Boston and Skegness stretches from the market town and port of Boston across the Lincolnshire Fens to the North Sea coast. It includes Boston itself and surrounding villages such as Kirton, Frampton, Fishtoft and Old Leake, then extends through rural East Lindsey to Skegness, Ingoldmells, Chapel St Leonards and Wainfleet. The constituency has two very different principal centres: Boston is an inland market and service town beside the River Witham, while Skegness is a major seaside resort. Between them lies flat, low-lying agricultural country with numerous villages and drainage channels. The long coastal edge and extensive fenland make the seat predominantly rural outside its two main towns.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Boston and Skegness, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population117,686
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1719.3% · 22,770 people
18 to 246.2% · 7,244 people
25 to 3410.7% · 12,637 people
35 to 4916.8% · 19,716 people
50 to 6421.9% · 25,750 people
65 and over25.1% · 29,569 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
50,380 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners60.2% · 30,305 households
Private renters21.9% · 11,023 households
Social renters16.7% · 8,410 households
Other tenure1.3% · 642 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
50,378 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households29.3% · 14,769 households
Families with dependent children25.4% · 12,821 households
Other single-family households40.8% · 20,531 households
Other household types4.5% · 2,257 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
116,188 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.7% · 11,248 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.7% · 13,559 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6% · 91,381 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office
Signatures in this constituency481
Signatures nationally206,593
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded41
Total awarded£3,357,982
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Supporting our Volunteer Drivers
Boston Community Transport
£6,500
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Boston Community Transport - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 12 March 2026
Cultural Community Bridge: Pathways to Belonging
Boston Culture Group UK CIC
£379,500
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Boston Culture Group UK CIC - Community - RC Midlands Region
National Lottery grantAwarded 26 February 2026
Safe Havens
Haven Domestic Abuse Service
£497,117
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Haven Domestic Abuse Service - Community - RC Midlands Region
National Lottery grantAwarded 19 February 2026
Boston Hanse Festival 2026
Boston Hanse Group
£30,000
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Boston Hanse Festival 2026 - Combined arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 16 February 2026
The Future Growers Programme
The Community Growers CIC
£18,856
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The Community Growers CIC - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
36 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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