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Lincolnshire Independents
LeaderMarianne Overton
Founded18 July 2008;16 years ago(2008-07-18)
Registered19 December 2008(2008-12-19)
HeadquartersLincoln,Lincolnshire
IdeologyRegionalism
Lincolnshire County Council
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House of Commons
(Lincolnshire Seats)
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North Kesteven District Council
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West Lindsey District Council
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Website
www.lincolnshireindependents.org.uk

Lincolnshire Independentsis a Britishpolitical partybased in the county ofLincolnshire.[1]It was founded in July 2008 with the aim of re-aligning the "stagnant"politics of Lincolnshire,which had been largely dominated by theConservative Partyfor decades.[2][3][4]

Local Government

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At the2009 election,Lincolnshire Independents stood 19 candidates forLincolnshire County Councilof whom four were elected.[5]

In2013,they increased their representation to eight seats and polled 10.4% of the votes cast county-wide.[6][7]

In the2016 police and crime commissioner electionsthe party stood a candidate for theLincolnshire area,attaining 18,497 votes or approximately 16.52% of the vote.[8]

At the2017 county council electionthe party lost all but one of their seats on Lincolnshire County Council: party leader Marianne OvertonMBEwon the Bassingham & Welbourn division.[9]

Overton retained her seat in the2021 county council election.[10]

Marianne Overton has been the Independent Group leader and a vice-chair on theLocal Government Associationsince 2011.[11]

Parliamentary elections

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At the2010 general election,party leader Marianne Overton stood forSleaford and North Hykeham.[12][13]She came fourth with 3,806 votes (6.4%).[14][15]Campaign director Mark Horn, aConservative Partymember for 23 years who resigned as a county councillor in 2008,[16]stood inGrantham and Stamford,[17]receiving 929 votes (1.8%). InLouth and Horncastle,Daniel Simpson gained 576 votes (1.1%).[18]

At the2015 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 inGainsborough,where he polled 505 votes (1%), and Helen Powell stood inLincoln,where she received 286 votes (0.6%).[19]

Overton stood in Sleaford and North Hykeham for a third time in theDecember 2016 by-election.She came fifth, with 2,892 votes (8.8%).[20]

Overton again stood in Sleaford and North Hykeham in the2019 general election,coming fourth with 3% of the vote.[21]

The party ran in two constituencies in the2024 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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Register of political parties".Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First.The Electoral Commission.19 December 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 27 July 2010.Retrieved28 October2009.
  2. ^"Lincolnshire Independents – Lincolnshire First! A New Political Force in Lincolnshire".Cllr Mrs Marianne Overton's blog.Marianne Overton. 5 September 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 16 July 2010.Retrieved28 October2009.
  3. ^Montgomery, Patricia (12 November 2009)."Lincolnshire Independents, A New Political Force in Lincolnshire".LincsMag.Retrieved27 February2010.
  4. ^"BBC NEWS | Election 2009 | Lincolnshire council".news.bbc.co.uk.Retrieved20 September2024.
  5. ^"Local Elections Archive Project - 2009 - Lincolnshire".andrewteale.me.uk.Retrieved10 July2024.
  6. ^"Final results for the Lincolnshire County Council elections 2013".lincolnshire.gov.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 4 December 2016.Retrieved14 June2016.
  7. ^"Local Elections Archive Project - 2013 - Lincolnshire".andrewteale.me.uk.Retrieved24 August2024.
  8. ^"Lincolnshire PCC 2016 election: Conservative Marc Jones elected as police and crime commissioner".BBC News.6 May 2016.Retrieved31 August2017.
  9. ^Banks, Barnaby."Elections".Lincolnshire County Council.Retrieved10 July2024.
  10. ^Banks, Barnaby."Elections results 2021".Lincolnshire County Council.Retrieved10 July2024.
  11. ^"Governance - chair and vice-chairs".LGA.Retrieved15 May2017.
  12. ^"Four-way election race to be Hogg's successor".Lincolnshire Echo.15 March 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 5 May 2013.Retrieved16 March2010.
  13. ^"Going head-to-head for the hottest seat in town".Lincolnshire Echo.14 April 2010.Retrieved8 May2010.
  14. ^"Breaking news - Conservative landslide win in Sleaford and North Hykeham".Sleaford Standard.7 May 2010.Retrieved8 May2010.
  15. ^"Independent candidate admits being beaten by the 'big three'".Sleaford Standard.7 May 2010.Retrieved8 May2010.
  16. ^"Maverick Mark determined to change way county is run".Bourne Local.8 August 2008.Retrieved8 May2010.
  17. ^Williams, Annabelle (28 April 2010)."Interview: Lincolnshire Independents".Total Politics.Retrieved8 May2010.
  18. ^Browne, Duncan (7 May 2010)."BREAKING NEWS: Sir Peter Tapsell re-elected as Louth and Horncastle MP".Horncastle News.Retrieved8 May2010.
  19. ^"Election 2015 - BBC News".bbc.Retrieved10 July2024.
  20. ^"Conservatives hold Sleaford as Labour pushed into fourth".BBC News.9 December 2016.Retrieved10 July2024.
  21. ^"Sleaford & North Hykeham parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News".Retrieved10 July2024.
  22. ^"Grantham and Bourne - General election results 2024".BBC News.Retrieved6 July2024.
  23. ^"Sleaford and North Hykeham - General election results 2024".BBC News.Retrieved6 July2024.
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