Lincolnshire Independents

Political party in the United Kingdom

Lincolnshire Independents

Leader| Marianne Overton
Founded| 18 July 2008; 17 years ago (2008-07-18)
Registered| 19 December 2008 (2008-12-19)
Headquarters| Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Ideology| Regionalism
Lincolnshire County Council|

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House of Commons
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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

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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

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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 won the Bassingham & Welbourn division.[9]

Overton retained her seat in the 2021 county council election.[10]

The party also stood a candidate in the 2021 PCC election.[11] He came third with 18,375 votes (10.7%).[12][13]

Marianne Overton has been the Independent Group leader and a vice-chair on the Local Government Association since 2011.[14]

Overton ran as the party's candidate in the 2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election.[15] She came fourth out of six candidates, with 8% of the vote.[16] She was also reelected in the county council election held on the same day.[17]

## Parliamentary elections

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At the 2010 general election, party leader Marianne Overton stood for Sleaford and North Hykeham.[18] She came fourth with 3,806 votes (6.4%).[19][20] Campaign director Mark Horn, a Conservative Party member for 23 years who resigned as a county councillor in 2008,[21] stood in Grantham and Stamford,[22] receiving 929 votes (1.8%). In Louth and Horncastle, Daniel Simpson gained 576 votes (1.1%).[23]

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%).[24]

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%).[25]

Overton again stood in Sleaford and North Hykeham in the 2019 general election, coming fourth with 3% of the vote.[26]

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.[27][28]

## See also

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* Boston Bypass Independents
* South Holland Independents

## References

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1. ^ "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
2. ^ Overton, Marianne (5 September 2008). "Lincolnshire Independents – Lincolnshire First! A New Political Force in Lincolnshire". Cllr Mrs Marianne Overton's blog. Marianne Overton. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
3. ^ Montgomery, Patricia (12 November 2009). "Lincolnshire Independents, A New Political Force in Lincolnshire". LincsMag. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
4. ^ "BBC NEWS | Election 2009 | Lincolnshire council". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2009 - Lincolnshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
6. ^ "Final results for the Lincolnshire County Council elections 2013". www.lincolnshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2013 - Lincolnshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
8. ^ "Lincolnshire PCC 2016 election: Conservative Marc Jones elected as police and crime commissioner". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
9. ^ Banks, Barnaby. "Elections". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
10. ^ Banks, Barnaby. "Elections results 2021". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
11. ^ "Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner election 2021: Who is standing?". BBC News. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
12. ^ "Election results for Lincolnshire - Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner". City of Lincoln Council. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
13. ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (8 May 2021). "Election 2021: Marc Jones is elected Lincolnshire PCC". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
14. ^ "Governance - chair and vice-chairs". LGA. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
15. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Election of Mayor to the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority" (PDF). North East Lincolnshire Council. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
16. ^ "Greater Lincolnshire Mayor Election 2025 Candidates and Results". BBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
17. ^ Fish, Elizabeth. "Elections live 2025". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
18. ^ "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.
19. ^ "Breaking news - Conservative landslide win in Sleaford and North Hykeham". Sleaford Standard. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
20. ^ "Independent candidate admits being beaten by the 'big three'". Sleaford Standard. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
21. ^ "Maverick Mark determined to change way county is run". Bourne Local. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
22. ^ Williams, Annabelle (28 April 2010). "Interview: Lincolnshire Independents". Total Politics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
23. ^ "UK Parliament election results: General election for the constituency of Louth and Horncastle on 6 May 2010". UK Parliament election results. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
24. ^ "Election 2015 - BBC News". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
25. ^ "Conservatives hold Sleaford as Labour pushed into fourth". BBC News. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
26. ^ "Sleaford & North Hykeham parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 10 July 2024.
27. ^ "Grantham and Bourne - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
28. ^ "Sleaford and North Hykeham - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

## External links

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* Mark Horn's campaign site
* Election leaflets on The Straight Choice

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