Appeal against mayor's eligibility dropped

Reform UK's Andrea Jenkyns was elected Greater Lincolnshire mayor in May

An appeal has been dropped against Andrea Jenkyns eligibility to stand in the Lincolnshire mayoral election.

The Reform UK candidate won the contest in May with a majority of just under 40,000 votes.

During the campaign a challenge was made by rival candidate Marianne Overton questioning if Jenkyns was registered on the local electoral roll.

The case had been due to be heard at Lincoln High Court on Monday, however Overton dropped the appeal, saying there were more important issues to focus on.

During the campaign a North Kesteven District Council hearing found Jenkyns met the requirements.

However, an appeal against that decision was received from the office of Overton, who was standing as an independent.

She dropped the appeal two weeks ago.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Jenkyns currently lives in a Yorkshire constituency which she represented as an MP, and is in the process of moving back to Lincolnshire, where she originally lived.

She began renting a home in North Kesteven last year, enabling her to be added to the electoral register and to be eligible to be mayor.

The BBC has contacted Jenkyns for a response.

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