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Louth and Horncastle

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Victoria Atkins
Party
Conservative
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
76,880
Turnout
60.5%
Majority
5,506

Where is Louth and Horncastle?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Louth and Horncastle Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes Boston and Skegness Beverley and Holderness Gainsborough Sleaford and North Hykeham Brigg and Immingham South Holland and The Deepings Kingston upon Hull East Lincoln Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham Scunthorpe Grantham and Bourne Peterborough North West Norfolk North East Cambridgeshire North West Cambridgeshire Rutland and Stamford Bridlington and The Wolds Newark Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme South West Norfolk Goole and Pocklington Bassetlaw Corby and East Northamptonshire Melton and Syston Sherwood Forest Mid Norfolk Doncaster Central Gedling Mansfield Rushcliffe Nottingham East Doncaster North Selby Rawmarsh and Conisbrough Rother Valley Nottingham South York Central Nottingham North and Kimberley Ashfield York Outer Harborough, Oadby and Wigston Leicester East Bolsover Leicester South Broxtowe Loughborough Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley Leicester West Erewash Rotherham Broadland and Fakenham Mid Leicestershire Sheffield South East North Norfolk Barnsley South Normanton and Hemsworth Chesterfield Amber Valley South Leicestershire Norwich South Norwich North Wetherby and Easingwold North East Derbyshire Sheffield Heeley Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Barnsley North Leeds East Sheffield Central Mid Derbyshire South Norfolk North West Leicestershire Derby South Wakefield and Rothwell Derby North Hinckley and Bosworth Ossett and Denby Dale South Derbyshire Leeds South Sheffield Hallam Leeds North East Penistone and Stocksbridge Leeds Central and Headingley Leeds South West and Morley Dewsbury and Batley Derbyshire Dales Leeds West and Pudsey Spen Valley Great Yarmouth Leeds North West Huddersfield Bradford East North Warwickshire and Bedworth Bradford South High Peak Tamworth Bradford West Shipley Colne Valley Lichfield Halifax Sutton Coldfield Burton and Uttoxeter Keighley and Ilkley Staffordshire Moorlands Aldridge-Brownhills Calder Valley Skipton and Ripon England
Louth and Horncastle

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Louth and Horncastle is a constituency in the East Midlands region of England. The seat has been held by Victoria Atkins (Conservative) since July 2024.

Current MP

Victoria Atkins MP

Conservative

Represents Louth and Horncastle in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Conservative
Majority
5,506
Turnout
60.5%
Full candidate result (8 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Victoria AtkinsElectedConservative17,44137.5%-34.9%
Sean MatthewsReform UK11,93525.7%
Jonathan SlaterLabour10,47522.5%4.8%
Robert WatsonGreen Party2,5045.4%
Ross PepperLiberal Democrat2,3645.1%-2.7%
Paul HugillIndependent1,3592.9%
Iconic Arty-PoleOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party3090.7%-1.4%
Marcus MoorehouseSocial Democratic Party920.2%

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 Louth and Horncastle, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population98,577
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast Midlands

Age profile

0 to 1716.3% · 16,020 people
18 to 245.4% · 5,310 people
25 to 349.2% · 9,030 people
35 to 4914.0% · 13,768 people
50 to 6423.6% · 23,215 people
65 and over31.7% · 31,234 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.

43,781 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners70.0% · 30,647 households
Private renters18.4% · 8,052 households
Social renters10.5% · 4,611 households
Other tenure1.1% · 471 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.

43,782 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households30.0% · 13,120 households
Families with dependent children21.0% · 9,173 households
Other single-family households46.1% · 20,203 households
Other household types2.9% · 1,286 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.

96,608 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot10.7% · 10,336 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little13.4% · 12,943 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act75.9% · 73,329 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 constituency466
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency352
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency295
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency283
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

View 72 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency209
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency202
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency140
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency125
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

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 recorded58
Total awarded£2,174,367

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

Alford Community Connections Project

Alford Town Council

£15,794

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Alford Town Council - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026

UTTERBY Village Hall…Today…Tomorrow…the Future

Utterby Village Hall

£17,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Utterby Village Hall - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 21 May 2026

Ceramics advanced glaze research and making large forms

Grant to individual

£28,759

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Ceramics advanced glaze research and making large forms - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 6 May 2026

Blind Ten Pin Bowling Team

Lincoln & Lindsey Blind Society

£7,000

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will provide funding to support the organisation's 2 ten-pin bowling teams. Each team of 8 meets twice weekly. Participants will be blind, partially sighted, and visually impaired people.

National Lottery grantAwarded 5 May 2026

Community children's playground - phase 2

Ludford and District Playing Fields Association

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Ludford and District Playing Fields Association - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

53 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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