2005 Lincolnshire County Council election

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2005 Lincolnshire County Council election
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  2001 5 May 2005 2009  

All 77 seats to Lincolnshire County Council
39 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before4921
Seats won4521
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Steady2.svg0

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrat Independent
Seats before43
Seats won83
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Steady2.svg0

Lincolnshire UK local election 2005 map.svg
Map of the results of the election in each division. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2005 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005, the same day as the general election. The whole council of 77 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party retaining control of the council, winning 45 seats. [1]

2005 United Kingdom general election election of members to the House of Commons in 2005

The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 5 May 2005, to elect 646 members to the House of Commons. The Labour Party led by Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, with Blair becoming the only Labour leader beside Harold Wilson to form three majority governments. However, its majority now stood at 66 seats compared to the 160-seat majority it had previously held. As of 2019, it remains the last general election victory for the Labour Party.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, sometimes informally called the Tories, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 4 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 11 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

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Election result

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Summary Results
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 4542.3%133,137
  Labour 2121.9%68,974
  Liberal Democrat 820.5%64,344
  Independent 39.6%30,073

Results by division

Alford and Sutton

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Alford and Sutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Marsh2,01045.5-2.6
Labour Janet Shuttleworth1,15826.2-0.8
Liberal Democrat Irene Daw82618.7-6.3
Independent Eric Vaughan4269.6N.A
Majority85219.3
Turnout 4,42061.0
Conservative hold Swing

Ancholme Cliff

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Ancholme Cliff
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Charles Strange2,03254.5+0.7
Liberal Democrat Andrew Heathorn1,13830.5-15.8
Independent Ernest Coleman55614.9N.A
Majority89424.0
Turnout 3,72666.0
Conservative hold Swing

Bardney and Cherry Willingham

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bardney and Cherry Willingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Fleetwood1,98144.0-5.6
Liberal Democrat Stuart Miller1,35230.0+7.3
Labour Melanie Tointon94020.9-6.7
UKIP Sue Ransome2305.1N/A
Majority62914.0
Turnout 4,50368.0
Conservative hold Swing

Bassingham Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bassingham Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Raymond Phillips2,19444.2-6.0
Liberal Democrat David Baker1,65733.4-16.4
Labour Tina Lee87417.6N/A
UKIP Michael Starky2414.9N/A
Majority53710.8
Turnout 4,96670.0
Conservative hold Swing

Billinghay and Metheringham

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Billinghay and Metheringham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patricia Bradwell1,82446.6-9.1
Labour Theresa Wadsley1,15529.5-14.8
Liberal Democrat Alan Waddington93423.9N/A
Majority66917.1
Turnout 3,91362.0
Conservative hold Swing

Boston Coastal

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston Coastal
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bryan Powell1,64147.6-3.1
Labour John Slater96628.0-6.4
UKIP Jodie Sutton84424.5N/A
Majority67519.6
Turnout 3,45162.0
Conservative hold Swing

Boston East

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sandra Bakewell1,44943.2-18.9
UKIP Don Ransome99429.6N/A
Conservative Sally Parker91327.2-10.7
Majority45513.6
Turnout 3,35652.0
Labour hold Swing

Boston Fishtoft

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston Fishtoft
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ossy Snell1,87541.7+11.9
Conservative Heather Judge1,42231.6-10.1
Independent Neil McGregor1,19926.7N/A
Majority45310.1
Turnout 4,49661.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Boston North West

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Andrew Bakewell1,23138.8-16.1
Conservative Bryan Ingham1,15236.4-8.7
UKIP Gordon Simmonds78624.8N/A
Majority792.4
Turnout 3,16950.0
Labour hold Swing

Boston Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Day2,78258.4+4.6
UKIP Steven Pearson1,97941.6N/A
Majority80316.8
Turnout 4,76157.0
Conservative hold Swing

Boston South

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Richard Austin1,48140.4N/A
Liberal Democrat Bob Cory1,06028.9+4.0
Conservative Terence Taylor86023.5-19.3
English Democrat Stephen Wyatt2647.2N/A
Majority42111.5
Turnout 3,66561.0
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Boston West

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Goodale1,30540.7+2.7
Conservative Tony Austin1,12335.0+1.7
UKIP Nicholas Smith78124.3N/A
Majority1825.7
Turnout 3,20959.0
Labour hold Swing

Bourne Abbey

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bourne Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mark Horn2,36254.3+23.9
Labour Trevor Holmes1,98845.7+23.2
Majority3748.6
Turnout 4,35062.0

Bourne Castle

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bourne Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Croft1,97947.1-4.3
Labour Derrick Crump1,13126.9-1.3
Liberal Democrat John Binder1,09326.0+5.7
Majority84820.2
Turnout 4,20369.0
Conservative hold Swing

Bracebridge Heath and Waddington

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bracebridge Heath and Waddington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christine Talbot2,27643.2-11.2
Labour Jerome O'Brien1,81134.4-11.2
Independent Ivan Hall78114.8N/A
UKIP Malcolm Skeels4017.6N/A
Majority4658.8
Turnout 5,26964.0
Conservative hold Swing

Branston and Navenby

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Branston and Navenby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Marianne Overton2,77154.8+17.7
Conservative Derek Duncan1,38427.4-8.0
Labour Keith Haw90217.8-9.6
Majority1,38727.4
Turnout 5,05770.0
Independent hold Swing

Colsterworth Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Colsterworth Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Edward Chapman1,79753.5-9.6
Labour Robert Shorrock85925.6N/A
Liberal Democrat Ismail Jalili70020.9-16.0
Majority93827.9
Turnout 3,35666.0
Conservative hold Swing

Crowland and Whaplode

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Crowland and Whaplode
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Przyszlak2,69865.5+2.6
Liberal Democrat Kathleen Tanner1,42134.5+20.2
Majority1,27731.0
Turnout 4,11966.0
Conservative hold Swing

Deeping St James

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Deeping St James
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Philip Dilks1,75251.8-6.7
Conservative Bryan Helyar1,63248.2+6.7
Majority1203.6
Turnout 3,38465.0
Labour hold Swing

Donington Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Donington Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Amanda Puttick2,57662.9+17.7
Liberal Democrat Samantha Turner1,51737.1N/A
Majority1,05925.8
Turnout 4,09367.0

Folkingham Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Folkingham Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Martin Hill3,01361.7+5.2
Liberal Democrat Christine Brough1,87138.3+22.8
Majority1,14223.4
Turnout 4,88468.0
Conservative hold Swing

Gainsborough Hill

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Gainsborough Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Michael Tinker1,25543.6-35.2
Labour Lynne Gray1,01635.3N/A
Conservative Jeffrey Summers60921.1-9.9
Majority2398.3
Turnout 2,88049.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Gainsborough Rural South

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Gainsborough Rural South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Heath2,94554.5+20.1
Conservative Brian Knight2,46345.5-0.7
Majority4829.0
Turnout 5,40867.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Gainsborough Trent

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Gainsborough Trent
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Patrick O'Connor1,86850.3+12.7
Labour Patrick Vaughan92324.8-12.1
Conservative William Parry72619.5-5.9
UKIP Mark Jones1995.4N/A
Majority94525.5
Turnout 3,71651.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Grantham Barrowby

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Grantham Barrowby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alan Davidson1,64652.6-4.5
Conservative Pamela Bosworth1,48647.4+4.5
Majority1605.2
Turnout 3,13253.0
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. "Lincolnshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 September 2016.