Lincolnshire Independents

Lincolnshire Independents
LeaderMarianne Overton
Founded18 July 2008; 16 years ago (2008-07-18)
Registered19 December 2008 (2008-12-19)
HeadquartersLincoln, Lincolnshire
IdeologyRegionalism
Lincolnshire County Council
1 / 70
House of Commons
(Lincolnshire Seats)
0 / 7
North Kesteven District Council
10 / 43
West Lindsey District Council
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Website
www.lincolnshireindependents.org.uk

Lincolnshire Independents is a British political party based in the county of Lincolnshire.[1] It was founded in July 2008 with the aim of re-aligning the "stagnant" politics of Lincolnshire, which had been largely dominated by the Conservative Party for decades.[2][3][4]

Local Government

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At the 2009 election, Lincolnshire Independents stood 19 candidates for Lincolnshire County Council of whom four were elected.[5]

In 2013, they increased their representation to eight seats and polled 10.4% of the votes cast county-wide.[6][7]

In the 2016 police and crime commissioner elections the party stood a candidate for the Lincolnshire area, attaining 18,497 votes or approximately 16.52% of the vote.[8]

At the 2017 county council election the party lost all but one of their seats on Lincolnshire County Council: party leader Marianne Overton MBE won the Bassingham & Welbourn division.[9]

Overton retained her seat in the 2021 county council election.[10]

Marianne Overton has been the Independent Group leader and a vice-chair on the Local Government Association since 2011.[11]

Parliamentary elections

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At the 2010 general election, party leader Marianne Overton stood for Sleaford and North Hykeham.[12][13] She came fourth with 3,806 votes (6.4%).[14][15] Campaign director Mark Horn, a Conservative Party member for 23 years who resigned as a county councillor in 2008,[16] stood in Grantham and Stamford,[17] receiving 929 votes (1.8%). In Louth and Horncastle, Daniel Simpson gained 576 votes (1.1%).[18]

At the 2015 general election, Overton stood again in Sleaford & North Hykeham, coming fifth with 3,233 votes (5.2%). Jan Hansen stood in Grantham and Stamford, receiving 724 votes (1.3%) and Simpson stood again in Louth and Horncastle, polling 659 votes (1.3%). Additionally, Chris Darcel stood in Gainsborough, where he polled 505 votes (1%), and Helen Powell stood in Lincoln, where she received 286 votes (0.6%).[19]

Overton stood in Sleaford and North Hykeham for a third time in the December 2016 by-election. She came fifth, with 2,892 votes (8.8%).[20]

Overton again stood in Sleaford and North Hykeham in the 2019 general election, coming fourth with 3% of the vote.[21]

The party ran in two constituencies in the 2024 general election: Grantham and Bourne, where they came seventh with 2.7% of the vote, and Sleaford and North Hykeham, where they came fourth with 6.2% of the vote.[22][23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Register of political parties". Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First. The Electoral Commission. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Lincolnshire Independents – Lincolnshire First! A New Political Force in Lincolnshire". Cllr Mrs Marianne Overton's blog. Marianne Overton. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  3. ^ Montgomery, Patricia (12 November 2009). "Lincolnshire Independents, A New Political Force in Lincolnshire". LincsMag. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  4. ^ "BBC NEWS | Election 2009 | Lincolnshire council". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2009 - Lincolnshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Final results for the Lincolnshire County Council elections 2013". www.lincolnshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2013 - Lincolnshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Lincolnshire PCC 2016 election: Conservative Marc Jones elected as police and crime commissioner". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  9. ^ Banks, Barnaby. "Elections". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  10. ^ Banks, Barnaby. "Elections results 2021". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Governance - chair and vice-chairs". LGA. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Four-way election race to be Hogg's successor". Lincolnshire Echo. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  13. ^ "Going head-to-head for the hottest seat in town". Lincolnshire Echo. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  14. ^ "Breaking news - Conservative landslide win in Sleaford and North Hykeham". Sleaford Standard. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  15. ^ "Independent candidate admits being beaten by the 'big three'". Sleaford Standard. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  16. ^ "Maverick Mark determined to change way county is run". Bourne Local. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  17. ^ Williams, Annabelle (28 April 2010). "Interview: Lincolnshire Independents". Total Politics. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  18. ^ Browne, Duncan (7 May 2010). "BREAKING NEWS: Sir Peter Tapsell re-elected as Louth and Horncastle MP". Horncastle News. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  19. ^ "Election 2015 - BBC News". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Conservatives hold Sleaford as Labour pushed into fourth". BBC News. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Sleaford & North Hykeham parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Grantham and Bourne - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Sleaford and North Hykeham - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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