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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner
The deputy leader of Reform UK has thanked Lincolnshire voters after the party secured a majority on the county council and won the area's first-ever mayoral election. On May 1, the party—led nationally by Nigel Farage—won 44 out of 70 seats in the county council elections, unseating several key Conservatives in the process. Reform UK also saw its candidate, Andrea Jenkyns, elected as the first Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, securing 104,133 votes—42 per cent of the overall total.
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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner
Councillor Nikki Manterfield has been elected as the new leader of the South Kesteven Conservative group. At a recent meeting, thanks were extended to Councillor Graham Jeal, who led the group since May 2023 but has stepped down due to work commitments. Councillor Sarah Trotter has been appointed deputy leader.
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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner
The former portfolio holder for waste and trading standards on Lincolnshire County Council has attributed the rise of Reform UK to "disillusionment with politics". Conservative Daniel McNally was one of five senior members of the council’s administration to lose his seat to Reform candidates during the county elections on Thursday (May 1).
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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner
The former deputy leader of Lincolnshire County Council has said the Conservatives are in "disarray" following the 2025 local elections. After a lengthy count at Louth’s Meridian Leisure Centre, it was confirmed that Reform UK had secured all 13 East Lindsey divisions, unseating four portfolio holders in the process.
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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner
The county's former environment chief says the 'golden age for Lincolnshire has now ended' as Reform UK moves closer to securing a majority on the county council. Conservative Colin Davie, now the former portfolio holder for environment, economic development and planning, also warned that Reform must stick to its election promises—or risk deepening public disillusionment with politics. Nigel Farage’s party has so far won all the seats in Boston and East Lindsey, and all but one in South Holland.
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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner
Reform UK is close to securing a majority on Lincolnshire County Council, following a "clean sweep" of all the seats across East Lindsey. Candidates from Nigel Farage's party are celebrating a huge win along the east coast after taking all 13 seats in East Lindsey divisions. Before the elections on May 1, the district was represented by 12 Conservatives and one Independent. Independent councillor Sarah Parkin, who represented Louth South, chose not to seek re-election this year.
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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner
The Conservatives have been officially wiped out in Lincoln following this year's Lincolnshire County Council elections. The party, led nationally by Kemi Badenoch, held three seats on the county council before the elections on May 1, but lost all of them—losing some prominent figures in the process. The political landscape in Lincoln is now nearly evenly split, with both Reform UK and Labour holding three seats each, and the Liberal Democrats securing two.
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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner
Just one Conservative councillor remains in South Holland's Lincolnshire County Council divisions following a sweeping victory by Reform UK. Coun Gary Taylor, who represents Spalding South, is now the only Tory remaining after Nigel Farage’s party won eight of the district’s nine seats in the May 1 elections. Four former independents — Jane King, Rob Gibson, Manzur Hasan and Thomas Sneath — joined Reform UK in March and have all successfully retained their seats under the party’s banner.
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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner
Reform UK has taken all six Boston divisions in the Lincolnshire County Council elections. Before the vote on May 1, the seats were held by five Conservatives and one Independent. Among the defeated Conservatives was former Boston Borough Council leader Paul Skinner, who lost his borough council seat in May 2023 but had remained a county councillor until now. Another was Anton Dani, who served as the 485th Mayor of Boston during from May 2019.
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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner
Published: 04:47, 02 May 2025 | Updated: 16:13, 02 May 2025 Reform UK has taken control of Lincolnshire County Council after a strong performance in Thursday’s election. Residents chose who to send to County Hall and look after key services such as schools, roads and adult social care in one of two elections to run on Thursday May 1 — and large numbers have opted to put their faith in Nigel Farage’s party. Reform also won the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral race.
