The 2023 North Kesteven District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 43 members of North Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England.
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The Conservatives won a majority of the seats on the council, which had previously been under no overall control being led by an administration of Conservatives and independent councillors.
Overview
editPrior to the election there were two political groups on the council:
- The "Administration Group" led by Conservative councillor Richard Wright, comprising the 20 Conservatives and 7 independent councillors (5 of whom had been elected as Lincolnshire Independents).
- The "North Kesteven Independents" led by Lincolnshire Independent councillor Marianne Overton, comprising the 9 Lincolnshire Independents and 2 independent councillors.
- Two independent councillors were not aligned to any group.
There were also three vacant seats on the council, all of which had previously been held by Conservative councillors who had resigned in late 2022 or early 2023.
New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, but the number of seats on the council remained the same at 43.[1]
At the election the Conservatives won a majority of the seats on the council. Of the five independent councillors elected, four chose to sit together as the "Group of Unaligned Members" led by Chris Goldson, and the other (Jim Clarke) did not belong to any group.[2] Labour won two seats, giving the party its first representation on the council in over twenty years.[3]
Results
editThe overall results were:[4]
Results | ||
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Party | Seats | Change |
Conservative Party | 25 | |
Lincolnshire Independents | 11 | |
Independents | 5 | |
Labour Party | 2 |
Ward results
editThe results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[5]
Ashby de la Launde, Digby and Scopwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lincolnshire Independent | Amelia Anne Bailey* | 307 | 50.6 | ||
Conservative | John Frank Money | 300 | 49.4 | ||
Turnout | 28.44 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,166 |
Bassingham Rural
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mary Louise Green* | 470 | 63.5 | ||
Green | Electra Pearce Roccio | 216 | 29.2 | ||
Reform UK | Nicola Jane Smith | 54 | 7.3 | ||
Turnout | 35.64 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,085 |
Billinghay Rural
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sarah Anne Lawrence | unopposed | |||
Conservative | Gill Ogden* | unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors |
Bracebridge Heath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Richard Burley* | 649 | 56.2 | ||
Conservative | Lindsey Ann Cawrey* | 644 | 55.8 | ||
Labour | Clive Maurice Allen | 471 | 40.8 | ||
Labour | Olufunmilayo Monisola Adeyemi (Funmi Adeyemi) |
409 | 35.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,154 | 25.97 | |||
Registered electors | 4,490 |
Branston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lincolnshire Independent | Peter Charles Lundgren* | 942 | 73.6 | ||
Lincolnshire Independent | Paul Turner | 655 | 51.2 | ||
Conservative | Richard Edward Gilding | 513 | 40.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,280 | 28.72 | |||
Registered electors | 4,484 |
Cranwell, Leasingham and Wilsford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jim Clarke* | unopposed | |||
Conservative | Andrew Gibson Hagues | unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors |
Heckington Rural
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stewart Duncan Ogden* (Stew Ogden) |
702 | 60.2 | ||
Conservative | Sally Claire Tarry* | 702 | 60.2 | ||
Labour | Jennifer Helen Peacock (Jennifer Helen Saxby) |
456 | 39.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,167 | 29.15 | |||
Registered electors | 4,055 |
Heighington and Washingborough
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian David Carrington* | 872 | 42.6 | ||
Conservative | Carola Barbara Elisabeth Goodwin* | 855 | 41.7 | ||
Conservative | Reece James Harrington | 829 | 40.5 | ||
Lincolnshire Independent | Gareth Raymond Bailey | 806 | 39.3 | ||
Lincolnshire Independent | Karen Helene Kirk (Karen Courtney) |
794 | 38.8 | ||
Lincolnshire Independent | Lee Melody Clarke | 785 | 38.3 | ||
Green | Terence Graham Crawshaw | 610 | 29.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,049 | 34.68 | |||
Registered electors | 5,932 |
Helpringham and Osbournby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lincolnshire Independent | Russell Michael Jackson* | 616 | 69.5 | ||
Conservative | Stephen John Shanahan-Kluth | 220 | 24.8 | ||
Reform UK | Angela Rose Jamison (Angie Jamison) |
50 | 5.6 | ||
Turnout | 37.97 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,360 |
Hykeham Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stephen Peter Roe* | 1,116 | 57.6 | ||
Conservative | Michael Roger Clarke (Mike Clarke) |
871 | 44.9 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan McKenzie Scott Pessol | 801 | 41.3 | ||
Lincolnshire Independent | Gary John Edwards | 795 | 41.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nathan Joshua Sweet (Nat Sweet) |
635 | 32.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | George Michael Tipler | 600 | 30.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,939 | 29.7 | |||
Registered electors | 6,589 |
Hykeham Fosse
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew Harry Lofts | 452 | 43.1 | ||
Conservative | Ross Anthony Little* | 387 | 36.9 | ||
Conservative | Pamela Lillian Whittaker* | 342 | 32.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Corinne Nelly Antoine Byron-Danuser (Corinne Nelly Antoine Byron) |
227 | 21.7 | ||
Green | David Ventura | 227 | 21.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jill Marie Wilson | 140 | 13.4 | ||
Reform UK | Mark Anthony Nind | 71 | 6.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,048 | 21.17 | |||
Registered electors | 4,975 |
Hykeham Memorial
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Nicola Ann Dillon-Jones* (Nikki Dillon) |
252 | 49.9 | ||
Conservative | Nicola Francesca Clarke | 161 | 31.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Diana Elizabeth Catton | 92 | 18.2 | ||
Turnout | 21.34 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,399 |
Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mervyn Paul Head* | 497 | 70.2 | ||
Conservative | Mark Guy Allan | 211 | 29.8 | ||
Turnout | 36.22 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,960 |
Metheringham Rural
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frances Mary Pembery* (Fran Pembery) |
670 | 52.6 | ||
Conservative | David Parry (Dave Parry) |
643 | 50.5 | ||
Lincolnshire Independent | Helen Iris Dodd | 635 | 49.9 | ||
Lincolnshire Independent | Gary Roy Blackman | 512 | 40.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,273 | 29.43 | |||
Registered electors | 4,346 |
Navenby and Brant Broughton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lucille Hagues* | unopposed | |||
Lincolnshire Independent | Marianne Jane Overton* | unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors |
Ruskington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Matthew Frederick Waldeck | 820 | 65.7 | ||
Conservative | Richard Andrew Wright* | 819 | 65.6 | ||
Lincolnshire Independent | Kenneth Joaquim Paul Fernandes (Ken Fernandes) |
417 | 33.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,249 | 27.48 | |||
Registered electors | 4,585 |
Skellingthorpe and Eagle
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Christopher William Goldson* | 851 | 63.0 | ||
Independent | Richard Albert Johnston* | 584 | 43.2 | ||
Conservative | Elizabeth Jane Kendrick | 355 | 26.3 | ||
Labour | Anita Mary Pritchard | 255 | 18.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | George Anthony Richardson (Tony Richardson) |
187 | 13.8 | ||
Reform UK | Jamie-Lee McMillan | 65 | 4.8 | ||
Reform UK | Nicholas John Smith (Nick Smith) |
56 | 4.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,351 | 31.2 | |||
Registered electors | 4,346 |
Sleaford Castle
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Linda Edwards-Shea | 199 | 38.1 | ||
Conservative | Malcolm John Offer* | 194 | 37.2 | ||
Independent | David John Darmon (Dave Darmon) |
129 | 24.7 | ||
Turnout | 23.69 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,208 |
Sleaford Holdingham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Lincolnshire Independent | Robert Arthur Oates* | 280 | 62.6 | ||
Conservative | Patricia Cockcroft (Pat Cockcroft) |
114 | 25.5 | ||
Independent | Robert Charles Greetham | 53 | 11.9 | ||
Turnout | 20.41 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,205 |
Sleaford Navigation
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Lincolnshire Independent | David Suiter* | 354 | 64.4 | ||
Conservative | Nadim Aziz | 196 | 35.6 | ||
Turnout | 24.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,262 |
Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Lincolnshire Independent | Robert Ernest Oldershaw* (Bob Oldershaw) |
660 | 40.3 | ||
Conservative | Mark Anthony Smith | 612 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | Bozena Allan* | 574 | 35.0 | ||
Conservative | Melody Susan Shanahan-Kluth* | 572 | 34.9 | ||
Lincolnshire Independent | Adrian Snookes | 524 | 32.0 | ||
Independent | Stephen James Mason (Steve Mason) |
475 | 29.0 | ||
Labour | Joanne Louise Thompson (Jo Thompson) |
395 | 24.1 | ||
Labour | Ian Dutton | 390 | 23.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,639 | 27.13 | |||
Registered electors | 6,108 |
Sleaford Westholme
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lincolnshire Independent | Ann Mear | 151 | 29.5 | ||
Independent | Anthony Righini-Brand* (Anthony Brand) |
150 | 29.3 | ||
Labour | Eileen Janet Randall | 119 | 23.2 | ||
Independent | Heather Katherine Lorimer | 92 | 18.0 | ||
Turnout | 512 | 25.23 | |||
Registered electors | 2,093 |
Waddington Rural
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Matthew Russell Cooper | 756 | 46.2 | ||
Conservative | Lancelot John Pennell* (Lance Pennell) |
734 | 44.8 | ||
Conservative | Leigh Sanders | 704 | 43.0 | ||
Lincolnshire Independent | James Barry Earnshaw | 695 | 42.4 | ||
Labour | John Ewan Mitchell | 655 | 40.0 | ||
Labour | Nirmal Nina Chapman | 593 | 36.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,638 | 26.86 | |||
Registered electors | 6,128 |
Witham St Hughs and Swinderby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Lincolnshire Independent | Charles Peter Overton* | 616 | 68.4 | ||
Lincolnshire Independent | James Mitchell Elliott (Mitch Elliott) |
542 | 60.2 | ||
Conservative | Susan Kathleen Howe (Sue Howe) |
284 | 31.5 | ||
Conservative | Stuart William Robinson | 256 | 28.4 | ||
Turnout | 901 | 24.58 | |||
Registered electors | 3,706 |
Changes 2023–2027
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Adrian Michael Whittle | 354 | 41.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Joseph Andrew Wilkes (Andy Wilkes) |
254 | 29.5 | +29.5 | |
Lincolnshire Independent | Wendy Anne Liles | 225 | 26.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Anthony Righini-Brand (Anthony Brand) |
29 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 862 | 19.86 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,345 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
By-election triggered by death of Conservative councillor Gill Ogden.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Including three vacant seats previously held by Conservative councillors Terry Boston, Russell Eckert and Amanda Sanderson prior to their respective resignations in late 2022 and early 2023.
- ^ "The North Kesteven (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/1052, retrieved 29 June 2023
- ^ "Political structure". North Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Conservatives increase control of North Kesteven despite Labour win". The Lincolnite. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "North Kesteven result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Election results". North Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Jaines, Daniel (15 December 2023). "Lib Dems snatch seat from Conservatives in North Kesteven by-election". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). North Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 15 December 2023.