Spalding was a county constituency in Lincolnshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1880s Finch-Hatton succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1890s Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1910s General Election 1914/15 Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Liberal: Francis McLaren Unionist: William Royce References Parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918 Spalding, Lincolnshire