The full list of candidates standing in the local elections for East Lindsey in May has been released.
The Conservatives start with a ten-seat lead on the council.
Local elections are due to take place across Lincolnshire on May 4 and will see all Lincolnshire district councils along with North and North East Lincolnshire holding a vote.
Lincolnshire County Council will not be taking part this year, with its next election due in 2025.
There are 55 seats available to potential candidates in East Lindsey district council.
The council is currently made up of 31 Conservatives against eight Independent, six Labour, six Skegness Urban District Society members, two District Independent/Liberal Democrats and two unaligned councillors.
It’s going to be a tough challenge for anyone looking to replace the Conservative leadership – not impossible, but there would need to be a seismic shift in electorate.
Eight of the district’s wards will go uncontested this year, for a total of 13 seats split between 10 conservatives, two independents, and a Liberal Democrat. The pre-election result means the Tories already have just under a third of their existing seats filled.
They include:
Coningsby and Mareham’s three seats which were filled by Conservatives Martin Foster, Alex Hall and James Knowles
Croft which has been taken by Conservative Sid Dennis
Fulstow which has been taken by Independent Edward Mossop
Halton Holegate which has been taken by Conservative Terry Taylor
Horncastle’s three seats which were filled by Conservative Richard Avison, Independent Sandra Campbell-Wardman and Liberal Democrat Fiona Martin
Roughton which was taken by Conservative William Gray
Sibsey and Stickney’s two seats which were filled by Conservatives Tom Ashton and Neil Jones
Wainfleet which was filled by Conservative Wendy Bowkett.
Councillors Stan Avison (Con), Dr Graham Williams (Con), Tony Howard (Lab), Sarah Parkin (Ind), Chris Green (Con) have not run this year.
Here is the full list of the contested wards and candidates (in bold are current councillors):
Alford (two seats)
Sarah Devereux – Conservative
Ed Green – Labour
Cameron Marnoch – Labour
Graham Marsh – Conservative
Alan Vassar – Independent
Binbrook (one seat)
Jacob Croft – Labour
Richard Fry – Conservative
Burgh le Marsh (one seat)
Susan Blackburn – Conservative
Jimmy Brookes – Skegness Urban District Society (SUDS)
Neil Cooper – Independent
Chapel St Leonards (two seats)
Roger Dawson – Labour
Stephen Evans – Conservative
Graham Fisher – Independent
Dilys Jenkinson – Conservative
Friskney (one seat)
Carleen Dickinson – Independent
Carl Drury – Conservative
Grimoldby (one seat)
David Hoyles – Labour
Terry Knowles – Independent
Hagworthingham (one seat)
Paul Fisher – Green
Wil Grover – Conservative
David Powell – Independent
Holten le Clay & North Thoresby (two seats)
Terry Aldridge – Independent
Stephen Lyons – Conservative
Phyll Smith – Labour
Ingoldmells (one seat)
Jason Boswell – Skegness Urban District Society (SUDS)
Colin Davie – Conservative
Legbourne (one seat)
Hannah Filer – Labour
Adam Grist – Conservative
Mablethorpe (three seats)
Claire Arnold – Labour
Victor Clark – Conservative
Graham Cullen – Labour
Kate Marnoch – Labour
Carl Tebbutt – Conservative
Marsh Chapel & Somercotes (two seats)
Daniel McNally – Conservative
Patricia Midgley – Independent
Freddie Mossop – Labour
Helena Poskitt – Independent
Paul Rickett – Conservative
North Holme Louth (one seat)
Kirsty Corbitt – Conservative
David Hall – Labour
Karen Parsons – Independent
Priory & St James Louth (two seats)
Lynne Cooney – Independent
Darren Hobson – Independent
Andrew Leonard – Independent
Pauline Watson – Conservative
Scarborough & Seacroft Skegness (three seats)
Billy Brookes – Skegness Urban District Society
Paul Collins – Labour
Dick Edginton – Conservative
Adrian Findley – Skegness Urban District Society
Steve Kirk – Conservative
Julie Sadler – Conservative
Bob Walker – Skegness Urban District Society
Spilsby (one seat)
David Mangion – Conservative
Ellie Marsh – Independent
St Clements Skegness (two seats)
Mark Anderson – Labour
Richard Cunnington – Skegness Urban District Society
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