Lincolnshire PCC: Conservative Marc Jones is re-elected

Marc Jones, Lincolnshire's re-elected PCC, says he is part-way through his plan to reduce crime in the county

Conservative Marc Jones has been re-elected as Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Lincolnshire for a third term.

Mr Jones took 39,639 votes, with Labour candidate Mike Horder coming second with 31,931 votes.

Reform UK candidate Peter Escreet came third with 15,518 votes.

The Liberal Democrats' Lesley Rollings was fourth (13,380 votes). David Dickason for the English Democrats finished fifth with 7,739 votes.

Turnout was just 19.08%.

Mr Jones said: "I am part-way through what I want to deliver in the role, so having appointed a new chief constable, having set out with him the plans that I now want to put in place.

"I am really excited that we will be able to do that and see crime come down even further."

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Analysis: BBC Lincolnshire political reporter Sharon Edwards

When attending an election count it feels rather strange to see those from a losing side punching the air.

But so it was.

Labour supporters were visibly thrilled with the gains made on the police vote where there was a 10 percentage point swing towards their party and a 22 percentage point swing away from the Conservatives.

Notwithstanding Marc Jones' obvious relief at being re-elected the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner for a third term, this was a brutal reminder of how the Conservatives have lost support, especially in Lincoln.

Here, even a Conservative PCC hold does not feel like a huge victory for the party members when they are staring down the barrel of a General Election.

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