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Lincoln

Every general election in Lincoln since 1918. Latest: Hamish Falconer, Labour, majority 8,793.

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Member of Parliament

Hamish Falconer

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 8,793

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Hamish Falconer ElectedLabour18,47043.8%
Karl McCartney sitting MPConservative9,67723.0%
Jamie-Lee McMillanReform UK7,60218.0%
Sally HorscroftGreen2,7516.5%
Clare SmalleyLiberal Democrats2,5806.1%
Linda RichardsonWorkers Party of Britain4791.1%
Charles ShawLiberal2780.7%
Laura AshbyIndependent2430.6%
Craig MarshallSocial Democratic Party800.2%
Valid votes42,160
Majority8,79320.9%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 58.3% of 72,315 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1918: 28.6%Labour, 1922: 41.0%Labour, 1923: 34.2%Labour, 1924: 41.3%Labour, 1929: 43.5%Labour, 1931: 41.1%Labour, 1935: 46.0%Labour, 1945: 41.2%Labour, 1950: 50.0%Labour, 1951: 54.1%Labour, 1955: 56.2%Labour, 1959: 55.1%Labour, 1964: 47.8%Labour, 1966: 58.3%Labour, 1970: 51.0%Labour, February 1974: 32.5%Labour, October 1974: 37.1%Labour, 1979: 40.4%Labour, 1983: 27.5%Labour, 1987: 33.7%Labour, 1992: 42.8%Labour, 1997: 54.9%Labour, 2001: 53.9%Labour, 2005: 45.4%Labour, 2010: 35.2%Labour, 2015: 39.6%Labour, 2017: 47.9%Labour, 2019: 41.0%Labour, 2024: 43.8%Conservative, 1918: 47.7%Conservative, 1922: 59.0%Conservative, 1923: 41.9%Conservative, 1924: 41.1%Conservative, 1929: 34.4%Conservative, 1931: 58.9%Conservative, 1935: 54.0%Conservative, 1945: 30.6%Conservative, 1951: 45.9%Conservative, 1955: 43.8%Conservative, 1959: 44.9%Conservative, 1964: 36.4%Conservative, 1966: 41.7%Conservative, 1970: 39.0%Conservative, February 1974: 32.0%Conservative, October 1974: 28.3%Conservative, 1979: 41.8%Conservative, 1983: 46.4%Conservative, 1987: 46.5%Conservative, 1992: 46.1%Conservative, 1997: 31.0%Conservative, 2001: 31.2%Conservative, 2005: 32.9%Conservative, 2010: 37.5%Conservative, 2015: 42.6%Conservative, 2017: 44.7%Conservative, 2019: 47.9%Conservative, 2024: 23.0%Liberal, 1918: 23.8%Liberal, 1923: 23.9%Liberal, 1924: 17.6%Liberal, 1929: 22.1%Liberal, 1945: 28.2%Liberal, 1950: 8.7%Liberal, 1964: 15.8%Liberal, 1979: 13.3%Liberal, 2019: 0.6%Liberal, 2024: 0.7%Others, 1970: 10.0%Others, February 1974: 35.6%Others, October 1974: 34.6%Others, 1979: 4.5%Others, 1983: 1.0%Others, 1987: 0.4%Others, 1992: 1.0%Others, 1997: 3.2%Others, 2001: 2.3%Others, 2005: 3.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 10.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 10.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 12.7%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 18.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 20.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 19.4%National Liberal, 1950: 41.3%
Vote share in Lincoln at each general election Lab Con Lib Oth LD Alliance Nat Lib

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Lincoln lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Hamish FalconerCon8,79320.958.3%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Karl McCartneyLab3,5146.967.6%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab Karen LeeCon1,5383.266.6%Lab gain from Con
2015Con Karl McCartneyLab1,4433.163.2%Con hold
2010Con Karl McCartneyLab1,0582.362.2%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon4,61412.556.8%
2001LabCon8,42022.756.0%Lab hold
1997LabCon11,13023.971.0%
1992ConLab2,0493.379.2%Con hold
1987ConLab7,48312.875.6%Con hold
1983ConLab10,28618.973.6%
1979ConLab6021.477.0%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabOth9842.574.8%Lab gain from Oth
February 1974OthLab1,2933.179.1%
1970LabCon4,75012.174.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon6,53716.678.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon4,72211.480.3%Lab hold
1959LabCon4,38910.284.2%Lab hold
1955LabCon5,22212.385.1%
1951LabCon3,5608.287.7%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib3,7538.788.7%
1945LabCon3,63810.780.3%
1935ConLab2,6848.184.0%Con hold
1931ConLab6,23317.788.9%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon3,1989.288.5%Lab hold
1924LabCon390.188.5%Lab gain from Con
1923ConLab2,0877.785.5%Con hold
1922ConLab4,82918.185.9%Con hold
1918ConLab4,45619.174.4%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Lincoln?

Hamish Falconer (Labour) won Lincoln at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,793.

Which parties have won Lincoln?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 16, Conservative 12, Others 1.

Which region is Lincoln in?

Lincoln is in East Midlands.

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