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
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.
Electoral system
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, 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.
Candidates
Several individuals have either publicly expressed interest or had media speculation about the possibility of them running:
Confirmed
- Sally Horscroft, Green Party, parliamentary candidate for Lincoln in 2019 and 2024
- Andrea Jenkyns, Reform UK, former Conservative MP for Morley and Outwood
- Marianne Overton, Lincolnshire Independents, councillor on Lincolnshire County Council and Leader of the Opposition on North Kesteven District Council
- Jason Stockwood, Labour Party, businessman
- Rob Waltham, Conservative Party, leader of North Lincolnshire Council
- Trevor Young, Liberal Democrats, leader of West Lindsey District Council
Results
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