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2023 North Kesteven District Council election

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2023 North Kesteven District Council election

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All 43 seats on North Kesteven District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader Richard Wright Marianne Overton
Party Conservative Lincolnshire Independent
Last election 21 16
Seats before 23[a] 9
Seats after 25 11

  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Linda Edwards-Shea
Party Independent Labour
Last election 6 0
Seats before 11 0
Seats after 5 2

Results by ward

Leader before election

Richard Wright
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Richard Wright
Conservative

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.

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

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Prior 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

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The overall results were:[4]

Results
Party Seats Change
Conservative Party 25 Increase 2
Lincolnshire Independents 11 Increase 2
Independents 5 Decrease 6
Labour Party 2 Increase 2

Ward results

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The 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

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Ashby de la Launde, Digby and Scopwick
Party 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

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Bassingham Rural
Party 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

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Billinghay Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Anne Lawrence unopposed
Conservative Gill Ogden* unopposed
Turnout
Registered electors

Bracebridge Heath

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Bracebridge Heath
Party 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

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Branston
Party 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

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Cranwell, Leasingham and Wilsford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jim Clarke* unopposed
Conservative Andrew Gibson Hagues unopposed
Turnout
Registered electors

Heckington Rural

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Heckington Rural
Party 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

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Heighington and Washingborough
Party 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

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Helpringham and Osbournby
Party 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

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Hykeham Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Hykeham Fosse
Party 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

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Hykeham Memorial
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme
Party 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

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Metheringham Rural
Party 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
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Navenby and Brant Broughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lucille Hagues* unopposed
Lincolnshire Independent Marianne Jane Overton* unopposed
Turnout
Registered electors

Ruskington

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Ruskington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Skellingthorpe and Eagle
Party 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

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Sleaford Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Sleaford Holdingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Sleaford Navigation
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lincolnshire Independent David Suiter* 354 64.4
Conservative Nadim Aziz 196 35.6
Turnout 24.8
Registered electors 2,262

Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham

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Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Sleaford Westholme
Party 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

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Waddington Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Witham St Hughs and Swinderby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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Billinghay Rural by-election 14 December 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  1. ^ "The North Kesteven (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/1052, retrieved 29 June 2023
  2. ^ "Political structure". North Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Conservatives increase control of North Kesteven despite Labour win". The Lincolnite. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. ^ "North Kesteven result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. ^ "Election results". North Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ Jaines, Daniel (15 December 2023). "Lib Dems snatch seat from Conservatives in North Kesteven by-election". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). North Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 15 December 2023.