2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election

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2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election
1 May 2025 (2025-05-01)2029 
Registered828,613
Turnout29.9%
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Con
Lab
Candidate Andrea Jenkyns Rob Waltham Jason Stockwood
Party Reform UK Conservative Labour
Popular vote104,13364,58530,384
Percentage42.0%26.1%12.3%

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Grn
LD
CandidateMarianne OvertonSally HorscroftTrevor Young
Party Lincolnshire Independents Green Liberal Democrats
Popular vote19,91115,04013,728
Percentage8.0%6.1%5.5%

Mayor before election

Did not exist

Elected Mayor

Andrea Jenkyns
Reform UK

The 2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election was held on 1 May 2025 to elect the inaugural mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, on the same day as other local elections across the country.

Contents

Andrea Jenkyns of Reform UK won the election with 42% of the vote, from a turnout of 29.9%. She was therefore voted for by 12.6% of the electorate. [1] [2]

Background

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. [3]

Electoral system

The election used 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. [4]

Candidates

Several individuals either publicly expressed interest or had media speculation about the possibility of them running:

Confirmed

Opinion polls

Dates
conducted
PollsterClientSample
size
Ref Con Lab Grn Ind LD Lead
2025 mayoral election 1 May 202542.0%26.1%12.3%6.1%8.0%5.5%15.9
29–30 AprFind Out Now [11] N/A1,31241%26%12%9%7%4%15
15–23 AprMore in Common [12] The Observer1,00133%30%17%7%8%6%3
9–23 AprYouGov [13] N/A1,21840%25%15%8%7%5%15

Results

Results of the election by district. Map of the Results of the 2025 Greater Lincolnshire Mayoral Election.png
Results of the election by district.
2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Reform UK Andrea Jenkyns 104,133 42.0
Conservative Rob Waltham64,58526.1
Labour Co-op Jason Stockwood 30,38412.3
Lincolnshire Independent Marianne Overton19,9118.0
Green Sally Horscroft15,0406.1
Liberal Democrats Trevor Young13,7285.5
Majority39,54815.9
Rejected ballots2,0110.8
Turnout 249,79230.15
Reform UK win (new seat)

References

  1. "Reform's Andrea Jenkyns elected Lincolnshire mayor". BBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  2. "Reform UK's Andrea Jenkyns becomes Greater Lincolnshire's first-ever mayor". LBC. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  3. Waller, Jamie (5 November 2024). "Everything you need to know about the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  4. Wright, Mike (8 May 2024). "Local elections: A third of the vote shouldn't make a mayor". Electoral Reform Society . Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. Waller, Jamie (19 March 2025). "Green candidate's race to raise £5,000 to run in Lincs mayoral election". LincolnshireLive. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  6. Whannel, Kate (28 November 2024). "Former Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns joins Reform UK". BBC News. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  7. Parkhill, Harry (4 April 2025). "Lincolnshire bus services criticised ahead of mayoral takeover". BBC News. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  8. 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.
  9. Turner, James (11 December 2024). "Rob Waltham to represent Conservatives in Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election". Lincolnshire World. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  10. "'A fair deal for our community!' Lib Dem Greater Lincolnshire mayoral candidate announced". Lincs Online. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  11. "Lincolnshire mayoral poll". Find Out Now. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  12. "More in Common mayoral election pollig". More in Common. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  13. "Survey Report" (PDF). YouGov. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  14. "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.
  15. "Mayoral election results - 1 May 2025". NELC. Retrieved 2 May 2025.