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Elections Blog
Keep up to date with the latest information about this year's elections from a local perspective with news, analysis and comment.
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The Candidates: Lincoln
Karl McCartney | Conservative
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Read McCartney's letter
Watch video interview
Nick Smith UK Independence Party
Gary Walker Independent
Robert West British National Party
Ernest Coleman English Democrat
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Polling stations in Lincoln
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Polling day is here: all you need to know
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.
Candidates use last chance to persuade voters
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.
‘I don’t do magic. I’ll leave that to Harry Potter.’
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.
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.
Conservative chairman comes to the city
Eric Pickles, chairman of the Conservative party, came to Lincoln in a bid to promote Karl McCartney’s election campaign on Monday, May 3rd.
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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