Lincolnshire County Council elections

Lincolnshire County Council in England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council 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

Council elections

County result maps
  • 1981 results map
  • 1985 results map
  • 1989 results map
  • 1993 results map
  • 1997 results map
  • 2001 results map
  • 2005 results map
  • 2009 results map
  • 2013 results map

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[3]
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[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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[7]
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[8]
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
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References
  1. "Lincolnshire". BBC News Online. BBC. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  2. "Lincolnshire". BBC News Online. BBC. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  3. "Boston Coastal electoral division". Boston borough council. Archived from the original on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  4. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). South Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  5. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  6. "Tories win by-election but BNP beat Labour". Louth Leader. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  7. "Conservatives win county seat in Bourne by-election". Spaldingtoday. 2008-10-03. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  8. "BNP narrowly beaten in by-election". Boston Standard. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
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