IAIN DALES General Election Predictions: Lincolnshire

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Lincolnshire
Seats: 7
Current Political Makeup: Con 7
Predicted Political Makeup after May 7: Con 5, Lab 1, UKIP 1
1. Boston * Skegness
2010 Result:
Conservative: 21325 (49.4%)
Labour: 8899 (20.6%)
Lib Dem: 6371 (14.8%)
BNP: 2278 (5.3%)
UKIP: 4081 (9.5%)
Independent: 171 (0.4%)
MAJORITY: 12426 (28.8%)
Sitting MP: Mark Simmonds (Con)
Prediction: UKIP gain
This is one of UKIP’s top targets. On the face of it, it’s a safe Tory seat, but a Survation poll in the constituency in September showed UKIP way ahead. Admittedly the sample size was only 596, but it will have shocked the local Conservative Party. The UKIP candidate is 22 year old Robin Hunter-Clarke. Strange to pick such an untested candidate, but at least he’s local. Mark Simmonds is standing down, complaining he can’t live on £120,000. If UKIP are to make a breakthrough, it might well be here.
2. Gainsborough
2010 Result:
Conservative: 24266 (49.3%)
Labour: 7701 (15.6%)
Lib Dem: 13707 (27.8%)
BNP: 1512 (3.1%)
UKIP: 2065 (4.2%)
MAJORITY: 10559 (21.4%)
Sitting MP: Sir Edward Leigh (Con)
Prediction: Conservative hold
Safe seat.
3. Grantham & Stamford
2010 Result:
Conservative: 26552 (50.3%)
Labour: 9503 (18%)
Lib Dem: 11726 (22.2%)
BNP: 2485 (4.7%)
UKIP: 1604 (3%)
Others: 929 (1.8%)
MAJORITY: 14826 (28.1%)
Sitting MP: Nicholas Boles (Con)
Prediction: Conservative hold
Safe seat.
4. Lincoln
2010 Result:
Conservative: 17163 (37.5%)
Labour: 16105 (35.2%)
Lib Dem: 9256 (20.2%)
BNP: 1367 (3%)
UKIP: 1004 (2.2%)
English Dem: 604 (1.3%)
Independent: 222 (0.5%)
MAJORITY: 1058 (2.3%)
Sitting MP: Karl McCartney (Con)
Prediction: Labour gain
UKIP is hurting the Tories throughout Lincolnshire. In most of the other seats the majorities are large enough to cope with that, but not in Lincoln. This seat was Labour throughout the 13 Blair/Brown years and is likely to return that way in May.
5. Louth & Horncastle
2010 Result:
Conservative: 25065 (49.6%)
Labour: 8760 (17.3%)
Lib Dem: 11194 (22.2%)
BNP: 2199 (4.4%)
UKIP: 2183 (4.3%)
English Dem: 517 (1%)
Others: 576 (1.1%)
MAJORITY: 13871 (27.5%)
Sitting MP: Sir Peter Tapsell (Con)
Prediction: Conservative hold
Sir Peter Tapsell is standing down. Victoria Atkins will succeed him.
6. Sleaford & North Hykeham
2010 Result:
Conservative: 30719 (51.6%)
Labour: 10051 (16.9%)
Lib Dem: 10814 (18.2%)
BNP: 1977 (3.3%)
UKIP: 2163 (3.6%)
Others: 3806 (6.4%)
MAJORITY: 19905 (33.4%)
Sitting MP: Stephen Phillips (Con)
Prediction: Conservative hold
Safe seat.
7. South Holland & the Deepings
2010 Result:
Conservative: 29639 (59.1%)
Labour: 7024 (14%)
Lib Dem: 7759 (15.5%)
BNP: 1796 (3.6%)
Green: 724 (1.4%)
UKIP: 3246 (6.5%)
MAJORITY: 21880 (43.6%)
Sitting MP: John Hayes (Con)
Prediction: Conservative hold
Safe seat.