South Holland District Council elections

South Holland District Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2007 the council has comprised 37 councillors representing 18 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. ^[1]

Council elections

• 1973 South Holland District Council election
• 1976 South Holland District Council election
• 1979 South Holland District Council election (New ward boundaries) ^[2]
• 1983 South Holland District Council election
• 1987 South Holland District Council election
• 1991 South Holland District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) ^[3]
• 1995 South Holland District Council election
• 1999 South Holland District Council election (New ward boundaries) ^[4]
• 2003 South Holland District Council election
• 2007 South Holland District Council election (New ward boundaries) ^[5]
• 2011 South Holland District Council election
• 2015 South Holland District Council election
• 2019 South Holland District Council election
• 2023 South Holland District Council election

Election results

	Overall control		Conservative		Labour		Lincolnshire Independents		UKIP		SH Independents		Independent
2023	Conservative	19		0		0		0		15		3
2019	Conservative	24		0		0		0		0		13
2015	Conservative	28		0		0		2		0		7
2011	Conservative	25		0		1		0		0		11
2007	Conservative	26		0		0		0		0		11
2003	Conservative	26		1		0		0		0		11

District result maps

• 
  2003 results map
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  2007 results map
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  2011 results map
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  2015 results map
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  2019 results map
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  2023 results map

By-elections

2003-2007

Spalding St John's By-Election 19 May 2005 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		349	43.6	+43.6
	Conservative		270	33.7	−23.1
	Independent		182	22.7	+22.7
Majority			79	9.9
Turnout			801
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

2007-2011

Moulton, Weston and Cowbit By-Election 2 April 2009 ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rodney Grocock	937	81.1	+28.6
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Ramkaran	219	18.9	+18.9
Majority			79	9.9
Turnout			801
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015

Fleet By-Election 2 August 2012 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Coupland	285	55.0	−3.9
	Independent	Val Gemmell	233	45.0	+45.0
Majority			52	10.0
Turnout			518
	Conservative hold		Swing

Long Sutton By-Election 2 August 2012 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andrew Tennant	946	55.5	+55.5
	Conservative	Jack Tyrrell	757	44.5	+3.5
Majority			189	11.1
Turnout			1,703
	Independent hold		Swing

2015-2019

Whaplode and Holbeach St John's By-Election 16 November 2017 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet Whitbourn	541	78.0	+21.3
	Labour	Jennie Thomas	153	22.0	+22.0
Majority			388	55.9
Turnout			694
	Conservative hold		Swing

Donington, Quadring and Gosberton By-Election 3 May 2018 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Wray	1,021	67.5	+10.0
	Independent	Terri Cornwell	185	12.2	+12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Oakman	169	11.2	+11.2
	Labour	Jennie Thomas	138	9.1	+9.1
Majority			836	55.3
Turnout			1,513
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023

Spalding Monks House By-Election 8 December 2022 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Timewell	375	50.8	+27.2
	SH Independents	Sam Chauhan	363	49.2	+49.2
Majority			12	1.6
Turnout			738
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2023-2027

Spalding St Paul's By-Election 9 November 2023 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Timewell (elected by drawing of lots)	155	24.9
	SH Independents	Vanessa Browning	155	24.9
	True Independent	Stephen Timewell	132	21.2
	Labour	Aidan Forman	108	17.3
	Independent	Julian Wheeler	73	11.7
Majority			0	0.0
Turnout			623
	Conservative gain from SH Independents		Swing

References

1. "The District of South Holland (Electoral Changes) Order 2007", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2007/145, retrieved 29 June 2023
2. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Holland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
3. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
4. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Holland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Holland (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
6. "Local Elections Archive Project — Spalding St John's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
7. "Local Elections Archive Project — Moulton, Weston and Cowbit Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
8. "13 May 2009 - Agenda Item 11" (PDF). South Holland District Council. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
9. "Local Elections Archive Project — Fleet Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
10. "Local Elections Archive Project — Long Sutton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
11. "Local Elections Archive Project — Whaplode and Holbeach St John's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
12. "Local Elections Archive Project — Donington, Quadring and Gosberton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
13. "Local Elections Archive Project — Spalding Monks House Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
14. "Local Elections Archive Project — Spalding St Paul's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.