2015 West Lindsey District Council election

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The 2015 West Lindsey District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of West Lindsey District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Result

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Map showing the results of the elections.
West Lindsey District Council Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2466.6748.6039,529
  Liberal Democrats 719.4422.5918,372
  Labour 38.3316.9813,815
  Independent 12.785.694,625
  Lincolnshire Independent 12.782.191,782
  UKIP 00.003.953,214

Council composition

After the election, the composition of the council was:

247311
ConservativeLib DemLabILI

Lab - Independent
I - Independent
LI - Lincolnshire Independents

Ward results

Bardney

Bardney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Gordon Fleetwood71553.2
UKIP David Thomas Walton31823.6
Lincolnshire Independent Maurice Bellwood22116.4
Liberal Democrats Charles William Shaw916.8
Turnout 1,34565.3

Caistor & Yarborough

Caistor & Yarborough (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Theresa Lawrence1,17547
Conservative Owen Charles Bierley1,164
Independent Alan David Caine95519.2
Labour John Indian61923.3
Labour Oliver Joseph Jackson545
UKIP Nigel John Wright52710.6
Turnout 4,98565.9

Cherry Willingham

Cherry Willingham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander John Bridgwood1,72657.3
Conservative Anne Welburn1,696
Lincolnshire Independent Christopher John Darcel1,56118.0
Conservative Stephen Robert Trevor1,540
Labour Wendy Dawn Beckett1,15124.8
Labour Brian Ellis Gulliver997
Turnout 8,67169.8

Dunholme & Welton

Dunholme & Welton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen England2,22859.1
Conservative Malcolm James William Parish2,072
Independent Diana Meriel Rodgers1,82018.3
Conservative Anjum Nitu Sawhney1,588
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bunney1,13122.6
Liberal Democrats Julie Eve Taylor1,118
Turnout 9,95771.2

Gainsborough East

Gainsborough East (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Devine88541.9
Labour Richard William Oaks829
Labour David Patrick Bond772
Conservative Clio Lyndon Perraton-Williams58727.5
Conservative Joshua Anthony Jones564
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Donald Woolley50124.9
Liberal Democrats David Paul Dobbie489
Liberal Democrats Vaughan Olsson Hughes489
Conservative Peter Francis McNeill482
Independent Michael Tinker3305.6
Turnout 5,92847.0

Gainsborough North

Gainsborough North (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gillian Florence Bardsley1,04738.3
Liberal Democrats Matthew David Boles96431.3
Conservative Sheila Christine Bibb764
Conservative Ashley John Perraton-Williams710
Labour Robert Andrew Adderley69130.5
Labour Robert Methuen689
Labour Charmaine Lisa Bowers623
Liberal Democrats Keith Richard Panter555
Liberal Democrats Richard John Craig549
Turnout 6,59253.2

Gainsborough South West

Gainsborough South West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Ann Rainsforth71243.3
Liberal Democrats Trevor Victor Young701
Labour Casper Francis Hammond47528.9
Labour Julia Wallis-Martin471
Conservative Deborah Jane Barker36621.7
Conservative Henry Miles Guthorm Speer344
Independent Timothy Mark Davies1976.0
Turnout 3,26646.8

Hemswell

Hemswell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul David John Howitt-Cowan81858.4
UKIP Anthony Brian Wells25117.9
Labour Spencer David Geoffrey Armitage21415.3
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Margaret Isherwood1188.4
Turnout 1,40163.2

Kelsey Wold

Kelsey Wold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Lewis Strange1,00963.3
UKIP Michael John Ranby28317.8
Labour Janet Susannah Tierney19412.2
Liberal Democrats Neil Taylor1076.7
Turnout 1,59373.8

Lea

Lea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jessie Brenda Milne78364.1
UKIP Samuel George Wardle23018.8
Labour Rebecca Geraldine Carmichael20817.0
Turnout 1,22168.6

Market Rasen

Market Rasen (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Edward Hugo Marfleet1,92048.5
Conservative John Carl McNeill1,872
Conservative Thomas Jacob Neil Smith1,524
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Michael Bridger1,09425.5
UKIP Howard Thompson1,0759.8
Liberal Democrats Guy Edward Donald Grainger898
Liberal Democrats Elaine Margaret Whitfield795
Labour Ian Edward Sharp73712.6
Labour Elizabeth Louise Webster649
Independent Geoffrey Martyn Wiseman3843.5
Turnout 10,94865.9

Nettleham

Nettleham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Giles Patrick McNeill1,33753.1
Liberal Democrats Angela May White1,06446.9
Conservative Maureen Florene Palmer984
Liberal Democrats Roger Anthony Sharp983
Turnout 4,36874.6

Saxilby

Saxilby (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqueline Brockway1,89854.7
Liberal Democrats David John Cotton1,16826.8
Conservative Jenine Emilie Butroid953
Labour Robert Henry Tubman4999.6
UKIP Michael McLintock4679.0
Liberal Democrats Barry Charles Coward231
Turnout 5,21670.5

Scampton

Scampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Michael Patterson97165.3
Labour Rachel Heskins51634.7
Turnout 1,48769.7

Scotter & Blyton

Scotter & Blyton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Anne Mewis1,75242.9
Liberal Democrats Lesley Anne Rollings1,31431.3
Conservative Adam Matthew Duguid1,281
Independent Christopher Peter Day1,13611.7
Conservative Edward Graham Cockcroft Rouse1,134
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Ann Clews999
Labour William Edward Rodgers79414.2
Liberal Democrats Sally Pamela Loates725
Labour Mabel Tallulah Dunbar583
Turnout 9,71853.6

Stow

Stow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Reginald Alan Shore85862.4
Conservative Richard David Butroid51637.6
Turnout 1,37471.2

Sudbrooke

Sudbrooke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Curtis1,12168.9
Labour Melanie Louisa Tointon32419.9
Liberal Democrats Mavis Patricia Sharp18111.1
Turnout 1,62675.5

Torksey

Torksey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Francis Kinch (elected unopposed)N/AN/A
Turnout N/AN/A

Waddingham & Spital

Waddingham & Spital
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeffrey John Summers1,08975.7
Liberal Democrats Joseph John Whitfield35024.3
Turnout 1,43972.5

Wold View

Wold View
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas James Regis79960.3
Labour Mary Elizabeth Teresia Dunton34025.6
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Morris18714.1
Turnout 1,32664.9

By-Elections between May 2015 – May 2019

Cherry Willingham

A by-election was held on 29 September 2016 due to the resignation of Councillor Alexander Bridgwood.

Cherry Willingham (29 September 2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Florence Palmer55551.1
Labour Wendy Dawn Beckett28826.5
UKIP Trevor John Bridgwood24422.4
Turnout 1,08717.6
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.