Photo: Chris Morgan · CC BY-SA 2.0The Conservatives hold a majority on North Lincolnshire Council
Elsham is run by North Lincolnshire Council, with Elsham parish council for local matters. The Conservatives have a majority on North Lincolnshire Council. Its MP is Martin Vickers (Conservative), member for Brigg and Immingham.
£2,363
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Elsham’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on North Lincolnshire Council
The Conservatives hold a majority on North Lincolnshire Council: 27 of its 43 seats as elected. Labour holds 15, Reform UK 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Elsham is £2,363 for 2026–27; North Lincolnshire Council keeps 80% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 47% 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.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 22 of North Lincolnshire’s 43 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative27
- Labour15
- Reform UK1
Latest election: May 2023.
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 Elsham
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 Elsham’s residents · Band D precept £56
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 Elsham, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierElsham parish council
- 2North Lincolnshire Council1 ward · 3 councillorsRob WalthamCarl SherwoodNigel John Sherwood
- 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.
3 councillors 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.
- Rob WalthamConservative · May 2023
- Carl SherwoodConservative · May 2023
- Nigel John SherwoodConservative · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigg & Wolds3% in Elsham · 393 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Rob WalthamCarl SherwoodNigel John Sherwood | May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. North 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).
North Lincolnshire council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Elsham, 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 Elsham’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗8,896 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Elsham 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 Elsham).
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.
Elsham’s Band D council tax is £2,363 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 Lincolnshire Council keeps £1,884.70 of a Band D bill (80%); the rest goes to the Elsham parish council, the Humberside police and crime commissioner and the Humberside Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1996
North Lincolnshire’s Band D bill has risen 47% in ten years, from £1,601.19 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £886.82 in 1996–97.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Elsham, 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 Lincolnshire | Elsham’s councils | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £515 | £458 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £250 | £252 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £72 | £85 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £47 | £35 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £163 | £137 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £75 | £44 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £21 | £28 | £26 |
| Public health | £80 | £71 | £78 |
| Running the council | £48 | £63 | £59 |
| Other | £5 | £2 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,275 | £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 Elsham 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.
northlincs.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
northlincs.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Elsham is run
Which council runs Elsham?
Elsham is run by North Lincolnshire Council.
Does Elsham have a town council?
Yes: Elsham has its own parish-tier council (Elsham parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £56 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Elsham?
Martin Vickers (Conservative) is the MP for Brigg and Immingham, which covers Elsham.
How many councillors does Elsham have?
3 ward councillors represent Elsham’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Elsham?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Elsham’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Elsham?
Band D council tax in Elsham is £2,363 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 Lincolnshire Council?
The Conservatives have a majority: 27 of 43 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2023 council election in Elsham?
In Elsham’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 3 of the 3 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 71.4%.
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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