Sleaford (UK Parliament constituency)

Sleaford
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyLincolnshire
Major settlementsSleaford
1885–1918
SeatsOne
Created fromMid Lincolnshire
Replaced byGrantham and Rutland and Stamford

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 Member[1] Party
1885 Henry Chaplin Conservative
1906 Arnold Lupton Liberal
January 1910 Edmund Royds Conservative
1918 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Sleaford [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Chaplin 4,761 57.9
Liberal Charles Sharpe 3,460 42.1
Majority 1,301 15.8
Turnout 8,221 83.4
Registered electors 9,863
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Sleaford [2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Chaplin Unopposed
Conservative hold

Chaplin was appointed President of the Board of Agriculture, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 26 Sep 1889: Sleaford [2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Chaplin 4,386 58.8 N/A
Liberal Francis Otter 3,078 41.2 New
Majority 1,308 17.6 N/A
Turnout 7,464 76.2 N/A
Registered electors 9,793
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Sleaford [2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Chaplin 4,157 56.1 N/A
Liberal William Shearburn Fox 3,250 43.9 N/A
Majority 907 12.2 N/A
Turnout 7,407 77.7 N/A
Registered electors 9,528
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Chaplin was appointed President of the Local Government Board, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 6 Jul 1895: Sleaford [2][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Chaplin Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1895: Sleaford [2][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Chaplin 4,653 63.4 +7.3
Liberal William Shearburn Fox 2,687 36.6 −7.3
Majority 1,966 26.8 +14.6
Turnout 7,340 75.9 −1.8
Registered electors 9,671
Conservative hold Swing +7.3

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Sleaford [2][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Chaplin 4,228 60.3 −3.1
Liberal Charles Emmanuel Reinhardt 2,785 39.7 +3.1
Majority 1,443 20.6 −6.2
Turnout 7,013 71.1 −4.8
Registered electors 9,870
Conservative hold Swing −3.1
Lupton
General election 1906: Sleaford [2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arnold Lupton 4,355 51.7 +12.0
Conservative Henry Chaplin 4,062 48.3 −12.0
Majority 293 3.4 N/A
Turnout 8,417 84.2 +13.1
Registered electors 10,000
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +12.0

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Sleaford [2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Royds 5,265 56.8 +8.5
Liberal Arnold Lupton 4,000 43.2 −8.5
Majority 1,265 13.6 N/A
Turnout 9,265 89.2 +5.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.5
General election December 1910: Sleaford [2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Royds Unopposed
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;

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 341. ISBN 9781349022984.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  4. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  5. ^ a b c Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  6. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  7. ^ Grantham Journal, 21 March 1914