2019 East Lindsey District Council election

Results of the 2019 East Lindsey District Council election

The 2019 East Lindsey District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all members of East Lindsey District Council in England.[1] The Conservatives retained overall control of the council.

Results

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East Lindsey District Council Election Result 2019
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 29 5 9 -4 52.73 49.72 20,941 +8.32%
  Independent 12 7 1 +6 21.82 14.98 6,307 +6.42%
  Labour 7 3 0 +3 12.72 23.07 9,718 +6.00%
  Skegness Urban District Society 6 6 0 +6 10.91 9.38 3,960 +9.38%
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 N/C 1.82 2.15 907 +0.09%
  Lincolnshire Independent 0 - - 0 0.00 0.70 295 -4.27%

Council composition

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

33 8 6 4 3 1
Conservative UKIP IND Lab LI LD

After the election, the composition of the council was:

29 12 7 6 1
Conservative Independent Labour SUDS LD

IND - Independent
Lab - Labour
LI - Lincolnshire Independents
LD - Liberal Democrats
SUDS - Skegness Urban District Society

Ward results

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Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*). References - [2]

Alford

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Alford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Devereux* 671 69.03
Conservative Graham Anthony Marsh* 585 60.19
Labour Jean Shutt 306 31.48
Turnout 27.73 −33.84
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent Swing

Devereux was previously elected as a Lincolnshire Independents councillor. A total of 66 ballots were rejected.

Binbrook

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Binbrook (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Geoffrey Fry* 496 77.50 +5.50
Labour David Southall 144 22.50 −5.50
Majority 352 55.00 +11.00
Turnout 640 33.25 −35.41
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 32 ballots were rejected.

Burgh Le Marsh

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Burgh Le Marsh (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Skegness Urban District Society Jimmy Brookes 393 61.02 +28.37
Conservative Neil Douglas Luther Cooper* 251 38.98 −6.92
Majority 142 22.04
Turnout 644 32.16 −31.74
Skegness Urban District Society gain from Conservative Swing

A total of 7 ballots were rejected.

Chapel St Leonards

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Chapel St Leonards (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Anthony Hibbert-Greaves* 537 54.74
Conservative Mel Turton-Leivers* 506 51.58
Labour Fiona Mary Brown 412 42.00
Labour Tony Cox 350 35.68
Turnout 26.56 −31.47
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 76 ballots were rejected.

Coningsby & Mareham

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Coningsby & Mareham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stan Avison* Unopposed
Conservative Martin Foster* Unopposed
Conservative Alex Hall Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Foster was previously elected as an Independent Councillor.

Croft

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Croft (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sid Dennis 406 64.25 −3.27
Independent Eric Gordon Peacock 130 20.57 N/A
Labour April Rosemary Jagger 48 7.59 N/A
Skegness Urban District Society Tom Noble 48 7.59 N/A
Majority 276 43.68 +8.64
Turnout 632 33.25 −30.33
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 6 ballots were rejected

Friskney

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Friskney (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Carleen Dickinson* 269 53.48 +3.00
Conservative Tom Tuplin 178 35.39 −14.13
Labour Andy Allen 56 11.13 N/A
Majority 91 18.09
Turnout 503 29.22 −34.53
Independent gain from UKIP Swing

Dickinson was previously elected as a UKIP councillor. A total of 8 ballots were rejected.

Fulstow

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Fulstow (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Edward Peel Mossop 496 64.92 N/A
Conservative Julie Anne Wetton 194 25.39 −35.94
Labour Jason Garrett 74 9.69 −7.40
Majority 302 39.53
Turnout 764 38.93 −34.61
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

A total of 9 ballots were rejected.

Grimoldby

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Grimoldby (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Terry Knowles 432 75.26 +23.13
Labour Sue Partridge 142 24.74 +15.01
Majority 290 50.52 +21.85
Turnout 574 32.50 −35.37
Independent hold Swing

A total of 8 ballots were rejected.

Hagworthingham

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Hagworthingham (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Will Grover* 457 79.48 +11.29
Labour Rae Rigby 118 20.52 N/A
Majority 339 58.96 +22.58
Turnout 575 33.11 −38.32
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 54 ballots were rejected.

Halton Holegate

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Halton Holegate (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jim Swanson* 489 67.17 +25.94
Conservative Nigel Richard Welton 180 24.73 −5.96
Labour Julia Mary Southall 59 8.10 N/A
Majority 309 42.44 +31.90
Turnout 728 34.03 −36.18
Independent hold Swing

A total of 9 ballots were rejected.

Holton Le Clay & North Thoresby

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Holton Le Clay & North Thoresby (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phyll Smith Unopposed
Independent Terry Aldridge* Unopposed
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Lincolnshire Independent Swing

Aldridge was previously elected as a Lincolnshire Independent Councillor.

Horncastle

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Horncastle (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Margaret Martin* 907 55.00
Independent Sandra Campbell-Wardman* 772 46.82
Conservative Richard Martin Avison* 687 41.66
Labour Dominic James Hinkins 507 30.75 N/A
Conservative Craig Dean Moore 499 30.26 N/A
Conservative Sean Roger Matthews 352 21.35 N/A
Turnout 28.65 −37.44
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 29 ballots were rejected.

Ingoldmells

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Ingoldmells (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin John Davie* 244 49.10 +7.67
Skegness Urban District Society Steve Walmsley 169 34.00 N/A
Labour Philip Ernest Sturman 84 16.90 −9.77
Majority 75 15.10 +4.66
Turnout 497 30.30 −29.84
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 3 ballots were rejected.

Legbourne

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Legbourne (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Grist* 560 79.32 +5.68
Labour David Richard Hoyles 146 20.68 N/A
Majority 414 58.64 +11.36
Turnout 706 39.13 −31.87
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 25 ballots were rejected.

Mablethorpe

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Mablethorpe (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Cullen* 989 54.25
Labour Tony Howard* 848 46.52
Labour Claire Newman 720 39.50
Conservative Terence Brown 649 35.60
Conservative Stephanie Jane Carruthers 627 34.39
Independent Helena Marie Poskitt 430 23.59 N/A
Turnout 28.56 −31.95
Labour gain from UKIP Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Brown was previously elected as a UKIP councillor. A total of 47 ballots were rejected.

Marsh Chapel & Somercotes

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Marsh Chapel & Somercotes (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel McNally* 693 62.38
Conservative Paul John Rickett 473 42.57
Independent Sandra Elizabeth Dykes 419 37.71 N/A
Labour Trisha Newman 177 15.93
Turnout 30.63 −35.42
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

A total of 13 ballots were rejected.

North Holme

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North Holme (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David James Ernest Hall 217 42.72 −4.34
Conservative Fran Treanor* 196 38.58 −14.36
Independent Maurice Bellwood 95 18.70 N/A
Majority 21 4.14
Turnout 508 28.17 −27.73
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

A total of 5 ballots were rejected.

Priory & St James

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Priory & St James (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Rosemary Parkin 715 58.13
Independent Andrew Leonard 614 49.92
Conservative Pauline Frances Watson* 391 31.79
Turnout 33.37 −27.07
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

A total of 13 ballots were rejected.

Roughton

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Roughton (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Gray 462 79.79 +79.79
Labour Stuart Jameson 117 20.21 N/A
Majority 345 59.58
Turnout 579 31.90
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 41 ballots were rejected.

Scarbrough & Seacroft

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Scarbrough & Seacroft (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Skegness Urban District Society Billy Brookes 631 40.76 N/A
Conservative Dick Edginton* 629 40.63
Conservative Steve Kirk* 588 37.98
Skegness Urban District Society Paul Sutton 539 34.82 N/A
Skegness Urban District Society Bob Walker 509 32.88 N/A
Conservative Colin Wright 437 28.23 N/A
Labour Maggie Gray 346 22.35
Labour Kevin Martin Evans 283 18.28 N/A
Turnout 23.08 −31.97
Skegness Urban District Society gain from UKIP Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 14 ballots were rejected.

Sibsey & Stickney

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Sibsey & Stickney (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Ashton* 863 75.50
Conservative Neil John Jones* 758 66.32
Labour Danyelle Farrell 242 21.17 N/A
Turnout 29.76 −38.32
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 77 ballots were spoiled.

Spilsby

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Spilsby (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Mangion 274 52.29 N/A
Conservative Rod Williams* 181 34.54 −10.22
Labour Laura Stephenson 69 13.17 −11.54
Majority 93 17.75
Turnout 524 23.11
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

A total of 9 ballots were rejected.

St Clements

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St Clements (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Skegness Urban District Society Mark Vincent Dannatt* 390 41.89
Skegness Urban District Society Richard Cunnington 361 38.76 N/A
Conservative Susan Anita Jane Blackburn 307 32.98
Conservative Jim Carpenter 296 31.79
Labour Mark Crawford Anderson 205 22.02
Labour Phil Gaskell 164 17.62 N/A
Turnout 24.13 −29.51
Skegness Urban District Society gain from UKIP Swing
Skegness Urban District Society gain from Conservative Swing

Dannatt was previously elected as a UKIP Councillor. A total of 10 ballots were rejected.

St Margarets

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St Margarets (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Green* 290 50.88 +8.65
Labour Dominic Paul Sivell 166 29.12 −6.26
Independent Alastair Meiklejon 114 20.00 N/A
Majority 124 21.76 +14.91
Turnout 570 29.34 −35.68
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 6 ballots were rejected.

St Marys

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St Marys (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jill Makinson-Sanders* 647 93.10 +34.81
Labour Ellie Green 48 6.90 −6.73
Majority 599 86.20 +55.99
Turnout 695 37.85 −28.64
Independent hold Swing

A total of 4 ballots were rejected.

St Michaels

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St Michaels (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Horton* 401 68.20 +23.53
Labour Jim Drake 187 31.80 +11.47
Majority 214 36.40 +26.73
Turnout 588 33.52 −33.67
Independent hold Swing

A total of 4 ballots were rejected.

Sutton on Sea

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Sutton on Sea (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Angela Matthews* 890 64.40
Conservative Adrian Victor Benjamin 886 64.11
Labour Steve Holland 392 28.36
Turnout 37.81 −31.01
Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 115 ballots were rejected.

Tetford & Donington

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Tetford & Donington (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David George Andrews* 479 55.51 +21.85
Lincolnshire Independent Daniel Anthony Simpson 295 34.18 +4.31
Labour Robert John Pearce 89 10.31 N/A
Majority 184 21.33 +17.54
Turnout 863 43.93 −31.03
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 13 ballots were rejected.

Tetney

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Tetney (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Steve McMillan 214 36.03 N/A
Conservative Stuart Watson* 209 35.18 −17.72
Independent Chris Frear 118 19.87 N/A
Labour Ellen Wright 53 8.92 N/A
Majority 5 0.85
Turnout 594 31.72 −26.84
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

A total of 3 ballots were rejected.

Trinity

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Trinity (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ros Jackson* 244 55.33 +16.30
Independent Julia Mary Simmons 122 27.66 N/A
Conservative David Michael Ford 75 17.01 −8.29
Majority 122 27.67 +13.94
Turnout 441 25.92 −26.54
Labour hold Swing

A total of 5 ballots were rejected.

Wainfleet

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Wainfleet (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wendy Bowkett* 395 76.11 +29.38
Labour Paula Louise Clarke 124 23.89 +7.87
Majority 271 52.22 +29.90
Turnout 519 28.18 −31.28
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 35 ballots were rejected.

Willoughby with Sloothby

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Willoughby with Sloothby (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen William Eyre 485 62.82 +20.20
Conservative Colin Matthews 223 28.89 −15.85
Labour Graham Victor Burnby-Crouch 64 8.29 −4.35
Majority 262 33.93 +31.81
Turnout 772 38.81 −28.75
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

A total of 13 ballots were rejected.

Winthorpe

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Winthorpe (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Skegness Urban District Society Danny Brookes* 514 51.76
Skegness Urban District Society Trevor Burnham 396 39.88 N/A
Conservative Carl Stuart Macey 324 32.63
Labour Judi Gaskell 223 22.46 N/A
Conservative Ricky Shashikant 205 20.64 N/A
Labour Ian Dutton 174 17.52 N/A
Turnout 23.02 −30.55
Skegness Urban District Society gain from UKIP Swing
Skegness Urban District Society gain from UKIP Swing

Brookes was previously elected as a UKIP councillor. A total of 26 ballots were rejected.

Withern & Theddlethorpe

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Withern & Theddlethorpe (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sandra Diane Harrison 409 62.16 +62.16
Independent Stephen Alan Kirby 187 28.42 N/A
Labour Hilary Barbara Powell 62 9.42 N/A
Majority 222 33.74
Turnout 658 33.66
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 28 ballots were rejected.

Woodhall Spa

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Woodhall Spa (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Craig James Leyland* 956 81.09
Conservative Thomas James Kemp 797 67.60
Labour John Robert Alexander 223 18.91
Turnout 33.42 −36.31
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 46 ballots were rejected.

Wragby

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Wragby (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Platt 450 77.45 +21.78
Labour Graham Archer 131 22.55 N/A
Majority 319 54.90 +43.56
Turnout 581 29.90 −39.85
Conservative hold Swing

A total of 25 ballots were rejected.

Changes 2019–2023

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Sarah Parkin, elected for Labour in the Priory and St James' ward, left the party later in 2019 to sit as an independent.[3]

David Mangion, elected as an independent in Spilsby ward, joined the Conservatives in 2020.[4]

Chapel St. Leonard's, 2021

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Chapel St. Leonard's: 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Williams 795 67.4
Labour Isaac Bailey 206 17.5
Skegness Urban District Society Ady Findley 121 10.3
Independent Steve Walmsley 58 4.9
Majority 589
Conservative hold

By-election triggered by resignation of Conservative councillor Mel Turton-Leivers.[5]

Chapel St. Leonard's, 2022

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Chapel St. Leonard's: 13 January 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Evans 436 62.9 +5.4
Independent David Fenton 267 38.0 N/A
Majority 169 24.9
Turnout 708 18.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease16.3

Halton Holegate

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Halton Holegate: 3 March 2022[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Taylor 306 66.2 Increase41.47
Labour Keziah Wood 156 33.8 Increase25.70
Majority 150 32.5 Decrease9.94
Turnout 469 21.80 Decrease12.23
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

References

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  1. ^ "East Lindsey District Council". BBC. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Election results" (PDF). e-lindsey.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ Boothroyd, David (6 September 2019). "Eden, Heaven and Fudge". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ^ Boothroyd, David (29 May 2020). "Devon knows what happens next". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Chapel St Leonards Ward, East Lindsey". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  6. ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL" (PDF). East Lindsey District Council. 3 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2022.