Tory Nick Boles retains Grantham and Stamford seat
The seat includes some villages just to teh south of Sleaford such as Billingborough.
There was a turnout of 69.4 per cent with 56,699 people voting in the constituency.
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Hide AdMr Boles is recovering from cancer and was unable to be at the count at the Meres Leisure Centre this morning.
Mr Boles’ election agent Kelham Cooke read out a message on his behalf in which he thanked supporters and would be back in action in the coming months.
The result was:
Nick Boles (Conservative) 35,090
Barrie Fairbairn (Labour) 14,996
Anita Day (Liberal Democrats) 3,120
Tariq Mahmood (Independent) 860
Rebecca Thackray (Green Party) 782