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North East Lincolnshire 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

15 ward races

15 seats

11 elected below the proportional quota

73.3% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 15 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 15 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	18,197	45.9%	14	93.3%	7	46.7%	+7
Conservative Party	7,137	18.0%	0	0.0%	3	20.0%	-3
Labour Party	5,625	14.2%	0	0.0%	2	13.3%	-2
Green Party	3,391	8.5%	0	0.0%	1	6.7%	-1
Liberal Democrats	2,608	6.6%	1	6.7%	1	6.7%	0
Independent	2,492	6.3%	0	0.0%	1	6.7%	-1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	175	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
National Housing Party United Kingdom	38	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	11	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	39,674	100.0%	15	100.0%	15	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Wolds · 1 seat · won at 33.8% · −16.2 pts below quota
Park · 1 seat · won at 37.4% · −12.6 pts below quota
Freshney · 1 seat · won at 39.6% · −10.4 pts below quota
Waltham · 1 seat · won at 42.0% · −8.0 pts below quota
Scartho · 1 seat · won at 44.3% · −5.7 pts below quota
Heneage · 1 seat · won at 44.5% · −5.5 pts below quota
East Marsh · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · −4.7 pts below quota
Yarborough · 1 seat · won at 48.6% · −1.4 pts below quota
Humberston and New Waltham · 1 seat · won at 49.3% · −0.7 pts below quota
Haverstoe · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · −0.3 pts below quota
West Marsh · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · −0.3 pts below quota
Croft Baker · 1 seat · won at 51.4% · above quota
Immingham · 1 seat · won at 51.5% · above quota
Sidney Sussex · 1 seat · won at 54.7% · above quota
South · 1 seat · won at 56.9% · above quota

Race results

Wolds · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.2 pts Valid ballots 2,823

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Darren John Mayne	Reform UK	953	33.8%	−16.2 pts	Elected
2	Jack Elliot Hilton	Independent	914	32.4%	—
3	Christine Elizabeth Vickers	Conservative Party	547	19.4%	—
4	Jonathan Michael Kirman	Green Party	171	6.1%	—
5	Frances Bovill	Labour Party	153	5.4%	—
6	Ryan Ashley Aisthorpe	Liberal Democrats	85	3.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,823 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.wolds.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.6 pts Valid ballots 3,243

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Nige Oliver	Reform UK	1,214	37.4%	−12.6 pts	Elected
2	Amelia Bateman-Young	Labour Party	773	23.8%	—
3	Paul Silvester	Conservative Party	587	18.1%	—
4	James Howard Gill	Green Party	446	13.8%	—
5	David Michael De Freitas	Liberal Democrats	208	6.4%	—
6	Heather Davis	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	15	0.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,243 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Freshney · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.4 pts Valid ballots 2,369

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Karen Ann Batson	Reform UK	939	39.6%	−10.4 pts	Elected
2	Dawn Merryweather	Independent	835	35.2%	—
3	Wendy Marie Draper	Labour Party	231	9.8%	—
4	David Christie	Conservative Party	200	8.4%	—
5	Simon Tatam	Green Party	120	5.1%	—
6	Scarlett Olivia Lockhart	Liberal Democrats	44	1.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,369 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.freshney.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Waltham · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.0 pts Valid ballots 2,470

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	James Robert Sawkins	Reform UK	1,037	42.0%	−8.0 pts	Elected
2	Nick Pettigrew	Conservative Party	956	38.7%	—
3	Vicky Hartung	Labour Party	202	8.2%	—
4	Lorna Jennifer Kirman	Green Party	177	7.2%	—
5	Gemma Marshall	Liberal Democrats	98	4.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,470 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.waltham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Scartho · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.7 pts Valid ballots 3,565

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tony Charlesworth	Reform UK	1,579	44.3%	−5.7 pts	Elected
2	Ron Shepherd	Conservative Party	891	25.0%	—
3	Denis Doyle	Labour Party	593	16.6%	—
4	Gabrielle Samantha Oliver	Green Party	330	9.3%	—
5	Rob Wressell	Liberal Democrats	172	4.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,565 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.scartho.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Heneage · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.5 pts Valid ballots 2,392

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ingrid Oliver	Reform UK	1,064	44.5%	−5.5 pts	Elected
2	Brian William Barrett	Liberal Democrats	565	23.6%	—
3	Kevin Shutt	Labour Party	446	18.6%	—
4	Leila Omidvar Gomez Fernandez	Green Party	183	7.7%	—
5	Mark Smith	Conservative Party	109	4.6%	—
6	John Stephen Stiff	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	14	0.6%	—
7	Chris Stephenson	Social Democratic Party	11	0.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,392 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.heneage.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

East Marsh · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.7 pts Valid ballots 1,491

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steve Beasant	Liberal Democrats	675	45.3%	−4.7 pts	Elected
2	Megan Tansy Dennis	Reform UK	515	34.5%	—
3	Idee Charles	Labour Party	145	9.7%	—
4	Megan Nell Hussey	Green Party	110	7.4%	—
5	Callum Terence Procter	Conservative Party	37	2.5%	—
6	Lee Coulbeck	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	9	0.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,491 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.east-marsh.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Yarborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −1.4 pts Valid ballots 2,619

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Robert Mills	Reform UK	1,272	48.6%	−1.4 pts	Elected
2	Angela Heather Greenfield	Independent	655	25.0%	—
3	Darci Olivia Metcalf	Labour Party	247	9.4%	—
4	James David Cairns	Conservative Party	193	7.4%	—
5	Ollie Sheldrake	Green Party	188	7.2%	—
6	Jason Michael Neilson	Liberal Democrats	64	2.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,619 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.yarborough.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Humberston and New Waltham · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.7 pts Valid ballots 4,122

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Simon John Taylor	Reform UK	2,032	49.3%	−0.7 pts	Elected
2	Stephen William Harness	Conservative Party	1,200	29.1%	—
3	Sylvia Margaret Moss	Labour Party	396	9.6%	—
4	Michael Rudi Tobin	Green Party	314	7.6%	—
5	Steve Hocknell	Liberal Democrats	180	4.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,122 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.humberston-and-new-waltham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Haverstoe · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.3 pts Valid ballots 3,534

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Samuel James Grice	Reform UK	1,756	49.7%	−0.3 pts	Elected
2	Margaret Cracknell	Conservative Party	1,020	28.9%	—
3	Ian Townsend	Labour Party	425	12.0%	—
4	Joanna Craig	Green Party	318	9.0%	—
5	Paul Andrew Wood	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	15	0.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,534 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.haverstoe.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

West Marsh · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.3 pts Valid ballots 1,155

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tanya Brasted	Reform UK	574	49.7%	−0.3 pts	Elected
2	Kathryn Helen Wheatley	Labour Party	259	22.4%	—
3	David Paul Dade	Green Party	156	13.5%	—
4	Daniel Westcott	Conservative Party	74	6.4%	—
5	Aharon Kenneth Raymond Wharton	Liberal Democrats	54	4.7%	—
6	Angela Kingston	National Housing Party United Kingdom	38	3.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,155 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.west-marsh.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Croft Baker · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +1.4 pts Valid ballots 2,994

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Oliver Daniel William Freeston	Reform UK	1,539	51.4%	+1.4 pts	Elected
2	Janet Mager	Labour Party	596	19.9%	—
3	Leon Brown	Green Party	414	13.8%	—
4	Robert Tutass	Conservative Party	246	8.2%	—
5	Andy Harrison	Liberal Democrats	98	3.3%	—
6	George Georgiou	Independent	88	2.9%	—
7	Julian Darren Best	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	13	0.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,994 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.croft-baker.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Immingham · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +1.5 pts Valid ballots 2,875

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Blake Ellis Russell	Reform UK	1,481	51.5%	+1.5 pts	Elected
2	Stewart Swinburn	Conservative Party	640	22.3%	—
3	David Aaron Watson	Labour Party	374	13.0%	—
4	Jay Phillip David Fraser	Green Party	251	8.7%	—
5	Luiza-Elena Oancea	Liberal Democrats	103	3.6%	—
6	David Mitchell	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	26	0.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,875 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.immingham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Sidney Sussex · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +4.7 pts Valid ballots 2,121

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Bob Callison	Reform UK	1,161	54.7%	+4.7 pts	Elected
2	Lauren Justine Smith	Labour Party	365	17.2%	—
3	Joanne Christie	Conservative Party	226	10.7%	—
4	Leanne McConville	Green Party	213	10.0%	—
5	Zach Kellerman	Liberal Democrats	119	5.6%	—
6	Mark Patrick Gee	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	37	1.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,121 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.sidney-sussex.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

South · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +6.9 pts Valid ballots 1,901

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul David Batson	Reform UK	1,081	56.9%	+6.9 pts	Elected
2	Carole Doherty	Labour Party	420	22.1%	—
3	Lottie Croft	Conservative Party	211	11.1%	—
4	Alastair Carl Grigg	Liberal Democrats	143	7.5%	—
5	William Ward	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	46	2.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,901 · EC ward code local.north-east-lincolnshire.south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index