Lincolnshire Independents

Lincolnshire Independents
LeaderMarianne Overton
Founded18 July 2008 (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
8 / 43
West Lindsey District Council
2 / 36
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

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] However, academic Chris Game says they were "outsmarted" by the Conservatives, who formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats and independents, including three from Lincolnshire Independents, a group led by Angela Newton - one getting a cabinet position.[8][9] In 2014, leader Marianne Overton received an MBE for services to local government.[10]

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.[11]

At the 2017 county council election the party lost all but one of their seats on Lincolnshire County Council: party leader Marianne Overton won the Bassingham & Welbourn division.[12]

At the 2019 North Kesteven District Council election, the Conservatives lost overall control as Lincolnshire Independents increased to 16 seats, alongside six more independents.[13] The Conservatives lost eight seats, down to 20, but took one Cliff Villages seat from Lincolnshire Independents; Overton attributed the result to dissatisfaction with austerity: "local services seem to be disappearing into a huge pothole".[14] It was part of a national trend, with over 600 gains by independents.[15] The Conservatives and all independents together formed the administration, with Lincolnshire Independents holding one cabinet post.[16]

In July 2021, Overton was found to have breached local government standards over a comment she made in her newsletter that said officials were "dodgy" for approving changes to planning subcommittees during the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

Overton retained her seat in the 2021 county council election.[18]

The party also stood a candidate in the 2021 PCC election.[19] He came third with 18,375 votes (10.7%).[20][21]

Marianne Overton has been the Independent Group leader and a vice-chair on the Local Government Association since 2011.[22]

Overton was elected unopposed in the 2023 North Kesteven District Council election, one of six unopposed candidates in North Kesteven, a pattern repeated across Lincolnshire.[23]

Overton ran as the party's candidate in the 2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election.[24] She came fourth out of six candidates, with 8% of the vote.[25] Her husband had challenged whether winner Andrea Jenkyns met the residency requirement.[26] Overton was also reelected in the county council election held on the same day.[27]

The loss in the March 2026 North Kesteven by-election of Sleaford Westholme to Reform was part of a national picture of losses by incumbent independents.[28]

Parliamentary elections

Leader Marianne Overton

At the 2010 general election, party leader Marianne Overton stood for Sleaford and North Hykeham.[29] She came fourth with 3,806 votes (6.4%).[30][31] Campaign director Mark Horn, a Conservative Party member for 23 years who resigned as a county councillor in 2008,[32] stood in Grantham and Stamford,[33] receiving 929 votes (1.8%). In Louth and Horncastle, Daniel Simpson gained 576 votes (1.1%).[34]

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%).[35]

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%),[36] 472 behind Labour.[37]

Overton again stood in Sleaford and North Hykeham in the 2019 general election, coming fourth with 3% of the vote.[38]

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.[39][40]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Overton, Marianne (5 September 2008). "Lincolnshire Independents – Lincolnshire First! A New Political Force in Lincolnshire". Cllr Mrs Marianne Overton's blog. Marianne Overton. 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. ↑ Game, Chris (17 May 2013). "The 13 NOC counties and unitaries: runners, riders and results". Inlogov Blog. The Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham.
  9. ↑ "Tories strike coalition deal to run Lincolnshire County Council". BBC News. 10 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Parker, David (2 January 2014). "Independent politician awarded MBE". Newark Advertiser.
  11. ↑ "Lincolnshire PCC 2016 election: Conservative Marc Jones elected as police and crime commissioner". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  12. ↑ Banks, Barnaby. "Elections". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Election results: Tories lose control to independents". BBC News. 3 May 2019.
  14. ↑ Lodge, Matthew (6 May 2019). "Conservatives lose control of North Kesteven District Council". Lincolnshire Live.
  15. ↑ Hetherington, Peter (11 June 2019). "Local elections showed established parties being swept aside". Public Finance.
  16. ↑ Smulian, Mark; Calkin, Sarah; Bunn, Jon (2 July 2019). "The rise of the independents: from Ashfield to Uttlesford". LGC.
  17. ↑ Jaines, Daniel; Whitelam, Paul (30 July 2021). "Councillor asked to apologise for suggesting "dodgy" goings-on at council". Lincolnshire Live.
  18. ↑ Banks, Barnaby. "Elections results 2021". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner election 2021: Who is standing?". BBC News. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "Election results for Lincolnshire - Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner". City of Lincoln Council. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  21. ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (8 May 2021). "Election 2021: Marc Jones is elected Lincolnshire PCC". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  22. ↑ "Governance - chair and vice-chairs". LGA. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  23. ↑ Jaines, Daniel (7 April 2023). "Eight uncontested ELDC wards - what does this mean for local authorities?". Lincolnshire World.
  24. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Election of Mayor to the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority" (PDF). North East Lincolnshire Council. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  25. ↑ "Greater Lincolnshire Mayor Election 2025 Candidates and Results". BBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  26. ↑ Calkin, Sarah (2 May 2025). "Jenkyns to 'put British people first' after 'dirty tricks campaign'". LGC.
  27. ↑ Fish, Elizabeth. "Elections live 2025". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  28. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (28 April 2026). "Winners and losers". LGA First.
  29. ↑ "Four-way election race to be Hogg's successor". Lincolnshire Echo. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  30. ↑ "Breaking news - Conservative landslide win in Sleaford and North Hykeham". Sleaford Standard. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  31. ↑ "Independent candidate admits being beaten by the 'big three'". Sleaford Standard. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  32. ↑ "Maverick Mark determined to change way county is run". Bourne Local. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  33. ↑ Williams, Annabelle (28 April 2010). "Interview: Lincolnshire Independents". Total Politics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  34. ↑ "UK Parliament election results: General election for the constituency of Louth and Horncastle on 6 May 2010". UK Parliament election results. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  35. ↑ "Election 2015 - BBC News". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  36. ↑ "Conservatives hold Sleaford as Labour pushed into fourth". BBC News. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  37. ↑ Lee, Simon (9 December 2016). "Conservative victory in Sleaford by‑election cements fears of lost decade for Labour". The Coversation.
  38. ↑ "Sleaford & North Hykeham parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  39. ↑ "Grantham and Bourne - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  40. ↑ "Sleaford and North Hykeham - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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