# Sleaford (UK Parliament constituency)

Sleaford was a county constituency in Lincolnshire, centred on the town of Sleaford. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, when the former Mid Lincolnshire constituency was divided under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Henry Chaplin | Conservative |
| | 1906 | Arnold Lupton | Liberal |
| | January 1910 | Edmund Royds | Conservative |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Sleaford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 4,761 | 57.9 | |
| | Liberal | Charles Sharpe | 3,460 | 42.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,301 | 15.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,221 | 83.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,863 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Sleaford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Chaplin was appointed President of the Board of Agriculture, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 26 Sep 1889: Sleaford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 4,386 | 58.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Francis Otter | 3,078 | 41.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,308 | 17.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,464 | 76.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,793 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Sleaford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 4,157 | 56.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | William Shearburn Fox | 3,250 | 43.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 907 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,407 | 77.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,528 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Chaplin was appointed President of the Local Government Board, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 6 Jul 1895: Sleaford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1895: Sleaford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 4,653 | 63.4 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal | William Shearburn Fox | 2,687 | 36.6 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,966 | 26.8 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,340 | 75.9 | −1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,671 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.3 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Sleaford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 4,228 | 60.3 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | Charles Emmanuel Reinhardt | 2,785 | 39.7 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,443 | 20.6 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,013 | 71.1 | −4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,870 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.1 | |
General election 1906: Sleaford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arnold Lupton | 4,355 | 51.7 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 4,062 | 48.3 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,417 | 84.2 | +13.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,000 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.0 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Sleaford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Royds | 5,265 | 56.8 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal | Arnold Lupton | 4,000 | 43.2 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,265 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,265 | 89.2 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.5 | |
General election December 1910: Sleaford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Royds | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
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;
* Unionist: Edmund Royds
* Liberal: Robert Pattinson