Boston council election, 2023
Most seats
18
Boston Independent
Seats contested
30
across 15 wards
Turnout
25.8%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Independent | 18 | +18 | 10,896 | 45.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 5 | -11 | 7,013 | 29.1% | -15.8 |
| Independent | 5 | -6 | 2,941 | 12.2% | -15.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | +1 | 1,480 | 6.1% | +5.8 |
| Blue Revolution | 1 | +1 | 954 | 4.0% | +2.1 |
| Labour Party | 0 | -2 | 455 | 1.9% | -17.5 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 217 | 0.9% | — |
| English Democrats | 0 | +0 | 75 | 0.3% | — |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 43 | 0.2% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 0 | -1 | 0 | — | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 30 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Independent | 24 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 22 | |
| Independent | 13 | |
| Blue Revolution | 8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | |
| Labour Party | 3 | |
| English Democrats | 1 | |
| Green Party | 1 | |
| Reform UK | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 30 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Coastal 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Independent | Dale Broughton Elected | 605 | 64.2% | — |
| Independent | Peter Bedford Elected | 388 | 41.1% | -12.7 |
| Independent | Judy Welbourn | 326 | 34.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sue Blackburn | 255 | 27.0% | -1.5 |
| Majority | 62 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,897 | |||
| Ballots cast | 943 | |||
Boston Independent gain from Independent · Independent hold
Fenside 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Independent | Patsie Marson Elected | 308 | 51.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anton Dani Elected | 209 | 34.7% | -6.6 |
| Labour Party | Ben Cook | 196 | 32.6% | -12.3 |
| Independent | Tiggs Keywood-Wainwright | 115 | 19.1% | -20.7 |
| Blue Revolution | Carol Julie Broomfield-Douglas | 109 | 18.1% | -1.7 |
| Majority | 13 | |||
| Turnout | 19.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,229 | |||
| Ballots cast | 602 | |||
Boston Independent gain from Labour and Co-operative Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Fishtoft 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Independent | Helen Staples Elected | 952 | 61.6% | — |
| Boston Independent | Sarah Louise Sharpe Elected | 900 | 58.2% | — |
| Boston Independent | David Charles Scoot Elected | 800 | 51.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jonathan Howard Noble | 473 | 30.6% | -47.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Judith Skinner | 453 | 29.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Anthony Skinner | 397 | 25.7% | — |
| Green Party | Chris Moore | 217 | 14.0% | — |
| Majority | 327 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,450 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,546 | |||
Boston Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Boston Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Boston Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Five Village 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James William Stephen Geoff Cantwell Elected | 453 | 53.9% | -10.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Brown Elected | 446 | 53.1% | — |
| Boston Independent | George Raoul Joseph Reid | 357 | 42.5% | — |
| Independent | Aaron Spencer | 257 | 30.6% | — |
| Majority | 89 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,147 | |||
| Ballots cast | 840 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Kirton and Frampton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Claire Rebecca Rylott Elected | 511 | 38.0% | -32.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ralph Pryke Elected | 435 | 32.4% | +18.1 |
| Boston Independent | David Arthur Middleton Elected | 426 | 31.7% | — |
| Boston Independent | Munish Kumar | 420 | 31.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Watson | 420 | 31.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tracey Abbott | 410 | 30.5% | — |
| Boston Independent | Deepa Agarwal | 407 | 30.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Lorraine O'Connor | 356 | 26.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lana MacLennan-James | 352 | 26.2% | — |
| Majority | 6 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,399 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,344 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Boston Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Old Leake and Wrangle 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Independent | Callum Jake Butler Elected | 566 | 55.9% | — |
| Boston Independent | John Robert Baxter Elected | 471 | 46.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tom Ashton | 296 | 29.2% | -40.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Frank Pickett | 127 | 12.5% | — |
| Independent | Russell Hill | 85 | 8.4% | -47.0 |
| Independent | Michael James Litchfield | 79 | 7.8% | — |
| English Democrats | David Dickason | 75 | 7.4% | — |
| Reform UK | Maria Hume | 43 | 4.2% | — |
| Majority | 175 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,834 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,013 | |||
Boston Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Boston Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Skirbeck 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Independent | Anne Monica Dorrian Elected | 562 | 61.4% | — |
| Boston Independent | Neil John Drayton Elected | 501 | 54.7% | — |
| Independent | Paul Michael Gleeson Elected | 345 | 37.7% | +6.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Katie Chalmers | 292 | 31.9% | -2.6 |
| Boston Independent | Dmitrij Kondratcik | 264 | 28.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Stasiukenas | 120 | 13.1% | — |
| Majority | 53 | |||
| Turnout | 18.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,019 | |||
| Ballots cast | 916 | |||
Boston Independent gain from Independent · Boston Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Independent hold
St Thomas'
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alison Mary Austin Elected | 235 | 52.9% | -19.1 |
| Boston Independent | Shafqat Bashir | 146 | 32.9% | — |
| Independent | Darron Richard Abbott | 38 | 8.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Andy Cook | 25 | 5.6% | -1.5 |
| Majority | 89 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,813 | |||
| Ballots cast | 444 | |||
Independent hold
Staniland 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Independent | Barrie James Pierpoint Elected | 352 | 54.4% | — |
| Blue Revolution | Mike Gilbert Elected | 263 | 40.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matt Barnes | 230 | 35.5% | -11.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Deborah Evans | 229 | 35.4% | — |
| Majority | 33 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,855 | |||
| Ballots cast | 647 | |||
Boston Independent gain from Independent · Blue Revolution gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Station
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Independent | Lina Savickiene Elected | 98 | 37.3% | — |
| Blue Revolution | Gavin Steward Lee | 89 | 33.8% | +9.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adriaan Vickery | 75 | 28.5% | +12.4 |
| Majority | 9 | |||
| Turnout | 19.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,405 | |||
| Ballots cast | 263 | |||
Boston Independent gain from Labour Party
Swineshead and Holland Fen 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Independent | Suzanne Welberry Elected | 722 | 71.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stuart Russell Evans Elected | 474 | 47.1% | -38.6 |
| Labour Party | Tracy Ann Pomfret | 234 | 23.3% | -5.8 |
| Blue Revolution | Tristan Gilbert | 114 | 11.3% | — |
| Majority | 240 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,340 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,006 | |||
Boston Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Trinity 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Independent | Emma Jayne Cresswell Elected | 460 | 50.5% | — |
| Boston Independent | Jyothi Arayambath Elected | 381 | 41.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Yvonne Jennifer Stevens | 380 | 41.7% | -12.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin Alexander Griggs | 343 | 37.7% | — |
| Blue Revolution | Christopher Dorrington | 129 | 14.2% | — |
| Majority | 1 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,286 | |||
| Ballots cast | 911 | |||
Boston Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Boston Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Stephen Victor Woodliffe Elected | 380 | 72.1% | +27.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paula Ashleigh-Morris | 147 | 27.9% | -6.9 |
| Majority | 233 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,747 | |||
| Ballots cast | 527 | |||
Independent hold
Witham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Independent | Andy Izard Elected | 349 | 54.2% | — |
| Boston Independent | Sandeep Ghosh Elected | 276 | 42.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Maria Dani | 211 | 32.8% | -0.3 |
| Blue Revolution | Andrea Keal | 114 | 17.7% | — |
| Independent | Neill John Hastie | 87 | 13.5% | -30.5 |
| Blue Revolution | Richard Thornalley | 63 | 9.8% | — |
| Majority | 65 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,022 | |||
| Ballots cast | 644 | |||
Boston Independent gain from Independent · Boston Independent gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Wyberton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Richard William Austin Elected | 423 | 47.1% | -22.7 |
| Boston Independent | Chris Mountain Elected | 305 | 34.0% | — |
| Boston Independent | Rachael Lynne Gibbons | 268 | 29.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Elms | 250 | 27.8% | -12.4 |
| Independent | Sue Ransome | 183 | 20.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jason Stevenson | 83 | 9.2% | — |
| Blue Revolution | Charlotte Louise Halderson | 73 | 8.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Janet Watson | 66 | 7.3% | — |
| Majority | 37 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,730 | |||
| Ballots cast | 898 | |||
Independent hold · Boston Independent gain from Independent