |
| | Free Trader | Charles Seely | 3,718 | 37.2 | +37.2 |
| | Conservative | Henry Croft | 1,162 | 11.6 | −38.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,392 | 14.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,990 | 93.8 | +4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,645 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +20.2 | |
General election 1900: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Charles Seely | 4,002 | 50.4 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | Charles Roberts | 3,935 | 49.6 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 0.8 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,937 | 89.7 | −2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,846 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −1.1 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Charles Seely | 3,808 | 51.5 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | William Crosfield | 3,590 | 48.5 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,398 | 91.7 | +2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,068 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.2 | |
General election 1892: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Crosfield | 3,410 | 51.7 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Kerans | 3,186 | 48.3 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,596 | 89.6 | +8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,358 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.3 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Kerans | 3,159 | 52.6 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal | William Crosfield | 2,851 | 47.4 | −10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,010 | 80.7 | −5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,444 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.6 | |
General election 1885: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Ruston | 3,726 | 58.0 | −16.9 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Kerans | 2,701 | 42.0 | +16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,025 | 16.0 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,427 | 86.3 | −1.0 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,444 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −16.9 | |
By-election, 16 Jun 1884: Lincoln (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Ruston | 3,234 | 58.8 | −16.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hall | 2,263 | 41.2 | +16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 971 | 17.6 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,497 | 81.2 | −6.1 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,769 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −16.1 | |
* Caused by Palmer's death.
General election 1880: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Seely | 3,401 | 39.0 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal | John Hinde Palmer | 3,128 | 35.9 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward Chaplin | 2,190 | 25.1 | −11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,591 (est) | 87.3 (est) | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,402 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.9 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.4 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Chaplin | 2,107 | 36.3 | New |
| | Liberal | Charles Seely | 1,907 | 32.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Hinde Palmer | 1,784 | 30.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,953 (est) | 84.3 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,689 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Seely | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | John Hinde Palmer | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,243 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1865: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Seely | 878 | 34.9 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal | Edward Heneage | 870 | 34.6 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | John Bramley-Moore | 765 | 30.4 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,639 (est) | 95.7 (est) | −0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,713 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.6 | |
By-election, 12 February 1862: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Bramley-Moore | 715 | 50.9 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal | John Hinde Palmer | 690 | 49.1 | −14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 1.8 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,405 | 94.3 | −2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,490 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.4 | |
* Caused by Heneage's resignation.
By-election, 9 November 1861: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Seely | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |
* Caused by Sibthorp's death.

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gervaise Sibthorp | 740 | 36.5 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal | George Heneage | 658 | 32.5 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | John Hinde Palmer | 629 | 31.0 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 4.0 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,384 (est) | 96.4 (est) | +24.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,435 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.7 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
General election 1857: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gervaise Sibthorp | 829 | 41.2 | −1.2 |
| | Whig | George Heneage | 641 | 31.9 | −1.5 |
| | Radical | John Hinde Palmer | 541 | 26.9 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,006 (est) | 71.6 (est) | −1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,405 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 9.3 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 5.0 | −4.2 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −1.4 | |
By-election, 16 January 1856: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gervaise Sibthorp | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Sibthorp's death.
General election 1852: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Sibthorp | 840 | 42.4 | −7.1 |
| | Whig | George Heneage | 661 | 33.4 | +10.3 |
| | Radical | Charles Seely | 478 | 24.2 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 990 (est) | 72.6 (est) | −1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,363 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 9.0 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −8.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Swing | +6.8 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

By-election, 16 March 1848: Lincoln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Thomas Hobhouse | 552 | 52.2 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Lebbeus Charles Humfrey | 505 | 47.8 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 4.4 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,057 | 83.2 | +8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,271 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
* Caused by Seely's election being declared void on petition, due to bribery by his agent, on 10 March 1848
General election 1847: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Sibthorp | 659 | 34.8 | +4.8 |
| | Radical | Charles Seely | 518 | 27.4 | +8.6 |
| | Whig | Edward Bulwer-Lytton | 436 | 23.1 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | William Rickford Collett | 278 | 14.7 | −11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 946 (est) | 74.4 (est) | −11.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,271 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 7.4 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 12.7 | N/A |
| | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.1 | |
General election 1841: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Sibthorp | 541 | 30.0 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | William Rickford Collett | 481 | 26.6 | +3.2 |
| | Whig | Edward Bulwer-Lytton | 443 | 24.5 | −1.6 |
| | Radical | Charles Seely | 340 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 2.1 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 932 | 85.4 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,091 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +2.0 | |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Sibthorp | 514 | 30.7 | +9.1 |
| | Whig | Edward Bulwer-Lytton | 436 | 26.1 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Henry Ellis | 392 | 23.4 | +1.8 |
| | Whig | Charles Henry Churchill | 330 | 19.7 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 864 | 83.0 | +4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,041 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 11.0 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 2.7 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −5.2 | |
General election 1835: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Sibthorp | 565 | 43.3 | +15.3 |
| | Whig | Edward Bulwer-Lytton | 406 | 31.1 | −3.0 |
| | Whig | Charles Beaumont Phipps | 335 | 25.7 | −12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 885 | 78.7 | −5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,124 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +15.2 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −5.3 | |
General election 1832: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | George Heneage | 543 | 37.8 |
| | Whig | Edward Bulwer-Lytton | 490 | 34.1 |
| | Tory | Charles Sibthorp | 402 | 28.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 878 | 84.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,043 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
General election 1831: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Charles Sibthorp | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | George Heneage | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,400 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
General election 1830: Lincoln (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | John Fardell (MP) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Charles Sibthorp | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,400 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig |