Photo: Dave Hitchborne · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on North East Lincolnshire Council
Brigsley is run by North East Lincolnshire Council, with Brigsley parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on North East Lincolnshire Council. Its MP is Martin Vickers (Conservative), member for Brigg and Immingham.
£2,483
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Brigsley’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on North East Lincolnshire Council
Reform UK, the largest group, holds 14 of its 42 seats as elected, 8 short of the 22 needed. Labour holds 11, the Conservatives 10, independents 4 and the Liberal Democrats 3. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Brigsley’s wards, Reform UK took 42%, the Conservatives took 38.7% and Labour took 8.2% of votes in May 2026. In 2023, Reform UK had 0%. How Brigsley has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Brigsley is £2,483 for 2026–27; North East Lincolnshire Council keeps 82% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 53% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 22 of North East Lincolnshire’s 42 seats to run the council alone.
- Reform UK14
- Labour11
- Conservative10
- Independent4
- Liberal Democrat3
Latest election: May 2026.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Brigsley
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Brigsley’s residents · Band D precept £21
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Andrea Marie Jenkyns (Reform UK), elected May 2025
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Brigsley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierBrigsley parish council
- 2North East Lincolnshire Council1 ward · 1 councillorJames Robert Sawkins
- 3Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Combined County AuthorityGreater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority · elected May 2025Andrea Marie Jenkyns
- 4Police and crime commissionerHumberside Police · elected May 2024Jonathan Evison
- 5House of CommonsBrigg and Immingham
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
1 councillor for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- James Robert SawkinsReform UK · May 2026
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| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waltham5% in Brigsley · 370 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | James Robert Sawkins | May 2026 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. North East Lincolnshire Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Conservatives led each vote to 2023; Reform UK led in 2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Brigsley’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2022 | 2023 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 0% | 8.6% | 7.2% |
| Labour | 30.9% | 29.9% | 8.2% |
| Conservative | 69.1% | 61.4% | 38.7% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 0% | 42% |
In 2026, Reform UK won 1 of the 1 seats up in Brigsley’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
North East Lincolnshire council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Brigsley, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Brigsley’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗2,470 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Brigsley is in Brigg and Immingham constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Brigsley).
42,508 votes for candidates · majority 3,243
Conservative, MP since 6 May 2010.
turnout in July 2024: 42,508 votes from 73,099 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 3,243 of 42,508 votes (7.6%): the 145th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Brigsley’s Band D council tax is £2,483 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
North East Lincolnshire Council keeps £2,039.88 of a Band D bill (82%); the rest goes to the Brigsley parish council, the Humberside police and crime commissioner and the Humberside Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1996
North East Lincolnshire’s Band D bill has risen 53% in ten years, from £1,626.02 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £735.48 in 1996–97.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Brigsley, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Lincolnshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,100.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Lincolnshire
| North East Lincolnshire | Brigsley’s councils | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £483 | £458 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £386 | £252 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £91 | £85 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £51 | £35 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £110 | £137 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £39 | £44 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £9 | £28 | £26 |
| Public health | £129 | £71 | £78 |
| Running the council | £112 | £63 | £59 |
| Other | £14 | £2 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,423 | £1,214 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Lincolnshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Brigsley is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
nelincs.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
nelincs.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Brigsley is run
Which council runs Brigsley?
Brigsley is run by North East Lincolnshire Council.
Does Brigsley have a town council?
Yes: Brigsley has its own parish-tier council (Brigsley parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £21 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Brigsley?
Martin Vickers (Conservative) is the MP for Brigg and Immingham, which covers Brigsley.
How many councillors does Brigsley have?
1 ward councillors represent Brigsley’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Brigsley?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Brigsley’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Brigsley?
Band D council tax in Brigsley is £2,483 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls North East Lincolnshire Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Reform UK 14 · Labour 11 · Conservative 10 · Independent 4 · Liberal Democrat 3 of 42 seats; a majority needs 22. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Brigsley?
In Brigsley’s wards on 7 May 2026, Reform UK 1 of the 1 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 42%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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