Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)

Stamford
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
1295–1885
Number of members	one
Replaced by	Stamford
Created from	Lincolnshire
Number of members	two (until 1868), one (1868-1885)

Stamford (or South Kesteven) division of Lincolnshire
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members	one
Replaced by	Rutland and Stamford
Created from	Stamford

Stamford was a constituency in the county of Lincolnshire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1868 when this was reduced to one.

The parliamentary borough was based upon the town of Stamford in the Parts of Kesteven (a traditional sub-division of the county of Lincolnshire).

When the borough constituency was abolished in 1885, the Stamford (or South Kesteven) division of Lincolnshire was created. This included the town of Stamford and surrounding territory. The county division was a considerably larger constituency than the borough one had been.

From the 1885 general election until the dissolution before the 1918 election the constituency was surrounded by to the north Sleaford; to the east Spalding; to the south east Wisbech; to the south North Northamptonshire; to the south west Rutland; to the west Melton and to the north west Newark. The constituency of Grantham was an enclave wholly surrounded by Stamford.

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