Boston and Skegness

Old parliamentary constituency

This constituency no longer exists. Please select one of the replacement constituencies below

In June 2024, this constituency was replaced by two new constituencies:

Boston and Skegness

Covers approximately 99% of this old constituency’s population, and 99% of this old constituency’s area.

Louth and Horncastle

Covers approximately 1% of this old constituency’s population, and 1% of this old constituency’s area.

MP profiles

Date elected

7th May 2015

Public opinion

Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies

61%

69.1% national average

Support nuclear energy

69%

57.4% national average

Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years

62%

51.9% national average

Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills

85%

84.2% national average

Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development

37%

24.2% national average

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

31%

31.6% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

22%

23.7% national average

Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month

32%

37.6% national average

Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country

This area National average
Net agree 68% 72.5%
Net disagree 10% 8.7%
Strongly agree 31% 33.8%
Partly agree 37% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 22% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 4% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

39%

41.6% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

32%

26.7% national average

Oppose Net Zero

17%

12.7% national average

Policies for tackling the cost of living crisis should go hand in hand with policies to tackle the climate crisis

This area National average
Net agree 50% 58.8%
Net disagree 22% 17.7%
Strongly agree 18% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 32% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 28% 23.5%
Somewhat disagree 13% 10.6%
Strongly disagree 9% 7.2%

Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now

This area National average
Should be a priority 47% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 53% 42.6%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

29%

28.8% national average

Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year

36%

40.0% national average

Place

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 11.4% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 10.4% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 10.4% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 11.8% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 11.2% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 14.0% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 13.3% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 11.4% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 6.2% 5.0%

Air pollution

This area National average
Benzene 0.3% 0.3%
NO2 6.3% 9.7%
NOX 7.9% 13.1%
Ozone 3.4% 2.1%
PM10 13.2% 11.5%
PM2.5 6.1% 6.5%
SO2 0.8% 1.5%

Country of the UK

England

Estimated child poverty

40.6%

29.4% national average

Ethnicity

This area National average
African 0.4% 2.2%
Any other ethnic group 0.7% 1.4%
Arab 0.1% 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.1% 0.9%
Caribbean 0.1% 0.9%
Chinese 0.2% 0.7%
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 81.4% 76.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.2% 0.1%
Indian 0.6% 2.8%
Irish 0.2% 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4% 1.5%
Other Black 0.1% 0.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.4% 0.7%
Other White 13.5% 5.7%
Pakistani 0.3% 2.4%
Roma 0.2% 0.2%
White and Asian 0.4% 0.8%
White and Black African 0.2% 0.4%
White and Black Caribbean 0.4% 0.8%

Number of onshore windfarms

4

0.7 national average

Socio-economic status

This area National average
Full-time students 4.4% 7.4%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 6.1% 12.9%
Intermediate occupations 9.7% 11.5%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 14.9% 19.9%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 7.1% 5.5%
Never worked / long-term unemployed 9.1% 8.5%
Routine occupations 21.8% 12.2%
Semi-routine occupations 15.5% 11.5%
Small employers and own account workers 11.3% 10.6%

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Number of CAFOD parishes

0

1.4 national average

Number of CAFOD schools

1

2.3 national average

Number of Friends of the Earth local action groups

0

1.2 national average

Number of Hope For The Future trained constituents

0

0.2 national average

Number of RSPB Reserves

2

  • Frampton Marsh
  • Freiston Shore

Number of Save the Children shops

0

0.2 national average

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

4

  • Frampton Marsh
  • Friskney Decoy Wood
  • Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
  • Heath's Meadows