Photo: Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0The Conservatives hold a majority on North Kesteven District Council
Harmston is run by North Kesteven District Council and Lincolnshire County Council, with Harmston parish council for local matters. The Conservatives have a majority on North Kesteven District Council. Reform UK has a majority on Lincolnshire County Council. Its MP is Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative), member for Sleaford and North Hykeham.
£2,281
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Harmston’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on North Kesteven District Council
The Conservatives hold a majority on North Kesteven District Council: 21 of its 37 seats as elected. Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First holds 9, independents 4, Labour 2 and Reform UK 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Lincolnshire changed hands in 2025
Lincolnshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (54 of 70 seats in 2021) to a Reform UK majority at the May 2025 election: Reform UK won 44 of 70 seats. Lincolnshire ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Harmston is £2,281 for 2026–27; North Kesteven District Council keeps 9% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 50% 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 on Harmston’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 19 of North Kesteven’s 37 or 36 of Lincolnshire’s 70 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative21
- Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First9
- Independent4
- Labour2
- Reform UK1
Latest election: May 2023.
- Reform UK44+44
- Conservative14−40
- Liberal Democrat5+2
- Independent3−2
- Labour3−1
- Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First1no change
- South Holland Independents0−3
Change against the council before the 1 May 2025 election.
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.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Harmston has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
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 Harmston’s residents · Band D precept £69
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
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”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
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 Harmston, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierHarmston parish council
- 2North Kesteven District Council1 ward · 3 councillorsMatthew Russell CooperLance PennellLeigh Sanders
- 3Lincolnshire County Council1 division · 1 councillorIan Carrington
- 4Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Combined County AuthorityGreater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority · elected May 2025Andrea Marie Jenkyns
- 5Police and crime commissionerLincolnshire Police · elected May 2024Marc Jones
- 6House of CommonsSleaford and North Hykeham
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.
- Matthew Russell CooperConservative · May 2023
- Lance PennellConservative · May 2023
- Leigh SandersConservative · May 2023
Show as a table, with Lincolnshire County Council’s 1 division (1 councillor)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waddington Rural8% in Harmston · 649 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Matthew Russell CooperLance PennellLeigh Sanders | May 2023 |
Lincolnshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potterhanworth & Coleby ED3% in Harmston · 649 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Ian Carrington | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. North Kesteven District 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 Kesteven council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Harmston, 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 Harmston’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,137 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.
Harmston is in Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Harmston).
48,565 votes for candidates · majority 4,346
Conservative, MP since 8 December 2016.
turnout in July 2024: 48,565 votes from 75,651 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 4,346 of 48,565 votes (8.9%): the 165th-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.
Harmston’s Band D council tax is £2,281 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 Kesteven District Council keeps £205.67 of a Band D bill (9%); the rest goes to the Harmston parish council, Lincolnshire County Council and the Lincolnshire police and crime commissioner.
Band D since 1993
North Kesteven’s Band D bill has risen 50% in ten years, from £1,557.14 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £517.50 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Harmston, 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 Kesteven + Lincolnshire | Harmston’s councils | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £445 | £458 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £226 | £252 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £96 | £85 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £17 | £35 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £116 | £137 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £32 | £44 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £38 | £28 | £26 |
| Public health | £57 | £71 | £78 |
| Running the council | £61 | £63 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £2 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,142 | £1,214 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: North Kesteven per its residents plus Lincolnshire per the county’s. 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 Harmston 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.
n-kesteven.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
n-kesteven.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Harmston is run
Which council runs Harmston?
Harmston is run by North Kesteven District Council and Lincolnshire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Harmston have a town council?
Yes: Harmston has its own parish-tier council (Harmston parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £69 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Harmston?
Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative) is the MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, which covers Harmston.
How many councillors does Harmston have?
3 ward councillors represent Harmston’s 1 ward, and 1 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Harmston?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Harmston’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Harmston?
Band D council tax in Harmston is £2,281 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 Kesteven District Council?
The Conservatives have a majority: 21 of 37 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Lincolnshire County Council?
Reform UK has a majority: 44 of 70 seats as elected.
Who won the 2023 council election in Harmston?
In Harmston’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 3 of the 3 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 53%.
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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