Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Lincolnshire will still go to the polls on May 1st

Lincolnshire County Council intends to go ahead with elections on My 1st in spite of other authorities postponing them in the wake of impending devolution.

Council leader Martin Hill says they’ll run alongside elections for a new Mayor, adding: ““We have been planning for our elections to go ahead as usual, and it is not a surprise that we are not included in the list of councils that are postponing theirs.

“We expressed an interest in Greater Lincolnshire being part of the first wave of local government reorganisation, and had said we would be open to deferring our elections if needed. We did not request specifically to defer our elections.

“Although it’s disappointing that we won’t be in the first phase of reorganisation, we will keep pushing for more straightforward local government across Greater Lincolnshire. I believe we must look at what is best for residents and what will offer the best value for money, and develop proposals that deliver this.”

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