Lincolnshire Independents | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Marianne Overton |
| Founded | 18 July 2008 |
| Ideology | Regionalism |
| Lincolnshire County Council | 1 / 70 |
|
House of Commons (Lincolnshire Seats) | 0 / 7 |
| North Kesteven District Council | 10 / 43 |
| West Lindsey District Council | 2 / 36 |
| Website | |
|
www | |
Lincolnshire Independents is a British political party based in the county of Lincolnshire. They were founded in July 2008. [1] [2] [3]
At the 2009 election, Lincolnshire Independents stood 19 candidates for Lincolnshire County Council of whom four were elected. [4]
Four years later, they increased their representation to nine seats and polled 10.4% of the votes cast county-wide. [5]
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. [6]
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. [7]
Overton retained her seat in the 2021 county council election. [8]
Marianne Overton has been the Independent Group leader and a vice-chair on the Local Government Association since 2011. [9]
At the 2010 general election, party leader Marianne Overton stood for Sleaford and North Hykeham. [10] [11] She came fourth with 3,806 votes (6.4%). [12] [13] Campaign director Mark Horn, a Conservative Party member for 23 years who resigned as a county councillor in 2008, [14] stood in Grantham and Stamford, [15] receiving 929 votes (1.8%). In Louth and Horncastle, Daniel Simpson gained 576 votes (1.1%). [16]
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%). [17]
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%). [18]
Overton again stood in Sleaford and North Hykeham in the 2019 general election, coming fourth with 3% of the vote. [19]
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. [20] [21]
- ^ "Lincolnshire Independents – Lincolnshire First! A New Political Force in Lincolnshire". Cllr Mrs Marianne Overton's blog. Marianne Overton. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ "Register of political parties". Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First. The Electoral Commission. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ Montgomery, Patricia (12 November 2009). "Lincolnshire Independents, A New Political Force in Lincolnshire". LincsMag. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2009 - Lincolnshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Council, Lincolnshire County. "Final results for the Lincolnshire County Council elections 2013". www.lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Lincolnshire PCC 2016 election: Conservative Marc Jones elected as police and crime commissioner". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Banks, Barnaby. "Elections". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Banks, Barnaby. "Elections results 2021". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Governance - chair and vice-chairs". LGA. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Four-way election race to be Hogg's successor". Lincolnshire Echo. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Going head-to-head for the hottest seat in town". Lincolnshire Echo. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Breaking news - Conservative landslide win in Sleaford and North Hykeham". Sleaford Standard. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Independent candidate admits being beaten by the 'big three'". Sleaford Standard. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Maverick Mark determined to change way county is run". Bourne Local. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ Williams, Annabelle (28 April 2010). "Interview: Lincolnshire Independents". Total Politics. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ Browne, Duncan (7 May 2010). "BREAKING NEWS: Sir Peter Tapsell re-elected as Louth and Horncastle MP". Horncastle News. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Election 2015 - BBC News". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Conservatives hold Sleaford as Labour pushed into fourth". BBC News. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Sleaford & North Hykeham parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Grantham and Bourne - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Sleaford and North Hykeham - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- Lincolnshire Independents homepage
- Mark Horn's campaign site
- Election leaflets on The Straight Choice
Lincolnshire Independents | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Leader | Marianne Overton |
| Founded | 18 July 2008 |
| Ideology | Regionalism |
| Lincolnshire County Council | 1 / 70 |
|
House of Commons (Lincolnshire Seats) | 0 / 7 |
| North Kesteven District Council | 10 / 43 |
| West Lindsey District Council | 2 / 36 |
| Website | |
|
www | |
Lincolnshire Independents is a British political party based in the county of Lincolnshire. They were founded in July 2008. [1] [2] [3]
At the 2009 election, Lincolnshire Independents stood 19 candidates for Lincolnshire County Council of whom four were elected. [4]
Four years later, they increased their representation to nine seats and polled 10.4% of the votes cast county-wide. [5]
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. [6]
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. [7]
Overton retained her seat in the 2021 county council election. [8]
Marianne Overton has been the Independent Group leader and a vice-chair on the Local Government Association since 2011. [9]
At the 2010 general election, party leader Marianne Overton stood for Sleaford and North Hykeham. [10] [11] She came fourth with 3,806 votes (6.4%). [12] [13] Campaign director Mark Horn, a Conservative Party member for 23 years who resigned as a county councillor in 2008, [14] stood in Grantham and Stamford, [15] receiving 929 votes (1.8%). In Louth and Horncastle, Daniel Simpson gained 576 votes (1.1%). [16]
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%). [17]
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%). [18]
Overton again stood in Sleaford and North Hykeham in the 2019 general election, coming fourth with 3% of the vote. [19]
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. [20] [21]
- ^ "Lincolnshire Independents – Lincolnshire First! A New Political Force in Lincolnshire". Cllr Mrs Marianne Overton's blog. Marianne Overton. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ "Register of political parties". Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First. The Electoral Commission. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ Montgomery, Patricia (12 November 2009). "Lincolnshire Independents, A New Political Force in Lincolnshire". LincsMag. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2009 - Lincolnshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Council, Lincolnshire County. "Final results for the Lincolnshire County Council elections 2013". www.lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Lincolnshire PCC 2016 election: Conservative Marc Jones elected as police and crime commissioner". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Banks, Barnaby. "Elections". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Banks, Barnaby. "Elections results 2021". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Governance - chair and vice-chairs". LGA. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Four-way election race to be Hogg's successor". Lincolnshire Echo. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Going head-to-head for the hottest seat in town". Lincolnshire Echo. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Breaking news - Conservative landslide win in Sleaford and North Hykeham". Sleaford Standard. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Independent candidate admits being beaten by the 'big three'". Sleaford Standard. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Maverick Mark determined to change way county is run". Bourne Local. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ Williams, Annabelle (28 April 2010). "Interview: Lincolnshire Independents". Total Politics. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ Browne, Duncan (7 May 2010). "BREAKING NEWS: Sir Peter Tapsell re-elected as Louth and Horncastle MP". Horncastle News. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Election 2015 - BBC News". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Conservatives hold Sleaford as Labour pushed into fourth". BBC News. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Sleaford & North Hykeham parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Grantham and Bourne - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Sleaford and North Hykeham - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- Lincolnshire Independents homepage
- Mark Horn's campaign site
- Election leaflets on The Straight Choice