2023 West Lindsey District Council election

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2023 West Lindsey District Council election
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All 36 seats on West Lindsey District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderTrevor YoungOwen Bierley
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election12 seats, 31.4%19 seats, 44.3%
Seats before1316
Seats after1814
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg5
 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderChristopher Darcel
Party Lincolnshire Independent Independent
Last election2 seats, 5.5%3 seats, 7.4%
Seats before25
Seats after22
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1
West Lindsey UK ward map 2023.svg
Map of the results
Leader before election

Owen Bierley
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Trevor Young
Liberal Democrat
No overall control


The 2023 West Lindsey District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of West Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire, England. [1] [2] [3] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

Contents

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control; the Conservatives had won a majority at the previous election in 2019 but had lost their majority during 2021 as a result of changes of allegiance. The council was therefore being run by a administration comprising the Conservatives and three of the independent councillors. [4]

Following the election the Liberal Democrats won exactly half the seats on the council. [5] [6] The Liberal Democrats formed an administration with the support of one of the independent councillors, with Liberal Democrat leader Trevor Young being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2023. [7]

Results summary

West Lindsey election result. [8] [9]

West Lindsey District Council Election Result 2023
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1893Increase2.svg650.047.0
  Conservative 1438Decrease2.svg538.937.0
  Independent 212Decrease2.svg15.55.0
  Lincolnshire Independent 211Steady2.svg5.54.0
  Labour 000Steady2.svg0.04.0
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.02.0
  Reform UK 000Steady2.svg0.01.0
  TUSC 000Steady2.svg0.0<1.0
  Liberal 000Steady2.svg0.0<1.0

Ward Results

West Lindsey District Council election results. [10]

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Bardney

Bardney (1 seat) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Fleetwood* 439 60.9 −5.2
Green Vicky Pearson14920.7New
Liberal Democrats Caroline Kenyon7310.1New
Liberal Charles Shaw608.3−4.4
Majority29040−5
Turnout 721350
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Caistor and Yarborough

Caistor and Yarborough (2 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Owen Bierley* 726 58.5 −5.1
Conservative Angela Lawrence* 699 56.3 −9.4
Liberal Democrats June Clark46937.8New
Liberal Democrats Keith Panter41133.1New
Turnout 1,24128−5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Cherry Willingham

Cherry Willingham (3 seats) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lincolnshire Independent Chris Darcel* 918 48.8 −10.4
Conservative Trevor Bridgwood 741 39.4 +4.0
Conservative Maureen Palmer 740 39.3 +8.9
Liberal Democrats Emily Morris67535.9New
Liberal Democrats James Plastow52427.9New
Liberal Democrats James Ward50526.8New
Conservative Glen Thompson49126.1−3.2
Turnout 1,89130−2
Lincolnshire Independent hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent

Dunholme and Welton

Dunholme and Welton (3 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Swift 1,038 46.9 +13.1
Liberal Democrats Sabastian Hague 909 41.1 New
Independent Di Rodgers* 906 41.0 −15.4
Conservative Caralyne Grimble*78835.6+1.3
Liberal Democrats Freddie Easters75434.1New
Conservative Craig Seal70531.9−9.5
Conservative Emily Sharman67030.3−1.1
Turnout 2,22933+1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Independent hold

Gainsborough East

Gainsborough East (3 seats) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Matt Boles** 534 64.3 +34.4
Liberal Democrats Dave Dobbie* 397 47.8 +15.1
Liberal Democrats Jacob Flear 382 46.0 +23.2
Independent Mick Devine*18622.4−8.8
Labour Perry Smith16119.4+0.9
Independent Tim Davies*15418.6−16.6
Conservative Andrew Burge13015.7+0.5
Conservative Ken Downey11013.3−0.8
TUSC Michael Hancock688.2New
Turnout 835160
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Gainsborough North

Gainsborough North (3 seats) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Snee* 622 51.5 +9.3
Lincolnshire Independent Paul Key 585 48.4 New
Liberal Democrats Mandy Snee** 555 45.9 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Sean Brennan50341.6+7.6
Green Nigel Bowler34128.2New
Conservative Hugh McDaniel22618.7−5.5
Turnout 1,21223−1
Liberal Democrats hold
Lincolnshire Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

Gainsborough South West

Gainsborough South West (2 seats) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Young* 551 68.3 +10.3
Liberal Democrats Jeanette McGhee 477 59.1 +0.5
Labour Harry Eddowes12215.1−2.8
Independent Richard Craig10813.4New
Conservative Vicki Woodward10212.6+4.8
Reform UK Stuart Morley698.6New
Turnout 81021−2
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hemswell

Hemswell (1 seat) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Howitt-Cowan 307 45.8 −20.3
Conservative Richard Butroid21231.6−34.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Barstow15122.5−11.4
Majority9514N/A
Turnout 67032+2
Independent gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Kelsey Wold

Kelsey Wold (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Morris Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Lea

Lea (1 seat) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Emma Bailey 356 51.4 New
Conservative Jessie Milne*33748.6−19.2
Majority192N/A
Turnout 69339+1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Market Rasen

Market Rasen (3 seats) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bunney* 1,539 69.0 +21.8
Liberal Democrats Eve Bennett 1,041 46.7 +11.8
Liberal Democrats Moira Westley 859 38.5 +5.2
Conservative John McNeil*69331.1−9.9
Conservative Laura Ashby62327.9−13.0
Conservative Rachel Bridgwood56125.2−13.9
Labour Colin Saywell34115.3+3.3
Labour Katie Vause33214.9+3.8
Turnout 2,23934+1
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Nettleham

Nettleham (2 seats) [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Barrett 641 43.0 +3.0
Conservative Frazer Brown 593 39.7 −10.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Hladun47531.8−18.1
Labour Jess McGuire40927.4New
Liberal Democrats Heather Shore29519.8−26.0
Green Christine Johnson27318.3New
Reform UK Jane Smith624.2New
Reform UK Alexander Cambo543.6New
Turnout 1,49641+13
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Saxilby

Saxilby (2 seats) [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jackie Brockway* 1,055 69.5 +15.1
Conservative Paul Lee 851 56.1 +22.9
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Young47531.3−4.6
Liberal Democrats John Rollings46230.5New
Turnout 1,52932−3
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Scampton

Scampton (1 seat) [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Patterson* 298 37.2 +37.2
Labour Giles Sullivan29436.7New
Liberal Democrats Nathan Berger11113.8New
Reform UK Nick Smith9912.3New
Majority40N/A
Turnout 80238N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Scotter and Blyton

Scotter and Blyton (3 seats) [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley Rollings* 1,037 57.7 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Liz Clews* 970 54.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Karen Carless 884 49.2 +2.9
Conservative Sheila Bibb59533.1−8.5
Conservative Lynne Blakelock53129.5−11.6
Reform UK Christine Allison28816.0New
Independent Kenneth Woolley26214.6−26.5
Turnout 1,80830+1
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Stow

Stow (1 seat) [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lynda Mullally 387 57.9 New
Conservative Tracey Coulson*28142.1+42.1
Majority10616N/A
Turnout 66834N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Sudbrooke

Sudbrooke (1 seat) [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Baptiste Velan 370 51.6 New
Conservative Anne Welburn**34748.4+48.4
Majority234N/A
Turnout 71734N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Torksey

Torksey (1 seat) [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Pilgrim 438 48.6 −10.0
Liberal Democrats Noel Mullally30433.7−7.4
Labour Thomas Cox15917.6New
Majority13415−3
Turnout 90138+3
Conservative hold Swing

Waddingham and Spital

Waddingham and Spital (1 seat) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Duguid 375 58.3 −10.5
Liberal Democrats Neil Taylor26841.7+10.5
Majority10716−22
Turnout 64332−5
Conservative hold Swing 11

Wold View

Wold View (1 seat) [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Smith 342 55.9 +55.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Levison27044.1New
Majority7212N/A
Turnout 61231N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

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