Lincoln (UK Parliament Constituency)
Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
With the splitting of the City of York constituency at the 2010 general election, Lincoln became the oldest constituency in continuous existence in the United Kingdom, having been established in 1265.
It has been a bellwether constituency since October 1974, having voted for the winning party in each election since that time. This is despite it previously being a relatively safe seat for the Labour Party.
It was represented for five years by the future Cabinet minister Margaret Jackson, later Margaret Beckett; she has gone on to represent Derby South since 1983. The current MP is Karl McCartney of the Conservative Party, first elected at the 2010 general election.
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