Horncastle — UK General Election Results
Horncastle was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 10,529 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Horncastle from 1885 to 1979.
Full Election History, 1885–1979
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Edward Stanhope (Conservative) | 4,824 | 54.9% | Thomas Threlfall (Liberal-Labour) | 865 (9.8 pts) | 88.4% |
| 1886 | Edward Stanhope (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1892 | Edward Stanhope (Conservative) | 4,438 | 54.5% | Francis Otter (Liberal) | 738 (9.1 pts) | 85.2% |
| 1895 | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (Conservative) | 4,563 | 60.2% | John Bruce Wallace (Liberal-Labour) | 1,541 (20.3 pts) | 65.2% |
| 1900 | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (Conservative) | 4,302 | 59.2% | Thomas Wallis (Liberal) | 1,340 (18.4 pts) | 76.6% |
| 1906 | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (Conservative) | 4,250 | 50.9% | Adam Adams (Liberal) | 150 (1.8 pts) | 86.6% |
| Jan 1910 | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (Conservative) | 5,162 | 54.6% | Charles Augustus Vansittart Conybeare (Liberal) | 870 (9.2 pts) | 90.0% |
| Dec 1910 | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (Conservative) | 4,705 | 52.9% | Frederick Caesar Linfield (Liberal) | 524 (5.9 pts) | 84.6% |
| 1918 | William Ernest George Archibald Weigall (Unionist) | 8,826 | 54.3% | Samuel Pattinson (Liberal) | 1,393 (8.6 pts) | 68.2% |
| 1922 | Samuel Pattinson (Liberal) | 10,797 | 54.1% | Edmund Maurice Burke Roche (Unionist) | 1,639 (8.2 pts) | 81.5% |
| 1923 | Samuel Pattinson (Liberal) | 10,954 | 54.5% | John Philip Du Cane (Unionist) | 1,819 (9.0 pts) | 80.9% |
| 1924 | Henry Cobden Haslam (Unionist) | 10,912 | 52.8% | Samuel Pattinson (Liberal) | 1,169 (5.7 pts) | 81.7% |
| 1929 | Henry Cobden Haslam (Unionist) | 12,837 | 48.1% | Frederick Caesar Linfield (Liberal) | 2,669 (10.0 pts) | 80.8% |
| 1931 | Henry Cobden Haslam (Conservative) | 18,100 | 67.3% | George Henry John Dutton (Liberal) | 9,312 (34.6 pts) | 78.1% |
| 1935 | Henry Cobden Haslam (Conservative) | 17,594 | 68.8% | Frank Knowles (Labour) | 9,612 (37.6 pts) | 69.4% |
| 1945 | John Francis Whitaker Maitland (Conservative) | 14,019 | 53.1% | George Edward Holderness (Labour) | 6,964 (26.4 pts) | 70.4% |
| 1950 | John Francis Whitaker Maitland (Conservative) | 22,329 | 65.7% | Francis Clark (Labour) | 10,658 (31.4 pts) | 78.7% |
| 1951 | John Francis Whitaker Maitland (Conservative) | 22,043 | 66.4% | Francis Clark (Labour) | 10,900 (32.9 pts) | 76.7% |
| 1955 | John Francis Whitaker Maitland (Conservative) | 20,392 | 66.8% | Wilfrid Pashby (Labour) | 10,270 (33.7 pts) | 71.0% |
| 1959 | John Francis Whitaker Maitland (Conservative) | 19,799 | 66.6% | Hugh W Peck (Labour) | 9,871 (33.2 pts) | 70.3% |
| 1964 | John Francis Whitaker Maitland (Conservative) | 15,854 | 49.6% | Robin Brumby (Labour) | 7,785 (24.3 pts) | 74.7% |
| 1966 | Peter Tapsell (Conservative) | 15,090 | 46.6% | Robert Sackur (Labour) | 5,375 (16.6 pts) | 75.9% |
| 1970 | Peter Tapsell (Conservative) | 19,299 | 55.4% | Eric Skinns (Labour) | 10,439 (29.9 pts) | 74.2% |
| Feb 1974 | Peter Tapsell (Conservative) | 19,344 | 49.5% | Roger Miller (Liberal) | 6,789 (17.4 pts) | 79.3% |
| Oct 1974 | Peter Tapsell (Conservative) | 16,750 | 47.7% | Michael John Coventry Starky (Liberal) | 5,244 (14.9 pts) | 70.7% |
| 1979 | Peter Tapsell (Conservative) | 21,362 | 55.1% | Michael John Coventry Starky (Liberal) | 10,529 (27.2 pts) | 75.2% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Stanhope | Conservative | 4,824 | 54.9% | Yes |
| Thomas Threlfall | Liberal-Labour | 3,959 | 45.1% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Stanhope | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Stanhope | Conservative | 4,438 | 54.5% | Yes |
| Francis Otter | Liberal | 3,700 | 45.5% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | Conservative | 4,563 | 60.2% | Yes |
| John Bruce Wallace | Liberal-Labour | 3,022 | 39.8% | No |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | Conservative | 4,302 | 59.2% | Yes |
| Thomas Wallis | Liberal | 2,962 | 40.8% | No |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | Conservative | 4,250 | 50.9% | Yes |
| Adam Adams | Liberal | 4,100 | 49.1% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | Conservative | 5,162 | 54.6% | Yes |
| Charles Augustus Vansittart Conybeare | Liberal | 4,292 | 45.4% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | Conservative | 4,705 | 52.9% | Yes |
| Frederick Caesar Linfield | Liberal | 4,181 | 47.1% | No |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Ernest George Archibald Weigall | Unionist | 8,826 | 54.3% | Yes |
| Samuel Pattinson | Liberal | 7,433 | 45.7% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Pattinson | Liberal | 10,797 | 54.1% | Yes |
| Edmund Maurice Burke Roche | Unionist | 9,158 | 45.9% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Pattinson | Liberal | 10,954 | 54.5% | Yes |
| John Philip Du Cane | Unionist | 9,135 | 45.5% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cobden Haslam | Unionist | 10,912 | 52.8% | Yes |
| Samuel Pattinson | Liberal | 9,743 | 47.2% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cobden Haslam | Unionist | 12,837 | 48.1% | Yes |
| Frederick Caesar Linfield | Liberal | 10,168 | 38.1% | No |
| John Robert Sanderson | Labour | 3,683 | 13.8% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cobden Haslam | Conservative | 18,100 | 67.3% | Yes |
| George Henry John Dutton | Liberal | 8,788 | 32.7% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cobden Haslam | Conservative | 17,594 | 68.8% | Yes |
| Frank Knowles | Labour | 7,982 | 31.2% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Francis Whitaker Maitland | Conservative | 14,019 | 53.1% | Yes |
| George Edward Holderness | Labour | 7,055 | 26.7% | No |
| Frank Emerson | Liberal | 5,329 | 20.2% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Francis Whitaker Maitland | Conservative | 22,329 | 65.7% | Yes |
| Francis Clark | Labour | 11,671 | 34.3% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Francis Whitaker Maitland | Conservative | 22,043 | 66.4% | Yes |
| Francis Clark | Labour | 11,143 | 33.6% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Francis Whitaker Maitland | Conservative | 20,392 | 66.8% | Yes |
| Wilfrid Pashby | Labour | 10,122 | 33.2% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Francis Whitaker Maitland | Conservative | 19,799 | 66.6% | Yes |
| Hugh W Peck | Labour | 9,928 | 33.4% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Francis Whitaker Maitland | Conservative | 15,854 | 49.6% | Yes |
| Robin Brumby | Labour | 8,069 | 25.2% | No |
| T Frank Smith | Liberal | 8,044 | 25.2% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Tapsell | Conservative | 15,090 | 46.6% | Yes |
| Robert Sackur | Labour | 9,715 | 30.0% | No |
| Frank Smith | Liberal | 7,552 | 23.3% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Tapsell | Conservative | 19,299 | 55.4% | Yes |
| Eric Skinns | Labour | 8,860 | 25.4% | No |
| Roger Miller | Liberal | 6,707 | 19.2% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Tapsell | Conservative | 19,344 | 49.5% | Yes |
| Roger Miller | Liberal | 12,555 | 32.1% | No |
| Anthony John Richard Berry | Labour | 6,791 | 17.4% | No |
| Eric Percy Iszatt | Independent Democratic Alliance | 367 | 0.9% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Tapsell | Conservative | 16,750 | 47.7% | Yes |
| Michael John Coventry Starky | Liberal | 11,506 | 32.8% | No |
| Kenneth Raymond Bratton | Labour | 6,849 | 19.5% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Tapsell | Conservative | 21,362 | 55.1% | Yes |
| Michael John Coventry Starky | Liberal | 10,833 | 28.0% | No |
| David Patrick Collins | Labour | 6,240 | 16.1% | No |
| Michael Hook | National Front | 319 | 0.8% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Horncastle has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Horncastle in the 1979 general election?
Conservative won Horncastle in 1979 with 21,362 votes (55.1%), a majority of 10,529 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won Horncastle since 1885?
Since 1885, Horncastle has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Horncastle?
The closest result on record for Horncastle was 1906, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 150 votes (1.8 percentage points).