Boston Borough Council elections

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
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Swineshead By-Election 27 February 1997
Party		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

Kirton By-Election 11 December 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	363	59.0
	Labour	252	41.0
Majority		111	18.0
Turnout		615
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

West By-Election 2 July 1998
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	580	66.8
	Labour	288	33.2
Majority		292	33.6
Turnout		868
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

1999-2003

Kirton By-Election 17 February 2000
Party		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

Pilgrim By-Election 26 October 2000
Party		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

South By-Election 22 February 2001
Party		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

Staniland South By-Election 1 April 2004
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	330	46.0
	Conservative	251	35.0
	Independent	137	19.1
Majority		79	11.0
Turnout		718	26.9
	Labour hold	Swing

Fishtoft By-Election 14 July 2005^[6]
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

Kirton By-Election 2 February 2006^[7]
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

Old Leake & Wrangle By-Election 6 April 2006^[8]
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

Fishtoft By-Election 6 July 2006^[9]
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

Coastal By-Election 24 July 2008^[10]
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

Fenside By-Election 13 November 2008^[11]
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

Kirton By-Election 4 June 2009^[12]
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

Pilgrim By-Election 4 June 2009^[12]
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

Frampton and Holme By-Election 18 October 2012^[13]
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

Staniland South By-Election 2 May 2013^[14]
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

Fenside By-Election 5 September 2013^[15]
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

Old Leake and Wrangle By-Election 22 February 2018^[16]
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

Kirton and Frampton By-Election 12 December 2019^[17]
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

Skirbeck By-Election 12 December 2019^[18]
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

Skirbeck By-Election 6 May 2021^[19]
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

[1] The Borough of Boston (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977

[boston-2] "Boston". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[3] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Boston (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[Boston_electoral_review-4] "Boston electoral review". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Boston (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[swing-6] "Strong swing to Labour in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2010.

[kirton-7] "Declaration of result of poll". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010.

[wrangle-8] "Declaration of result of poll". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010.

[fishtoft-9] "Declaration of result of poll". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010.

[result-10] "By-Election Result". Boston Borough Council. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[Fenside_Ward_Result_-_November_2008-11] "Fenside Ward Result - November 2008". Boston Borough Council. Retrieved 14 November 2008.

[wiped-12] "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_Ward_Result_-_October_2012-13] "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-14] "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_2013-15] "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.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Old Leake and Wrangle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Kirton and Frampton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Skirbeck Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Skirbeck Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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