2019 North Kesteven District Council election

2019 North Kesteven District Council election ^{[1] [2]}

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First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Lincolnshire Independent Independent Last election 28 8 6 Seats after 20 [a] 16 6 Seat change 8 8 Popular vote 18,816 15,230 4,252 Percentage 47% 38% 10%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 0 0 Seats after 0 0 Seat change Popular vote 1,502 436 Percentage 3% 1%

Map of the results of the election

The 2019 North Kesteven District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of North Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was held on the same day as other local elections.

Ward results

Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell

Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Steve Clegg	934	71.1
	Lincolnshire Independent	Jim Clarke	747	56.9
	Conservative	Amanda Redsell	385	29.3
Majority
Turnout			1,313	33.8
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

The Lincolnshire Independents had gained a seat at a by-election on 17 March 2016. ^[3]

Bassingham and Brant Broughton

Bassingham and Brant Broughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lincolnshire Independent	Mary Green	783	52.7
	Lincolnshire Independent	Christopher Spray	772	52.0
	Conservative	Patricia Woodman	626	42.1
	Conservative	Susan Howe	586	39.4
Majority
Turnout			1,486	36.6
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme

Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gill Ogden	Unopposed	N/A
Majority
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

A by-election was held on 13 June 2019 due to an insufficient number of nominations for the two seats, the result of which was a Conservative gain from the Lincolnshire Independents. ^[4]

Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East

Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lincolnshire Independent	Jordan Moran	985	47.1
	Conservative	Peter Burley	940	44.9
	Conservative	Lindsey Cawrey	916	43.8
	Conservative	Michael Gallagher	901	43.1
	Lincolnshire Independent	John Kilcoyne	876	41.9
	Labour	Funmi Adeyemi	485	23.2
Majority
Turnout			2,092	28.9
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Branston

Branston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lincolnshire Independent	Peter Lundgren	903	63.2
	Conservative	Ray Cucksey	641	44.9
	Lincolnshire Independent	Gregory Tebb	603	42.2
	Conservative	Denise Penistan	358	25.1
Majority
Turnout			1,429	35.8
	Lincolnshire Independent hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cliff Villages

Cliff Villages

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lincolnshire Independent	Marianne Overton	1,467	82.1
	Conservative	Lucille Hagues	1,098	61.4
	Lincolnshire Independent	Kay Gugliotta	493	27.6
Majority
Turnout			1,787	41.1
	Lincolnshire Independent hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent		Swing

Eagle, Swinderby and Witham St Hughs

Eagle, Swinderby and Witham St Hughs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lincolnshire Independent	Charles Overton	703	58.0
	Conservative	Sally Appleby	568	46.8
	Conservative	Peter Rothwell	525	43.3
Majority
Turnout			1,213	26.1
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heckington Rural

Heckington Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sally Tarry	914	64.2
	Conservative	Stewart Ogden	833	58.5
	Lincolnshire Independent	Michael Overton	570	40.1
Majority
Turnout			1,423	32.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heighington and Washingborough

Heighington and Washingborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lincolnshire Independent	Glenn Tinsley	1,259	67.7
	Conservative	Ian Carrington	886	47.7
	Conservative	Carola Goodwin	731	39.3
	Conservative	Dean Harlow	580	31.2
Majority
Turnout			1,859	34.5
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme

Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lincolnshire Independent	Mervyn Head	643	83.6
	Independent	Robert Greetham	126	16.4
Majority			517
Turnout			769	38.5
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

The Lincolnshire Independents had gained the seat at a by-election on 24 May 2018. ^[5]

Leasingham and Rauceby

Leasingham and Rauceby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Waring	Unopposed	N/A
Majority
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Metheringham

Metheringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lincolnshire Independent	Nicholas Byatt	814	58.4
	Lincolnshire Independent	Laura Pearson	807	57.8
	Conservative	John Money	544	39.0
	Conservative	Michael Clarke	489	35.1
Majority
Turnout			1,395	32.9
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

North Hykeham Forum

North Hykeham Forum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kay Gilliland	296	56.7
	Conservative	Paul Johnson	226	43.3
Majority
Turnout			522	29.4
	Independent gain from Hykeham Independents		Swing

North Hykeham Memorial

North Hykeham Memorial

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lincolnshire Independent	Nicola Dillon-Jones	417	66.7
	Conservative	Gary Edwards	208	33.3
Majority
Turnout			625	24.0
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Independent		Swing

North Hykeham Mill

North Hykeham Mill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Roe	561	64.0
	Conservative	Susannah Barker-Milan	478	54.6
	Liberal Democrats	Corrine Byron	332	37.9
Majority
Turnout			876	20
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent		Swing

The Conservatives had gained a seat at a by-election on 30 July 2015. ^[6]

North Hykeham Moor

North Hykeham Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pam Whittaker	308	63.8
	No Description	George Tipler	175	36.2
Majority
Turnout			483	26.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Hykeham Witham

North Hykeham Witham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ross Little	Unopposed	N/A
Majority
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Osbournby

Osbournby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lincolnshire Independent	Russell Jackson	471	60.2
	Conservative	Andrew Hagues	312	39.8
Majority
Turnout			783	40.2
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Ruskington

Ruskington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Wright	695	50.8
	Conservative	Terry Boston	654	47.8
	Lincolnshire Independent	Tracy Giannasi	643	47.0
	Lincolnshire Independent	Tom Head	495	36.2
Majority
Turnout			1,368	30.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Skellingthorpe

Skellingthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	No Description	Christopher Goldson	757	75.0
	Lincolnshire Independent	Richard Johnstone	332	32.9
	Independent	Robert Walshaw	306	30.3
	Conservative	Jennifer Gordon	229	22.7
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Richardson	104	10.3
Majority
Turnout			1,009	35.1
	No Descriptionhold		Swing
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Sleaford Castle

Sleaford Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lincolnshire Independent	Cara Sandy	194	36.1
	Labour	Linda Edwards-Shea	172	32.0
	Conservative	Steve Fields	172	32.0
Majority
Turnout			538	25.8
	Lincolnshire Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Sleaford Holdingham

Sleaford Holdingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lincolnshire Independent	Robert Oates	253	45.3
	Independent	Ken Fernandes	114	20.4
	Conservative	Stephen Shanahan-Kluth	103	18.4
	Labour	Linda Lowndes	89	15.9
Majority
Turnout			559	23.6
	Lincolnshire Independent hold		Swing

Sleaford Navigation

Sleaford Navigation

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Suiter	274	47.2
	Conservative	Dan Gray	181	31.2
	Labour	Tarek Hayat	126	21.7
Majority
Turnout			581	29.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham

Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bozena Allan	827	53.3
	Conservative	Mike Kent	640	41.2
	Conservative	Melody Shanahan-Kluth	614	39.6
	Conservative	Tim Conning	581	37.4
	Labour	Paul Edwards-Shea	447	28.8
Majority
Turnout			1,552	27.0
	Independent gain from Lincolnshire Independent		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sleaford Westholme

Sleaford Westholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Anthony Brand	239	54.0
	Independent	Heather Lorimer	204	46.0
Majority
Turnout			443	24.4
	Independent gain from Lincolnshire Independent		Swing

Waddington West

Waddington West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lance Pennell	333	64.6	+3.8
	Labour	Matt Newman	183	35.5	+35.5
Majority			150
Turnout			516	27.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections

Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme

A by-election was held in Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme on 13 June 2019. This was because only one candidate had been nominated for the 2-member ward at the May elections, leaving a vacancy to be filled.

Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme: 13 June 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Sanderson	320	48.3
	Lincolnshire Independent	Tracy Giannasi	160	24.2
	Independent	Robert Greetham	72	10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Garry Winterton	57	8.6
	Labour	Matt Newman	43	6.5
	Independent	Stephen Shanahan-Kluth	9	1.4
Majority
Turnout			662	16.0
	Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent		Swing

Metheringham

Metheringham: 11 November 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fran Pembery	424	46.1
	Lincolnshire Independent	Amelia Bailey	405	44.0
	Conservative	Dave Parry	404	43.9
	Lincolnshire Independent	Mark Williams	369	40.1
	Labour	Paul Edwards-Shea	85	9.2
	Labour	Calvin Rodgerson	69	7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Diana Catton	29	3.2
Turnout			920	21.3
	Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent
	Lincolnshire Independent hold

The Metheringham by-elections were triggered by the resignations of the previous Lincolnshire Independents councillors Nick Byatt and Laura Pearson. ^[7]

Sleaford Castle

Sleaford Castle: 11 November 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Malcolm Offer	135	42.2	+10.2
	Labour	Linda Edwards-Shea	93	29.1	−2.9
	Independent	Steve Mason	49	15.3	N/A
	Independent	Ken Fernandes	22	6.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Hislop	21	6.6	N/A
Majority			42	13.1
Turnout			323	14.7
	Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent		Swing	6.6

The Sleaford Castle by-election was triggered by the resignation of Lincolnshire Independents councillor Cara Sandy. ^[7]

References

1. "North Kesteven District Council Elections 2019 - Thursday, 2nd May 2019". North Kesteven District Council.
2. Noel Dempsey (14 May 2019). "Local Elections 2019" (PDF). House of Commons Library.
3. "Local Elections Archive Project — Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
4. "Local Elections Archive Project — Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
5. "Local Elections Archive Project — Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
6. "Local Elections Archive Project — North Hykeham Mill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
7. Hubbert, Andy (24 October 2021). "Nomination date now closed for council by-elections". Lincolnshire World. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

1. Includes by-election in Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme caused by an insufficient number of nominations.