The safest Tory seat in the country where MP is defending a majority of 31,000 votes
The MP has comfortably held the seat since 1997 and could be set to keep it in the upcoming general election.
The safest Tory seat in the country has been revealed where the MP is defending a majority of 31,000 votes. Sir John Hayes has held South Holland and The Deepings seat in the East Midlands since it was created in 1997.
The Conservative candidate who is running again this year has not faced strict opposition for his seat. He won it in 2019 with a vote of 75.9 percent and a majority of more than 30,000, the highest of any Conservative in any constituency in any general election since Kensington South in 1995.
South Holland also delivered the second-highest leave vote in the 2016 European Referendum with a 73.6 percent withdrawal vote. Hayes described Britain's withdrawal from the EU as something "I've believed in for my whole life" in October 2018.
South Holland and the Deepings Conservatives have now launched their general election campaign.
Conservative candidate Sir John Hayes said: “I’m honoured to have been chosen, once again, by local Conservatives to continue my work standing up for our country – it’s proud past, present and future – and speaking up for local people, as I have year in, year out.
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The people vying with him for the seat in this General Election are:
Paul Hilliar (Labour)
Jack Braginton (Liberal Democrats)
Rhys Baker (Green)
Mark Le Sage (Independent)
Matt Swainson (Reform)
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The second safest Tory seat is Boston and Skegness held by Matt Warman. He won the 2019 seat with a majority of 25,621.
Warman was opposed to Brexit prior to the referendum. However, 75.6 percent of his voters cast their vote to leave, the highest proportion of any constituency.
Despite his previous opposition, after the referendum he was listed as a supporter of pro-Brexit lobby group Leave Means Leave.
The people vying with him for the seat in this General Election are:
- David Dickason (English Democrats)
- Alex Fawbert (Labour)
- Mike Gilbert (Blue Revolution)
- Richard Lloyd (Liberal Democrats)
- Chris Moore (Green)
- Richard Tice (Reform UK)
