South Holland and The Deepings (UK Parliament constituency)
| South Holland and The Deepings | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundaries since 2010 | |
Boundary of South Holland and The Deepings in the East Midlands | |
| County | Lincolnshire |
| Electorate | 76,139 (2023) |
| Major settlements | Spalding, Holbeach, Long Sutton, Sutton Bridge and The Deepings |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | Sir John Hayes (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Holland with Boston, Stamford and Spalding |
South Holland and The Deepings is a constituency in Lincolnshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1997 creation by John Hayes, a Conservative.
At the 2017 general election, the constituency recorded a higher Conservative share of the vote than any constituency since 1970, with 69.9% of voters backing the party. South Holland also delivered the second-highest "Leave" vote in the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union (EU). 73.6% of voters endorsed the UK's withdrawal from the EU, second only to neighbouring Boston. At the 2019 general election, the Conservative majority was 62.7%, the highest of any Conservative in any constituency in any general election since Kensington South in 1955. Hayes took 75.9% of the vote, the third highest for the Conservatives only after Castle Point in Essex and Boston and Skegness.