East Lindsey (constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1983–1997)
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East Lindsey was a county constituency based on the East Lindsey local government district of Lincolnshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| East Lindsey | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Lincolnshire |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Horncastle and Louth |
| Replaced by | Louth and Horncastle |
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.
Boundaries
The District of East Lindsey wards of Alford, Burgh-le-Marsh, Chapel St Leonards, Coningsby, Fotherby, Friskney, Frithville, Grimoldby, Halton Holegate, Hogsthorpe, Holton-le-Clay, Hundleby, Ingoldmells, Legbourne, Mablethorpe, Mareham-le-Fen, Marshchapel, New Leake, North Holme, North Somercotes, North Thoresby, Partney, Priory, St Clements, St James, St Margarets, St Marys, St Michaels, Scarbrough, Seacroft, Sibsey, Spilsby, Sutton and Trusthorpe, Tattershall, Tetford, Tetney, Theddlethorpe St Helen, Trinity, Wainfleet, Willoughby with Sloothby, Winthorpe, and Withern with Stain.
The seaside resort of Skegness and the market town of Spilsby were included in the constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Peter Tapsell | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 27,151 | 53.22 | ||
| Liberal | Jonathan Sellick | 19,634 | 38.49 | ||
| Labour | Geoffrey Lowis | 4,229 | 8.29 | ||
| Majority | 7,517 | 14.73 | |||
| Turnout | 51,014 | 73.18 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 29,048 | 52.16 | ||
| Liberal | Jonathan Sellick | 20,432 | 36.69 | ||
| Labour | Kenneth Stevenson | 6,206 | 11.14 | ||
| Majority | 8,616 | 15.47 | |||
| Turnout | 55,686 | 75.22 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 31,916 | 51.1 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Dodsworth | 20,070 | 32.1 | −4.6 | |
| Labour | David Shepherd | 9,477 | 15.2 | +4.1 | |
| Green | Rosemary Robinson | 1,018 | 1.6 | New | |
| Majority | 11,846 | 19.0 | +3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 62,481 | 78.1 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||