Louth and Horncastle: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Louth and Horncastle is represented in the House of Commons by Victoria Atkins (Conservative). The 2024 count gave Victoria Atkins (Conservative) 17,441 votes and Sean Matthews (Reform UK) 11,935, a majority of 5,506. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 60.5% (46,479 of 76,880).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Louth and Horncastle has the 8th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (35.3%), and the 20th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (73.5 per sq km).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 67.2% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 9.4 points. The economically inactive share was 26.1%.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £33,178 for jobs in Louth and Horncastle and £34,037 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £32,892. The residents' figure ranks 92nd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Louth and Horncastle had an estimated population of 98,577 in mid-2024, against 93,109 in 2014 (ONS). There were more residents aged 65 and over (31,234) than children under 16 (14,038).
Homes in Louth and Horncastle sold for a median £220,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 47% on £150,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £230,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 145th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,346 recorded sales.
Louth and Horncastle counted 43,780 households on Census day 2021; 35.3% of adults were retired and 21.3% of those in work were mostly working from home.
DWP figures count 4,138 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 29.5% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 24.5% in 2024/25, from 21.5% in 2021/22.
1,465 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 1,325.
4,455 business sites were registered in Louth and Horncastle in March 2026 (4,415 a year before), and employed 30,000 people in 2024.
MP
Victoria Atkins, Conservative
- MP for Louth and Horncastle since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Victoria Atkins on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Victoria Atkins's latest words in Parliament, from 9 July 2026 to 22 October 2026. Hansard search returns 162 spoken contributions by Victoria Atkins since 4 July 2024.
I can tell the Secretary of State now that I am not on the side of this Government. While Labour was complaining about black labradors and pubs at its party conference, the Conservatives were listening to rural business owners.
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The Conservative DEFRA team met more than 100 farmers in Berkshire this week, ahead of the Budget, to continue our two-year campaign against the family farm tax and the family business tax. One farmer told us: “I’m sat with a ticking time bomb and it’s unsurvivable for me.
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I am so glad that the hon. Gentleman has brought that up, because not only did his first Chancellor extend the freeze, but she dragged pensioners into it. It is literally the worst of all words. Let me reiterate the point I just made, because it is an important one.
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That will not plough any furrows with the farmers in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency whom he has just described as the “idle rich”. What is more, he has got his figures wrong.
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Oh dear. This may be the last time the Secretary of State gets to give such an inadequate answer to what is a reasonable question about her grip on her Department. But let us look at Labour’s wider chaos.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Atkins | Conservative | 17,441 | 37.5% | −34.9 |
| Sean Matthews | Reform UK | 11,935 | 25.7% | |
| Jonathan Slater | Labour | 10,475 | 22.5% | +4.8 |
| Robert Watson | Green Party | 2,504 | 5.4% | |
| Ross Pepper | Liberal Democrat | 2,364 | 5.1% | −2.7 |
| Paul Hugill | Independent | 1,359 | 2.9% | |
| Iconic Arty-Pole | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 309 | 0.7% | −1.4 |
| Marcus Moorehouse | Social Democratic Party | 92 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. 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 | Conservative 37.5% | Reform UK 25.7% | 5,506 | 60.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 72.5% | Labour 17.7% | 27,883 | 67.1% |
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
Louth and Horncastle lies within East Lindsey.
- East Lindsey E07000137
Who has power over Louth and Horncastle
Every body that makes decisions for Louth and Horncastle, 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
- Louth and Horncastle this page: Victoria Atkins (Conservative) 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 Louth and Horncastle?
UK Parliament lists Victoria Atkins, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for Louth and Horncastle since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Louth and Horncastle?
Victoria Atkins (Conservative) won with 17,441 votes, a majority of 5,506, on a turnout of 60.5% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Louth and Horncastle?
2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,465 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Louth and Horncastle?
The median price paid was £220,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Louth and Horncastle?
Median full-time pay of residents was £34,037 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Louth and Horncastle live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,138 (29.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Louth and Horncastle?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 98,577 residents.
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.