Lincolnshire Independents Explained

Country:the United Kingdom
Lincolnshire Independents
Leader:Marianne Overton
Headquarters:Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Ideology:Regionalism
Seats1 Title:Lincolnshire County Council
Seats2 Title:House of Commons
(Lincolnshire Seats)
Seats3 Title:North Kesteven District Council
Seats4 Title:West Lindsey District Council

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]

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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009-12-19 . Register of political parties . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100727131659/http://registers.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/regpoliticalparties.cfm?frmGB=1&frmPartyID=857&frmType=partydetail . 2010-07-27 . 2009-10-28 . Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First . The Electoral Commission.
  2. Web site: 2008-09-05 . Lincolnshire Independents – Lincolnshire First! A New Political Force in Lincolnshire . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100716033929/http://www.forktail.co.uk/voice/members/m_overton/2008/09/lincolnshire-independents-lincolnshire.html . 2010-07-16 . 2009-10-28 . Cllr Mrs Marianne Overton's blog . Marianne Overton.
  3. Web site: Lincolnshire Independents, A New Political Force in Lincolnshire. Montgomery. Patricia. 12 November 2009. LincsMag. 27 February 2010.
  4. Web site: BBC NEWS Election 2009 Lincolnshire council . 2024-09-20 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Local Elections Archive Project - 2009 - Lincolnshire . 2024-07-10 . www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  6. Web site: Final results for the Lincolnshire County Council elections 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161204015420/https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/local-democracy/about-your-county-councillor/elections/election-results/ . 2016-12-04 . 2016-06-14 . www.lincolnshire.gov.uk.
  7. Web site: Local Elections Archive Project - 2013 - Lincolnshire . 2024-08-24 . www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  8. News: Lincolnshire PCC 2016 election: Conservative Marc Jones elected as police and crime commissioner. 2016-05-06. BBC News. 2017-08-31. en-GB.
  9. Web site: Banks . Barnaby . Elections . 2024-07-10 . Lincolnshire County Council . en.
  10. Web site: Banks . Barnaby . Elections results 2021 . 2024-07-10 . Lincolnshire County Council . en.
  11. Web site: Governance - chair and vice-chairs. LGA. 15 May 2017.
  12. Web site: Four-way election race to be Hogg's successor. https://archive.today/20130505072821/http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/way-election-race-Hogg-s-successor/article-1910728-detail/article.html. dead. 5 May 2013. 15 March 2010. Lincolnshire Echo. 16 March 2010.
  13. News: Going head-to-head for the hottest seat in town. 14 April 2010. Lincolnshire Echo. 8 May 2010.
  14. News: Breaking news - Conservative landslide win in Sleaford and North Hykeham. 7 May 2010. Sleaford Standard. 8 May 2010.
  15. News: Independent candidate admits being beaten by the 'big three'. 7 May 2010. Sleaford Standard. 8 May 2010.
  16. News: Maverick Mark determined to change way county is run. 8 August 2008. Bourne Local. 8 May 2010.
  17. Web site: Interview: Lincolnshire Independents. Williams. Annabelle. 28 April 2010. Total Politics. 8 May 2010.
  18. News: BREAKING NEWS: Sir Peter Tapsell re-elected as Louth and Horncastle MP. Browne. Duncan. 7 May 2010. Horncastle News. 8 May 2010.
  19. Web site: Election 2015 - BBC News . 2024-07-10 . www.bbc.com . en-GB.
  20. News: 2016-12-09 . Conservatives hold Sleaford as Labour pushed into fourth . 2024-07-10 . BBC News . en-GB.
  21. News: Sleaford & North Hykeham parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News . 2024-07-10 . en-GB.
  22. News: Grantham and Bourne - General election results 2024 . 2024-07-06 . BBC News . en-GB.
  23. News: Sleaford and North Hykeham - General election results 2024 . 2024-07-06 . BBC News . en-GB.

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