The placeConstituency · East Midlands · Electorate 75,651 · 2023 boundaries

Sleaford and North Hykeham.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Caroline Johnson holds the seat on 35.7% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentCaroline Johnson · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilNorth Kesteven
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001476
Electorate · 2024
75.7k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
35.7%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +8.9pp over Lab
Settlements
22
Largest: Sleaford
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
13.1
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Twice breaking with the Conservative whip on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill -- voting for it at Second Reading in November 2024 and again at Third Reading in March 2025 -- Caroline Johnson is not a habitual rebel, but those votes were deliberate. A consultant paediatrician before entering Parliament, she backed the smokefree generation legislation while most of her colleagues opposed it, a rare instance of her medical background visibly shaping her parliamentary behaviour. Beyond those two votes, she has kept near-perfect party discipline (99.4%) and has been most recently visible in pressing for the Prime Minister to be referred to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, and opposing the government's Pension Schemes Bill reserve power on investment mandation.

Her participation rate sits at 70%, somewhat below the Commons average. Her speeches cluster heavily around health (117 contributions), with social care and the economy also prominent -- consistent with her clinical background and a rural constituency with pressures on both. She is a 100% supporter of Lords scrutiny positions, systematically backing the upper chamber against the government on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. She scores strongly pro-business and tough-on-crime, and is notably less aligned with workers' rights or progressive taxation votes than her party average.

Outside Westminster, Johnson secured a high-profile outcome on a constituency crime case: her written referral to the Attorney General over what she called a "woefully inadequate" sentence for a driver who killed two teenagers led directly to an appeal and a longer jail term. She has also secured a parliamentary debate on solar farm development and is lobbying for improvements to Sleaford train station. She sits on the Education Committee. Sentiment data across 22 recent news articles is broadly neutral.

35.7%
Con vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
19
Wards · 33 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.19 wards · 33 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Ashby De La Launde Digby Scopwick Amelia Anne Bailey307North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Bassingham Rural Mary Louise Green470North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Billinghay Rural Adrian Michael Whittle354North Kesteven ConDec 2023
Branston(2 seats)Turner · Lundgren1,597North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Heighington Washingborough(3 seats)Goodwin · Carrington · Harrington2,556North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Hykeham Central(3 seats)Pessol · Clarke · Roe2,788North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Hykeham Fosse(2 seats)Lofts · Little839North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Hykeham Memorial Nikki Dillon252North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Kirkby La Thorpe South Kyme Mervyn Paul Head497North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Metheringham Rural(2 seats)Parry · Pembery1,313North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Ruskington(2 seats)Waldeck · Wright1,639North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Skellingthorpe Eagle(2 seats)Goldson · Johnston1,435North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Sleaford Castle Linda Edwards-Shea199North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Sleaford Holdingham Robert Arthur Oates280North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Sleaford Navigation David Suiter354North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Sleaford Quarrington Mareham(3 seats)Oldershaw · Allan · Smith1,846North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Sleaford Westholme Sandy Buchanan243North Kesteven ConMar 2026
Waddington Rural(3 seats)Pennell · Sanders · Cooper2,194North Kesteven ConMay 2023
Witham St Hughs Swinderby(2 seats)Overton · Elliott1,158North Kesteven ConMay 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.22 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Sleaford (16,267), with Rural & dispersed (15,430) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 96,355.

town 62,456village 33,899

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Sleaford16,267town
Rural & dispersed15,430town
North Hykeham15,376town
Washingborough and Heighington7,088town
Ruskington5,650town
Witham St Hughs3,650village
Showing 6 of 22·All 22 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate58.3%57.1%+2%
Owner-occupied74.4%63.1%+18%
Private rented15.9%20.0%-20%
Social rented9.5%16.8%-43%

Ethnicity.

White97.1%
Asian1.0%
Black0.4%
Mixed1.2%
Other0.4%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.9% Female 51.1% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£28,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£35,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
3,420
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
54
40 primary · 7 secondary
GCSE pass
64.8%
Attainment 8: 45.5

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£270m
Taxpayers54,000
Median per taxpayer£2,830
Mean per taxpayer£5,020

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
13.1
-37% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
4.4
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
38% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences5.0
Anti-social behaviour3.1
Criminal damage & arson0.9
Shoplifting0.8
Other theft0.8
Public order0.7
Other crime0.4

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.6 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Caroline JohnsonWONCon17,34835.7
Hanif KhanLab13,00226.8
Benjamin JacksonRef10,48421.6
Robert OatesInd3,0326.2
Martin BlakeGrn2,4355.0
Matthew WinningtonLD2,2644.7

Turnout 48,565

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Caroline JohnsonCon67.1
2017Caroline JohnsonCon64.2
2016Caroline JohnsonCon53.5
2015Stephen PhillipsCon56.2
2010Phillips, StephenCon51.6
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission