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2019 West Lindsey District Council election

The 2019 West Lindsey District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of West Lindsey District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives maintained overall control of the council, albeit with a reduced majority.

Results of the 2019 West Lindsey District Council election

Results

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West Lindsey District Council Election Result 2019[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 19 1 6 -5 52.78 44.30 17,106 -4.30%
  Liberal Democrats 12 6 1 +5 33.33 31.35 12,104 +8.76%
  Independent 3 2 0 +2 8.33 7.44 2,871 +1.75%
  Lincolnshire Independent 2 1 0 +1 5.56 5.52 2,133 +3.33%
  Labour 0 0 3 -3 0.00 6.95 2,683 -10.03%
  UKIP 0 - - 0 0.00 3.11 1,201 -0.84%
  Green 0 - - 0 0.00 1.33 513 +1.33%

Council composition

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Following the last election in 2015, the composition of the council was:

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24 7 3 1 1
Conservative Lib Dem Lab I LI

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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19 12 3 2
Conservative Lib Dem I LI

Lab - Independent
I - Independent
LI - Lincolnshire Independents

Ward Results

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Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Bardney

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Bardney (1 seat)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Gordon Fleetwood* 479 66.07 +12.87
Independent Robert John Webb 154 21.24
Independent Charles William Shaw 92 12.69
Majority 325 44.83 +15.23
Turnout 725 35.0 −30.3
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 7 ballots were rejected.

Caistor and Yarborough

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Caistor and Yarborough (2 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Theresa Lawrence* 934 65.68
Conservative Owen Charles Bierley* 904 63.57
Labour Nancy Barr 358 25.18
Labour Andrea Maria Clarke 354 24.89
Turnout 33 −32.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 56 ballots were rejected.

Cherry Willingham

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Cherry Willingham (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lincolnshire Independent Chris Darcel* 1,154 59.21
Lincolnshire Independent Sharon Cherie Hill 979 50.23
Conservative Anne Welburn 690 35.40
Conservative Thomas Longley 592 30.37
Conservative Maureen Florence Palmer 570 29.25
UKIP Trevor John Bridgwood 433 22.22
Turnout 32 −37.8
Lincolnshire Independent hold Swing
Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 26 ballots were rejected.

Dunholme and Welton

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Dunholme and Welton (3 seats)[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Diana Meriel Rodgers* 1,180 56.41
Conservative Steve England* 865 41.35
Conservative Caralyne Margaret Grimble 718 34.32
Liberal Democrats Paul Swift 707 33.80
Conservative Malcolm John William Parish* 656 31.36
Independent Anjum Sawhney 499 23.85
Turnout 32 −39.2
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 15 ballots were rejected.

Gainsborough East

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Gainsborough East (3 seats)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tim Davies 290 35.19
Liberal Democrats David Paul Dobbie 269 32.65
Independent Mick Devine* 257 31.19
Independent Richard William Oaks 254 30.83
Liberal Democrats Richard John Craig 246 29.85
Liberal Democrats Kristan Jorge Smith 188 22.82
Labour Angelene Janet Wright 152 18.45
Labour David Partick Bond* 144 17.48
Labour Jonathan Mark Harper 130 15.78
Conservative Joshua Anthony Jones 125 15.17
Conservative Peter David Morris 116 14.08
Turnout 16 −31
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Devine was previously elected as a Labour councillor. A total of 19 ballots were rejected.

Gainsborough North

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Gainsborough North (3 seats)[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matt Boles* 568 46.37
Liberal Democrats Jim Snee 517 42.20
Liberal Democrats Keith Richard Panter 416 33.96
Conservative Sheila Christine Bibb* 297 24.24
Conservative John Graham Patrick 229 18.69
UKIP Gary John Austen 221 18.04
UKIP Sophie May Austen 213 17.39
UKIP John Edwin Saxon 209 17.06
Labour Sheila Frances Jennings 198 16.16
Conservative Peter Francis McNeill 193 15.76
Labour Robert Andrew Adderley 176 14.37
Labour Michael Harry Edward Eddowes 161 13.14
Turnout 23 −30.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

A total of 19 ballots were rejected.

Gainsborough South West

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Gainsborough South West (2 seats)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judy Rainsforth* 534 58.55
Liberal Democrats Trevor Victor Young* 529 58.00
Labour David John Cormack 163 17.87
Labour Perry Peter Smith 138 15.13
UKIP Neville Shaun Jones 125 13.71
Independent Denise Mary Schofield 88 9.65
Conservative Henry Speer 71 7.79
Independent Steve Schofield 57 6.25
Turnout 23 −23.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

A total of 8 ballots were rejected.

Hemswell

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Hemswell (1 seat)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul David John Howitt-Cowan* 418 66.14 +7.74
Liberal Democrats Karen Dawn Bacon 214 33.86 +25.46
Majority 204 32.28 −8.22
Turnout 632 30 −33.2
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 22 ballots were rejected.

Kelsey Wold

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Kelsey Wold (1 seat)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Lewis Strange* 546 64.16 +0.86
Liberal Democrats Louise Amanda Reece 305 35.84 +29.14
Majority 241 28.32 −17.18
Turnout 851 40 −33.8
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 23 ballots were rejected.

Lea

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Lea (1 seat)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jessie Brenda Milne* 452 67.77 +3.67
Green Sue Greenall 214 32.23
Majority 237 35.54 −9.76
Turnout 667 38 −30.6
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 13 ballots were rejected.

Market Rasen

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Market Rasen (3 seats)[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bunney 1,030 47.16
Conservative John Carl McNeill* 896 41.03
Conservative Cordelia Emma Julia McCartney 893 40.89
Conservative Thomas Jacob Neil Smith* 853 39.06
Liberal Democrats June Clark 762 34.89
Liberal Democrats Robert David Henri Levison 727 33.29
Labour Colin Saywell 262 12.00
Labour Geoffrey John Barnes 243 11.13
Labour Lee Martin Simpson 204 9.34
Turnout 33 −32.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 46 ballots were rejected.

Nettleham

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Nettleham (2 seats)[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Giles Patrick McNeill* 635 50.16
Liberal Democrats Angela May White* 632 49.92
Liberal Democrats Christopher Higham 580 45.81
Conservative John Stephen Barrett 506 39.97
Turnout 28 −36.6
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

A total of 32 ballots were rejected.

Saxilby

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Saxilby (2 seats)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jackie Brockway* 841 54.43
Liberal Democrats David John Cotton* 555 35.92
Conservative Sarah Jane Ellis 513 33.20
Green Simon John Cowell 299 19.35
Turnout 35 −35.5
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

A total of 24 ballots were rejected.

Scampton

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Scampton (1 seat)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Michael Patterson* Uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Scotter and Blyton

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Scotter and Blyton (3 seats)[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley Anne Rollings 992 55.33
Liberal Democrats Liz Clews 946 52.76
Liberal Democrats Mandy Snee 830 46.29
Conservative Sally Pamela Loates 745 41.55
Conservative Ken Woolley 737 41.10
Conservative Ian Richard Bradley 668 37.26
Turnout 31 −22.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

A total of 83 ballots were rejected.

Stow

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Stow (1 seat)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tracey Jane Coulson Uncontested
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Sudbrooke

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Sudbrooke (1 seat)[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Waller Uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Torksey

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Torksey (1 seat)[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Francis Kinch 472 58.56
Liberal Democrats Noel Joseph Mullally 334 41.44
Majority 138 17.12
Turnout 806 35
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 38 ballots were rejected.

Waddingham and Spital

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Waddingham and Spital (1 seat)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeff Summers* 492 68.81 −6.89
Liberal Democrats Neil Taylor 223 31.19 +6.89
Majority 269 37.62 −13.78
Turnout 715 37 −35.5
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 19 ballots were rejected.

Wold View

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Wold View (1 seat)[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Regis Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Changes 2019–2023

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Torksey

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Torksey: 24 October 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Ellis 378 35.7 −22.9
Liberal Democrats Noel Mullally 346 32.6 −8.8
Brexit Party Nicholas Pearson 299 28.2 N/A
Labour Perry Smith 37 3.5 N/A
Majority 32 3.1 −14.1
Turnout 1,060 43 +8.0
Conservative hold Swing  7.1

Paul Howitt-Cowan left the Conservatives in January 2021.[22]

Nettleham

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Nettleham: 16 December 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jaime Oliver 585 51.0 +1.2
Conservative Maureen Palmer 374 32.6 −17.5
Labour Jessica McGuire 116 10.1 N/A
Green Benjamin Loryman 71 6.2 N/A
Majority 211 18.4
Turnout 1,150 32.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing  9.4

Steve England left the Conservatives in August 2022 and sat the remainder of his term as an independent councillor.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Election results by party, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Election results for Bardney, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Election results for Caistor and Yarborough, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Election results for Cherry Willingham, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Election results for Dunholme and Welton, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Election results for Gainsborough East, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Election results for Gainsborough North, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Election results for Gainsborough South West, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Election results for Hemswell, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Election results for Kelsey Wold, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Election results for Lea, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Election results for Market Rasen, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Election results for Nettleham, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Election results for Saxilby, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Election results for Scampton, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Election results for Scotter and Blyton, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Election results for Stow, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Election results for Sudbrooke, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Election results for Torksey, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Election results for Waddingham and Spital, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  21. ^ "Election results for Wold View, 2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.
  22. ^ Jaines, Daniel (7 February 2021). "Council deputy leader expelled from the Conservative party". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  23. ^ Jaines, Daniel (31 August 2022). "West Lindsey councillor steps back from frontline politics over health issues". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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