West Lindsey council election, 2023
Most seats
18
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
35
across 19 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | +6 | 19,633 | 47.1% | +15.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 13 | -2 | 15,340 | 36.8% | -7.5 |
| Independent | 2 | -1 | 1,923 | 4.6% | -2.8 |
| Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First | 2 | +0 | 1,503 | 3.6% | -1.9 |
| Labour Party | 0 | +0 | 1,818 | 4.4% | -2.6 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 763 | 1.8% | +0.5 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 572 | 1.4% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0 | +0 | 68 | 0.2% | — |
| The Liberal Party | 0 | +0 | 60 | 0.1% | — |
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 35 |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 35 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 30 | |
| Labour Party | 7 | |
| Independent | 6 | |
| Reform UK | 5 | |
| Green Party | 3 | |
| Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First | 2 | |
| The Liberal Party | 1 | |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 35 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.
Bardney
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Gordon Fleetwood Elected | 439 | 60.9% | -5.2 |
| Green Party | Vicky Pearson | 149 | 20.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Kenyon | 73 | 10.1% | — |
| The Liberal Party | Charles William Shaw | 60 | 8.3% | — |
| Majority | 290 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 721 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Caistor and Yarborough 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Owen Bierley Elected | 726 | 63.0% | -10.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Angela Lawrence Elected | 699 | 60.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | June Clark | 469 | 40.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Richard Panter | 411 | 35.7% | — |
| Majority | 230 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,152 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Cherry Willingham 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First | Chris Darcel Elected | 918 | 60.0% | -18.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Trevor John Bridgwood Elected | 741 | 48.4% | +1.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Maureen Palmer Elected | 740 | 48.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Emily Elizabeth Morris | 675 | 44.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | James Plastow | 524 | 34.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | James Peter Ward | 505 | 33.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Glen Thompson | 491 | 32.1% | — |
| Majority | 65 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,531 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First · Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First hold
Dunholme and Welton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Swift Elected | 1,038 | 54.0% | +8.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Seb Hague Elected | 909 | 47.3% | — |
| Independent | Di Rodgers Elected | 906 | 47.1% | -29.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Caralyne Margaret Grimble | 788 | 41.0% | -15.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Freddie Joseph Easters | 754 | 39.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Craig Richard Seal | 705 | 36.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Emily Rose Sharman | 670 | 34.8% | — |
| Majority | 118 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,923 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Independent hold
Gainsborough East 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Boles Elected | 534 | 75.5% | +38.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Dobbie Elected | 397 | 56.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacob Flear Elected | 382 | 54.0% | — |
| Independent | Mick Devine | 186 | 26.3% | -13.8 |
| Labour Party | Perry Smith | 161 | 22.8% | +1.7 |
| Independent | Tim Davies | 154 | 21.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew John Burge | 130 | 18.4% | +1.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ken Downey | 110 | 15.6% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Michael Hancock | 68 | 9.6% | — |
| Majority | 196 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 707 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats hold
Gainsborough North 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Snee Elected | 622 | 65.9% | +15.8 |
| Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First | Paul Michael Key Elected | 585 | 62.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Mandy Snee Elected | 555 | 58.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Alexander Brennan | 503 | 53.3% | — |
| Green Party | Nigel Bowler | 341 | 36.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hugh McDaniel | 226 | 23.9% | -2.3 |
| Majority | 52 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 944 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold · Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First gain from Liberal Democrats
Gainsborough South-West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Young Elected | 551 | 77.2% | +14.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Susan McGhee Elected | 477 | 66.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Harry Eddowes | 122 | 17.1% | -2.0 |
| Independent | Richard John Craig | 108 | 15.1% | +4.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Vicki Woodward | 102 | 14.3% | +6.0 |
| Reform UK | Stuart Morley | 69 | 9.7% | — |
| Majority | 355 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 714 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Hemswell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul Howitt-Cowan Elected | 307 | 45.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Butroid | 212 | 31.6% | -34.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Denis Barstow | 151 | 22.5% | -11.3 |
| Majority | 95 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 670 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Lea
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Frances Bailey Elected | 356 | 51.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jessie Milne | 337 | 48.6% | -19.1 |
| Majority | 19 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 693 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Market Rasen 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bunney Elected | 1,539 | 77.1% | +24.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Eve Lillian Bennett Elected | 1,041 | 52.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Moira Kathryn Westley Elected | 859 | 43.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John McNeill | 693 | 34.7% | -11.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Laura Victoria Ashby | 623 | 31.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rachel Ann Bridgwood | 561 | 28.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Colin Saywell | 341 | 17.1% | +3.7 |
| Labour Party | Katie Vause | 332 | 16.6% | — |
| Majority | 166 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,996 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Nettleham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Stephen Barrett Elected | 641 | 45.8% | +13.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Frazer John Brown Elected | 593 | 42.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Meron Hladun | 475 | 33.9% | -17.1 |
| Labour Party | Jess McGuire | 409 | 29.2% | +19.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Heather Cheryl Shore | 295 | 21.1% | — |
| Green Party | Christine Jane Johnson | 273 | 19.5% | +13.3 |
| Reform UK | Jane Smith | 62 | 4.4% | — |
| Reform UK | Alex Cambo | 54 | 3.9% | — |
| Majority | 118 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,401 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Saxilby 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jackie Brockway Elected | 1,055 | 74.2% | -2.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Martin Lee Elected | 851 | 59.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Young | 475 | 33.4% | -16.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Nicholas Rollings | 462 | 32.5% | — |
| Majority | 376 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,422 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Scampton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roger Patterson Elected | 298 | 37.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Giles Matthew Sullivan | 294 | 36.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Nathan Berger | 111 | 13.8% | — |
| Reform UK | Nick Smith | 99 | 12.3% | — |
| Majority | 4 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 802 | |||
Scotter and Blyton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rollings Elected | 1,037 | 68.1% | +7.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Clews Elected | 970 | 63.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Carless Elected | 884 | 58.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sheila Christine Bibb | 595 | 39.1% | -6.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lynne Margaret Blakelock | 531 | 34.9% | — |
| Reform UK | Christine Jane Allison | 288 | 18.9% | — |
| Independent | Ken Woolley | 262 | 17.2% | — |
| Majority | 289 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,522 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Stow
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lynda Mullally Elected | 387 | 57.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tracey Coulson | 281 | 42.1% | — |
| Majority | 106 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 668 | |||
Sudbrooke
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Baptiste Velan Elected | 370 | 51.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anne Welburn | 347 | 48.4% | -21.2 |
| Majority | 23 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 717 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Torksey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roger Alan Pilgrim Elected | 438 | 48.6% | +13.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Noel Joseph Mullally | 304 | 33.7% | +1.1 |
| Labour Party | Thomas William Cox | 159 | 17.6% | +14.2 |
| Majority | 134 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 901 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Waddingham and Spital
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adam Matthew Duguid Elected | 375 | 58.3% | -10.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 268 | 41.7% | +10.5 |
| Majority | 107 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 643 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Wold View
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tom Smith Elected | 342 | 55.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert David Henri Levison | 270 | 44.1% | — |
| Majority | 72 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 612 | |||