North East Lincolnshire Local Election 2023

Did you know?

• There are 116,484 people within North East Lincolnshire registered to vote in the May 2023 elections.
• This year, we have had 97 polling stations across North East Lincolnshire. These take the form of village halls, school classrooms and portacabins. Here’s a map of the polling stations: https://bit.ly/41X1QW1

02:00 – And that’s a wrap. The Returning Officer has just finished thanking the staff and all those involved in this year’s election. From us here in the Council’s Communications Team, thank you for tuning in.

01:58 – Park – Conservative Hold – Cllr Marian Boyd re-elected.

01:55 – West Marsh – Labour & Co-Operative Hold – Cllr Karl Wilson re-elected.

01:50 – Scartho Ward – Conservative Hold – Cllr Ian Lindley re-elected.

01:45 – Humberston & New Waltham – Conservative Hold – Cllr Stan Shreeve re-elected.

01:40 – South – Labour Hold – Cllr Janet Goodwin re-elected

01:35 – Haverstoe – Conservative Hold – Cllr Keith Brookes re-elected.

01:30 – Freshney – Independent Gain – Cllr Lyndsey Downes elected.

01:20 – Croft Baker – Labour & Co-operative Party Gain – Cllr Malcolm Morland elected.

01:15 – Heneage – Labour Hold – Cllr Matthew Patrick re-elected.

01:10 – Waltham – Conservative Hold – Cllr Philip Jackson re-elected.

01:05 – Wolds – Conservative Hold – Cllr Henry Hudson re-elected.

01:00 – Yarborough – Independent Gain – Cllr Paul Henderson elected.

00:50 – Immingham – Conservative Hold – Cllr Karen Swinburn re-elected

00:40 – Sidney Sussex – Labour Hold – Cllr Janet Haggis elected #le2023 #NELection #LocalElections

00:35 – East Marsh seat – Liberal Democrat Hold – Cllr Nicola Aisthorpe re-elected.

00:15 – A reminder of last year’s local elections in our patch. Turnout was 25.09% and the election saw 14 candidates elected as Councillors.

00:05 – All wards have been verified. The turnout for this election is 23.12%.

00:00 – Waltham ward verification has ended and counting has begun.

23:55 – Sidney Sussex and Humberston & New Waltham verification is complete and counting will now begin.

23:50 – The verification process has ended for East Marsh, West Marsh, Immingham and Freshney wards. Counting will now begin.

23:20 – 15 councillors are to be elected this time around – one councillor for each of the following wards:

• Croft Baker
• East Marsh
• Freshney
• Haverstoe
• Heneage
• Humberston and New Waltham
• Immingham
• Park
• Scartho
• Sidney Sussex
• South
• Waltham
• West Marsh
• Wolds
• Yarborough 

23:00 – This year’s local election in North East Lincolnshire has seen 110 counting staff, 187 poll clerks and 93 presiding officers.

22:42 – There are 42 Councillors (referred to as Elected Members) on North East Lincolnshire Council. The current political composition of the Council is as follows:

• Conservative – 30
• Labour – 8
• Liberal Democrat – 3
• Independent – 1

22:30 – We’re starting to see more ballot boxes arriving now. Remember that these boxes have to travel from across the length and breadth of the borough, so some will arrive later than others.

22:05 – Verification of the postal votes is now underway.

22:00 – Polls close and we’re live from Grimsby Auditorium awaiting the arrival of the first ballot boxes.

21:30 – ‘The essentials’!

21.20 – The floor of Grimsby Auditorium is all prepared for the arrival of ballot boxes.