Sleaford and North Hykeham (UK Parliament constituency)

Sleaford and North Hykeham a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Stephen Phillips QC, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

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. In their formative proposals for 1997, the Boundary Commission for England proposed calling the new constituency Mid Lincolnshire, however the name was changed to its current form during the local inquiry process.^[2] The inclusion of North Hykeham in the constituency title was criticised by author and psephologist Robert Waller in 1995 on the grounds that North Hykeham was effectively an overspill area of Lincoln City, however not its actual inclusion, as its local government authority has long been in common with the villages to the south in this seat and wholly separate from the city.^[3]

Following a Boundary Commission review in 2001, the constituency boundaries with its neighbouring Lincoln borough constituency and Grantham and Stamford county constituency were changed for the 2010 general election.

The seat comprises electoral wards:

• Ashby de la Launde, Bassingham, Billinghay, Branston and Mere, Brant Broughton, Cliff Villages, Cranwell and Byards Leap, Eagle and North Scarle, Heckington Rural, Heighington and Washingborough, Kyme, Leasingham and Roxholm, Martin, Metheringham, North Hykeham Forum, North Hykeham Memorial, North Hykeham Mill, North Hykeham Moor, North Hykeham Witham, Osbournby, Ruskington, Sleaford Castle, Sleaford Holdingham, Sleaford Mareham, Sleaford Navigation, Sleaford Quarrington, Sleaford Westholme, Waddington West in the North Kesteven District; and
• Barrowby, Ermine, Heath, Loveden, Peascliffe, Saxonwell and Witham, and Valley in the South Kesteven District^[4]

Within the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire, Sleaford and North Hykeham is also served by Lincolnshire County Council for services such as roads and local authority education.^[5]

Members of Parliament

Douglas Hogg, was immediately before 1997 the MP for the former seat of Grantham from 1979 who stood down at the 2010 general election due to controversy over his expenses claims.

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lincolnshire

Notes and references

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References

Coordinates: 53°03′N 0°30′W / 53.05°N 0.50°W / 53.05; -0.50