The 2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election will be held on the 1st of May, 2025 to elect the inaugural mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, on the same day as other local elections across the country. The mayor will be elected using first past the post.
Background
editThe election covers the entire historic 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.[1]
Electoral system
editThe 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.[2]
Candidates
editSeveral individuals have either publicly expressed interest or had media speculation about the possibility of them running:
Publicly expressed interest
edit- Ben Bradley, Conservative Party, former MP for Mansfield, leader of Nottinghamshire County Council[1]
- Karl McCartney, Conservative Party, former MP for Lincoln[1]
- Matt Warman, Conservative Party, former MP for Boston and Skegness[1]
Other possibilities
edit- Keltham Cooke, Conservative Party, former leader of South Kesteven District Council[3]
- Martin Hill, Conservative Party, leader of Lincolnshire County Council[1][3]
- Philip Jackson, Conservative Party, leader of North East Lincolnshire Council[1]
- Karen Lee, Labour Party, former MP for Lincoln[3]
- Marianne Overton, independent, leader of Lincolnshire Independents on Lincolnshire County Council[3]
- Ross Pepper, Liberal Democrat, former parliamentary candidate for Lincoln[3]
- Richard Tice, Reform UK, MP for Boston and Skegness[1]
- Rob Waltham, Conservative Party, leader of North Lincolnshire Council[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
- ^ a b c d e f Turner, James (15 March 2024). "Candidates who could become Lincolnshire mayor". BBC News. Retrieved 16 November 2024.