2023 South Holland District Council election

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2023 South Holland District Council election
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All 37 seats on South Holland District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Gary Porter (defeated)Rob Gibson
Party Conservative SH Independents Independent
Seats before2377
Seats after19153
South Holland UK ward map 2023.svg
Results by ward
Leader before election

Gary Porter
Conservative

Leader after election

Nick Worth
Conservative

The 2023 South Holland District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 37 members of South Holland District Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

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Overview

Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. At the previous election in 2019 every elected candidate had been either a Conservative or an independent councillor. In 2021 a group of the independent councillors formed a registered political party, the "South Holland Independents". [1] By the time of the 2023 election seven of the independent councillors had joined the South Holland Independents. They sat on the council as a group with four of the other seven independent councillors as the "South Holland Independents and Independents" group. The other three independent councillors (all of whom had been elected as Conservatives) did not belong to any group. [2] [3]

Following the results, the Conservatives retained overall control, but with a reduced majority. Their leader, Gary Porter, who had been leader of the council since 2003, lost his seat. [4] Nick Worth was appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023. [5] The South Holland Independents won 15 seats and the other three seats were won by other independent councillors. The South Holland Independents and independents formed a single group of 18 councillors after the election called the "Independent Group". [6]

Results

2023 South Holland District Council election [7]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 351929Decrease2.svg 551.4
  SH Independents 1915150Increase2.svg 1540.5
  Independent 7308Decrease2.svg 108.1
  Green 4000Steady2.svg01,221
  Labour 1000Steady2.svg0401
  Reform UK 1000Steady2.svg0212

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating sitting councillors standing for re-election. [2]

Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas

Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Robert Astill*
(Jim Astill)		770 58.2 +17.5
Independent Bryan Alcock* 757 57.2 +7.2
Conservative Angela Harrison
(Angie Harrison)		577 43.6 +4.1
Green Amy Rebecca Cook-Nykyforczuk48937.0N/A
Turnout 1,32624.55
Registered electors 5,402
Conservative hold
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Donington, Quadring and Gosberton

Donington, Quadring and Gosberton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SH Independents Jane Lesley King* 856 55.7 −4.2
Conservative Henry John William Bingham* 737 48.0 −2.3
Conservative Margaret Ann Geaney 631 41.1 +9.6
SH Independents Simon Charles Walsh*59738.9−6.8
Conservative Colin Neville Johnson54235.3+5.1
Reform UK Matthew James Swainson21213.8N/A
Turnout 1,55026.48
Registered electors 5,854
SH Independents gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Independent

Jane King had been elected as an independent in 2019; seat shown here as South Holland Independents gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 results. Henry Bingham had been elected as an independent in 2019 but joined the Conservatives in 2021; seat shown here as Conservative gain from independent. [8] Margaret Geaney has previously been a councillor for the Bletchley West Ward (Milton Keynes) Between 2015 and 2019 [9]

Fleet

Fleet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SH Independents Paul Stephen Barnes 373 65.6 N/A
Conservative Edward George McNally19634.4−1.8
Turnout 57329.75
Registered electors 1,926
SH Independents gain from Conservative

Gedney

Gedney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joanne Louise Reynolds*
(Jo Reynolds)		289 60.7 +60.7
SH Independents Matthew James Stancer18739.3N/A
Turnout 47926.35
Registered electors 1,818
Conservative hold

Holbeach Hurn

Holbeach Hurn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Nicholas Worth*
(Nick Worth)		331 73.7 +73.7
Green Wendy Jane Blackman11826.3N/A
Turnout 45325.18
Registered electors 1,799
Conservative hold

Holbeach Town

Holbeach Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tracey Ann Carter* 959 60.3 +1.9
SH Independents Sophie Elizabeth Hutchinson 734 46.1 N/A
Conservative Nanette Jacqueline Chapman 557 35.0 −23.4
SH Independents Paul Cayton Foyster52332.9−6.0
Independent Graham Thomas Desmond Rudkin*49631.2−13.8
Conservative Malcolm Godfrey Chandler48430.4−1.8
Independent Francis Biggadike*33220.9−37.5
Turnout 1,59725.21
Registered electors 6,336
Conservative hold
SH Independents gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Francis Biggadike had been elected in 2019 as a Conservative but left the party early in 2023 after not being selected as the party's candidate for this election. [10]

Long Sutton

Long Sutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andrew Charles Tennant* 982 58.2 +5.9
Conservative Jack Tyrrell* 967 57.3 +9.7
Independent David John Wilkinson* 782 46.4 +1.1
Conservative David Ivan Thompson62437.0−7.6
Turnout 1,69127.88
Registered electors 6,066
Independent hold
Conservative hold
Independent hold

Moulton, Weston and Cowbit

Moulton, Weston and Cowbit
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Casson* 1,006 57.7 −7.5
SH Independents Thomas Edmund Sneath 976 56.0 N/A
Conservative Andrew Robert Woolf* 958 54.9 −3.3
Conservative Rodney Grocock*65937.8−6.6
Turnout 1,75929.95
Registered electors 5,874
Conservative hold
SH Independents gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Pinchbeck and Surfleet

Pinchbeck and Surfleet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Jane Sneath* 904 56.7 −1.0
Conservative James Edward Avery* 886 55.6 +1.6
Conservative Sally Ann Slade* 780 49.0 −3.4
Independent Terence Moore
(Terry Moore)		69943.9−7.8
Green Simon Richard Jenkins43127.1N/A
Turnout 1,59927.13
Registered electors 5,894
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Spalding Castle

Spalding Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary John Taylor* 335 64.7 +18.0
Green Martin Christopher Blake18335.3−2.3
Turnout 52128.47
Registered electors 1,830
Conservative hold

Spalding Monks House

Spalding Monks House
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SH Independents Suresh Chauhan
(Sam Chauhan)		604 59.4 N/A
SH Independents Ingrid Helen Sheard 524 51.5 N/A
Conservative Stephen Peter Timewell*46846.0+17.0
Conservative Valerie Gemmell
(Val Gemmell)		27527.0N/A
Turnout 1,02224.32
Registered electors 4,203
SH Independents gain from Conservative
SH Independents gain from Conservative

Shown as two gains for South Holland Independents from independents to allow comparison with 2019 results. Stephen Timewell had won his seat for the Conservatives in a by-election in 2022. The other seat was held by Anthony Cronin, who was elected as an independent in 2019 but who subsequently joined the South Holland Independents. He did not stand for re-election. [2]

Spalding St John's

Spalding St John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SH Independents Manzur Hasan* 732 71.6 +26.0
SH Independents James Anthony Le Sage 611 59.7 N/A
Conservative Edward Oliver Sneath24223.7−16.4
Conservative Ann Elizabeth Savage22421.9−11.2
Turnout 1,02423.75
Registered electors 4,312
SH Independents gain from Independent
SH Independents gain from Conservative

Manzur Hasan had been elected in 2019 as an independent councillor but had subsequently joined the South Holland Independents. The other seat had been held by Jack McLean prior to the election, who had been elected in 2019 as a Conservative but left the party in October 2020 and sat as a non-aligned independent for the remainder of his term. He did not stand for re-election.

Spalding St Mary's

Spalding St Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SH Independents Mark Edward Le Sage 559 57.4 N/A
SH Independents David Roy Ashby
(Dave Ashby)		472 48.5 N/A
Conservative William Luke John Hayes43244.4−4.8
Conservative Gary Andrew Porter*36837.8−12.8
Turnout 97826.82
Registered electors 3,647
SH Independents gain from Conservative
SH Independents gain from Conservative

Spalding St Paul's

Spalding St Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SH Independents Robert Antony Gibson*
(Rob Gibson)		458 65.4 +10.3
SH Independents Bailey Paul John Boulding 385 55.0 N/A
Conservative Glynis Pearl Scalese*26938.4−10.8
Conservative Christopher James Sutton19728.1−15.1
Turnout 70719.42
Registered electors 3,641
SH Independents gain from Independent
SH Independents gain from Conservative

Rob Gibson had been elected in 2019 as an independent but had subsequently been one of the founder members of the South Holland Independents, of which he was the leader.

Spalding Wygate

Spalding Wygate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Brenda Whitbourn
(Jan Whitbourn)		473 45.5 +1.8
SH Independents Aaron Jacob Spencer 423 40.7 N/A
Conservative Roger Gambba-Jones*41139.6−2.8
Labour Aidan James Forman40138.6N/A
Turnout 1,04021.83
Registered electors 4,763
Conservative hold
SH Independents gain from Conservative

Sutton Bridge

Sutton Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SH Independents Michael David Booth* 540 58.7 −9.2
SH Independents Christopher James Thomas Harrison Brewis* 493 53.6 −14.3
Conservative Peter Ephraim Coupland**38141.4+13.7
Conservative Laurence Philip Marchant34837.8+20.4
Turnout 94827.7
Registered electors 3,423
SH Independents gain from Independent
SH Independents gain from Independent

Peter Coupland had been the councillor for Fleet ward immediately before the election. Michael Booth and Christopher Brewis had both been elected in 2019 as independents but subsequently joined the South Holland Independents.

The Saints

The Saints
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laura Jean Eldridge 524 76.8 +76.8
Independent Michael David Seymour*15823.2+23.2
Turnout 68632.36
Registered electors 2,120
Conservative hold

Michael Seymour had been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party early in 2023 after not being selected as the party's candidate for this election.

Whaplode and Holbeach St John's

Whaplode and Holbeach St John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Charles Beal* 615 60.5 +60.5
Conservative Paul Alexander Redgate* 555 54.6 +54.6
SH Independents Harry Joshua Griffen42341.6N/A
Turnout 1,02428.58
Registered electors 3,583
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Changes 2023–2027

Spalding St Paul's

Spalding St Paul's by election, 9 November 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glynis Pearl Scalese 155 24.9 −13.5
SH Independents Vanessa Browning15524.9−30.1
Independent Stephen Peter Timewell13221.2N/A
Labour Aidan James Forman10817.3N/A
Independent Julian Ashley Wheeler7311.7N/A
Turnout 62317.53
Registered electors 3,582
Conservative gain from SH Independents

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of South Holland Independents councillor Bailey Boulding. [11] The result of the by-election was a tie which was resolved by drawing lots. [12] [13]

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