Editing Lincolnshire (section)

===Current governance===

Since the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]] and the [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]] reorganisation by the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies|2023 Periodic Review]], Lincolnshire is represented by ten [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] (MPs) whose constituencies fall entirely within the county. Small areas of Lincolnshire form constituencies with parts of neighbouring counties, namely the [[Isle of Axholme]] (part of [[Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme]]) and the town of [[Stamford, Lincolnshire|Stamford]] and its surroundings (part of [[Rutland and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)|Rutland and Stamford]]). Of the ten constituencies entirely within Lincolnshire, six are represented by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], three by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] and one by [[Reform UK]].

[[Lincolnshire County Council]] is majority controlled by Reform UK and consists of forty-four Reform UK councillors, fourteen Conservative, five [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], three Labour, three [[Independent politician|independents]], and one [[Lincolnshire Independents|Lincolnshire Independent]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 May 2021 |title=Lincolnshire County Council: Conservatives win 54 out of 70 seats |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-57025291 |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410221140/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-57025291 |url-status=live }}</ref> The county is made up of seven local borough and district councils and two unitary authority areas independent of the county council. The [[City of Lincoln Council]] is Labour-controlled. [[North Kesteven]], [[South Holland District|South Holland]] and [[East Lindsey]] are administered by the Conservatives. [[South Kesteven]] is controlled by a coalition of independent, Labour Party, Green Party and Liberal Democrat councillors. [[West Lindsey]] is controlled by a coalition of Liberal Democrats and independents. The [[Borough of Boston]] is controlled by the local Boston Independent party. The unitary authority [[North Lincolnshire Council|North Lincolnshire]] and [[North East Lincolnshire Council|North East Lincolnshire]] councils are administered by the Conservative Party.

A mayoral devolution deal has received approval from the [[Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government]]. This lead to the establishment of a [[Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority]], formed of the county council, the two unitary authorities and the district councils, with powers over housing, job creation and public transport, including [[bus franchising]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Harratt|first=Stuart|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xepkjn841o|title=Devolution deals approved by the government|website=BBC News|access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref> The first election for the [[Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire]], who will chair GLCCA, took place in [[2025 Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election|May 2025]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lincolnshiretoday.net/mag/together-again-devolution-deal-with-create-county-authority-for-lincolnshire/ | title=Together again: Devolution deal will create County Authority for Lincolnshire | date=19 September 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/devolution-deal-announced-greater-lincolnshire-9562635 |title=Devolution deal announced for Greater Lincolnshire - with Mayor elected in May |work=Grimsby Live |last=Poxton |first=Ian Morris |date=19 September 2024 |access-date=31 March 2025}}</ref> Reform UK [[Andrea Jenkyns]] was elected and Reform UK took control of [[Lincolnshire County Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-02 |title=Lincolnshire voters' views on why Reform swept to victory |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g2vq43pv2o |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

====Central Lincolnshire====
The Central Lincolnshire area is a joint partnership arrangement between [[North Kesteven]], [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]] and [[West Lindsey]], covering economic planning and development across the three districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/mgOutsideBodyDetails.aspx?ID=324 |title=Central Lincolnshire: Forward Plan|publisher=[[Lincolnshire County Council]] |access-date=27 February 2025 |date=10 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Central Lincolnshire |url=https://www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/central-lincolnshire/about-central-lincolnshire/ |publisher=Kesteven District Council |access-date=27 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Central Lincolnshire – creating a prosperous and desirable place to live|publisher=[[West Lindsey]] District Council |url=https://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/council-news/2021/07/central-lincolnshire-creating-prosperous-desirable-place-live |date=23 July 2021 |access-date=27 February 2025}}</ref>