2024 North East Lincolnshire Council election explained

Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Country:Lincolnshire
Previous Year:2023
Previous Election:2023 North East Lincolnshire Council election
Next Year:Next
Seats For Election:12 out of 42 seats to North East Lincolnshire Council
Majority Seats:22
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Leader1:Philip Jackson
Leaders Seat1:Waltham
Seats Before1:27
Seats After1:19
Seat Change1:8
Leader2:Kathryn Wheatley[1]
Leaders Seat2:West Marsh
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before2:9
Seats After2:15
Seat Change2:6
Leader4:Nicola Aisthorpe[2]
Leaders Seat4:East Marsh
Party4:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before4:3
Seats After4:3
Leader5:Steve Holland
Leaders Seat5:Freshney
Party5:Independent politician
Seats Before5:3
Seats After5:5
Seat Change5:2
Leader
Before Election:Philip Jackson
Before Party:Conservative Party (UK)
Posttitle:Leader after election
After Election:Philip Jackson
Conservative
After Party:No overall control

The 2024 North East Lincolnshire Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom on the same day. 12 of the 42 members of North East Lincolnshire Council in Lincolnshire were elected.

The Conservative Party lost control of the council to no overall control.[3] They remained the largest party, and continued to run the council as a minority administration.[4]

Background

North East Lincolnshire was created as a unitary authority in 1996. The Labour Party held a majority on the council until 2003, when the council fell to no overall control.[5] Labour retook the council in 2012,[6] but lost the council in 2016.[7] The Conservatives won their first majority on the council in 2019, and have controlled the council since then. In the previous election, the Conservatives won 7 seats (down 3) with 41.5% of the vote, Labour won 5 (up 1) with 38.1%, independents won 2 (up 2) with 9.6%, and the Liberal Democrats defended their seat up for election with 7.0%.

The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, the Conservatives gained 8 seats with 60.3% of the vote, Labour lost 7 with 25.6%, and the Liberal Democrats lost 1 with 5.5%.

Previous council composition

After 2023 electionBefore 2024 election[8] After 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
272719
9915
333
335

Ward results

Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*).

Yarborough

Notes and References

  1. News: Poxton . Ivan Morris . Labour changes its leader in North East Lincolnshire after local elections . 15 April 2024 . Grimsby Live . 17 May 2023.
  2. News: Poxton . Ivan Morris . New leader for Liberal Democrats as Steve Beasant steps down in North East Lincolnshire . 15 April 2024 . Grimsby Live . 24 May 2023.
  3. Web site: North East Lincolnshire election result .
  4. News: Madden . Richard . Morris Poxton . Ivan . Conservatives to continue running minority council . 14 July 2024 . BBC News . 24 May 2024.
  5. Web site: North East Lincolnshire Council Election Results 1995-2012 . Elections Centre . 2 April 2024.
  6. Web site: BBC News - Vote 2012 - North East Lincolnshire . BBC News . 5 April 2024.
  7. News: No Overall Control North East Lincolnshire . 5 April 2024 . ITV News . 6 May 2016.
  8. Web site: Find Councillors by name and party . 5 April 2024 . en . North East Lincolnshire Council.