| South Lincolnshire | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1832 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | County |
| Elects Howmany: | Two |
| Next: | Sleaford or North Kesteven Stamford or South Kesteven Spalding or Holland |
| Region: | England |
South Lincolnshire, formally called the Southern Division of Lincolnshire or Parts of Kesteven and Holland, was a county constituency in Lincolnshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote electoral system.
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election. It was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.
1832–1868: The Parts of Kesteven and Holland.[1]
1868–1885: The Wapentakes, Hundreds, or Sokes of Loveden, Flaxwell, Aswardburn, Winnibriggs and Threo, Aveland, Beltisloe, Ness, Grantham Soke, Skirbeck, Kirton and Holland Elloe.[2]
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Whig[3] [4] | Whig | |||||
| 1841 | Conservative | Sir John Trollope, Bt < | -- 5 May 1800 to 17 Dec 1874 --> | Conservative | |||
| 1847 | Conservative | ||||||
| 1857 | Conservative | ||||||
| 1859 | George Hussey Packe < | -- 1 May 1796 to 2 Jul 1874 --> | Liberal | ||||
| Apr 1868 | William Welby < | -- 4 Jan 1829 to 26 Nov 1898 --> | Conservative | ||||
| Nov 1868 | Conservative | ||||||
| 1880 | John Lawrance < | -- 30 May 1832 to 5 Dec 1912 --> | Conservative | ||||
| Feb 1884 | Conservative | ||||||
| 1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act constituency abolished | ||||||
Trollope was appointed President of the Poor Law Board, requiring a by-election.
Trollope was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Kesteven, causing a by-election.
Welby-Gregory resigned, causing a by-election.