Horncastle

Number of seats: Not specified
County (pre 1974): Lincolnshire
County (post 1974): Not specified
Authority (1995): N/A
Constituent Country (or Nation): England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): 325
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): 402
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): 443
Formed 1885
Disbanded 1983
Notes: Full name (in Craig 2,3,4) Lincolnshire and Rutlandshire (parts of Lindsey), Horncastle

Elected Members

  1. Edward Stanhope

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: 24 November 1885
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1893*
    Date of exit: 21 December 1893
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  2. Gilbert Willoughby de Eresby

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1894*
    Date of election: 11 January 1894
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1910*
    Date of exit: 24 December 1910
    Nature of exit: Succession to peerage
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  3. William Weigall

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1911*
    Date of election: 16 February 1911
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1918
    Date of exit: 14 December 1918
    Nature of exit: Change of party
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  4. William Weigall

    Party: Co. Con.
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: 14 December 1918
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1920*
    Date of exit: 2 February 1920
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Co. Con.
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Resigned on appointment as Governor of South Australia
  5. Stafford Hotchkin

    Party: Co. Con.
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1920*
    Date of election: 25 February 1920
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1922
    Date of exit: 15 November 1922
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Co. Con.
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  6. Henry Haslam

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1924
    Date of election: 29 October 1924
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1945
    Date of exit: 5 July 1945
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  7. John Maitland

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1945
    Date of election: 5 July 1945
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1966
    Date of exit: 31 March 1966
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  8. Peter Tapsell

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1966
    Date of election: 31 March 1966
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1983
    Date of exit: 9 June 1983
    Nature of exit: Boundary revision
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None

Other candidates

  1. Frederick Linfield

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1910ยน
    Date of election: 1910-01-15 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  2. Edmund Fermoy

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: 1922-11-15 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  3. Frederick Linfield

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1911*
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  4. Francis Otter

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1892
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes: