Lincolnshire County Council elections

Lincolnshire County Council in England is elected every four years.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973–1977
Conservative1977–1993
No overall control1993–1997
Conservative1997–2013
No overall control2013–2017
Conservative2017–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1973 have been:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Anthony Thorold Conservative19731981
David Guttridge Conservative19811987
Bill Wyrill Conservative19871993
Rob Parker[3] LabourMay 1993May 1997
Jim Speechley[4][5] ConservativeMay 199713 Sep 2002
Ian Croft[6] Conservative4 Oct 200218 Mar 2005
Martin Hill ConservativeMar 2005

Council elections

County result maps

By-election results

1997-2001

Boston Rural South By-Election 23 September 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 449 46.8 -19.2
Liberal Democrats 354 36.9 +36.9
Labour 156 16.3 -17.7
Majority 95 9.9
Turnout 959 13.0
Conservative hold Swing
Gainsborough North By-Election 18 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 296 46.9 +11.5
Conservative 212 33.6 +7.0
Labour 105 16.6 -18.5
Independent 18 2.9 +2.9
Majority 84 13.3
Turnout 631 13.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2001-2005

Lincoln Boultham By-Election 11 July 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 524 45.9 -17.4
Independent 339 29.7 +17.3
Conservative 235 20.6 +0.0
Green 44 3.9 +3.9
Majority 185 16.2
Turnout 1,142 20.6
Labour hold Swing

2005-2009

Boston Coastal By-Election 6 April 2006[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bedford 800 57.9 +10.3
UKIP Sue Ransome 217 15.7 -8.8
Labour Paul Kenny 205 14.8 -13.2
Liberal Democrats Albert Tebbs 160 11.6 +11.6
Majority 583 42.2
Turnout 1,382 25.0
Conservative hold Swing
Bourne Castle By-Election 6 July 2006[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlotte Farquharson 657 44.6 -2.5
Labour Trevor Holmes 435 29.5 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Timothy Fitzgerald 255 17.3 -8.7
UKIP Jamie Corney 127 8.6 +8.6
Majority 222 15.1
Turnout 1,474 23.5
Conservative hold Swing
Heighington and Washingborough By-Election 15 November 2007[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clive Oxby 877 61.8 +14.5
Labour Darren Hopewell 206 14.5 -26.9
Liberal Democrats Roy Harris 137 9.7 +9.7
BNP Michael Clayton 126 8.9 +8.9
UKIP Steven Pearson 52 3.7 -7.6
Independent Victor Sahunta 21 1.5 +1.5
Majority 671 47.3
Turnout 1,419 26.2
Conservative hold Swing
Louth Wolds By-Election 31 July 2008[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hugo Marfleet 1,013 49.9 +13.5
Independent Daniel Simpson 361 17.8 -0.6
Liberal Democrats Eric Needham 304 15.0 -18.4
BNP Robert West 219 10.8 +10.8
Labour Michael Preen 75 3.7 +3.7
UKIP Barry Gleeson 59 2.9 -9.0
Majority 652 32.1
Turnout 2,031 31.9
Conservative hold Swing
Bourne Abbey By-Election 2 October 2008[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Woolley 760 41.4 -12.9
Independent Helen Powell 355 19.3 +19.3
BNP David Owens 239 13.0 +13.0
Labour Roberta Britton 202 11.0 -34.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Morris 198 10.8 +10.8
Green Ashley Baxter 42 2.3 +2.3
UKIP Peter Oldham 41 2.2 +2.2
Majority 405 22.1
Turnout 1,837 21.0
Conservative hold Swing

2009-2013

Boston North West By-Election 15 October 2009[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrea Jenkyns 597 38.7 +13.2
BNP David Owens 581 37.7 +17.1
Labour Pam Kenny 204 13.2 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Shriden-Shinn 160 10.4 +3.2
Majority 16 1.0
Turnout 1,542 21.3
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  2. "Council minutes". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. Ionescu, Daniel (6 May 2013). "Lincolnshire Labour leader Rob Parker steps down". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. Fear, Victoria (26 April 2021). "Tributes paid to former Crowland councillor who died aged 84". Spalding Today. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. "Council leader resigns". BBC News. 13 September 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  6. "Council leader leaves after audit". BBC News. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  7. "Lincolnshire". BBC News Online. BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  8. "Boston Coastal electoral division". Boston borough council. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  9. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). South Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  10. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  11. "Tories win by-election but BNP beat Labour". Louth Leader. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  12. "Conservatives win county seat in Bourne by-election". Spaldingtoday. 3 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  13. "BNP narrowly beaten in by-election". Boston Standard. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
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