Marc Jones has been elected as the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner.
We faced and defeated competition from Victoria Ayling (UKIP), Lucinda Preston (Labour), and Daniel Simpson (Lincolnshire Independents).
The Conservatives received 48,033 votes overall will succeed outgoing Independent Alan Hardwick in the post, who determined not to defend his track record.
Victoria Ayling finished second with 37,420 votes.
Locally, however, Boston and Skegness recorded more votes for UKIP than did Conservatives.
We've got much more work to do, but offer hearty congratulations to Marc Jones.