Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire
| Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
| Style | Mayor[1] |
| Appointer | Electorate of Greater Lincolnshire |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Andrea Jenkyns |
| Formation | 6 May 2025 |
| Website | https://greaterlincolnshire-cca.gov.uk/about-1/mayor |
The mayor of Greater Lincolnshire is the strategic authority mayor who leads the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority. The body, a combined authority, is responsible for the strategic administration of Greater Lincolnshire, including planning, transport and skills.
The first election to the position was held on 1 May 2025, with the mayor's term of office commencing on 6 May 2025.[2] The first elected mayor is Andrea Jenkyns of Reform UK.[3] Jenkyns was previously a Conservative Party MP.[4] She defected to Reform UK in November 2024.[5]
The mayoralty covers the whole of the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, comprising the areas administered by Lincolnshire County Council, North Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire Council.[6]
Since becoming mayor, Jenkyns has denied the existence of climate change.[7] In February 2026, documents showed that Jenkyns courted an American oil and gas dynasty owned by Trump donor, George Yates, about bringing fracking to Lincolnshire.[8]
In July 2025, Jenkyns, Reform UK chairman Richard Tice and Reform UK leader of Lincolnshire County Council, Sean Matthews, "declared war" on green energy projects.[9] The three launched a campaign against wind and solar farms and battery storage facilities, with Jenkyns saying that oil and gas were the answer to the UK's energy needs.[9] Jenkyns echoed the phrase of U.S. president Trump, saying if Reform UK win the next UK general election it will mean "drill baby drill".[9]
List of mayors
| Colour key (for political parties) |
|---|
| Reform UK |
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Elected | Political party | Previous and concurrent occupations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Jenkyns (born 1974) |
 |
6 May 2025 | Incumbent | 2025 | Reform UK | Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood (2015–2024) Lincolnshire County Councillor Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills, Further and Higher Education (2022) Assistant Government Whip (2021–2022) |
Deputy Mayors of Greater Lincolnshire
| Colour key (for political parties) |
|---|
| Reform UK |
| Name | Term of office | Political party | Previous and concurrent occupations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrid Sheard | 4 June 2025 | Incumbent | Reform UK | Lincolnshire County Councillor South Holland District Councillor |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Andrea Jenkyns | 104,133 | 42.0 | ||
| Conservative | Rob Waltham | 64,585 | 26.1 | ||
| Labour | Jason Stockwood | 30,384 | 12.3 | ||
| Lincolnshire Independent | Marianne Overton | 19,911 | 8.0 | ||
| Green | Sally Horscroft | 15,040 | 6.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Young | 13,728 | 5.5 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 2,011 | 0.8 | |||
| Majority | 39,548 | 15.9 | |||
| Turnout | 249,792 | 30.15 | |||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, s 107A(5)
- ↑ "The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025: Regulation 5", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2025/117 (reg. 5)
- ↑ Maslin, Eleanor (2 May 2025). "Reform's Andrea Jenkyns elected Lincolnshire mayor". BBC News.
- ↑ Moore, Henry (2 May 2025). "Reform UK's Andrea Jenkyns becomes Greater Lincolnshire's first-ever mayor". LBC. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ Devlin, Kate (28 November 2024). "Ex-Tory minister Andrea Jenkyns defects to join Nigel Farage's Reform UK". The Independent. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ "Andrea Jenkyns elected as Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority". North Lincolnshire Council. 2 May 2025.
- ↑ Walker, Peter (18 July 2025). "Labour MPs challenge Richard Tice over Reform UK's plan to scrap green projects". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ Meddah, Hajar (24 February 2026). "Reform mayor courted US oil and gas executive about fracking in UK". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 March 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 McKenna, David (30 July 2025). "Reform declares war on county's net-zero projects". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ "Mayoral election results - 1 May 2025". NELC. Retrieved 2 May 2025.