2019 Boston Borough Council election

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Elections for Boston Borough Council, which governs as a second-tier authority the Borough of Boston were held on Thursday 2 May 2019. [1] The election was held on the same day as other local elections.

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Results summary

2019 Boston Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1652Increase2.svg 353.345.010,050
  Independent 1190Increase2.svg 936.728.16,288
  Labour 211Steady2.svg6.719.34,322
  UKIP 1012Decrease2.svg 123.33.9871
 Blue Revolution000Steady2.svg0.01.9416
  Veterans and People's 000Steady2.svg0.01.4310
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.00.486

Ward results

Coastal

Coastal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Bedford 441 45.2
Independent Judith Welbourn 317 32.5
UKIP Felicity Ransome26527.2
Conservative Katherine Chalmers23424.0
Conservative Susan Bell23123.7
Labour Tracii Edwards15015.4
Turnout 97933.9
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from UKIP

Fenside

Fenside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alan Bell 242 35.5
Conservative Anton Dani 223 32.7
Independent Patrisha Wainwright21531.5
Labour Co-op Joseph Pearson20630.2
Blue RevolutionRichard Thornalley10715.7
Liberal Democrats Jason Stevenson8612.6
Turnout 69422.4
Labour Co-op hold
Conservative gain from UKIP

Fishtoft

Fishtoft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Skinner 795 59.2
Conservative Paul Skinner 708 52.8
Conservative Jonathan Noble 625 46.6
Independent Oswald Snell62246.3
Labour Jane Hancock30622.8
Turnout 1,36626.3
Conservative gain from UKIP
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Five Villages

Five Villages
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Aaron Spencer 470 52.0
Conservative Michael Cooper 456 50.4
Veterans and People's George Reid31034.3
Labour Ewa Thorley22024.3
Turnout 92929.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kirton and Frampton

Kirton and Frampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Watson 873 68.7
Conservative Shaun Blackman 571 44.9
Conservative Nigel Welton 511 40.2
Labour Patrick Glennon22617.8
Labour Michael Gall21617.0
Turnout 1,28525.2
Independent gain from UKIP
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Old Leake and Wrangle

Old Leake and Wrangle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Ashton 505 55.4
Conservative Frank Pickett 428 47.0
Independent Barrie Pierpoint40043.9
Labour Christopher Dorrington11212.3
Turnout 93233.3
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from UKIP

Skirbeck

Skirbeck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Colin Woodcock 512 46.8
Independent Anne Dorrian 412 37.7
Conservative Alistair Arundell 307 28.1
Labour Co-op Paul Gleeson27625.2
Labour Co-op Paul Kenny27124.8
Labour Co-op Jacqueline Barton26524.2
Conservative Matthew Barnes25423.2
Conservative Sarah Fitzgerald25323.1
Blue RevolutionChristopher Moore18617.0
Turnout 1,10322.3
Independent gain from UKIP
Independent gain from Labour
Conservative hold

St. Thomas

St. Thomas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alison Austin 404 72.0
Independent Darron Abbott11720.9
Labour Mauro Maglione407.1
Majority
Turnout 56331.3
Independent hold Swing

Staniland

Staniland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bernard Rush 295 41.0
Conservative Deborah Evans 282 39.2
Labour Pamela Kenny22130.7
Conservative Martin Howard21630.0
Labour Benjamin Cook17924.9
Turnout 72826.2
Independent gain from UKIP
Conservative hold

Station

Station
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Goodale 110 37.0
Blue RevolutionMichael Gilbert7224.2
UKIP Sue Ransome6722.6
Conservative Gerald Roffey4816.2
Majority
Turnout 30122.8
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Swineshead and Holland Fen

Swineshead and Holland Fen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chelcei Sharman 581 71.2
Conservative Georges Cornah 577 70.7
Labour Janette Finch19724.1
Turnout 88425.5
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from UKIP

Trinity

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yvonne Stevens 431 46.9
Conservative Martin Griggs 418 45.5
Labour Andrew Finch26528.9
Labour William Lawrence25327.6
Independent Andrea Keal21823.7
Turnout 93127.8
Conservative gain from UKIP
Conservative hold

West

West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stephen Woodliffe 252 44.3
Conservative Paul Cooper19834.8
Labour Andrew Cook6812.0
Blue RevolutionGavin Lee519.0
Majority
Turnout 56933.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Witham

Witham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Neill Hastie 288 37.3
UKIP Viven Edge 244 31.6
Conservative Alastair Hamilton21627.9
Labour Wendy Gleeson19725.5
Labour Andrew Izard18724.2
Conservative Anna Szwedzinska17622.8
Turnout 78125.1
Independent gain from UKIP
UKIP hold

Wyberton

Wyberton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Austin 582 58.8
Independent Tracey Abbott 340 34.4
Conservative David Brown33634.0
UKIP Donald Ransome29529.8
Labour Malcolm Limbert11511.6
Turnout 99328.9
Independent hold
Independent gain from UKIP

Changes 2019–2023

As a result of changes of allegiance, the Conservatives lost their majority early in 2020. [2]

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References

  1. "Declaration of results" (PDF).
  2. Boothroyd, David (24 January 2020). "Three out of four ain't bad". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 19 November 2023.