Lincoln: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Mr Hamish Falconer (Labour) is the MP for Lincoln, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Hamish Falconer (Labour) 18,470 votes and Karl McCartney (Conservative) 9,677, a majority of 8,793. 42,160 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 72,315, 58.3% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 119,443; the estimate for 2014 was 111,537. 18,897 were aged 65 or over and 19,398 were under 16.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £197,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £137,500. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 88th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,317 sales were registered in the period, against 1,481 in the year to March 2025.
Full-time employees living in Lincoln had median pay of £34,435 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £35,706. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £32,763. The residents' figure ranks 108th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
DWP figures count 5,925 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 30.5% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 23.0% in 2021/22 to 25.0% in 2024/25.
80.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.9 points). 17.1% were economically inactive.
Lincoln counted 48,216 households on Census day 2021; 17.7% of adults were retired and 21.2% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Workplaces in Lincoln accounted for 64,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,095 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,890 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.6%. That is up from 2,830 twelve months before.
MP
Mr Hamish Falconer, Labour
- MP for Lincoln since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Hamish Falconer on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Mr Hamish Falconer's latest words in Parliament, from 21 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 1,561 spoken contributions by Mr Hamish Falconer since 4 July 2024.
I represent the great city of Lincoln, which also has an aerospace background. We are making important progress in our relationship with many of our European friends, including, notably, with the Italians, on the Global Combat Air Programme.
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I am pleased to confirm that talks about our security and defence co-operation with the EU will be an important part of the summit that the Foreign Secretary mentioned in his earlier answer. I think that the hon. Lady is referring to SAFE—Security Action for Europe.
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I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I will keep my remarks brief.
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The point I was seeking to cover is that it is an important constitutional principle that the Prime Minister is the principal adviser to the sovereign, including in his role as the head of the established Church.
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My hon. Friend is pithier than I am. Yes, this is about elected office. I will make a little progress, if right hon. and hon. Members do not mind. Let me take you back to the reformation, Madam Deputy Speaker. As my hon.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamish Falconer | Labour | 18,470 | 43.8% | +2.8 |
| Karl McCartney | Conservative | 9,677 | 23.0% | −25.0 |
| Jamie-Lee McMillan | Reform UK | 7,602 | 18.0% | +15.9 |
| Sally Horscroft | Green Party | 2,751 | 6.5% | +4.2 |
| Clare Smalley | Liberal Democrat | 2,580 | 6.1% | +1.3 |
| Linda Richardson | Workers Party of Britain | 479 | 1.1% | |
| Charles Shaw | Liberal | 278 | 0.7% | +0.1 |
| Laura Ashby | Independent | 243 | 0.6% | |
| Craig Marshall | Social Democratic Party | 80 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 43.8% | Conservative 23.0% | 8,793 | 58.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 47.9% | Labour 41.0% | 3,514 | 68.3% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Lincoln covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Lincoln E07000138
- North Kesteven E07000139
Who has power over Lincoln
Every body that makes decisions for Lincoln, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Lincolnshire County Council county council
- Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority combined authority
- Lincolnshire Police police force
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS
- East Midlands in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Lincoln this page: Mr Hamish Falconer (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Lincoln?
Mr Hamish Falconer (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Lincoln?
The House of Commons Library records 18,470 votes for Hamish Falconer of Labour and a majority of 8,793; 58.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Lincoln?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,890, 3.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Lincoln?
£197,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Lincoln?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,435 (April 2025).
How many children in Lincoln live in low income families?
5,925 children under 16, 30.5%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Lincoln?
119,443 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.