Live updates: North Lincolnshire Council election count

3 May 2019 at 6.35am

The Local Conservatives retain control of North Lincolnshire Council with 27 seats, having gained one from Labour. The Labour Party have 16 seats.

129,701 people are registered to vote in North Lincolnshire and the overall turnout was 31.7% per cent.

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3 May 2019 at 6.30am

The last ward to be announced is Ferry ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Peter Clark
2. Richard Hannigan
3. David Wells

The turnout for this ward is: 34.2%

This is a Conservative hold.

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3 May 2019 at 6.05am

The next ward to be announced is Axholme Central ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. David Robinson
2. Tim Mitchell

Turnout: 35,7%

This is a Conservative hold.

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3 May 2019 at 5.55am

The next ward to be announced is Barton ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Paul Vickers
2. Keith Vickers
3. Jonathan Evison

The turnout for this ward is: 32.6%

This is a Conservative hold.

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3 May 2019 at 5.50am

The next ward to be announced is Ridge ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Neil Poole
2. Trevor Foster
3. John England

Turnout: 34.2%

This is a Conservative hold.

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3 May 2019 at 5.45am

The next ward to be announced is Brigg and Wolds ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Carl Sherwood
2. Rob Waltham
3. Nigel Sherwood

The turnout for this ward is: 37.5%

This is a Conservative hold.

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3 May 2019 at 5.40am

The next ward to be announced is Axholme South ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Ron Allcock
2. David John Rose

The turnout for this ward is: 35.6%

This is a Conservative hold.

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3 May 2019 at 5.35am

The next ward to be announced is Crosby and Park ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Mark Anton Kirk
2. Christine O’Sullivan
3. Darryl George Southern

The turnout for this ward is: 21.7%

This is a Labour hold.

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3 May 2019 at 5.30am

Ten of our 17 wards have been declared: Labour currently hold 13 seats and the Conservatives have 11 seats.

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3 May 2019 at 5.28am

The next ward to be announced is Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Tony Gosling
2. Stuart Robert Wilson
3. Helen Mary Winifred Rayner

The turnout for this ward is: 28.3%

This is a Labour hold.

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3 May 2019 at 5.18am

The next ward to be announced is Frodingham ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Anthony Ellerby
2. Sandra Jean Bainbridge

The turnout for this ward is: 25.3%

This is a Labour hold.

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3 May 2019 at 4.55am

The next ward to be announced is Burton upon Stather and Winterton ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Ralph Ogg
2. Elaine Marper
3. Helen Elizabeth Rowson

The turnout for this ward is: 42.7%

This is a Conservative hold.

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3 May 2019 at 4.30am

The next ward to be announced is Town ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Lorraine Yeadon
2. Mashook Ali

The turnout for this ward is: 24.9%

This is a Labour hold.

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3 May 2019 at 4.02am

The next ward to be announced is Brumby ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Leonard Kenneth Foster
2. Susan Armitage
3. Stephen John Swift

The turnout for this ward is: 22.9%

This is a Labour hold.

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3 May 2019 at 4am

Five out of 17 wards have been declared: the Conservatives currently have eight seats and Labour hold three seats.

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3 May 2019 at 3.50am

The next ward to be announced is Ashby ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. John Collinson
2. Mick Grant
3. Andrea Davison

The turnout for this ward was: 21.9%

This is a Labour hold.

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3 May 2019 at 3.35am

The next ward to be announced is Axholme North ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. John Stuart Briggs
2. Julie Reed

The turnout for this ward is: 37.5%

This is a Conservative hold.

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3 May 2019 at 3.30am

The next ward to be announced is Broughton and Appleby ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Holly Mumby-Croft
2. Ivan Glover

The turnout for this ward is: 36.3%

This is a Conservative hold.

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3 May 2019 at 3.20am

The next ward to be announced is Bottesford ward:

The following candidates are hereby elected:

1. Margaret Armiger
2. Derek Longcake
3. John Robert Davison

The turnout for this was is: 35.8%

This is a Conservative hold.

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3 May 2019 at 3.10am

Counting has started for the Town and Burton upon Stather and Winterton wards.

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3 May 2019 at 2.30am

There are 43 seats on North Lincolnshire Council and a party with 22 seats or more will have an overall majority and be in control of the council.

Counting continues for Ashby, Axholme North, Bottesford, Broughton and Appleby, and Brumby wards.

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3 May 2019 at 2.18am

The first ward to be announced is Burringham and Gunness ward:

The following candidate is hereby elected:

1. Josh Walshe

The turnout for this ward is: 37.9%

This is a Conservative gain from Labour.

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3 May 2019 at 1.30am

Verification of ballots is continuing. Axholme North will be the first ward to be counted shortly.

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3 May 2019 at 1am

There are only a few more wards and town and parish councils left to verify the votes for before the counting can begin.

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2 May 2019 at 11.27pm

All the ballot boxes have arrived at The Pods in Scunthorpe.

The verification of votes continues.

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2 May 2019 at 11.16pm

The verification of postal votes is nearing completion.

Counters will then move on the verifying votes from polling stations, both for the North Lincolnshire Council elections and the town and parish council elections.

Ballot boxes continue to arrive from polling stations across North Lincolnshire.

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2 May 2019 at 10.10pm

The first ballot box has arrived from Frodingham ward.

Verification of postal votes will begin from 10.15pm.

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2 May 2019 at 10pm

The polls have now closed. Counting staff at The Pods are waiting for the ballot boxes to arrive so the votes can be verified and counted.

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2 May 2019 at 9.30pm

North Lincolnshire Council’s election count is taking place at The Pods in Scunthorpe this evening and the verification is due to start at 10pm when boxes start to arrive from the 116 polling stations.

Polling stations across North Lincolnshire will close at 10pm.