| Lincolnshire Independents | |
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| Leader | Marianne Overton |
| Founded | 18 July 2008 |
| Ideology | Localism |
| Politics of the United Kingdom Political parties Elections |
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The Lincolnshire Independents is a minor British political party in Lincolnshire, founded in July 2008.[1][2][3]
They have 4 councillors on Lincolnshire County Council, gaining one in the 2009 local elections (the allied Boston Bypass Independents have another seat).[4][5][6] Their leader, Marianne Overton, stood for the Sleaford & North Hykeham constituency in the 2010 general election.[7][8] She came fourth with 3,806 votes (6.4%).[9][10] Campaign director Mark Horn, a Conservative Party member for 23 years who resigned as a county councillor in 2008,[11] stood in Grantham and Stamford,[12] receiving 929 votes (1.8%). In Louth and Horncastle, Daniel Simpson gained 576 votes (1.1%).[13]