| Year: | 1847 |
|---|---|
| General election: | 1847 General Election |
| Constituency: | Lincoln |
| Turnout: | 74.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Sibthorp, Charles de Laet Waldo | Conservative | 659 |
| Seely, Charles | Radicals | 518 |
| Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton | Whig | 436 |
| Collett, William Rickford | Conservative | 278 |