Riding profile

Boston and Skegness

UK constituency — England · Mixed · east midlands

The question

Boston and Skegness: a safe seat for Reform UK?

Editorial read

Boston and Skegness, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Reform UK in the previous cycle, with a 5-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 47% vote share, against 27% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Richard Tice

Sits with Reform UK

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
20.2
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 46.8%
  • Conservative 26.7%
  • Labour 9.1%
  • Green 7.0%
  • Lib Dems 6.4%
  • Other 3.7%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereBoston and Skegness 46.8%26.7%9.1%7.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +21.5 18.9% +7.8 21.7% −12.6 11.8% −4.8

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Reform UK
Margin
5.0 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+15.2 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
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 1,506 3.7
Richard Lloyd Lib Dems 1,375 3.4
David Dickason Other 518 1.3
Mike Gilbert Other 397 1.0

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
117,072
Median age
47
Employment rate
69.6%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029