South Holland and The Deepings is a constituency in the East Midlands region of England. The seat has been held by Sir John Hayes (Conservative) since July 2024.
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 South Holland and The Deepings, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population114,249
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1719.4% · 22,214 people
18 to 245.8% · 6,671 people
25 to 3411.2% · 12,798 people
35 to 4917.8% · 20,359 people
50 to 6421.3% · 24,388 people
65 and over24.3% · 27,819 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.
46,945 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners70.2% · 32,964 households
Private renters16.6% · 7,787 households
Social renters12.0% · 5,611 households
Other tenure1.2% · 583 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.
46,945 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households27.2% · 12,784 households
Families with dependent children26.0% · 12,189 households
Other single-family households42.7% · 20,051 households
Other household types4.1% · 1,921 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.
109,481 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot7.7% · 8,432 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.8% · 11,866 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5% · 89,183 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 ↗
This constituency in Parliament
A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.
This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.
Written question15 July 2026
Banks: Lincolnshire
Raised by Sir John Hayes MP
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many banks have closed in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire in last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the provision of visually impaired sports facilities in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to support arable farmers in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire will begin offering free breakfast clubs from September 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase defibrillator training in schools in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve public transport connections in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to address the recruitment and retention of teachers in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the changes to Biodiversity Net Gain requirements on nature recovery in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Neighbourhood Policing: South Holland and the Deepings
Raised by Sir John Hayes MP
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help increase levels of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of neighbourhood police officers in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of people who have outstanding Plan 2 student loans in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Ambulance Services: South Holland and the Deepings
Raised by Sir John Hayes MP
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps have been taken to reduce ambulance waiting times in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of energy efficiency schemes in reducing fuel poverty in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing for post-16 education providers in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the take-up of Pension Credit amongst eligible pensioners in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to help improve road safety in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help support the level of footfall on high streets in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the safety of children online in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to support increased participation in higher apprenticeships among young people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to tackle pensioner poverty in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of NHS dental practices are accepting new adult NHS patients in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the absence of in-person banking services in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire on blind and partially sighted people.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps she has taken to help support people with the cost of living in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to trials for new dementia treatments in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what fiscal steps he is taking to help reduce the cost of household energy bills for people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support access to Post Offices in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to help support Lincolnshire County Council to maintain roads and highways in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to improve rural transport links in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
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 21 October 2026
Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases
Signatures in this constituency517
Signatures nationally105,312
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 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 recorded32
Total awarded£1,364,175
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
TOAST (Thriving Older Adults Support by Tonic)
Tonic Health CIO
£18,900
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Tonic Health CIO - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026
Developing Distinctive Physical Performance Practice
Grant to individual
£4,000
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Developing Distinctive Physical Performance Practice - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 23 April 2026
Fields Farm Family Fitness
Fields Farm Nature Play & Therapy CIC
£8,327
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver inclusive outdoor fitness sessions for families over a year long period. As well as delivering two additional 6-week summer holiday blocks offering family yoga and older children's fitness. Each session will support up to 12 families. Funding will specifically support promotion, equipment, staff costs, coaching fees, travel costs and refreshments.
National Lottery grantAwarded 22 April 2026
The Intangible Archive: Spatialising the Endangered Sounds of the MENA Region
Grant to individual
£11,950
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
The Intangible Archive: Spatialising the Endangered Sounds of the MENA Region - Music - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 2 February 2026
Yoga for All: New Times, Same Heart
White Eagle Cultural and Development Centre CIC
£8,240
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will expand the existing project 'Inclusive Yoga for All' project by adding two additional weekly sessions-one on a weekday evening and one on the weekend-delivering 100 extra hours of accessible yoga. The project will continue to focus on engaging Polish, Ukrainian, Romanian, and Lithuanian communities while promoting integration.
27 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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