1. Scunthorpe United 0-1 Stevenagepublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Elliott List's header ensures Stevenage finish the season with a 1-0 win at Scunthorpe United.

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  2. Cambridge beat Grimsby to seal promotionpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Cambridge United secure promotion to League One with a straightforward win over already-relegated Grimsby Town.

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  3. Tory candidate retains police chief rolepublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Marc Jones retains his role as Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Commissioner.

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  4. Humberside PCC off to second preferencespublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    More counting is taking place in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire in the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner election.

    None of the candidates reached the magic 50% of first preference votes.

    It now appears Conservative Jonathan Evison, who joined the campaign at short notice, and Labour's Keith Hunter, who was the PCC before the election, will face second choice votes to decide who wins.

    Here's what we know so far:

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  5. Conservative re-elected as Lincolnshire PCCpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Conservative Marc Jones has been re-elected as Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner with big increase in his majority.

    Marc JonesImage source, LDRS

    Mr Jones, a former Lincoln councillor, won from the first round of counting with 102,813 votes from a 31% turnout.

    The Conservative vote increased by just under 25% from Mr Jones' election in 2016.

    He was more than 60,000 votes ahead of second placed Rosanne Kirk of Labour, who polled 34,310 votes.

    The PCC, who will be in position for three years, oversees the strategy and finances of the force, and also hires and fires chief constables.

    The full results were:

    Marc Jones (Conservative) 102,813

    Rosanne Kirk (Labour) 34,310

    Ross Pepper (Liberal Democrats) 10,172

    David Williams (Lincolnshire Independent) 18,375

    Peter Escreet (Reform UK) 6,101

  6. Humberside PCC counting begins in Bridlingtonpublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Sarah Sanderson
    Political Reporter East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    Counting has started at the Bridlington Spa for the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner election, with the result expected later this afternoon.

    Turnout is 22.92% overall, ranging from 21.3% in East Riding of Yorkshire to 25.15% in North East Lincolnshire.

    The election was originally meant to take place in May 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic.

    You can read about the candidates here.

    Bridlington Spa count
  7. No change in Hull or N E Lincolnshire councilspublished at 20:50 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Conservatives increase their seats in North East Lincolnshire as Labour hold Hull City Council.

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  8. Lincolnshire councils held despite close-run votespublished at 19:49 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    The Tories and Labour keep control despite losses, and one county seat is decided by just two votes.

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  9. 'Jubilant scenes' from Grimsby Conservatives after gainspublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Here's the latest from North East Lincolnshire following confirmation the council there will continue under Conservative control after all Thursday's votes were counted:

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  10. Staying Covid-safe at Lincolnshire's local election countspublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Lincolnshire's director of public health has been explaining how people have been kept Covid-safe at local election counts.

    Vote counter in maskImage source, Lincoln Council

    Professor Derek Ward said: "We’ve been working with chief executives and returning officers to make sure we give specialist advice to all of our colleagues in the council and Police and Crime Commissioner elections, so that they were absolutely clear on what and how to run a Covid-secure election,"

    He added: "We’ve given action cards to each polling station, advice about how they can maintain social distancing and minimise any risks."

    Professor Ward is on call over the weekend if there are any coronavirus election issues and his colleague, Andy Fox, Assistant Director of Public Health, was on call last night.

    Returning Officer Angela Andrews, told BBC Radio Lincolnshire: "We’ve been planning this for a long time, we’ve had weekly meetings on this since December of last year."

    To comply with the government’s Covid-19 guidelines, all counters and staff have worn face coverings and took necessary precautions at all local elections.

  11. FINAL RESULT: Conservatives hold North East Lincs Councilpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    North East Lincolnshire Council continues under Conservative control after all Thursday's votes were counted.

    The Conservative Party holds the authority with 31 seats, followed by Labour with eight seats and the Liberal Democrats with three:

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    Overall in this election, the Conservatives gained eight seats, with Labour losing seven seats and the Liberal Democrats losing one seat.

    The turnout was 26.54% of the electorate, an increase on a previously reported figure of 24.9%, the council said.

  12. Humber region election turnout figures revealedpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Figures for the turnout in Thursday's elections in the Humber region have been published and they hover around the 21-25% mark, according to East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

    The figures cover both the council elections for the East Riding, Hull, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire and the election for the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner role:

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  13. Watch: What does a police and crime commissioner do?published at 17:55 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Yesterday, people in Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and across the Humber region had the opportunitiy to vote for their next police and crime commissioner (PCC).

    The results of those elections are due later today and across the weekend, with the South Yorkshire election result expected on Monday.

    A PCC is not a serving member of the local force but they are voted for, by the public, to hold the police forces and in some cases fire services to account.

    Jacob Tomlinson explains more:

  14. Southend & Grimsby challenge relegationpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    League Two clubs Southend United and Grimsby Town submit a proposal for their relegation to the National League to be overturned.

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  15. FINAL RESULT: Conservatives hold Lincolnshire Councilpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    With all the votes counted, Lincolnshire County Council is officially a Conservative hold following yesterday's local elections.

    The council now consists of:

    • Conservative: 54 seats
    • Labour: 4 Seats
    • Liberal Democrats: 3 seats
    • Others: 9 seats

    In this election, the Conservatives have lost four seats, Labour have lost two seats, the LibDems have gained two seats and others have gained four seats:

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  16. Tory hold on Lincolnshire 'resounding success' - Leaderpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    The leader of Lincolnshire County Council, Martin Hill, says his party retaining control of the authority was “a resounding success” for the Conservatives.

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    Councillor Hill (pictured) said: "This means we have a manifesto which we will then deliver for the public of Lincolnshire and we have a stable situation on the county council and can continue the running of it as a Conservative council.

    "Thank you for giving the Conservatives once again a resounding thumbs-up. We will work hard for you and take the lessons learned so far."

    Mr Hill promised to move forward on tackling potholes and fly-tipping as well as campaigning for more funding for the authority.

    The Conservatives currently hold 41 seats out of 70 available, but there are still a number of results to come in.

    In the 2017 elections, the party secured 58 seats to become by far the largest party on the council.

  17. Counting starts in North East Lincolnshirepublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Vote counting is under way in the North East Lincolnshire Council elections.

    Grimsby Auditorium

    Taking place in Grimsby, BBC reporter Phillip Norton said the counting officially started at 12:30.

    The turnout has been announced as 24.9%.

    The unitary authority is currently controlled by the Conservative Party.

  18. Second recount in Lincolnshirepublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Sharon Edwards
    Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Yes, you read that correctly.

    The Ermine and Cathedral division of Lincolnshire County Council is having votes counted for a third time.

    In 2017, just 16 votes separated the winning Conservatives and Labour in second.

    This year, it's being contested by Christopher Reid for the Tories and Karen Lee for Labour.

    Ricard Dale is the Lib Dem challenger and Valerie Wilkinson represents the Green party.

    Ms Lee is the former MP for Lincoln who lost her seat at the 2019 general election.

    One to keep an eye on...

  19. What's happening in Hull and Lincolnshire?published at 11:11 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Tim Iredale
    Political editor, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    Election fever is hotting up on both sides of the Humber.

    Hull has seen campaign visits during the campaign from the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey.

    Labour remains the dominant political force in Hull and the party runs the city council, but the Lib Dems have gained ground in recent years and form the opposition with 24 seats to Labour’s 31 seats.

    The Conservatives will defend North East Lincolnshire, an area that includes the parliamentary constituency of Great Grimsby - one of the 'red wall' seats snatched by the Tories from Labour in the 2019 general election.

    Lincolnshire County Council will see an all-out election with every seat up for grabs, where the Conservatives will defend a large majority.

    One third of council seats will be contested in the City of Lincoln, where Labour is presently in control.

    Three candidates are contesting the race to become Humberside Police & Crime Commissioner. Labour's Keith Hunter is the current PCC.

    Five candidates are on the ballot paper in the contest for Lincolnshire Police & Crime Commissioner. The role is currently held by Conservative Marc Jones.

  20. Local elections: Results due back todaypublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    The results for a number of local elections that took place yesterday are due back later.

    A ballot boxImage source, PA Media

    Counting is under way across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire for the local elections, the mayoral elections and the police and crime commissioner elections, with BBC reporters at many counts.

    We're expecting declarations at the following council counts today:

    The North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner result is also expected back this afternoon.