The number of people registered to vote in Lincoln has risen by more than 1,600.
A total of 74,778 people have registered to vote across the city for Thursday’s election compared to 73,111 in 2017.
It equates to a difference of 1,667 extra registered voters – 129 more people than Labour candidate Karen Lee’s majority of 1,538 at the last election.
A turnout of 66.6% in 2017 saw 48,718 people vote – if the same percentage were to turn up again this year it could mean 49,802 votes to split across the candidates.
In total more than 787,046 across Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire have registered for the 2019 General Election on Thursday, compared to 779,618 in 2017.
In fact, the number increased in all but three electoral areas – the Conservative strongholds of South Holland, South Kesteven and Brigg and Goole.
The greatest rise in voter numbers in Lincolnshire took place in Sleaford and North Hykeham, which saw an extra 3,834 people register ahead of the General Election.
The largest decrease was in the South Holland and Deepings ward, which saw 646 people drop off the electoral register.
Last night, candidates in Lincoln took part in the Lincolnite and BBC Radio Lincolnshire hosted #LincolnDebate. You can catch up on all the action here.
Below is the full list of figures compared to 2017:
LINCOLNSHIRE
Boston
2019: 41,272
2017: 40,124
Difference: +1,148
West Lindsey
2019: 76,343
2017: 75,893
Difference: +450
South Holland and Deepings
2019: 75,728
2017: 76,374
Difference: -646
South Kesteven
2019: 81,502
2017: 81,740
Difference: -238
Sleaford and North Hykeham
2019: 94,761
2017: 90,927
Difference: +3,834
East Lindsey
2019: 79,650
2017: 79,007
Difference: +643
Lincoln
2019: 74,778
2017: 73,111
Difference: +1,667
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE
2019: Scunthorpe County – 61,975
2017: Scunthorpe County – 61,578
Difference: +397
2019: Brigg and Goole – 65,939
2017: Brigg and Goole – 66,069
Difference: -130
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE
2019: Great Grimsby – 61,409
2017: Great Grimsby – 61,743
Diff: -334
2019: Cleethorpes – 73,689 (including 18,206 from North Lincs for Barton and Ferry Ward).
2017: Cleethorpes – 73052 (including 17,339 from North Lincs for Barton and Ferry Ward).
Difference: +637
TOTALS:
2019: 787,046
2017: 779,618
Difference: +7,428
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Drivers in Lincoln will face nearly a fortnight of disruption when electrical works cause a road closure on Skellingthorpe Road from next week (July 11).
Western Power Distribution will install a new electricity connection for a new primary school on Skellingthorpe Road.
The county council has been constructing a new 130-place school on the site of the former Priory Witham Academy Junior School, which will be for St Christopher’s primary-aged pupils.
As a result, Skellingthorpe Road will be closed between Tritton Road and Boultham Park Road between July 11 and July 22.
This is to ensure the safety of engineers and local people while work is taking place.
A diversion will be put in place via Tritton Road, Doddington Road and Newark Road.
Western Power Distribution said: “We apologise for any inconvenience caused while we complete this essential new connection.”
We are investigating a road traffic collision which happened just after 5pm today.
The crash happened on the A15 just south of Waddington and involved a black Peugeot 208 that collided with a tree. The driver of the car, a 56-year-old male, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The A15 was closed just before 6pm and is likely to remain closed for some time.
We are particularly keen to hear from those who were driving along the A15 this afternoon between 4pm and 5:10pm and may have captured dashcam footage of the road during the collision.
If you have dashcam footage or any other information that will assist in our enquiries, there are a number of ways you can get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 285 of 4 July.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 285 of 4 July in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.
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