Sleaford and North Hykeham

Sleaford and North Hykeham is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the East Midlands region of England. The seat was last held by Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative) between 8 December 2016 to 30 May 2024.

2016-12-08 Sleaford and North Hykeham By-election

The 2016-12-08 Sleaford and North Hykeham By-election was held on 8 December 2016. A total of 10 candidates ran for election.

Summary

CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
13,144
Electorate
88,712
Turnout
37%

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Caroline Johnson
Conservative
17,570 53.5% 53.5%
Victoria Ayling
UK Independence Party
4,426 13.5% 13.5%
Ross Pepper
Liberal Democrat
3,606 11.0% 11.0%
Jim Clarke
Labour
3,363 10.2% 10.2%
Marianne Overton
Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First
2,892 8.8% 8.8%
Sarah Stock
Independent
462 1.4% 1.4%
The Iconic Arty-Pole
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
200 0.6% 0.6%
Paul Coyne
Independent
186 0.6% 0.6%
Mark Suffield
Independent
74 0.2% 0.2%
David Bishop
Church of the Militant Elvis Party
55 0.2% 0.2%