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South Holland and The Deepings — 2024

John Hayes (Conservative Party) was elected with 17,462 votes38.0% of 45,930 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.

Result · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 38.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −12.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 45,930

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes.Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1John Hayes Conservative Party 17,462−12.0 ptsElected
2Matt Swainson Reform UK 10,606
3Paul Hilliar Labour Party 9,086
4Mark Le Sage Independent 5,031
5Jack Braginton Liberal Democrats 1,945
6Rhys Baker Green Party 1,800

Electorate 78,473 · Turnout 58.5% · Majority 6,856 · Back to 2024 overview

Source data: House of Commons Library general election results 2024, retrieved 2026-05-18, generated 2026-05-19 (Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.