Elections Blog

Polling day is here: all you need to know

The Linc's illustrator Mike Schofield gives his take on the election campaign.

After a month of campaigning, polling day is finally here. The Linc brings you a roundup of the campaign so far with all the information you need to know.

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Elections Night Live

Relive 6 hours of live coverage as we report live on the General Elections result 2010.

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Candidates use last chance to persuade voters

The main three Lincoln PPCs were in attendance at the hustings

The Lincoln PPCs had one of the last opportunities to encourage people to vote in this General Election at a hustings held in the New Life church.

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‘I don’t do magic. I’ll leave that to Harry Potter.’

Richard Banks speaking at the May Day march on Saturday, May 1st. Photo: Jack Dobson

Thirty-four-year-old Richard Banks is a student at the University of Lincoln and is a candidate in Abbey Ward for the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) in the local elections.

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An elections illustration

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The Linc‘s resident illustrator Mike Schofield gives his take on the upcoming general election.

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Lincoln PPCs criticise Derricott for blog post

Lib Dems’ Reg Shore and the Tories’ Karl McCartney have criticised the SU’s officer Dan Derricott for a recent post on his blog.

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Conservative chairman comes to the city

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Eric Pickles, chairman of the Conservative party, came to Lincoln in a bid to promote Karl McCartney’s election campaign on Monday, May 3rd.

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’10 issues, 10 words’

The SU have asked Lincoln’s PPCs for 10 statements on 10 issues.

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Watch Elections Live: Gillian Merron Interview

On Friday, April 27th, we spoke with Gillian Merron, the Labour PPC for Lincoln, to put your questions to her. Watch the interview again here.

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Lincoln’s PPCs on tourism

The Lincolnshire Echo’s website has given a small insight into the Lincoln PPCs’ tourism policies.

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