Boston and Skegness: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Richard Tice (Reform UK) is the MP for Boston and Skegness, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Richard Tice took the seat for Reform UK in July 2024 with 15,520 votes (38.4%), ahead of Matt Warman (Conservative) on 13,510. 40,455 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,811, 53.4% of those registered. The majority was 2,010.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Boston and Skegness apart: the 3rd lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£29,461 a year), and the 3rd lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£29,321 a year).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £29,321 for jobs in Boston and Skegness and £29,461 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £29,295. The residents' figure ranks 3rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
7,543 children in Boston and Skegness were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 37.6% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 26.0% in 2021/22 to 29.9% in 2024/25.
Boston and Skegness counted 50,378 households on Census day 2021; 28.0% of adults were retired and 12.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 117,686; the estimate for 2014 was 111,375. 29,569 were aged 65 or over and 20,059 were under 16.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £201,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £139,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £205,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 99th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,275 sales were registered in the period, against 1,727 in the year to March 2025.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 71.9% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 10.0 points. 27.4% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Boston and Skegness accounted for 46,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,915 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 3,050 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.5%. September 2025 had 2,735.
MP
Richard Tice, Reform UK
- MP for Boston and Skegness since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Richard Tice on this site
In Parliament
What Richard Tice said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 15 September 2026 to 13 October 2026). Hansard search returns 436 spoken contributions by Richard Tice since 4 July 2024.
The sad truth is that dangerous sexual predators are being released early under this scheme. The sister of a friend of mine was told by police just a few weeks ago that her heinous assailant was being released in a few months’ time and there was nothing they could do.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I thank the Home Secretary for her statement. My colleagues will ask questions about MPs’ security, but I want to touch on RAF Fairford.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
The Prime Minister confirmed that the incident at RAF Fairford was likely to have been co-ordinated in Iran. Can he comment on the serious suggestions that some of those who have been arrested and then bailed had Iranian diplomatic immunity?
I just need to clarify for the hon. Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) that when I referred to nodding donkeys, I specifically said oil wells. I hope that helps him.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
On that point, surely the fact that companies have already invested more than £200 million in the potential for shale gas onshore proves that they believe the reserves are very considerable.
Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Tice | Reform UK | 15,520 | 38.4% | |
| Matt Warman | Conservative | 13,510 | 33.4% | −43.0 |
| Alexandra Fawbert | Labour | 7,629 | 18.9% | +3.3 |
| Chris Moore | Green Party | 1,506 | 3.7% | |
| Richard Lloyd | Liberal Democrat | 1,375 | 3.4% | −1.4 |
| David Dickason | English Democrats | 518 | 1.3% | |
| Mike Gilbert | Blue Revolution | 397 | 1.0% |
Result summary as published: RUK gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Reform UK 38.4% | Conservative 33.4% | 2,010 | 53.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 76.4% | Labour 15.6% | 27,402 | 59.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Boston and Skegness covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Boston E07000136
- East Lindsey E07000137
Who has power over Boston and Skegness
Every body that makes decisions for Boston and Skegness, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Lincolnshire County Council county council
- Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority combined authority
- Lincolnshire Police police force
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS
- East Midlands in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Boston and Skegness this page: Richard Tice (Reform UK) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Boston and Skegness?
Richard Tice (Reform UK), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Boston and Skegness?
The House of Commons Library records 15,520 votes for Richard Tice of Reform UK and a majority of 2,010; 53.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Boston and Skegness?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,050, 4.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Boston and Skegness?
£201,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Boston and Skegness?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £29,461 (April 2025).
How many children in Boston and Skegness live in low income families?
7,543 children under 16, 37.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Boston and Skegness?
117,686 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.