2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election
Gre
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Andrea Jenkyns | Lin
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| Candidate | Sally Horscroft | Andrea Jenkyns | Marianne Overton |
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| Party | Green | Reform UK | Lincolnshire Independents |
Lab
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Con
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| Candidate | Jason Stockwood | Rob Waltham | |
| Party | Labour | Conservative | |
The 2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election will be held on 1 May 2025 to elect the inaugural mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, on the same day as other local elections across the country.
Background
[edit ]The election covers the entire historic and ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, which is governed by three councils: Lincolnshire County Council, North Lincolnshire Council, and North East Lincolnshire Council. Those councils will remain in place, with some powers being transferred to the new mayor.[1]
Electoral system
[edit ]The election will use the voting system of first past the post to elect the mayor. In this system the candidate with the most votes wins, even if they do not win an overall majority of the vote share. The Electoral Reform Society described the move towards first past the post as one lowering the bar for politicians and thus damaging British democracy.[2]
Candidates
[edit ]Several individuals have either publicly expressed interest or had media speculation about the possibility of them running:
Confirmed
[edit ]- Sally Horscroft, Green Party, parliamentary candidate for Lincoln in 2019 and 2024 [3]
- Andrea Jenkyns, Reform UK, former Conservative MP for Morley and Outwood [4]
- Marianne Overton, independent, leader of Lincolnshire Independents on Lincolnshire County Council [5]
- Jason Stockwood, Labour Party, businessman[6]
- Rob Waltham, Conservative Party, leader of North Lincolnshire Council [7]
Other possibilities
[edit ]- Ross Pepper, Liberal Democrat, former parliamentary candidate for Lincoln [8]
References
[edit ]- ^ Waller, Jamie (5 November 2024). "Everything you need to know about the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Wright, Mike (8 May 2024). "Local elections: A third of the vote shouldn't make a mayor". Electoral Reform Society . Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Waller, James (19 March 2025). "Green candidate's race to raise 5,000ドル to run in Lincs mayoral election". LincolnshireLive. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Whannel, Kate (28 November 2024). "Former Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns joins Reform UK". BBC News. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Maslin, Eleanor (6 March 2025). "Greater Lincolnshire mayor 2025 - the candidates". BBC News. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Waller, Jamie (22 November 2024). "Grimsby Town vice-chairman bids to become Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire". Grimsby Live. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Turner, James (11 December 2024). "Rob Waltham to represent Conservatives in Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election". LincolnshireWorld. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Turner, James (15 March 2024). "Lincolnshire devolution: Potential candidates for mayor". BBC News. Retrieved 16 November 2024.