Lincoln | ProjectParly

Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£18,102

2011

£21,902

2021

+£3,800

£ change

+21.0%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £23,297 Real change: −£1,395

Election history

LAB Hamish Falconer Gain

2024-07-04

Majority 8,793 Turnout 58.3% Votes 42,160

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Hamish Falconer	LAB	18,470	43.8%	+2.8pp
Karl McCartney	CON	9,677	23.0%	-25.0pp
Jamie-Lee McMillan	REF	7,602	18.0%	+15.9pp
Sally Horscroft	GRN	2,751	6.5%	+4.2pp
Clare Smalley	LD	2,580	6.1%	+1.3pp
Linda Richardson	WOR	479	1.1%	—
Charles Shaw	LIB	278	0.7%	+0.1pp
Laura Ashby		243	0.6%	—
Craig Marshall	SOC	80	0.2%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Karl McCartney	CON	24,267	47.9%	+3.2pp
Karen Lee	LAB	20,753	41.0%	-6.9pp
Caroline Kenyon	LD	2,422	4.8%	+2.2pp
Sally Horscroft	GRN	1,195	2.4%	+1.2pp
Reece Wilkes		1,079	2.1%	—
Rob Bradley		609	1.2%	—
Charles Shaw	LIB	304	0.6%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Karen Lee	LAB	23,333	47.9%	+8.3pp
Karl McCartney	CON	21,795	44.7%	+2.1pp
Nick Smith		1,287	2.6%	-9.6pp
Caroline Kenyon	LD	1,284	2.6%	-1.6pp
Benjamin Loryman	GRN	583	1.2%	—
Phil Gray		312	0.6%	—
Iain Scott-Burdon		124	0.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Karl McCartney	CON	19,976	42.6%	+5.1pp
Lucy Rigby	LAB	18,533	39.6%	+4.3pp
Nick Smith		5,721	12.2%	+10.0pp
Ross Pepper	LD	1,992	4.3%	-16.0pp
Elaine Smith		344	0.7%	—
Helen Powell		286	0.6%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Karl McCartney	CON	17,163	37.5%	+3.3pp
Gillian Merron	LAB	16,105	35.2%	-8.5pp
Reginald Shore	LD	9,256	20.2%	+1.9pp
Robert West		1,367	3.0%	—
Nick Smith		1,004	2.2%	-1.5pp
Ernest Coleman		604	1.3%	—
Gary Walker		222	0.5%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

35 to 49

18.6%

0 to 17

18.2%

50 to 64

16.5%

18 to 24

16.0%

65 and over

15.8%

25 to 34

14.9%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

92.7%

Other ethnic group

3.0%

Asian or Asian British

3.0%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.9%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

1.3%

📊 Age

18 to 24

17.4%

65 and over

15.2%

⛪ Religion

No religion

46.7%

Christian

43.2%

Not answered

6.8%

Muslim

1.7%

Other religion

1.2%

Hindu

0.4%

Buddhist

0.3%

Sikh

0.1%

Jewish

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

26.9%

Level 3 qualifications

25.3%

No qualifications

16.9%

Level 2 qualifications

13.0%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

9.6%

Apprenticeship

5.7%

Other qualifications

2.6%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

53.8%

Private renters

26.4%

Social renters

19.5%

Rent free

0.3%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

95.8%

Asian or Asian British

1.8%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.3%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.8%

Other ethnic group

0.4%

📊 Age

18 to 29

24.1%

45 to 64

22.9%

30 to 44

19.3%

Under 18

18.8%

65 and over

14.9%

⛪ Religion

Christian

59.2%

No religion

31.6%

Not answered

7.1%

Muslim

0.9%

Other religion

0.5%

Hindu

0.3%

Buddhist

0.3%

Sikh

0.1%

Jewish

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

21.9%

No qualifications

21.5%

Level 3 qualifications

18.1%

Level 2 qualifications

16.2%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

13.3%

Other qualifications

5.2%

Apprenticeship

3.8%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

57.7%

Private renters

20.5%

Social renters

20.4%

Rent free

1.5%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.9%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.7%

Asian or Asian British

0.6%

Other ethnic group

0.5%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.3%

⛪ Religion

Christian

74.8%

No religion

16.3%

Not answered

7.8%

Muslim

0.4%

Other religion

0.2%

Hindu

0.2%

Buddhist

0.2%

Sikh

0.1%

Jewish

0.1%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

29.1%

Level 2 qualifications

20.2%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

18.5%

Level 4 qualifications or above

15.0%

Level 3 qualifications

10.6%

Other qualifications

6.7%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

65.4%

Social renters

21.5%

Private renters

11.4%

Rent free

2.5%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Other ethnic group	0.5%	0.4%	3.0%	-0.1pp	+2.6pp	+2.5pp
Asian or Asian British	0.6%	1.8%	3.0%	+1.1pp	+1.2pp	+2.3pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.3%	0.8%	1.3%	+0.5pp	+0.5pp	+1.0pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	1.3%	1.9%	+0.6pp	+0.6pp	+1.2pp
White	97.9%	95.8%	92.7%	-2.1pp	-3.1pp	-5.2pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	+0.1pp	0.0pp	+0.2pp
Christian	74.8%	59.2%	43.2%	-15.6pp	-16.0pp	-31.6pp
Hindu	0.2%	0.3%	0.4%	+0.1pp	+0.1pp	+0.2pp
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
Muslim	0.4%	0.9%	1.7%	+0.5pp	+0.8pp	+1.3pp
Sikh	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
No religion	16.3%	31.6%	46.7%	+15.3pp	+15.1pp	+30.4pp
Other religion	0.2%	0.5%	1.2%	+0.2pp	+0.7pp	+1.0pp
Not answered	7.8%	7.1%	6.8%	-0.7pp	-0.3pp	-1.0pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	3.8%	5.7%	—	+1.9pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	15.0%	21.9%	26.9%	+6.9pp	+5.0pp	+11.9pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	18.5%	13.3%	9.6%	-5.2pp	-3.6pp	-8.9pp
Level 2 qualifications	20.2%	16.2%	13.0%	-4.0pp	-3.3pp	-7.2pp
Level 3 qualifications	10.6%	18.1%	25.3%	+7.5pp	+7.2pp	+14.7pp
No qualifications	29.1%	21.5%	16.9%	-7.6pp	-4.6pp	-12.2pp
Other qualifications	6.7%	5.2%	2.6%	-1.5pp	-2.6pp	-4.1pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	65.4%	57.7%	53.8%	-7.7pp	-3.9pp	-11.6pp
Private renters	11.4%	20.5%	26.4%	+9.1pp	+5.9pp	+15.0pp
Rent free	2.5%	1.5%	0.3%	-1.0pp	-1.1pp	-2.2pp
Social renters	21.5%	20.4%	19.5%	-1.1pp	-0.8pp	-2.0pp

Previous MPs

3

MP	Party	From	To
Karl McCartney	CON	2019-12-12	2024-05-30
Karen Lee	LAB	2017-06-08	2019-11-06
Sir Kenneth Carlisle	CON	1979-05-03	1997-05-01