Sleaford and North Hykeham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Sleaford and North Hykeham County constituency
Sleaford and North Hykeham shown within Lincolnshire, and Lincolnshire shown within England
Created:	1997
MP:	Douglas Hogg
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Lincolnshire
EP constituency:	East Midlands

Sleaford and North Hykeham county constituency was formed in 1997 and is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Local government 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 5 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers the towns of Sleaford and North Hykeham and an area of rural Lincolnshire. The constituency's boundaries roughly correspond to those of North Kesteven local government district.

Following a Boundary Commission review in 2001, the constituency boundaries with its neighbouring Lincoln borough constituency and Grantham and Stamford county constituency are expected to change following the 2005 general election.

[edit] Local government

The whole constituency lies within Lincolnshire County Council. The north and eastern parts of the constituency are within North Kesteven District Council, with western parts served by South Kesteven District Council.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• 1997 – present: The Right Honorable Douglas Hogg QC MP, Viscount Hailsham Conservative (absolute majority obtained at the 2005 general election).

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Sleaford and North Hykeham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Douglas Hogg	26,855	50.3	+0.6
	Labour	Katrina Bull	14,150	26.5	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Harding-Price	9,710	18.2	+2.0
	UKIP	Guy Croft	2,682	5.0	+2.8
Majority			12,705	23.8
Turnout			53,397	73.0	+8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.0

General Election 2001: Sleaford and North Hykeham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Douglas Hogg	24,190	49.7	+5.7
	Labour	Elizabeth Donnelly	15,568	32.0	-2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Arbon	7,894	16.2	+1.0
	UKIP	Michael Ward-Barrow	1,067	2.2	N/A
Majority			8,622	17.7
Turnout			48,719	64.9	-9.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Sleaford and North Hykeham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Douglas Hogg	23,358	43.9	N/A
	Labour	Sean Hariss	18,235	34.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Marriot	8,063	15.2	N/A
	Referendum Party	P. Clery	2,942	5.5	N/A
	Independent Conservative	R. Overton	578	1.1	N/A
Majority			5,123		N/A
Turnout				74.4	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire

Constituencies in the East Midlands
Labour	Amber Valley | Ashfield | Bassetlaw | Bolsover | Broxtowe | Corby | Derby North | Derby South | Erewash | Gedling | High Peak | Leicester East | Leicester South | Leicester West | Lincoln | Loughborough | Mansfield | Northampton North | North East Derbyshire | North West Leicestershire | Nottingham East | Nottingham North | Nottingham South | Sherwood | South Derbyshire
Conservative	Blaby | Boston and Skegness | Bosworth | Charnwood | Daventry | Gainsborough | Grantham and Stamford | Harborough | Kettering | Louth and Horncastle | Newark | Northampton South | Rushcliffe | Rutland and Melton | Sleaford and North Hykeham | South Holland and The Deepings | Wellingborough | West Derbyshire
Liberal Democrat	Chesterfield
East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) | UKIP (2) | Labour (1) | Liberal Democrats (1)