# Boston and Skegness

The east of the East Midlands. About 117,661 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 816 square kilometres.

Richard Tice has been the Reform UK MP for Boston and Skegness since July 2024. They won by 2,010 votes on a 53.4% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001114. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Richard Tice has been the Reform UK MP for Boston and Skegness since July 2024.
They won by 2,010 votes on a 53.4% turnout.

MP: [Richard Tice](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5161) (Reform UK).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Boston and Skegness

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Richard Tice (elected) | Reform UK | 15,520 | 38.4% |
| Matt Warman | Conservative | 13,510 | 33.4% |
| Alexandra Fawbert | Labour | 7,629 | 18.9% |
| Chris Moore | Green Party | 1,506 | 3.7% |
| Richard Lloyd | Liberal Democrat | 1,375 | 3.4% |
| David Dickason | English Democrats | 518 | 1.3% |
| Mike Gilbert | Blue Revolution | 397 | 1.0% |

Electorate 75,811. Turnout 53.4%. Majority 2,010 (5.0%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3321

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 5.0%** (July 2024). The winner in Boston and Skegness had a majority of 5.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 114th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/boston-and-skegness#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 53.4%** (July 2024). Turnout in Boston and Skegness at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.4% (House of Commons Library). Joint 126th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/boston-and-skegness#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 116,213** (2021). Boston and Skegness had 116,213 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 82nd most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/boston-and-skegness#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in Boston and Skegness live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/boston-and-skegness#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001114) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 3% of people in Boston and Skegness live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001114) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of East Lindsey, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Boston and Skegness.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001114) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of East Lindsey, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Boston and Skegness.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001114) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Boston and Skegness had 116,213 usual residents at the census.

## How Boston and Skegness compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Boston and Skegness | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 5.0% | joint 114th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 53.4% | joint 126th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 116,213 | 82nd most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 3% | joint 139th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Boston and Skegness?

Boston and Skegness had 116,213 usual residents at the census.
Boston and Skegness is the 82nd most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of East Lindsey

Most of Boston and Skegness lies in East Lindsey. These figures are published for the whole of East Lindsey, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Boston and Skegness itself. [See East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey)

- **Average house price: £214,508** (July 2026). East Lindsey’s average house price was £214,508 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £31,516** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Lindsey earned a median of £31,516 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 6th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in East Lindsey costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 30.4** (2025). East Lindsey has a deprivation score of 30.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 36th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Boston and Skegness in brief

The winner in Boston and Skegness had a majority of 5.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Boston and Skegness at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.4%.
Boston and Skegness had 116,213 usual residents at the census.
About 3% of people in Boston and Skegness live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001114
- Council: [East Lindsey †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey)
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 816 km²
- People, mid-2024: 117,661*
- Wards: 26
- Middle areas: 14
- Neighbourhoods: 67
- Output areas: 373

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Louth and Horncastle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/louth-and-horncastle), [South Holland and The Deepings](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-holland-and-the-deepings), [Grantham and Bourne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/grantham-and-bourne), [Sleaford and North Hykeham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sleaford-and-north-hykeham)

## Similar places

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## Latest updates for Boston and Skegness

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001114

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