Council by-election · North East Lincolnshire: Croft Baker ward · Thursday, 12 November 2026
This is where politics meets your life.
Before anyone asks for your vote: what the official record says about the area around this area, from planning to local statistics, and who represents you now.
Your area · North East Lincolnshire: Croft Baker ward, 12 November 2026 · What’s It To Me?
Life in North East Lincolnshire: Croft Baker ward: the official facts
Official open data about the area. It describes the place, not you, and it favours no candidate.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
280 people in Croft Baker ward, 4.3% of residents aged 16–64, against 4% across England (August 2026).
Claimant count, Office for National Statistics via Nomis (Open Government Licence). It counts people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while required to seek work; it is not the same as the unemployment rate.
House prices in North East Lincolnshire
Average price £147,727, up 6.9% on a year earlier (July 2026).
Flats and maisonettes: £74,880
Detached houses: £238,955
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for the local authority (Open Government Licence). A local-authority average; prices within it vary widely.
Recorded crime nearby, August 2026
254 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.
violent crime: 106
public order: 33
criminal damage arson: 29
other theft: 17
burglary: 16
anti social behaviour: 14
Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence). Centroid of the ONS 2024 boundary. Statistics near this point describe the area, not any household. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as offending; see the ONS guidance in further reading.
Who represents you now
Councillors for Croft Baker, as recorded after the May 2026 elections:
Malcolm Morland, Labour Party
Marian Jervis, Labour Party
Oliver Freeston, Reform UK
This by-election fills a seat that has fallen vacant since then, so one of those listed may no longer hold it.
Across the whole of North East Lincolnshire council (42 seats in 2026): Conservative 10, Labour 11, Liberal Democrat 3, Reform UK 14, Other 4. Run by: Conservatives, as a minority administration.
Councillors and council make-up from Open Council Data (public domain). The council's own website lists current councillors and how to contact them.
