2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election
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The 2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election will be held on 1 May 2025 to elect the inaugural mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, on the same day as other local elections across the country.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]The election will use the voting system of first past the post to elect the mayor, in this system the candidate with the most votes wins. 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
[edit]Several individuals have either publicly expressed interest or had media speculation about the possibility of them running:
Confirmed
[edit]- Andrea Jenkyns, Reform UK, former Conservative MP for Morley and Outwood[5]
- Jason Stockwood, Labour Party, businessman[6]
- Rob Waltham, Conservative Party, leader of North Lincolnshire Council.[1]
Other possibilities
[edit]- Marianne Overton, independent, leader of Lincolnshire Independents on Lincolnshire County Council[7]
- Ross Pepper, Liberal Democrat, former parliamentary candidate for Lincoln[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rob Waltham to represent Conservatives in Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election". Lincolnshire World. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns joins Reform".
- ^ Waller, Jamie (5 November 2024). "Everything you need to know about the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Local elections: A third of the vote shouldn't make a mayor". www.electoral-reform.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns joins Reform UK".
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ a b Turner, James (15 March 2024). "Candidates who could become Lincolnshire mayor". BBC News. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
