2019 West Lindsey District Council election

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Results of the 2019 West Lindsey District Council election

The 2019 West Lindsey District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of West Lindsey District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives maintained overall control of the council, albeit with a reduced majority.

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Results

West Lindsey District Council Election Result 2019 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1916-552.7844.3017,106-4.30%
  Liberal Democrats 1261+533.3331.3512,104+8.76%
  Independent 320+28.337.442,871+1.75%
  Lincolnshire Independent 210+15.565.522,133+3.33%
  Labour 003-30.006.952,683-10.03%
  UKIP 0--00.003.111,201-0.84%
  Green 0--00.001.33513+1.33%

Council composition

Following the last election in 2015, the composition of the council was:

↓
247311
ConservativeLib DemLabILI

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
191232
ConservativeLib DemILI

Lab - Independent
I - Independent
LI - Lincolnshire Independents

Ward Results

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Bardney

Bardney (1 seat) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Gordon Fleetwood* 479 66.07 +12.87
Independent Robert John Webb15421.24
Independent Charles William Shaw9212.69
Majority32544.83+15.23
Turnout 72535.0−30.3
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 7 ballots were rejected.

Caistor and Yarborough

Caistor and Yarborough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Theresa Lawrence* 934 65.68
Conservative Owen Charles Bierley* 904 63.57
Labour Nancy Barr35825.18
Labour Andrea Maria Clarke35424.89
Turnout 33−32.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 56 ballots were rejected.

Cherry Willingham

Cherry Willingham (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lincolnshire Independent Chris Darcel* 1,154 59.21
Lincolnshire Independent Sharon Cherie Hill 979 50.23
Conservative Anne Welburn 690 35.40
Conservative Thomas Longley59230.37
Conservative Maureen Florence Palmer57029.25
UKIP Trevor John Bridgwood43322.22
Turnout 32−37.8
Lincolnshire Independent hold Swing
Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 26 ballots were rejected.

Dunholme and Welton

Dunholme and Welton (3 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Diana Meriel Rodgers* 1,180 56.41
Conservative Steve England* 865 41.35
Conservative Caralyne Margaret Grimble 718 34.32
Liberal Democrats Paul Swift70733.80
Conservative Malcolm John William Parish*65631.36
Independent Anjum Sawhney49923.85
Turnout 32−39.2
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 15 ballots were rejected.

Gainsborough East

Gainsborough East (3 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tim Davies 290 35.19
Liberal Democrats David Paul Dobbie 269 32.65
Independent Mick Devine* 257 31.19
Independent Richard William Oaks25430.83
Liberal Democrats Richard John Craig24629.85
Liberal Democrats Kristan Jorge Smith18822.82
Labour Angelene Janet Wright15218.45
Labour David Partick Bond*14417.48
Labour Jonathan Mark Harper13015.78
Conservative Joshua Anthony Jones12515.17
Conservative Peter David Morris11614.08
Turnout 16−31
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Devine was previously elected as a Labour councillor. A total of 19 ballots were rejected.

Gainsborough North

Gainsborough North (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Matt Boles* 568 46.37
Liberal Democrats Jim Snee 517 42.20
Liberal Democrats Keith Richard Panter 416 33.96
Conservative Sheila Christine Bibb*29724.24
Conservative John Graham Patrick22918.69
UKIP Gary John Austen22118.04
UKIP Sophie May Austen21317.39
UKIP John Edwin Saxon20917.06
Labour Sheila Frances Jennings19816.16
Conservative Peter Francis McNeill19315.76
Labour Robert Andrew Adderley17614.37
Labour Michael Harry Edward Eddowes16113.14
Turnout 23−30.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

A total of 19 ballots were rejected.

Gainsborough South West

Gainsborough South West (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judy Rainsforth* 534 58.55
Liberal Democrats Trevor Victor Young* 529 58.00
Labour David John Cormack16317.87
Labour Perry Peter Smith13815.13
UKIP Neville Shaun Jones12513.71
Independent Denise Mary Schofield889.65
Conservative Henry Speer717.79
Independent Steve Schofield576.25
Turnout 23−23.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

A total of 8 ballots were rejected.

Hemswell

Hemswell (1 seat) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul David John Howitt-Cowan* 418 66.14 +7.74
Liberal Democrats Karen Dawn Bacon21433.86+25.46
Majority20432.28−8.22
Turnout 63230−33.2
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 22 ballots were rejected.

Kelsey Wold

Kelsey Wold (1 seat) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Lewis Strange* 546 64.16 +0.86
Liberal Democrats Louise Amanda Reece30535.84+29.14
Majority24128.32−17.18
Turnout 85140−33.8
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 23 ballots were rejected.

Lea

Lea (1 seat) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jessie Brenda Milne* 452 67.77 +3.67
Green Sue Greenall21432.23
Majority23735.54−9.76
Turnout 66738−30.6
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 13 ballots were rejected.

Market Rasen

Market Rasen (3 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bunney 1,030 47.16
Conservative John Carl McNeill* 896 41.03
Conservative Cordelia Emma Julia McCartney 893 40.89
Conservative Thomas Jacob Neil Smith*85339.06
Liberal Democrats June Clark76234.89
Liberal Democrats Robert David Henri Levison72733.29
Labour Colin Saywell26212.00
Labour Geoffrey John Barnes24311.13
Labour Lee Martin Simpson2049.34
Turnout 33−32.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 46 ballots were rejected.

Nettleham

Nettleham (2 seats) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Giles Patrick McNeill* 635 50.16
Liberal Democrats Angela May White* 632 49.92
Liberal Democrats Christopher Higham58045.81
Conservative John Stephen Barrett50639.97
Turnout 28−36.6
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

A total of 32 ballots were rejected.

Saxilby

Saxilby (2 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jackie Brockway* 841 54.43
Liberal Democrats David John Cotton* 555 35.92
Conservative Sarah Jane Ellis51333.20
Green Simon John Cowell29919.35
Turnout 35−35.5
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

A total of 24 ballots were rejected.

Scampton

Scampton (1 seat) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Michael Patterson* Uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Scotter and Blyton

Scotter and Blyton (3 seats) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley Anne Rollings 992 55.33
Liberal Democrats Liz Clews 946 52.76
Liberal Democrats Mandy Snee 830 46.29
Conservative Sally Pamela Loates74541.55
Conservative Ken Woolley73741.10
Conservative Ian Richard Bradley66837.26
Turnout 31−22.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

A total of 83 ballots were rejected.

Stow

Stow (1 seat) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tracey Jane Coulson Uncontested
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Sudbrooke

Sudbrooke (1 seat) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Waller Uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Torksey

Torksey (1 seat) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Francis Kinch 472 58.56
Liberal Democrats Noel Joseph Mullally33441.44
Majority13817.12
Turnout 80635
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 38 ballots were rejected.

Waddingham and Spital

Waddingham and Spital (1 seat) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeff Summers* 492 68.81 −6.89
Liberal Democrats Neil Taylor22331.19+6.89
Majority26937.62−13.78
Turnout 71537−35.5
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 19 ballots were rejected.

Wold View

Wold View (1 seat) [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Regis Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Changes 2019–2023

Torksey

Torksey: 24 October 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Ellis 378 35.7 −22.9
Liberal Democrats Noel Mullally34632.6−8.8
Brexit Party Nicholas Pearson29928.2N/A
Labour Perry Smith373.5N/A
Majority323.1−14.1
Turnout 1,06043+8.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.1

Paul Howitt-Cowan left the Conservatives in January 2021. [22]

Nettleham

Nettleham: 16 December 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jaime Oliver 585 51.0 +1.2
Conservative Maureen Palmer37432.6−17.5
Labour Jessica McGuire11610.1N/A
Green Benjamin Loryman716.2N/A
Majority21118.4
Turnout 1,15032.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg9.4

Steve England left the Conservatives in August 2022 and sat the remainder of his term as an independent councillor. [23]

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  2. ↑ "Election results for Bardney, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Election results for Caistor and Yarborough, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Election results for Cherry Willingham, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Election results for Dunholme and Welton, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Election results for Gainsborough East, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Election results for Gainsborough North, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Election results for Gainsborough South West, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Election results for Hemswell, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Election results for Kelsey Wold, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Election results for Lea, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Election results for Market Rasen, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Election results for Nettleham, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Election results for Saxilby, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Election results for Scampton, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Election results for Scotter and Blyton, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "Election results for Stow, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "Election results for Sudbrooke, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Election results for Torksey, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  20. ↑ "Election results for Waddingham and Spital, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  21. ↑ "Election results for Wold View, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
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  23. ↑ Jaines, Daniel (31 August 2022). "West Lindsey councillor steps back from frontline politics over health issues". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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