Boston Borough Council elections
Local government elections in Lincolnshire, England
Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 30 councillors are elected from 15 wards.
Council elections
- 1973 Boston Borough Council election
- 1976 Boston Borough Council election
- 1979 Boston Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
- 1983 Boston Borough Council election
- 1987 Boston Borough Council election
- 1991 Boston Borough Council election
- 1995 Boston Borough Council election
- 1999 Boston Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by two)[2][3]
- 2003 Boston Borough Council election
- 2007 Boston Borough Council election
- 2011 Boston Borough Council election
- 2015 Boston Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by two)[4][5]
- 2019 Boston Borough Council election
- 2023 Boston Borough Council election
Election results
Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dems | UKIP | English Democrats | Boston Bypass Independents | Boston Independent | Independent | |||||||||
2023 | Boston Independent | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||
2019 | Conservative | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||
2015 | NOC | 13 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
2011 | Conservative | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
2007 | Boston Bypass Independents | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
2003 | NOC | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Borough result maps
- 2007 results map
- 2011 results map
By-election results
1995-1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 495 | 57.5 | |||
Independent | 142 | 16.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 118 | 13.7 | |||
Labour | 106 | 12.3 | |||
Majority | 353 | 41.0 | |||
Turnout | 861 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 363 | 59.0 | |||
Labour | 252 | 41.0 | |||
Majority | 111 | 18.0 | |||
Turnout | 615 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 580 | 66.8 | |||
Labour | 288 | 33.2 | |||
Majority | 292 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 868 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 181 | 34.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 158 | 30.0 | |||
Independent | 141 | 26.8 | |||
Labour | 47 | 8.9 | |||
Majority | 23 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 527 | 19.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 116 | 43.3 | |||
Labour | 96 | 35.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 33 | 12.3 | |||
Independent | 23 | 8.6 | |||
Majority | 20 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 268 | 19.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 182 | 38.1 | |||
Labour | 149 | 31.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 147 | 30.8 | |||
Majority | 33 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 478 | 32.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 330 | 46.0 | |||
Conservative | 251 | 35.0 | |||
Independent | 137 | 19.1 | |||
Majority | 79 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 718 | 26.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Gall | 316 | 33.1 | +16.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Dodson | 310 | 32.5 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Terence Taylor | 254 | 26.6 | −25.3 | |
UKIP | Don Ransome | 75 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 955 | 20.5 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Rylatt | 505 | 72.8 | +30.5 | |
Labour | Catrina Holstead | 104 | 15.0 | −2.5 | |
Independent | John Fitzgerald | 85 | 12.2 | −28.0 | |
Majority | 401 | 57.8 | |||
Turnout | 694 | 20.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank Pickett | 366 | 55.2 | −12.8 | |
UKIP | Sue Ransome | 115 | 17.3 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Clive Marshall | 99 | 14.9 | +14.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Appleby | 83 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Majority | 251 | 37.9 | |||
Turnout | 663 | 25.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Singleton-McGuire | 495 | 44.7 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Chapman | 428 | 38.7 | −2.1 | |
UKIP | John Flynn | 184 | 16.6 | +16.6 | |
Majority | 67 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,107 | 23.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Singleton-McGuire | 344 | 30.9 | −1.6 | |
Boston Bypass Independents | David Durrant | 306 | 27.5 | −32.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ossy Snell | 213 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
BNP | David Owens | 119 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
UKIP | Felicity Ransome | 88 | 7.9 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Pam Imlah | 44 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 38 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,114 | 37.3 | −4.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Boston Bypass Independents | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | David Owens | 279 | 42.6 | +42.6 | |
Boston Bypass Independents | Carl Smith | 141 | 21.5 | −21.8 | |
Conservative | Paul Mould | 119 | 18.2 | −0.1 | |
Labour | Norman Hart | 69 | 10.5 | −13.2 | |
UKIP | Cyril Wakefield | 24 | 3.7 | −11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gavin Carrington | 23 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 138 | 21.1 | |||
Turnout | 655 | 22.1 | −0.5 | ||
BNP gain from Boston Bypass Independents | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Brotherton | 490 | 42.2 | +8.9 | |
Boston Bypass Independents | Carl Smith | 243 | 20.9 | −45.7 | |
UKIP | Sue Ransome | 230 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
Independent | Frank Martin | 122 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Leonard | 75 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 247 | 21.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,160 | 31.7 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Myles Larrington | 110 | 32.4 | −16.7 | |
Labour | Paul Kenny | 76 | 22.4 | +13.0 | |
UKIP | Felicity Ransome | 59 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Boston Bypass Independents | Trevor Page | 53 | 15.6 | −26.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Sheridan-Shinn | 42 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Majority | 34 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 340 | 27.4 | +0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2011-2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Stuart Ashton | 204 | 39.2 | −17.8 | |
Independent | Maggie Peberdy | 139 | 26.7 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | Claire Rylott | 126 | 24.2 | +24.2 | |
UKIP | Sue Ransome | 32 | 6.2 | −7.9 | |
Labour | Mike Sheridan-Shinn | 19 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 65 | 12.5 | |||
Turnout | 520 | 35.6 | −13.2 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Bob Mcauley | 376 | 44.4 | +44.4 | |
Labour Co-op | Pam Kenny | 202 | 23.8 | −2.5 | |
Independent | Robert Lauberts | 145 | 17.1 | +17.1 | |
Conservative | Carl Richmond | 124 | 14.6 | −16.3 | |
Majority | 174 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 847 | 29.9 | −5.4 | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Tiggs Keywood-Wainwright | 162 | 39.4 | +39.4 | |
Conservative | Dan Elkington | 87 | 21.2 | +21.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Taylor | 87 | 21.2 | +11.4 | |
Labour | Ben Cook | 75 | 18.2 | −8.0 | |
Majority | 75 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 411 | 13.7 | −11.2 | ||
UKIP gain from English Democrat | Swing |
2015-2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Ashton | 536 | 74.2 | +21.3 | |
Labour | Joseph Pearson | 123 | 17.0 | +17.0 | |
UKIP | Don Ransome | 50 | 6.9 | −40.2 | |
Blue Revolution | Richard Thornalley | 13 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 413 | 57.2 | |||
Turnout | 722 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2019-2023
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Brown | 2,018 | 69.9 | +35.7 | |
Independent | Lorraine O'Connor | 453 | 15.7 | +15.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Taylor | 415 | 14.4 | +14.4 | |
Majority | 1,565 | 54.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,886 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Howard | 955 | 51.3 | +27.3 | |
Labour | Jackie Barton | 437 | 23.5 | +2.0 | |
Independent | Don Jenkins | 195 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Independent | Sue Ransome | 112 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jason Stevenson | 100 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Blue Revolution | Christopher Moore | 62 | 3.3 | −11.2 | |
Majority | 518 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,861 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Katie Chalmers | 338 | 34.5 | +10.5 | |
Independent | Dale Broughton | 307 | 31.4 | +31.4 | |
Labour | Jackie Barton | 210 | 21.5 | +0.0 | |
For the People Not the Party | Christopher Moore | 88 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Independent | Christopher Cardwell | 36 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 31 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 979 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
References
- ^ The Borough of Boston (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ "Boston". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Boston (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Boston electoral review". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Boston (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Strong swing to Labour in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "By-Election Result". Boston Borough Council. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ "Fenside Ward Result - November 2008". Boston Borough Council. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Labour Party wiped off Boston's political map". Lincolnshire Echo. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Frampton and Holme by-election result". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ "Staniland South By-Election, Boston Borough Council". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Fenside Ward - declaration of result of poll Thursday 5 September 2013". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Old Leake and Wrangle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kirton and Frampton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Skirbeck Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Skirbeck Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Boston Borough Council
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- See also: Wards
- Boundary changes