Will Boston's voters bypass the main parties again?
It was the political equivalent of an FA Cup giant-killing.
A collection of people with little or no political experience coming together to form a new party and taking on the established big guns and winning.
The Boston Bypass Independents stormed to power in the Lincolnshire town in 2007 - wiping out Labour and the Lib Dems and dramatically cutting the Conservatives councillor count as they took control of the borough council.
Four years on, the people of Boston will now be able to give their verdict again. So have things changed over that time?
Well there's still no bypass, but after almost a year of roadworks, a traffic new system with extra lanes and wider roads is in place in the most congested part of town.
However, that scheme is led by Lincolnshire County Council - which is the highways authority - and both the Bypass Independents and the county's ruling Conservatives are claiming credit for their role.
Only the Boston Bypass Independents and Conservatives have fielded enough candidates to be able to take outright control of the council, but there are plenty of other parties looking to make an impact.
For Labour and Lib Dems, this year could be the chance to re-establish themselves after losing all their councillors in 2007.
And while the Bypass Independents were the surprise package of the last election, could the English Democrats take that role this year? They are fielding 11 candidates - including a BNP councillor who has defected to them.
There are also 11 independents standing and UKIP is fielding 8 candidates.
For the first time a number of foreign nationals are standing for various parties, reflecting Boston's strong migrant community presence.
The 2007 result was one of the biggest political shocks anywhere in the country and with almost 100 candidates representing seven different political persuasions, the people of Boston have never had such a varied choice when they determine the road to power in this corner of Lincolnshire.
I'm Tim Iredale, the BBC's Political Editor in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and presenter of the regional Politics Show. This is strictly a "no-spin" zone where the political viewpoint is more Humber Bridge than Westminster Bridge. Your comments and observations are more than welcome. 
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