2023 North Lincolnshire Council election

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2023 North Lincolnshire Council election
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  2019 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)2027 

All 43 seats to North Lincolnshire Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderRobert Waltham MBELen Fostern/a
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Leader's seatBrigg and WoldsBrumby
Last election27160
Seats before28141
Seats won27160
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg2Decrease2.svg1

North Lincolnshire UK ward map 2023.svg
Map of the results

Leader before election

Robert Waltham
Conservative

Leader after election

Robert Waltham
Conservative

The 2023 North Lincolnshire Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 43 members of North Lincolnshire Council in Lincolnshire, England. [1] This was at the same time as other local elections across England.

Contents

The Conservatives retained their majority on the council.

Background

Following the 2019 election the council had comprised 27 Conservative and 16 Labour councillors. In October 2019 the former leader of the Labour group, Mark Kirk, left the party and sat as an independent. [2] There were then three by-elections in May 2021, which saw the Conservatives gain one extra seat from Labour. The 2023 election saw the parties return to the same number of seats they had had in 2019. [3] [4] [5]

PartyAfter 2019 electionBefore 2023 election2023 results
Conservative 272827
Labour 161416
Independent 010

Ward results

The results in each ward: [6] [7]

Ashby Central

Following boundary changes across North Lincolnshire, this was a new ward for these elections. Therefore, no swing is provided. [8]

Ashby Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Grant 784 60.26
Labour Andrea Davison 778 59.80
Conservative James Knight52140.05
Conservative Kara Broughton51939.89
Turnout 130122.95

Ashby Lakeside

Following boundary changes across North Lincolnshire, this was a new ward for these elections. Therefore, no swing is provided. [8]

*Ashley Sykes was suspended by the Conservative Party during the election campaign, however, remained on the ballot paper as a candidate for the 'Local Conservatives' due to the timing of the suspension. [9]

Ashby Lakeside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Max Bell 687 64.81
Labour Judith Matthews 677 63.87
Conservative Joanne Saunby41639.24
Conservative Ashley Sykes*34032.08
Turnout 106020.25

Axholme Central

Axholme Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Mitchell 1,265 73.93
Conservative David Robinson 1,141 66.69
Labour Pamela Allen57433.55
Labour Annie Jones44225.83
Turnout 171129.94
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Axholme North

Axholme North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Reed 1,207 62.72
Conservative John Briggs 1,187 61.68
Labour Lara Chaplin66334.45
Labour Simon O'Rourke58930.60
Green Nadine Bones20310.55
Turnout 192531.56
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Axholme South

Axholme South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Rose 1,364 77.90
Conservative Judy Kennedy 1,340 76.53
Labour Lisa Southern40022.84
Labour Nicholas Parkinson39822.73
Turnout 175132.04
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Barton

Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Vickers 1,568 58.58
Conservative Paul Vickers 1,252 46.77
Conservative Chris Patterson 1,101 41.13
Green Neil Jacques103738.74
Green Carol Thornton82030.64
Green Amie Watson70926.49
Labour Neil Turner55820.85
Labour Susan Turner53019.80
Labour Dina Tchernych45517.00
Turnout 267730.86
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bottesford

Bottesford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Armiger 1,582 54.01
Conservative Janet Longcake 1,535 52.41
Conservative John Davison 1,520 51.89
Labour Glyn Williams134846.02
Labour Paul Shearer128043.7
Labour Sallyanne Humphreys123242.06
Green Sue Wilsea1715.84
Heritage Scott Curtis1194.06
Turnout 292935.33
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Brigg & Wolds

This ward was subject to boundary changes at this election. Therefore, no swing is provided. [8]

Brigg & Wolds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Waltham 2,181 73.55
Conservative Carl Sherwood 2,108 71.09
Conservative Nigel Sherwood 2,062 69.54
Labour Gordon Walker76925.93
Labour Lawrence Rayner65422.05
Labour Maureen Whittaker-Clark62621.11
Green Jenny Haynes49616.73
Turnout 296533.39
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Broughton & Scawby

Following boundary changes across North Lincolnshire, this was a new ward for these elections. Therefore, no swing is provided. [8]

The below is the legally-declared result for this election in this ward. However, 864 cast postal votes for this ward were placed in a wheelie bin and mistakenly not counted towards the legally-declared result. The legally-declared turnout figure includes the aforementioned "missing" postal votes. [10]

Broughton & Scawby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Ross 528 56.17
Conservative Janet Lee 525 55.85
Labour Michael Campion36739.04
Labour Catherine Whittingham35537.77
Green Mark Bannister10511.17
Turnout 94030.40
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Brumby

Brumby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leonard Foster 993 75.34
Labour Susan Armitage 920 69.80
Labour Stephen Swift 909 68.97
Conservative Louise Mikkonen39730.12
Conservative Sandra Sherwood36928.00
Conservative Anne Hannigan36627.77
Turnout 131817.61
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Burringham and Gunness

Burringham and Gunness
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josh Walshe 575 50.71
Labour Daniel Hart33629.63
Independent Dave Oldfield22319.67
Turnout 113438.48
Conservative hold

Burton Upon Stather & Winterton

This ward was subject to boundary changes at this election. Therefore, no swing is provided. [8]

Burton Upon Stather & Winterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ralph Ogg 2,037 61.41
Conservative Elaine Marper 1,975 59.55
Conservative Helen Rowson 1,974 59.52
Labour Sarah Jarvis130539.35
Labour Trevor Davey120036.18
Labour William Brown115834.91
Green Jo Baker3019.08
Turnout 331737.03
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Crosby & Park

*Mark Kirk was elected as a Labour Councillor in 2019, but stood as an Independent candidate at this election.

Crosby & Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine O'Sullivan 1,147 80.98
Labour Nasser Ahmed 999 70.53
Labour Helen Yates 965 68.13
Independent Mark Kirk*52437.00
Independent Liz Rahman32723.09
Independent Mohammed Choudhury28720.26
Turnout 141718.91
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Ferry

Ferry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Clark 1,479 64.66
Conservative Richard Hannigan 1,362 59.55
Conservative David Wells 1,243 54.34
Labour Paul Wilkinson82436.02
Labour Peter Swann82135.89
Labour Stephen Rayner61126.71
Green Sue Stephenson52222.82
Turnout 228727.98
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Frodingham

Frodingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Ellerby 742 78.69
Labour Darryl Southern 669 70.94
Conservative Angela Foster25927.46
Conservative Mary Allen21622.91
Turnout 94317.68
Labour hold
Labour hold

Kingsway & Lincoln Gardens

This ward was subject to boundary changes at this election. Therefore, no swing is provided. [8]

Kingsway & Lincoln Gardens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Gosling 1,100 67.40
Labour Helen Rayner 1,055 64.64
Conservative Pat Mewis59836.64
Conservative Jordan Marper51131.31
Turnout 163228.16

Messingham

Following boundary changes across North Lincolnshire, this was a new ward for these elections. Therefore, no swing is provided. [8]

Messingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Poole 715 61.37
Labour Simon Shaw45038.62
Turnout 116530.77

Ridge

This ward was subject to boundary changes at this election. Therefore, no swing is provided. [8]

Ridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Garritt 817 55.79
Conservative Trevor Foster 748 51.08
Labour Margaret Davies55838.10
Labour Geoffrey Cossey49633.87
Green Jacqui Stirling19813.52
UKIP Andy Taliss1127.65
Turnout 146531.41

Town

Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lorraine Yeadon 870 74.84
Labour Mashook Ali 844 72.60
Conservative Jamal Ahmed32327.78
Conservative Choudhury Anjum28824.77
Turnout 116321.76
Labour hold
Labour hold

Changes 2023-2027

By-elections

Axholme North

Axholme North: 6 June 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Bint 901 66.9 +8.7
Labour Lara Chaplin37828.1–3.9
Liberal Democrats Alan Kelly675.0N/A
Majority52338.8N/A
Turnout 1,346
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg6.3

Brumby

Brumby: 6 June 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel Hart 616 61.5 –9.9
Conservative Alan Cook29429.3+0.7
Green Peter Dennington494.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Robin Abram434.3N/A
Majority32232.2N/A
Turnout 1,002
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.3

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