The scheduled election of all councillors for Lincolnshire County Council will be held on 1 May 2025, together with the first election to the new post of the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Mayor. Polling stations across the North Kesteven District Council area will open at 7am and close at 10pm on this day.
Voters across the Greater Lincolnshire area, which includes North-East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire, will vote for the first elected mayor for the area on 1 May, who will lead the newly created Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority.
More information on the Mayor and devolution can be found on the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority webpage.
For more information on the mayoral election, particularly if you are interested in standing as a candidate or acting as an election agent and would like advice or information, please contact North East Lincolnshire Council.
The election of the Lincolnshire County Councillors who represent the 11 county divisions within North Kesteven will also take place on 1 May; namely for the divisions of Bassingham & Welbourn, Eagle & Hykeham West, Heckington, Hykeham Forum, Metheringham Rural, Potterhanworth & Coleby, Ruskington, Sleaford, Sleaford Rural, Waddington & Hykeham East and Washingborough.
For more information on the Lincolnshire County Council elections, please visit Lincolnshire County Council's Elections webpage.
Details of current County Councillors can be found at the 'Your Councillors' page on the LCC website.
Information for prospective candidates and agents for the Lincolnshire County Council elections within the North Kesteven area can be found on our separate candidates and agents webpage.
Nominations for the Lincolnshire County Council elections begin on Wednesday 19 March and for the mayoral election on Thursday 20 March. The deadline to submit nomination papers for both elections is 4pm on Wednesday 2 April 2025.
The deadline to register is midnight on Friday 11 April 2025. Visit the GOV.UK website to register.
The deadline for receipt of new applications is 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025. This deadline is also for cancellations and amendments of all current postal and proxy votes.
Visit Apply for a postal vote on GOV.UK to apply for a postal vote.
For more information please visit our Postal voting webpage for more information.
The deadline for receipt of new applications is 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025. You can apply online for some forms of proxy vote, including for a specific election on the GOV.UK website.
For more information please visit our proxy voting webpage.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025.
Visit the GOV.UK website Apply for photo ID to vote (called a ‘Voter Authority Certificate’).
For more information visit our Voter Authority Certificate webpage.
Polling day is from 7am to 10pm on Thursday 1 May 2025.
Poll cards will be issued to all registered electors as soon as possible after the Notice of Election has been published in March.
If you have not received a card by the first week of April it may mean you are not registered. If you have moved in the last few months you need to ensure you have re-registered at your new address. Please phone Customer Services on 01529 414155 if you have not received a poll card or if you are not sure if you are registered to vote at your current address.
If you usually receive a postal vote, you will receive a postal poll card before the postal vote pack.
Postal votes will be issued as soon as possible after the close of nominations and are sent by first class post. However, please note that if you apply close to the postal vote deadline, your postal vote pack may not be posted until the Friday before polling week. Postal voters will be sent one postal pack covering both elections.
For more information please visit our Postal voting webpage.
If you have appointed a proxy to vote on your behalf at your allocated polling station, your proxy will be sent a poll card.
If you wish to appoint a proxy please note that there are new limits, please visit our proxy voting page for more information.
Your poll card will tell you which polling station you need to go to, or you can search for your address here:
All voters at a polling station will need to show an accepted form of photographic identification (photo ID) to be able to cast their vote.
More information can be found on our Voter ID at elections webpage.
If you do not have any of the accepted forms of ID, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate on GOV.UK by 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025. A Voter Authority Certificate is a free photographic identification document specific for the purposes of voting.
For more information regarding accessible voting, please visit our Accessible Voting webpage.
The Deputy Returning Officer is required to publish a Statement of Persons Nominated for each county division in the North Kesteven area no later than 4pm on Thursday 3 April 2025, which will be added to download from this webpage when available. North-East Lincolnshire Council will publish the Statement of Persons Nominated for the mayoral election. These will give details of all nominated candidates for each respective county division and the mayoral election.
Please Note: The candidates for the elections will not be known until this time. We do not have any details or information about any candidates standing for either the Lincolnshire County Council elections or the mayoral election. It is the responsibility of candidates to provide and circulate their own election material as part of their election campaign.
For any further information about the election please contact the Elections Office at North Kesteven District Council on 01529 308352 or by email elections@n-kesteven.gov.uk.