2019 West Lindsey District Council election
The2019 West Lindsey District Council electiontook place on 2 May 2019 to elect members ofWest Lindsey District Councilin England. This was on the same day as otherlocal elections.The Conservatives maintained overall control of the council, albeit with a reduced majority.
Results[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 19 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 52.78 | 44.30 | 17,106 | -4.30% | |
Liberal Democrats | 12 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 33.33 | 31.35 | 12,104 | +8.76% | |
Independent | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 8.33 | 7.44 | 2,871 | +1.75% | |
Lincolnshire Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.56 | 5.52 | 2,133 | +3.33% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0.00 | 6.95 | 2,683 | -10.03% | |
UKIP | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 3.11 | 1,201 | -0.84% | |
Green | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 1.33 | 513 | +1.33% |
Council composition[edit]
Following the last election in 2015,the composition of the council was:
24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Conservative | Lib Dem | Lab | I | LI |
Afterthe election, the composition of the council was:
19 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
Conservative | Lib Dem | I | LI |
Lab- Independent
I- Independent
LI- Lincolnshire Independents
Ward Results[edit]
Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*).
Bardney[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Gordon Fleetwood* | 479 | 66.07 | +12.87 | |
Independent | Robert John Webb | 154 | 21.24 | ||
Independent | Charles William Shaw | 92 | 12.69 | ||
Majority | 325 | 44.83 | +15.23 | ||
Turnout | 725 | 35.0 | −30.3 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
A total of 7 ballots were rejected.
Caistor and Yarborough[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angela Theresa Lawrence* | 934 | 65.68 | ||
Conservative | Owen Charles Bierley* | 904 | 63.57 | ||
Labour | Nancy Barr | 358 | 25.18 | ||
Labour | Andrea Maria Clarke | 354 | 24.89 | ||
Turnout | 33 | −32.9 | |||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
A total of 56 ballots were rejected.
Cherry Willingham[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lincolnshire Independent | Chris Darcel* | 1,154 | 59.21 | ||
Lincolnshire Independent | Sharon Cherie Hill | 979 | 50.23 | ||
Conservative | Anne Welburn | 690 | 35.40 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Longley | 592 | 30.37 | ||
Conservative | Maureen Florence Palmer | 570 | 29.25 | ||
UKIP | Trevor John Bridgwood | 433 | 22.22 | ||
Turnout | 32 | −37.8 | |||
Lincolnshire Independenthold | Swing | ||||
Lincolnshire IndependentgainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
A total of 26 ballots were rejected.
Dunholme and Welton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Diana Meriel Rodgers* | 1,180 | 56.41 | ||
Conservative | Steve England* | 865 | 41.35 | ||
Conservative | Caralyne Margaret Grimble | 718 | 34.32 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Swift | 707 | 33.80 | ||
Conservative | Malcolm John William Parish* | 656 | 31.36 | ||
Independent | Anjum Sawhney | 499 | 23.85 | ||
Turnout | 32 | −39.2 | |||
Independenthold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
A total of 15 ballots were rejected.
Gainsborough East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tim Davies | 290 | 35.19 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Paul Dobbie | 269 | 32.65 | ||
Independent | Mick Devine* | 257 | 31.19 | ||
Independent | Richard William Oaks | 254 | 30.83 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard John Craig | 246 | 29.85 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kristan Jorge Smith | 188 | 22.82 | ||
Labour | Angelene Janet Wright | 152 | 18.45 | ||
Labour | David Partick Bond* | 144 | 17.48 | ||
Labour | Jonathan Mark Harper | 130 | 15.78 | ||
Conservative | Joshua Anthony Jones | 125 | 15.17 | ||
Conservative | Peter David Morris | 116 | 14.08 | ||
Turnout | 16 | −31 | |||
IndependentgainfromLabour | Swing | ||||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromLabour | Swing | ||||
IndependentgainfromLabour | Swing |
Devine was previously elected as a Labour councillor. A total of 19 ballots were rejected.
Gainsborough North[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Matt Boles* | 568 | 46.37 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jim Snee | 517 | 42.20 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Keith Richard Panter | 416 | 33.96 | ||
Conservative | Sheila Christine Bibb* | 297 | 24.24 | ||
Conservative | John Graham Patrick | 229 | 18.69 | ||
UKIP | Gary John Austen | 221 | 18.04 | ||
UKIP | Sophie May Austen | 213 | 17.39 | ||
UKIP | John Edwin Saxon | 209 | 17.06 | ||
Labour | Sheila Frances Jennings | 198 | 16.16 | ||
Conservative | Peter Francis McNeill | 193 | 15.76 | ||
Labour | Robert Andrew Adderley | 176 | 14.37 | ||
Labour | Michael Harry Edward Eddowes | 161 | 13.14 | ||
Turnout | 23 | −30.2 | |||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromConservative | Swing |
A total of 19 ballots were rejected.
Gainsborough South West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Judy Rainsforth* | 534 | 58.55 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Victor Young* | 529 | 58.00 | ||
Labour | David John Cormack | 163 | 17.87 | ||
Labour | Perry Peter Smith | 138 | 15.13 | ||
UKIP | Neville Shaun Jones | 125 | 13.71 | ||
Independent | Denise Mary Schofield | 88 | 9.65 | ||
Conservative | Henry Speer | 71 | 7.79 | ||
Independent | Steve Schofield | 57 | 6.25 | ||
Turnout | 23 | −23.8 | |||
Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratshold | Swing |
A total of 8 ballots were rejected.
Hemswell[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul David John Howitt-Cowan* | 418 | 66.14 | +7.74 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karen Dawn Bacon | 214 | 33.86 | +25.46 | |
Majority | 204 | 32.28 | −8.22 | ||
Turnout | 632 | 30 | −33.2 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
A total of 22 ballots were rejected.
Kelsey Wold[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Lewis Strange* | 546 | 64.16 | +0.86 | |
Liberal Democrats | Louise Amanda Reece | 305 | 35.84 | +29.14 | |
Majority | 241 | 28.32 | −17.18 | ||
Turnout | 851 | 40 | −33.8 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
A total of 23 ballots were rejected.
Lea[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jessie Brenda Milne* | 452 | 67.77 | +3.67 | |
Green | Sue Greenall | 214 | 32.23 | ||
Majority | 237 | 35.54 | −9.76 | ||
Turnout | 667 | 38 | −30.6 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
A total of 13 ballots were rejected.
Market Rasen[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bunney | 1,030 | 47.16 | ||
Conservative | John Carl McNeill* | 896 | 41.03 | ||
Conservative | Cordelia Emma Julia McCartney | 893 | 40.89 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Jacob Neil Smith* | 853 | 39.06 | ||
Liberal Democrats | June Clark | 762 | 34.89 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert David Henri Levison | 727 | 33.29 | ||
Labour | Colin Saywell | 262 | 12.00 | ||
Labour | Geoffrey John Barnes | 243 | 11.13 | ||
Labour | Lee Martin Simpson | 204 | 9.34 | ||
Turnout | 33 | −32.9 | |||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing |
A total of 46 ballots were rejected.
Nettleham[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Giles Patrick McNeill* | 635 | 50.16 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Angela May White* | 632 | 49.92 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Higham | 580 | 45.81 | ||
Conservative | John Stephen Barrett | 506 | 39.97 | ||
Turnout | 28 | −36.6 | |||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratshold | Swing |
A total of 32 ballots were rejected.
Saxilby[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jackie Brockway* | 841 | 54.43 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David John Cotton* | 555 | 35.92 | ||
Conservative | Sarah Jane Ellis | 513 | 33.20 | ||
Green | Simon John Cowell | 299 | 19.35 | ||
Turnout | 35 | −35.5 | |||
Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratshold | Swing |
A total of 24 ballots were rejected.
Scampton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Michael Patterson* | Uncontested | |||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Scotter and Blyton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Anne Rollings | 992 | 55.33 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Liz Clews | 946 | 52.76 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mandy Snee | 830 | 46.29 | ||
Conservative | Sally Pamela Loates | 745 | 41.55 | ||
Conservative | Ken Woolley | 737 | 41.10 | ||
Conservative | Ian Richard Bradley | 668 | 37.26 | ||
Turnout | 31 | −22.6 | |||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromConservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromConservative | Swing |
A total of 83 ballots were rejected.
Stow[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tracey Jane Coulson | Uncontested | |||
ConservativegainfromLiberal Democrats | Swing |
Sudbrooke[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Waller | Uncontested | |||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Torksey[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stuart Francis Kinch | 472 | 58.56 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Noel Joseph Mullally | 334 | 41.44 | ||
Majority | 138 | 17.12 | |||
Turnout | 806 | 35 | |||
Conservativehold | Swing |
A total of 38 ballots were rejected.
Waddingham and Spital[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeff Summers* | 492 | 68.81 | −6.89 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 223 | 31.19 | +6.89 | |
Majority | 269 | 37.62 | −13.78 | ||
Turnout | 715 | 37 | −35.5 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing |
A total of 19 ballots were rejected.
Wold View[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Regis | Unopposed | |||
Conservativehold | Swing |
Changes 2019–2023[edit]
Torksey[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sarah Ellis | 378 | 35.7 | −22.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Noel Mullally | 346 | 32.6 | −8.8 | |
Brexit Party | Nicholas Pearson | 299 | 28.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Perry Smith | 37 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 32 | 3.1 | −14.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,060 | 43 | +8.0 | ||
Conservativehold | Swing | ![]() |
Paul Howitt-Cowan left the Conservatives in January 2021.[22]
Nettleham[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jaime Oliver | 585 | 51.0 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Maureen Palmer | 374 | 32.6 | −17.5 | |
Labour | Jessica McGuire | 116 | 10.1 | N/A | |
Green | Benjamin Loryman | 71 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 211 | 18.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,150 | 32.0 | |||
Liberal DemocratsgainfromConservative | Swing | ![]() |
Steve England left the Conservatives in August 2022 and sat the remainder of his term as an independent councillor.[23]
References[edit]
- ^"Election results by party, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Bardney, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Caistor and Yarborough, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Cherry Willingham, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Dunholme and Welton, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Gainsborough East, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Gainsborough North, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Gainsborough South West, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Hemswell, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Kelsey Wold, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Lea, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Market Rasen, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Nettleham, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Saxilby, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Scampton, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Scotter and Blyton, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Stow, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Sudbrooke, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Torksey, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Waddingham and Spital, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^"Election results for Wold View, 2 May 2019".2 May 2019.
- ^Jaines, Daniel (7 February 2021)."Council deputy leader expelled from the Conservative party".Lincolnshire Live.Retrieved2 December2023.
- ^Jaines, Daniel (31 August 2022)."West Lindsey councillor steps back from frontline politics over health issues".The Lincolnite.Retrieved2 December2023.