Boston Borough Council elections

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Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 30 councillors are elected from 15 wards.

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Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: [1]

Party in controlYears
No overall control 1973–2007
Boston Bypass Independents 2007–2011
Conservative 2011–2015
No overall control 2015–2019
Conservative 2019–2020
No overall control 2020–2023
Boston Independent2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2006 have been: [2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Joyce Dobson Conservative 2006
Mary Wright Conservative 18 May 20066 May 2007
Richard Austin Boston Bypass Independents 24 May 200725 May 2011
Peter Bedford Conservative 25 May 201115 May 2017
Michael Cooper Conservative 15 May 201715 Jul 2019
Aaron Spencer Conservative 15 Jul 201920 Jan 2020
Paul Skinner Conservative 3 Feb 20207 May 2023
Anne DorrianBoston Independent22 May 2023

Council elections

Election results

Overall control Conservative Labour Lib Dems UKIP English Democrats Boston Bypass Independents Boston District Independents Independent
2023Boston District Independents501000240
2019Conservative1620100011
2015NOC1320130002
2011Conservative193002404
2007Boston Bypass Independents500002502
2003NOC1211400005

Borough result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Swineshead By-Election 27 February 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 49557.5
Independent 14216.5
Liberal Democrats 11813.7
Labour 10612.3
Majority35341.0
Turnout 861
Independent hold Swing
Kirton By-Election 11 December 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 36359.0
Labour 25241.0
Majority11118.0
Turnout 615
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
West By-Election 2 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 58066.8
Labour 28833.2
Majority29233.6
Turnout 868
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1999-2003

Kirton By-Election 17 February 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 18134.3
Liberal Democrats 15830.0
Independent 14126.8
Labour 478.9
Majority234.3
Turnout 52719.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Pilgrim By-Election 26 October 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 11643.3
Labour 9635.8
Liberal Democrats 3312.3
Independent 238.6
Majority207.5
Turnout 26819.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
South By-Election 22 February 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 18238.1
Labour 14931.2
Liberal Democrats 14730.8
Majority336.9
Turnout 47832.7
Conservative hold Swing

2003-2007

Staniland South By-Election 1 April 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 33046.0
Conservative 25135.0
Independent 13719.1
Majority7911.0
Turnout 71826.9
Labour hold Swing
Fishtoft By-Election 14 July 2005 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Gall31633.1+16.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Dodson31032.5+0.9
Conservative Terence Taylor25426.6-25.3
UKIP Don Ransome757.8+7.8
Majority60.6
Turnout 95520.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Kirton By-Election 2 February 2006 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Rylatt50572.8+30.5
Labour Catrina Holstead10415.0-2.5
Independent John Fitzgerald8512.2-28.0
Majority40157.8
Turnout 69420.6
Conservative hold Swing
Old Leake & Wrangle By-Election 6 April 2006 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Pickett36655.2-12.8
UKIP Sue Ransome11517.3+2.6
Labour Clive Marshall9914.9+14.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Appleby8312.5+12.5
Majority25137.9
Turnout 66325.5
Conservative hold Swing
Fishtoft By-Election 6 July 2006 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Singleton-McGuire49544.7+6.8
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Chapman42838.7-2.1
UKIP John Flynn18416.6+16.6
Majority676.0
Turnout 1,10723.6
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Coastal By-Election 24 July 2008 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Singleton-McGuire34430.9-1.6
Boston Bypass Independents David Durrant30627.5-32.9
Liberal Democrats Ossy Snell21319.1+19.1
BNP David Owens11910.7+10.7
UKIP Felicity Ransome887.9+0.7
Labour Pam Imlah443.9+3.9
Majority383.4
Turnout 1,11437.3-4.5
Conservative gain from Boston Bypass Independents Swing
Fenside By-Election 13 November 2008 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP David Owens27942.6+42.6
Boston Bypass Independents Carl Smith14121.5-21.8
Conservative Paul Mould11918.2-0.1
Labour Norman Hart6910.5-13.2
UKIP Cyril Wakefield243.7-11.0
Liberal Democrats Gavin Carrington233.5+3.5
Majority13821.1
Turnout 65522.1-0.5
BNP gain from Boston Bypass Independents Swing
Kirton By-Election 4 June 2009 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Brotherton49042.2+8.9
Boston Bypass Independents Carl Smith24320.9-45.7
UKIP Sue Ransome23019.8+19.8
Independent Frank Martin12213.1+13.1
Labour Elizabeth Leonard756.5+6.5
Majority24721.3
Turnout 1,16031.7+0.9
Conservative hold Swing
Pilgrim By-Election 4 June 2009 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Myles Larrington11032.4-16.7
Labour Paul Kenny7622.4+13.0
UKIP Felicity Ransome5917.4+17.4
Boston Bypass Independents Trevor Page5315.6-26.1
Liberal Democrats Mike Sheridan-Shinn4212.4+12.4
Majority3410.0
Turnout 34027.4+0.3
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Frampton and Holme By-Election 18 October 2012 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stuart Ashton20439.2-17.8
Independent Maggie Peberdy13926.7-2.2
Conservative Claire Rylott12624.2+24.2
UKIP Sue Ransome326.2-7.9
Labour Mike Sheridan-Shinn193.7+3.7
Majority6512.5
Turnout 52035.6-13.2
Independent hold Swing
Staniland South By-Election 2 May 2013 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Bob Mcauley37644.4+44.4
Labour Co-op Pam Kenny20223.8-2.5
Independent Robert Lauberts14517.1+17.1
Conservative Carl Richmond12414.6-16.3
Majority17420.6
Turnout 84729.9-5.4
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Fenside By-Election 5 September 2013 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Tiggs Keywood-Wainwright16239.4+39.4
Conservative Dan Elkington8721.2+21.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Taylor8721.2+11.4
Labour Ben Cook7518.2-8.0
Majority7518.2
Turnout 41113.7-11.2
UKIP gain from English Democrat Swing

2015-2019

Old Leake and Wrangle By-Election 22 February 2018 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Ashton53674.2+21.3
Labour Joseph Pearson12317.0+17.0
UKIP Don Ransome506.9-40.2
Blue RevolutionRichard Thornalley131.8+1.8
Majority41357.2
Turnout 722
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Kirton and Frampton By-Election 12 December 2019 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Brown2,01869.9+35.7
Independent Lorraine O'Connor45315.7+15.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Taylor41514.4+14.4
Majority1,56554.2
Turnout 2,886
Conservative hold Swing
Skirbeck By-Election 12 December 2019 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Howard95551.3+27.3
Labour Jackie Barton43723.5+2.0
Independent Don Jenkins19510.5+10.5
Independent Sue Ransome1126.0+6.0
Liberal Democrats Jason Stevenson1005.4+5.4
Blue RevolutionChristopher Moore623.3-11.2
Majority51827.8
Turnout 1,861
Conservative hold Swing
Skirbeck By-Election 6 May 2021 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Katie Chalmers33834.5+10.5
Independent Dale Broughton30731.4+31.4
Labour Jackie Barton21021.5+0.0
For the People Not the Party Christopher Moore889.0+9.0
Independent Christopher Cardwell363.7+3.7
Majority313.2
Turnout 979
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

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