1889 Kesteven County Council election

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The administrative county of Kesteven (1889–1974), shown within England.

The first elections to Kesteven County Council were held on Thursday, 17 January 1889. Kesteven was one of three divisions of the historic county of Lincolnshire in England; it consisted of the ancient wapentakes (or hundreds) of Aswardhurn, Aveland, Beltisloe, Boothby Graffoe, Flaxwell, Langoe, Loveden, Ness, and Winnibriggs and Threo. [1] The Local Government Act 1888 established Kesteven as an administrative county, governed by a Council; [2] elections were held every three years from 1889, until it was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, which established Lincolnshire County Council in its place. [3] [4]

Contents

The forty-six electoral divisions of the new Council were outlined in December 1888. All but two returned one candidate: Sleaford and Quarrington and Bourne and Morton returned two each. The town of Grantham was represented across seven divisions, while Stamford had four. [5] Twenty-one candidates (including both for Sleaford) were returned unopposed. The remainder were informed of the result on the day after polling. Votes were counted in one of the court rooms in Lincoln; the Sheriff of Lincolnshire, A. S. Leslie-Melville, was the presiding officer, while R. A. Stephens was his deputy for Kesteven. [6]

Results by division

Ancaster

Ancaster [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William Avery180
Henry Smith BA128
Edmund Lucas-Calcraft JP35
Turnout

Barrowby

Barrowby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sir W. E. Welby-Gregory Bt JPNANA

Bassingham

Bassingham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
The Viscount St Vincent JP218
William Brocklebank168
Turnout

Bennington

Bennington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William Hutchinson258
John Earle Welby JP206
Turnout

Billingborough

Billingborough [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Captain Henry Smith JP207
Edward John Grummitt246

Billinghay

Billinghay [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
J. D. BowlingNANA

Bourne and Morton

Bourne and Morton [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William Robert Wherry578
John Derry527
Christopher Gilbert Peacock JP309
Thomas Lawrence204
Turnout

Bracebridge

Bracebridge [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
W. J. WarrenerNANA

Branston

Branston [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
E. J. HowardNANA

Bytham

Bytham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Augustus Charles Johnson JP180
William Hayes160
Turnout

Caythorpe

Caythorpe [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Colonel F. Fane JPNANA

Claypole

Claypole [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
George Nevile JPNANA

Colsterworth

Colsterworth [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Eli Crabtree250
Robert Heathcote JP139

Corby

Corby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
The Lord Willoughby de Eresby JPNANA

Deeping

Deeping [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
W. Holland JPNANA

Gonerby

Gonerby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Thomas Newton205
Thomas Pask188
Turnout

Grantham no. 1

Grantham no. 1 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
John Bailey212
John Basker102
Turnout

Grantham no. 2

Grantham no. 2 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
G. S. HannettNANA

Grantham no. 3

Grantham no. 3 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
A. HutchinsonNANA

Grantham no. 4

Grantham no. 4 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Edward Staveley Harding294
William Fillingham86
Turnout

Grantham no. 5

Grantham no. 5 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
W. L. WandNANA

Grantham no. 6

Grantham no. 6 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
J. W. MartinNANA

Grantham no. 7

Grantham no. 7 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
W. B. HarrisonNANA

Heckington

Heckington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
James Hubbard204
Bruce Tomlinson148
Samuel Lamb21
Turnout

Heighington

Heighington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C. C. SibthorpeNANA

Helpringham

Helpringham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Edward Clarkson Rowe198
George Ranyard Lee185
Turnout

Kyme

Kyme [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
The Earl of Winchelsea and Nottingham JPNANA

Martin

Martin [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
John Hague Copping264
William Bilton Harris91
Turnout

Metheringham

Metheringham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William Shearburn Fox194
William Dundas Gilpim-Brown187
Turnout
Navenby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Major Arthur Cecil Tempest JP180
Charles Edward Marfleet143
Turnout

Osbournby

Osbournby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Thomas Arthur Robert Heathcote JP220
Seth Ellis Dean Jr166
Turnout

Ponton

Ponton [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sir H. A. H. Cholmeley Bt JP NANA

Rippingale

Rippingale [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William Bacon227
Rev. William Wright Layng94
Turnout

Ropsley

Ropsley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Captain Cecil Thorold JP216
William Jackson168
Turnout

Ruskington

Ruskington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Captain Neville Henry Reeve JP255
Samuel Pattinson 183
Turnout

Skellingthorpe

Skillingthorpe [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
G. E. Jarvis JPNANA

Sleaford and Quarrington

Sleaford and Quarrington* [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
G. H. W. Hervey JPNANA
Charles SharpeNANA

Stamford (All Saints)

Stamford (Stamford All Saints) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Charles Chapman271
Herbert Hart255
Turnout

Stamford (St George's)

Stamford (St George's) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
John Seaton Loweth192
Valentine Stapleton155
Turnout

Stamford (St Michael's and St John's)

Stamford (St Michael's and St John's) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Orlando Edmonds132
Henry Knott JP117
Turnout

Stamford (St Martin's and St Mary's)

Stamford (St Martin's and St Mary's) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Charles Handson144
William Jonathan Bettle62
Turnout

Thurlby

Thurlby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Robert Peasgood203
Charles Whattof177
Turnout

Uffington

Uffington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
The Lord Kesteven JP283
William Cross62
Turnout

Waddington

Waddington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R. G. Ellison JPNANA

Wellingore

Wellingore [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Richard Newcombe Morley192
Richard Blankley Burrows155
Turnout

Wilsford

Wilsford [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Colonel M. Willson JPNANA

By-elections in February 1889

The Council held its first meeting on 31 January, where it elected a Chairman and sixteen aldermen. [6] If a councillor were elected an alderman, he had to forfeit his seat. Eleven members of the Council were elected to the aldermanic bench, which meant that their seats became vacant, triggering by-elections. Colonel Willson, who had been returned for Wilsford at the first round of elections, was disqualified because he held a paid commission in the armed forces; this triggered a by-election. All twelve were held on 18 February; four candidates stood unopposed. [7]

Grantham no. 2

Grantham no. 2 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Scoffield198
Conservative Alfred Childs184
Turnout 382

Barrowby

Barrowby [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Welborn245
Liberal Henry Bowman168
Turnout 413

Ponton

Ponton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R. C. Newton267
Robert Wyles102
Turnout

Corby

Corby [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Dr J. E. Collingwood205
F. Searson128
Turnout

Sleaford

Sleaford [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
A. L. Jessop510
G. R. Lee289
Turnout

Wilsford

Wilsford [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
G. H. Peake209
F. Ward193
Turnout

Bourne

Bourne [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Measures442
Liberal John Cappitt410
Turnout 852

Helpringham

Helpringham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Senior Barber197
Liberal Charles Edward Harris147
Charles Hardstaffe Read37
Turnout 381

Billingborough

Billingborough [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
E. J. GrummittNANA

Branston

Branston [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William RobertsNANA

Billinghay

Billinghay [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
J. CreaseyNANA

Wellingore

Wellingore [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Colonel ReaveNANA

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