UK Explained

Sleaford and North Hykeham

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

Your MP at a glance

Caroline Johnson, Conservative. Open their full page →

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

How Sleaford and North Hykeham 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 260 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

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

Higher than 105 areas and lower than 543.

UK 3.9%This area 2.2%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
Sleaford and North Hykeham£7672.2%
Romsey and Southampton North£7722.2%
Staffordshire Moorlands£7622.2%
North West Hampshire£7702.1%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Sleaford and North Hykeham

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 people96,34759,597,740 in total
Aged under 1617%18%1 points lower
Aged 65 and over23%19%5 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher30%34%4 points lower
Households that own their home74%62%12 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association10%17%7 points lower
Households renting privately16%20%5 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
Caroline Johnson

Conservative

MAJORITY
4,346

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
64%

of people who could vote did

Caroline Johnson won with 36% of the votes, and Hanif Khan (Labour) came second with 27%.

Votes for each party

Conservative36% · 17,348
Labour27% · 13,002
Reform UK22% · 10,484
Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First6% · 3,032
Green Party5% · 2,435
Liberal Democrat5% · 2,264
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Caroline JohnsonConservative17,34835.7%
Hanif KhanLabour13,00226.8%
Benjamin JacksonReform UK10,48421.6%
Robert OatesLincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First3,0326.2%
Martin BlakeGreen Party2,4355.0%
Matthew WinningtonLiberal Democrat2,2644.7%

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
£767 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
2.2%
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