by Labour. Prior to standing down, he was the longest-serving Conservative MP, albeit with the break in service, and from 2001, he was the only MP of any party first elected in the 1950s. Following the retirement of Alan Williams, Tapsell became, on his re-election in 2010, Father of the House. He was succeeded in the honorific position in 2015 by Sir Gerald Kaufman. Before 1997, see East Lindsey Elections 2010s 2000s 1990s See also Louth constituency (1885–1983) List of parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire Notes References Parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997