Elections will go ahead as planned for Lincolnshire County Council, as well as a new Mayor for Greater Lincolnshire, on 1 May 2025.
Cllr Martin Hill, leader of Lincolnshire County Council, has reacted to the government’s announcement that some councils will be postponing their elections while they pursue local government reorganisation.
Cllr Hill, said:
“We have been planning for our elections to go ahead as usual, and it is not a surprise that we are not included in the list of councils that are postponing theirs. We expressed an interest in Greater Lincolnshire being part of the first wave of local government reorganisation, and had said we would be open to deferring our elections if needed. We did not request specifically to defer our elections.
“Although it’s disappointing that we won’t be in the first phase of reorganisation, we will keep pushing for more straight-forward local government across Greater Lincolnshire. I believe we must look at what is best for residents and what will offer the best value for money, and develop proposals that deliver this.”
Read more about the new Greater Lincolnshire County Combined authority here.
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