The 2025 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Lincolnshire County Council in Lincolnshire, England. All 70 seats were up for election. This was on the same day as other local elections including the inaugural 2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election. The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. Reform UK won a majority of the seats on the council at the election.
Background At the previous 2021 election, the Conservatives won a majority of seats.
Previous council composition After 2021 election Before 2025 election Party Seats Party Seats 54 53 4 4 3 3 0 3 3 0 1 1 5 5Vacant N/AVacant 1
Changes 2021–2025 November 2021: Bob Adams (Conservative) dies – by-election held February 2022 February 2022: Charlotte Vernon (Conservative) wins by-election August 2022: Angela Newton (South Holland Independents) dies – by-election held December 2022 December 2022: Manzur Hasan (South Holland Independents) wins by-election March 2023: Mike Thompson (Conservative) resigns – by-election held May 2023 May 2023: Alan Briggs (Conservative) wins by-election August 2023: Rob Parker (Labour) resigns – by-election held September 2023; Ray Wootten (Conservative) dies – by-election held November 2023; Alison Austin (independent) joins South Holland Independents September 2023: Neil Murray (Labour) wins by-election November 2023: Paul Martin (Conservative) wins by-election March 2024: Julie Killey (Labour) dies – by-election held May 2024 May 2024: Debbie Armiger (Labour) wins by-election November 2024: Nicola Clarke (Conservative) resigns – seat left vacant until 2025 election March 2025: Robert Gibson (South Holland Independents), Manzur Hasan (South Holland Independents), and Jane King (South Holland Independents) join Reform UK Remaining member of South Holland Independents group, Alison Austin, reverts to being an independent, not aligned to any group.
Summary Prior to the election, the council was under Conservative majority control. The council had only three Reform UK councillors prior to the election, all of whom had been elected as South Holland Independents but joined Reform UK in March 2025. The election saw Reform UK win 44 of the 70 seats on the council, giving it an overall majority. After the election, Reform UK chose Sean Matthews to be their new group leader on the council, and he was formally appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2025.
Election result
Division results by district
Boston
Lincoln
East Lindsey
South Holland
v
North Kesteven
South Kesteven
West Lindsey
See also Lincolnshire County Council elections
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