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| Lincolnshire County Council election results: Reform take control | Lincolnshire County Council election results: Reform take control |
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| Reform's deputy leader, Richard Tice, watching results come in at the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election in Grimsby | Reform's deputy leader, Richard Tice, watching results come in at the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election in Grimsby |
| Reform UK has taken overall control of Lincolnshire County Council following Thursday's local election. | Reform UK has taken overall control of Lincolnshire County Council following Thursday's local election. |
| As counting continues, they have hit the majority needed with 41 seats, currently ahead of the Conservatives in second, who have nine seats so far. | |
| It marks a double success for the party, which earlier saw Dame Andrea Jenkyns elected as the county's first mayor in a resounding victory. | It marks a double success for the party, which earlier saw Dame Andrea Jenkyns elected as the county's first mayor in a resounding victory. |
| Outgoing council leader Martin Hill, who has led the authority for 20 years, said there had been a "tidal wave of Reform crashing over us". | Outgoing council leader Martin Hill, who has led the authority for 20 years, said there had been a "tidal wave of Reform crashing over us". |
| Hill, who retained his Folkingham Rural seat, added: "It's all about national politics, they had very simplistic messages. | Hill, who retained his Folkingham Rural seat, added: "It's all about national politics, they had very simplistic messages. |
| "On the doorstep, people were saying they were fed up with both national parties. | "On the doorstep, people were saying they were fed up with both national parties. |
| "Immigration was a big issue and that's what it all seemed to be about." | "Immigration was a big issue and that's what it all seemed to be about." |
| All 70 seats across the county council were contested and the results showed a huge swing from the 2021 election, when the Tories secured a majority 54 seats. | All 70 seats across the county council were contested and the results showed a huge swing from the 2021 election, when the Tories secured a majority 54 seats. |
| Reform will run the county council and its £693m-a-year budget | Reform will run the county council and its £693m-a-year budget |
| Andrea Jenkyns: Ex-Greggs worker with knack for bouncing back | Andrea Jenkyns: Ex-Greggs worker with knack for bouncing back |
| Reform's Andrea Jenkyns elected Lincolnshire mayor | Reform's Andrea Jenkyns elected Lincolnshire mayor |
| AT A GLANCE: What happened overnight and what's still to come? | AT A GLANCE: What happened overnight and what's still to come? |
| East Lindsey went to Reform in its entirety, with big wins in Lincoln, Boston and South Holland. | East Lindsey went to Reform in its entirety, with big wins in Lincoln, Boston and South Holland. |
| There were also some high-profile Conservative casualties, including Colin Davie, who lost his Ingoldmells Rural seat to Reform by almost 1,000 votes. | There were also some high-profile Conservative casualties, including Colin Davie, who lost his Ingoldmells Rural seat to Reform by almost 1,000 votes. |
| Fellow councillors Wendy Bowkett, Daniel McNally, Patricia Bradwell and William Gray, who have decades of council experience between them, will also be leaving the chamber. | Fellow councillors Wendy Bowkett, Daniel McNally, Patricia Bradwell and William Gray, who have decades of council experience between them, will also be leaving the chamber. |
| All 70 council seats were up for election | All 70 council seats were up for election |
| The Liberal Democrats narrowly managed to retain two seats in Gainsborough, including that of district council leader and Mayoral candidate, Trevor Young, who won by 17 votes. | The Liberal Democrats narrowly managed to retain two seats in Gainsborough, including that of district council leader and Mayoral candidate, Trevor Young, who won by 17 votes. |
| Elsewhere, the Lib Dems have picked up two new seats which currently makes them the second largest party in the county. | Elsewhere, the Lib Dems have picked up two new seats which currently makes them the second largest party in the county. |
| Independent Richard Cleaver won big in Stamford West. | Independent Richard Cleaver won big in Stamford West. |
| Analysis by Alan Webber, BBC Radio Lincolnshire political reporter | Analysis by Alan Webber, BBC Radio Lincolnshire political reporter |
| To echo the words of the UK's Eurovision entry, "what the hell just happened" in Lincolnshire? | To echo the words of the UK's Eurovision entry, "what the hell just happened" in Lincolnshire? |
| The answer: "A tidal wave of Reform crashing over us". | The answer: "A tidal wave of Reform crashing over us". |
| Those are the words of Martin Hill who led Lincolnshire County Council for 20 years, but not for much longer. | Those are the words of Martin Hill who led Lincolnshire County Council for 20 years, but not for much longer. |
| He told the BBC the electoral wipe-out was the result of national problems and "easy answers" offered on the doorstep. | He told the BBC the electoral wipe-out was the result of national problems and "easy answers" offered on the doorstep. |
| The Tories have controlled the authority for most of the last 50 years, and started the night with 53 out of 70 seats. | The Tories have controlled the authority for most of the last 50 years, and started the night with 53 out of 70 seats. |
| There have been some long-standing political casualties – including Colin Davie who lost his Ingoldmells Rural seat to Reform by almost a thousand votes. | There have been some long-standing political casualties – including Colin Davie who lost his Ingoldmells Rural seat to Reform by almost a thousand votes. |
| In all, decades of council experience will be leaving the chamber. | In all, decades of council experience will be leaving the chamber. |
| The newly-elected Reform UK councillors will have to hit the ground running to adjust to the demands of managing an authority with an annual budget of £693m. | The newly-elected Reform UK councillors will have to hit the ground running to adjust to the demands of managing an authority with an annual budget of £693m. |
| Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. | Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. |
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