[1] It was founded in July 2008 with the aim of re-aligning the "stagnant" politics of Lincolnshire, which had been largely dominated by the Conservative Party for decades.

[10] Marianne Overton has been the Independent Group leader and a vice-chair on the Local Government Association since 2011.

[11] At the 2010 general election, party leader Marianne Overton stood for Sleaford and North Hykeham.

[14][15] Campaign director Mark Horn, a Conservative Party member for 23 years who resigned as a county councillor in 2008,[16] stood in Grantham and Stamford,[17] receiving 929 votes (1.8%).

[20] Overton again stood in Sleaford and North Hykeham in the 2019 general election, coming fourth with 3% of the vote.