2023 Boston Borough Council election

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2023 Boston Borough Council election
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All 30 seats on Boston Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderAnne DorrianPaul Skinner
Party Boston Independent Conservative Independent
Last electionn/a16 seats, 45.0%11 seats, 28.1%
Seats before015 [lower-alpha 1] 13 [lower-alpha 2]
Seats after1855
Seat changeIncrease2.svg18Decrease2.svg11Decrease2.svg6
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Blue Revolution Labour
Last election0 seats, 0.4%0 seats, 1.9%2 seats, 19.3%
Seats before002
Seats after110
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Decrease2.svg2
Leader before election

Paul Skinner
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Anne Dorrian
Boston Independent

The 2023 Boston Borough Council election took place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 30 members of Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire, England.

Contents

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a minority Conservative administration with support from some of the independent councillors. [2] Following the results, the council became under the control of local party, Boston Independent. The Conservative leader, Paul Skinner, lost his seat. [3] Boston Independent leader, Anne Dorrian, was appointed as new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2023. [4] [5]

Results summary

2023 Boston Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Boston Independent 18180Increase2.svg1860.041.06,208
  Conservative 5011Decrease2.svg1116.728.14,256
  Independent 517Decrease2.svg616.715.52,353
  Blue Revolution 110Increase2.svg13.35.9901
  Liberal Democrats 110Increase2.svg13.34.2638
  Labour 002Decrease2.svg20.03.0455
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.01.4217
  English Democrat 000Steady2.svg0.00.575
  Reform UK 000Steady2.svg0.00.343
  UKIP 001Decrease2.svg10.0n/an/a

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election: [6] [7]

Coastal

Coastal (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston Independent Dale Broughton 605 64.2
Independent Peter Bedford* 388 41.1
Independent Judith Ann Welbourn*32634.6
Conservative Susan Anita Jane Blackburn25527.0
Turnout 94332.83
Registered electors 2,897
Boston Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold

Fenside

Fenside (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston Independent Patricia Irene Lesley Marson 308 51.2
Conservative Anton Dani* 209 34.7
Labour Benjamin John Cook19632.6
Independent Patrisha Ann Wainwright11519.1
Blue Revolution Carol Julie Broomfield-Douglas10918.1
Turnout 60218.71
Registered electors 3,229
Boston Independent gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Fishtoft

Fishtoft (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston Independent Helen Staples 952 61.6
Boston Independent Sarah Louise Sharpe 900 58.2
Boston Independent David Charles Scoot 800 51.7
Conservative Jonathan Howard Noble*47330.6
Conservative Judith Ann Skinner*45329.3
Conservative Paul Anthony Skinner*39725.7
Green Christopher Michael Moore21714.0
Turnout 1,54628.5
Registered electors 5,450
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Boston Independent gain from Conservative

Five Villages

Five Villages (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James William Stephen Geoff Cantwell 453 53.9
Conservative David Andrew Brown* 446 53.1
Boston Independent George Raoul Joseph Reid35742.5
Independent Aaron Jacob Spencer*25730.6
Turnout 84027.01
Registered electors 3,147
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

David Brown represented Kirton and Frampton prior to the election. Aaron Spencer had been elected in 2019 as a Conservative but left the party in 2020 and sat as an independent for the remainder of his term, as did the other Conservative elected in 2019, Michael Cooper (who did not stand for re-election). Both seats shown as Conservative hold for comparison with 2019 election.

Kirton and Frampton

Kirton and Frampton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Claire Rebecca Rylott 511 38.0
Liberal Democrats Ralph Pryke 435 32.3
Boston Independent David Arthur Middleton 426 31.6
Boston Independent Munish Kumar42031.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Mark Falloon Watson*42031.2
Conservative Tracey Ann Abbott*41030.5
Boston Independent Deepa Agarwal40730.2
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Louise O'Connor35626.5
Conservative Lana MacLennan-James35226.2
Turnout 1,34424.95
Registered electors 5,399
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Boston Independent gain from Conservative

Tracey Abbott represented Wyberton prior to the election. Peter Watson had been an independent prior to the election but stood as a Liberal Democrat.

Old Leake and Wrangle

Old Leake and Wrangle (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston Independent Callum Jake Butler 566 55.9
Boston Independent John Robert Baxter 471 46.5
Conservative Thomas R. Ashton*29629.2
Conservative Frank Harry Pickett*12712.5
Independent Russell Hill858.4
Independent Michael James Litchfield797.8
English Democrat David Dickason757.4
Reform UK Marie Lisa Baxendale434.2
Turnout 1,01335.85
Registered electors 2,834
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Boston Independent gain from Conservative

Skirbeck

Skirbeck (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston Independent Anne Monica Dorrian* 562 61.4
Boston Independent Neil John Drayton 501 54.7
Independent Paul Michael Gleeson 345 37.7
Conservative Katherine Marie Chalmers*29231.9
Boston Independent Dmitrij Kondratcik26428.8
Liberal Democrats Karolis Stasiukenas12013.1
Turnout 91618.35
Registered electors 5,019
Boston Independent gain from Independent
Boston Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Conservative

Anne Dorrian had been an independent in 2019 but stood as a Boston Independent in 2023; seat shown as Boston Independent gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019.

St Thomas'

St Thomas'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alison Mary Austin* 235 52.9
Boston Independent Shafqat Bashir14632.9
Independent Darron Richard Abbott388.6
Labour Andrew Barry Cook255.6
Turnout 44424.6
Registered electors 1,813
Independent hold

Staniland

Staniland (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston Independent Barrie James Pierpoint 352 54.4
Blue Revolution Michael William Gilbert 263 40.6
Conservative Matthew Alan Barnes23035.5
Conservative Deborah Evans*22935.4
Turnout 64722.77
Registered electors 2,855
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Blue Revolution gain from Independent

Station

Station
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston Independent Lina Savickiene 98 37.4
Blue Revolution Gavin Stewart Lee8934.0
Conservative Adriaan Vickery7528.6
Turnout 26218.86
Registered electors 1,405
Boston Independent gain from Labour

Swineshead and Holland Fen

Swineshead and Holland Fen (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston Independent Suzanne Welberry 722 71.8
Conservative Stuart Russell Evans 474 47.1
Labour Tracy Ann Pomfret23423.3
Blue Revolution Tristan Thomas William Gilbert11411.3
Turnout 1,00630.12
Registered electors 3,340
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Trinity

Trinity (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston Independent Emma Jayne Cresswell 460 50.5
Boston Independent Jyothi Arayambath 381 41.8
Conservative Yvonne Jennifer Stevens*38041.7
Conservative Martin Alexander Griggs*34337.7
Blue Revolution Christopher Dorrington13915.3
Turnout 91127.72
Registered electors 3,286
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Boston Independent gain from Conservative

West

West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stephen Victor Woodliffe* 380 72.1
Conservative Paula Ashleigh-Morris14727.9
Turnout 52730.28
Registered electors 1,747
Independent hold

Witham

Witham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston Independent Andrew Robert Izard 349 54.2
Boston Independent Sandeep Ghosh 276 42.9
Conservative Maria Elzbieta Dani21132.8
Blue Revolution Andrea Patricia Keal11417.7
Independent Neill John Hastie*8713.5
Blue Revolution Richard Thornalley639.8
Turnout 64421.61
Registered electors 3,022
Boston Independent gain from Independent
Boston Independent gain from UKIP

Wyberton

Wyberton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard William Austin* 423 47.1
Boston Independent Christopher Kenneth Mountain 305 34.0
Boston Independent Rachael Lynne Gibbons26829.8
Conservative Andrew Nicholas Jordan Elms25027.8
Independent Sue Ransome18320.4
Liberal Democrats Jason Stevenson839.2
Blue Revolution Charlotte Louise Halderson738.1
Liberal Democrats Sandra Janet Watson667.3
Turnout 89824.13
Registered electors 3,730
Independent hold
Boston Independent gain from Independent

Second seat shown as Boston Independent gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019; the previous incumbent, Tracey Abbott, had been elected as an independent but later joined the Conservatives. She stood for re-election in Kirton and Frampton ward instead of Wyberton in 2023.

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References

  1. ↑ Including one vacant seat at Swineshead and Holland Fen previously held by Conservative councillor Chelcei Sharman prior to her resignation in November 2022. [1]
  2. ↑ Of the 13 independent councillors before the election, 4 sat as the "Independent 20/20" group, led by Peter Watson (who stood as a Liberal Democrat in 2023), 4 sat as the "Welbourn, Howard and Austin Independents", led by Judith Welbourn, and the other 5 did not belong to any group.
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  2. ↑ Jaines, Daniel (April 2023). "Local Elections 2023: Boston borough group leaders' campaign pledges". My Local Lincolnshire.
  3. ↑ ""I'm off": Three council leaders lose seats in Lincolnshire local elections". The Lincolnite. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. ↑ Jaines, Daniel (22 May 2023). "Independents confirmed as Boston leaders after historic election". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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