South Holland council election, 2023
Most seats
19
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
37
across 18 wards
Turnout
26.4%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 19 | +0 | 18,974 | 53.5% | -1.0 |
| South Holland Independents | 15 | +15 | 10,470 | 29.5% | — |
| Independent | 3 | -10 | 4,206 | 11.9% | -25.6 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 1,221 | 3.4% | -1.0 |
| Labour Party | 0 | +0 | 401 | 1.1% | +0.6 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 212 | 0.6% | — |
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 37 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 35 | |
| South Holland Independents | 19 | |
| Independent | 7 | |
| Green Party | 4 | |
| Labour Party | 1 | |
| Reform UK | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 37 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.
Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jim Astill Elected | 770 | 58.2% | -19.7 |
| Independent | Bryan Alcock Elected | 757 | 57.2% | -10.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Angie Harrison Elected | 577 | 43.6% | — |
| Green Party | Amy Rebecca Cook-Nykyforczuk | 489 | 37.0% | — |
| Majority | 88 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,402 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,323 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Independent hold
Donington, Quadring and Gosberton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Holland Independents | Jane Lesley King Elected | 856 | 55.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Henry John William Bingham Elected | 737 | 48.0% | +4.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Margaret Ann Geaney Elected | 631 | 41.1% | — |
| South Holland Independents | Simon Charles Walsh | 597 | 38.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Colin Johnson | 542 | 35.3% | — |
| Reform UK | Matt Swainson | 212 | 13.8% | — |
| Majority | 34 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,854 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,536 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent · South Holland Independents gain from Independent
Fleet
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Holland Independents | Paul Stephen Barnes Elected | 373 | 65.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Edward McNally | 196 | 34.4% | -29.4 |
| Majority | 177 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,926 | |||
| Ballots cast | 569 | |||
South Holland Independents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Gedney
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jo Reynolds Elected | 289 | 60.7% | — |
| South Holland Independents | Matthew James Stancer | 187 | 39.3% | — |
| Majority | 102 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,818 | |||
| Ballots cast | 476 | |||
Holbeach Hurn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Worth Elected | 331 | 73.7% | — |
| Green Party | Wendy Blackman | 118 | 26.3% | — |
| Majority | 213 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,799 | |||
| Ballots cast | 449 | |||
Holbeach Town 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tracey Ann Carter Elected | 959 | 60.4% | -14.8 |
| South Holland Independents | Sophie Elizabeth Hutchinson Elected | 734 | 46.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nanette Jacqueline Chapman Elected | 557 | 35.1% | — |
| South Holland Independents | Paul Foyster | 523 | 32.9% | — |
| Independent | Graham Thomas Desmond Rudkin | 496 | 31.2% | -26.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Malcolm Godfrey Chandler | 484 | 30.5% | — |
| Independent | Francis Biggadike | 332 | 20.9% | — |
| Majority | 34 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,336 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,588 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · South Holland Independents gain from Independent
Long Sutton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andrew Charles Tennant Elected | 982 | 58.2% | -10.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jack Tyrrell Elected | 967 | 57.3% | -4.7 |
| Independent | David John Wilkinson Elected | 782 | 46.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Ivan Thompson | 624 | 37.0% | — |
| Majority | 158 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,066 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,687 | |||
Independent hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Moulton, Weston and Cowbit 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anthony Casson Elected | 1,006 | 57.7% | -36.5 |
| South Holland Independents | Thomas Edmund Sneath Elected | 976 | 56.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Robert Woolf Elected | 958 | 54.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rodney Grocock | 659 | 37.8% | — |
| Majority | 299 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,874 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,744 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · South Holland Independents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Pinchbeck and Surfleet 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Elizabeth Jane Sneath Elected | 904 | 56.7% | -23.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Edward Avery Elected | 886 | 55.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sally Ann Slade Elected | 780 | 49.0% | — |
| Independent | Terry Moore | 699 | 43.9% | -28.0 |
| Green Party | Simon Richard Jenkins | 431 | 27.1% | — |
| Majority | 81 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,894 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,593 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Spalding Castle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary John Taylor Elected | 335 | 64.7% | +18.0 |
| Green Party | Martin Christopher Blake | 183 | 35.3% | -2.3 |
| Majority | 152 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,830 | |||
| Ballots cast | 518 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Spalding Monks House 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Holland Independents | Sam Chauhan Elected | 604 | 59.4% | +10.2 |
| South Holland Independents | Ingrid Helen Sheard Elected | 524 | 51.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Peter Timewell | 468 | 46.0% | -4.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Val Gemmell | 275 | 27.0% | — |
| Majority | 56 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,203 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,017 | |||
South Holland Independents gain from Independent · South Holland Independents gain from Independent
Spalding St John's 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Holland Independents | Manzur Hasan Elected | 732 | 71.6% | — |
| South Holland Independents | James Anthony Le Sage Elected | 611 | 59.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Edward Oliver Sneath | 242 | 23.7% | -23.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ann Elizabeth Savage | 224 | 21.9% | — |
| Majority | 369 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,312 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,023 | |||
South Holland Independents gain from Independent · South Holland Independents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Spalding St Mary's 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Holland Independents | Mark Edward Le Sage Elected | 559 | 57.4% | — |
| South Holland Independents | Dave Ashby Elected | 472 | 48.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | William Luke John Hayes | 432 | 44.4% | -12.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary Porter | 368 | 37.8% | — |
| Majority | 40 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,647 | |||
| Ballots cast | 974 | |||
South Holland Independents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · South Holland Independents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Spalding St Paul's 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Holland Independents | Rob Gibson Elected | 458 | 65.4% | — |
| South Holland Independents | Bailey Paul John Boulding Elected | 385 | 55.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Glynis Pearl Scalese | 269 | 38.4% | -28.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Christopher James Sutton | 197 | 28.1% | — |
| Majority | 116 | |||
| Turnout | 19.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,641 | |||
| Ballots cast | 700 | |||
South Holland Independents gain from Independent · South Holland Independents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Spalding Wygate 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Janet Brenda Whitbourn Elected | 473 | 45.5% | -4.9 |
| South Holland Independents | Aaron Spencer Elected | 423 | 40.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roger Gambba-Jones | 411 | 39.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Aidan James Forman | 401 | 38.6% | — |
| Majority | 12 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,763 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,039 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · South Holland Independents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Sutton Bridge 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Holland Independents | Michael David Booth Elected | 540 | 58.7% | — |
| South Holland Independents | Chris Brewis Elected | 493 | 53.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Ephraim Coupland | 381 | 41.4% | +10.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Laurence Philip Marchant | 348 | 37.8% | — |
| Majority | 112 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,423 | |||
| Ballots cast | 920 | |||
South Holland Independents gain from Independent · South Holland Independents gain from Independent
The Saints
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Laura Jean Eldridge Elected | 524 | 76.8% | — |
| Independent | Michael David Seymour | 158 | 23.2% | — |
| Majority | 366 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,120 | |||
| Ballots cast | 682 | |||
Whaplode and Holbeach St John's 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Allan Charles Beal Elected | 615 | 60.5% | -17.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Redgate Elected | 555 | 54.6% | — |
| South Holland Independents | Harry Joshua Griffen | 423 | 41.6% | — |
| Majority | 132 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,585 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,016 | |||