LIVE: Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner elections results
The latest updates from the count
One of them will become the next Lincolnshire PCC.
Saturday, May 8, is the final day of counting votes in the local elections, with results expected today for the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner.
People took to the polls on Thursday, May 6, to decide who would be their new ward councillors, as well as the Police and Crime Commissioner. Due to safety measures surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, votes for the PCC are counted Saturday.
Marc Jones was the second-elected PCC of Lincolnshire in May 2016 and this time his role is being challenged by Labour City of Lincoln councillor Rosanne Kirk and Chair of the Lincolnshire Police Independent Advisory Group (IAG), David Williams from the Lincolnshire Independents party, Ross Pepper from the Liberal Democrats and Peter Escreet from the Reform Party.
248 COVID-19 cases and three deaths so far this week in Greater Lincolnshire
R number falls to between 0.8 and 1
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
There have been 248 coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire and three COVID-related deaths so far this week – a 7% drop in cases but two more deaths than the previous week.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard on Friday recorded 35 new cases in Lincolnshire, four in North Lincolnshire and four in North East Lincolnshire.
One death was registered in North Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
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.