Boston and Skegness

Boston and Skegness
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Boston and Skegness in Lincolnshire for the 2010 general election.
Location of Lincolnshire within England.
County	Lincolnshire
Population	101,684 (2011 census)
Electorate	70,620 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Matt Warman (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Holland with Boston and East Lindsey
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

Boston and Skegness is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since May 2015 by Matt Warman of the Conservative Party.

1997–2010: The Borough of Boston, and the District of East Lindsey wards of Burgh le Marsh, Friskney, Frithville, Ingoldmells, St Clement's, Scarbrough, Seacroft, Sibsey, Wainfleet, and Winthorpe.

2010–present: The Borough of Boston, and the District of East Lindsey wards of Burgh le Marsh, Croft, Frithville, Ingoldmells, St Clement's, Scarbrough, Seacroft, Sibsey, Stickney, Wainfleet and Friskney, and Winthorpe.

Boston and Skegness is bordered by the constituencies of Louth and Horncastle to the north, Sleaford and North Hykeham to the west, and South Holland and The Deepings to the south.

The constituency boundaries changed at the 2010 general election, bringing in the two rural wards of Stickney and Croft from Louth and Horncastle.

Boston, Lincolnshire, is a historically important town with a traditional town square with frequent markets and an iconic church spire. Skegness is the hub town of coastal villages including holiday villages. The resort has many amusements, long beaches, mini-golf courses and other holiday activities, especially during the summer.

Apart from tourism, much of the working population is employed in agriculture, with a particular emphasis on arable farming and flowers. Manufacturing, food processing, retail and defence are also important to the local economy.

According to the 2011 Census Boston is now "home to a higher proportion of Eastern European immigrants than anywhere else in England and Wales ... 10.6% of the town's 64,600-strong population comes from one of the "new" EU countries such as Poland, Lithuania, Latvia or Romania".