While low turnouts have been reported elsewhere across the country, the City of Lincoln Council has only seen a slight dip in the number of voters taking to the polls with 29.29% (including postal votes) compared to 30.3% last year.
North Kesteven District Council says results have come in from 11 of its 16 wards.
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BBC Radio Humberside's political reporter Sarah Sanderson is in Scunthorpe where the counters are verifying the votes.
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Labour holds City of Lincoln Council with 24 seats.
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BBC Radio Humberside reporter Lara King is at the Grimsby count for North East Lincolnshire Council where a third of seats are being contested.
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Pritti Mistry
BBC News Online
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the local elections in Lincolnshire.
I'll be bringing you the latest news and results as they come in over the course of the night.
The polls have closed in local elections across Lincolnshire.
People have been casting their votes across the county since 07:00, with seats being contested on nine local authorities.
Stay tuned for all the election news and results as they are announced.
Image source, PACouncil elections are taking place across Lincolnshire today.
Seats are being contested on nine local authorities across the county.
Once the polls close at 22:00 we will bring you all the results as soon as they are available.
Image source, PASpencer Kennedy's opened an activity centre for young people in Lincolnshire - but it's a long way from archery and orienteering:
Registered nurses are being sought to work in the emergency and acute departments at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital .
A drop-in recruitment event is being held at the hospital today between 10:00 and 14:00.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust says a similar event last year proved to be very popular.
Humberside Police has been rated as "good" by the police watchdog following years of critical reports.
For the first time in its history the force received the rating in all areas inspected by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.
It's also been praised for significantly increasing its number of police officers.
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
Starting dry this morning, but showers will spread their way east later.
Watch my full forecast here:
Voters are heading to the polls for council and mayoral elections across Lincolnshire and the whole of the country.
Image source, EPAElections are being held for 248 English councils and six mayors.
Polling stations for the vote - spanning metropolitan and district councils and unitary authorities - open at 07:00 and close at 22:00.
This is the biggest set of local elections in England's four-year electoral cycle, with more than 8,400 seats being contested.
For details of elections in your area click this link, scroll down to the bottom of the page and type your postcode in the box provided.