Conservatives bolster North East Lincolnshire council control
Labour were kicked out of six seats
Returning Officer, Chief Executive of North East Lincolnshire Council, Rob Walsh, announces the turnout.
The Conservatives have bolstered their strength in North East Lincolnshire with eight gains out of 14 seats available.
There were 61 candidates contesting across 12 wards. It means the Conservatives now hold 31 seats – up from 23.
Meanwhile, Labour have lost six seats for a total of eight, while the Liberal Democrats lost one and UKIP also lost their single place on the authority.
Conservatives took overall control of the council in 2019 after wrestling control from a Labour/Liberal Democrat alliance. The result will be a big blow to the Labour party who were hoping to regain seats following their loss of power.
Labour retain control of City of Lincoln Council
Conservatives and Lib Dems gained a seat each
Labour lost two of their seats, one to the Conservatives and one to the Liberal Democrats.
This means out of the 11 wards that were up for election, Labour have five, Conservatives have five and the Liberal Democrats have one.
Originally, Labour had seven seats and the Conservatives had four.
In a twisted turn of events, Liberal Democrats councillor Clare Smalley took the Abbey ward seat off Labour by a majority of 425.
Similarly, Conservative councillor Matthew Fido gained the Moorland seat from Labour’s Geoff Ellis, by a majority of 95 votes.
North East Lincolnshire goes to the polls to elect 14 new councillors
Key seats will determine who will have control of North East Lincolnshire Council in Thursday s local elections
Voters decide today who they want to run North East Lincolnshire Council.
One councillor will be elected in each of the Croft Baker, Freshney, Haverstoe, Heneage, Humberston and New Waltham, Immingham, Park, Sidney Sussex, South and Yarborough wards, and two in each of East Marsh and Scartho.
There is no council election in Waltham, West Marsh or Wolds wards.
But all the wards will host elections for the Police and Crime Commissioner.