Talk:Boston and Skegness (UK Parliament constituency)

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Review: May 6, 2020. (Reviewed version).

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Did you know... that Boston and Skegness is estimated to have the highest percentage of "Leave" votes in the 2016 EU referendum of any parliamentary constituency in the UK?

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This seems to contain relatively little about the constituency and rather a lot about Ukip v Tory prospects for 2015 based partly on a non notable polling company. It seems an irrelevant combination of wp:crystal and wp:coatrack & I intend to radically shorten the section. JRPG (talk) 22:31, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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GA Review

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Reviewer: PinkPanda272 (talk · contribs) 12:13, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello N Oneemuss. I have read through the page and it looks well written and does not contain any obvious problems. I will start reviewing today, and hope to have it completed in the next 6-7 days. Please bear in mind that it may take a bit longer, as this is my first review. Thanks, PinkPanda272 (talk/contribs) 12:13, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

Hi N Oneemuss, here is my review:

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
No issues here, spelling and grammar are good throughout, and the relevant MOS sections are followed well. I have fixed a few small punctuation errors myself.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
Most sources are reliable and well referenced, the only exception being this one [1] from Lincolnshire Pride Magazine, the author's opinions seem to be fairly biased. The page scores 10.7% on the copyvio detector, nothing notable as the only matches are direct quotes.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
I can't see any major content ommisions, summary style used well throughout (bar small problem descibed below).
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
UKIP seems to have far more coverage in the lead section than the Conservatives, even though they have never won the seat. I understand the reasoning (referendum result, high vote shares etc), but I would suggest slimming it down to provide a more balanced view, as the details are already given in a later section. Everything else is portrayed neutrally and without bias.
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
Article is stable.
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
All images are freely licensed and well captioned. A picture of Skegness (if available) would be good as a counterpoint to the one of Boston, and an image of either/both of Matt Warman's predecessors would be good in the

Member of Parliament section.

Overall:
Pass/Fail:
Well written article, references and content are all good. Just a few issues to fix, so I am putting it on hold for a week. Thanks, PinkPanda272 (talk/contribs) 11:19, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Issues to fix:

Change or remove Lincolnshire Pride reference
- Done
Condense UKIP coverage in main section
- I've done some condensing. Not sure if it's enough though.
  - Looks good, I have condensed slightly more Done
Add Skegness image if possible
- Added. N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 16:18, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - Nice image, I have edited the caption as there is no context for the Clock Tower Done
Repeat the explanatory note for Buckingham in the lead section
- I removed the part about Buckingham as part of condensing UKIP coverage Username⁶⁸⁹² 14:40, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe change 'promoted' for 'moved' in relation to Mark Simmonds' shadow ministerial positions, as he was still a Minister of State when he moved to the Health brief
- Done
Change '...anti-European Union UK Independence Party' to '...Eurosceptic UK Independence Party', makes more sense as that is where the link points to
- Done
Rephrase "...since legally all unprotected constituencies must have electorate size within 5% of the median electorate for unprotected British constituencies" doesn't read very well.
- @PinkPanda272: "..must be within 5% of the median electorate size.." Does that read better?
  - Good start, I have condensed it slightly more Done
The sentence about house prices and wages in the Constituency Profile section is quite long and cumbersome, could do with spitting.
- Done
The graph at the top of the election section states that minor parties that never received more than 5% of the vote are omitted. The Green Party is included, even though they have never met this threshold?
- Removed I'd normally allow parties who run 2 elections in a row to be added if they get 2% in at least one, but the Greens didn't in this constituency. Username⁶⁸⁹² 14:57, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - Good call, looks better now

I think all of the comments have been addressed now. Thank you for the review! N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 16:18, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@N Oneemuss and Username6892: Interesting and well-written article, all errors have been promptly fixed, well done. I am now more than happy to promote this as a Good Article. I would also suggest nominating it for DYK to give the article more prominence, there are plenty of interesting facts to use. Cheers, PinkPanda272 (talk/contribs) 18:15, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK Nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 20:58, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Boston and Skegness was estimated to have the highest percentage of leave voters of any UK constituency in the 2016 EU Referendum? Source: House of Commons Library
- ALT1:... that a town in the constituency of Boston and Skegness has been described as Britain's unofficial Brexit capital? Source: BBC News "Boston is Britain's unofficial Brexit capital..."
- ALT2:... that in 2018, just 19.7% of adults in the Boston and Skegness constituency had a Higher National Diploma or a degree-level qualification? Source: Office of National Statistics (archived) "Qualifications (Jan 2018-Dec 2018): Boston and Skegness (%), 19.7"
- ALT3:... that part of the Boston and Skegness constituency has the highest level of Eastern European immigrants in England and Wales? Source: The Guardian "...Boston was now home to a higher proportion of eastern European immigrants than anywhere else in England and Wales."
- ALT4:... that at the 2019 General Election, the constituency of Boston and Skegness was the second-safest Conservative seat in Britain, despite the fact that it was almost lost to Labour 18 years previously? Sources: House of Commons Library, p.73 The Almanac of British Politics (7th ed), p.158

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Noosha Fox
Comment: Improved to Good Article status on 6 May, nominated on 10 May.

Improved to Good Article status by N Oneemuss (talk). Nominated by PinkPanda272 (talk) at 08:20, 10 May 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Y Article is long enough (19355 characters), is a GA, nominated in time (became GA on 6 May, nominated 10 May), and article is within policy
Y ALT0, ALT1, ALT4 are all short enough, interesting and well cited and within policy. I don't think ALT2 is appropriate (why would we want to highlight possible deprivation), and ALT3 isn't that interesting either in my opinion. Happy for ALT0, ALT1 or ALT4 to be run
Y QPQ done
Overall, this nomination passes, congratulations. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:39, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

History section needs updating

The section ends with the 2019 general election. It could do with a further subsection that brings the history up to date to 2024 when Reform UK won the seat. I am aware it might be under preparation now.Cloptonson (talk) 19:47, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]