Riding profile

Sleaford and North Hykeham

UK constituency — England · Mixed · east midlands

The question

Sleaford and North Hykeham: will Conservative lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Sleaford and North Hykeham, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 9-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 35% vote share, against 28% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Dr Caroline Johnson

Sits with Conservative

Since
2016-12-08
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
6.3
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 34.8%
  • Conservative 28.4%
  • Labour 14.0%
  • Green 8.9%
  • Lib Dems 7.3%
  • Other 6.3%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereSleaford and North Hykeham 34.8%28.4%14.0%8.9%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +9.4 18.9% +9.5 21.7% −7.6 11.8% −2.9

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Conservative
Margin
8.9 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-2.6 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Caroline Johnson Elected Conservative 17,348 35.7
Hanif Khan Labour 13,002 26.8
Benjamin Jackson Reform UK 10,484 21.6
Robert Oates Other 3,032 6.2
Martin Blake Green 2,435 5.0
Matthew Winnington Lib Dems 2,264 4.7

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
97,433
Median age
46
Employment rate
78.1%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029