UK Explained

Louth and Horncastle

Represented in Parliament by Victoria Atkins (Conservative). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Victoria Atkins, Conservative. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Louth and Horncastle compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 563 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £671£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 237 areas and lower than 411.

UK 3.9%This area 2.8%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Louth and Horncastle£6712.8%
Bridlington and The Wolds£6722.9%
Yeovil£6732.7%
Scarborough and Whitby£6732.9%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Louth and Horncastle

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people96,60959,597,740 in total
Aged under 1615%18%4 points lower
Aged 65 and over30%19%12 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher24%34%10 points lower
Households that own their home71%62%8 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association10%17%7 points lower
Households renting privately18%20%2 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Victoria Atkins

Conservative

MAJORITY
5,506

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
60%

of people who could vote did

Victoria Atkins won with 38% of the votes, and Sean Matthews (Reform UK) came second with 26%.

Votes for each party

Conservative38% · 17,441
Reform UK26% · 11,935
Labour23% · 10,475
Green Party5% · 2,504
Liberal Democrat5% · 2,364
Independent3% · 1,359
Everyone else1% · 401
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Victoria AtkinsConservative17,44137.5%
Sean MatthewsReform UK11,93525.7%
Jonathan SlaterLabour10,47522.5%
Robert WatsonGreen Party2,5045.4%
Ross PepperLiberal Democrat2,3645.1%
Paul HugillIndependent1,3592.9%
Iconic Arty-PoleOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party3090.7%
Marcus MoorehouseSocial Democratic Party920.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£671 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.8%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026