2023 West Lindsey District Council election


The 2023 West Lindsey District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of West Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire, England.[1][2][3] This was on the same day as other local elections in England. As a result of the election an administration of Liberal Democrats and Independent councillors will replace the Conservatives who had led the council since 2008.[4][5]

Results summary

West Lindsey election result.[6]

West Lindsey District Council Election Result 2023
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 18 9 3 Increase6 50.0
  Conservative 14 3 8 Decrease5 38.9
  Independent 2 1 2 Decrease1 5.5
  Lincolnshire Independent 2 1 1 Steady 5.5
  Labour 0 0 0 Steady 0.0
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0
  Reform UK 0 0 0 Steady 0.0
  TUSC 0 0 0 Steady 0.0
  Liberal 0 0 0 Steady 0.0

Ward Results

West Lidset District Council election results.[7]

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Bardney
Bardney (1 seat)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Fleetwood* 439 61 -5
Green Vicky Pearson 149 21 New
Liberal Democrats Caroline Kenyon 73 10 New
Liberal Charles Shaw 60 8 New
Majority 290 40 -5
Turnout 721 35 0
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Caistor and Yarborough
Caistor and Yarborough (2 seats)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Owen Bierley* 726 N/A
Conservative Angela Lawrence* 699 N/A
Liberal Democrats June Clark 469 N/A
Liberal Democrats Keith Panter 411 N/A
Turnout 1,258 28 -5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Cherry Willingham
Cherry Willingham (3 seats)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lincolnshire Independent Chris Darcel* 918 N/A
Conservative Trevor Bridgwood 741 N/A
Conservative Maureen Palmer 740 N/A
Liberal Democrats Emily Morris 675 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Plastow 524 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Ward 505 N/A
Conservative Glen Thompson 491 N/A
Turnout 1,891 30 -2
Lincolnshire Independent hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent

Dunholme and Welton
Dunholme and Welton (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Swift 1,038 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sabastian Hague 909 N/A
Independent Di Rodgers* 906 N/A
Conservative Caralyne Grimble* 788 N/A
Liberal Democrats Freddie Easters 754 N/A
Conservative Craig Seal 705 N/A
Conservative Emily Sharman 670 N/A
Turnout 2,229 33 +1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Independent hold

Gainsborough East
Gainsborough East (3 seats)[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matt Boles** 534 N/A
Liberal Democrats Dave Dobbie* 397 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jacob Flear 382 N/A
Independent Mick Devine* 186 N/A
Labour Perry Smith 161 N/A
Independent Tim Davies* 154 N/A
Conservative Andrew Burge 130 N/A
Conservative Ken Downey 110 N/A
TUSC Michael Hancock 68 N/A
Turnout 835 16 0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
  • Matthew Boles represented the Gainsborough North ward from 2015 to 2023.

Gainsborough North
Gainsborough North (3 seats)[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Snee* 622 N/A
Lincolnshire Independent Paul Key 585 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mandy Snee** 555 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sean Brennan 503 N/A
Green Nigel Bowler 341 N/A
Conservative Hugh McDaniel 226 N/A
Turnout 1,212 23 -1
Liberal Democrats hold
Lincolnshire Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold
  • Mandy Snee represented the Scotter and Blyton ward from 2019 to 2023.

Gainsborough South West
Gainsborough South West (2 seats)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Young* 551 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jeanette McGhee 477 N/A
Labour Harry Eddowes 122 N/A
Independent Richard Craig 108 N/A
Conservative Vicki Woodward 102 N/A
Reform UK Stuart Morley 69 N/A
Turnout 810 21 -2
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hemswell
Hemswell (1 seat)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Howitt-Cowan 307 46 New
Conservative Richard Butroid 212 32 -34
Liberal Democrats Richard Barstow 151 23 -11
Majority 95 14 N/A
Turnout 670 32 +2
Independent gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Kelsey Wold
Kelsey Wold (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Morris Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Lea
Lea (1 seat)[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Emma Bailey 356 51 New
Conservative Jessie Milne* 337 49 -15
Majority 19 2 N/A
Turnout 693 39 +1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Market Rasen
Market Rasen (3 seats)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bunney* 1,539 N/A
Liberal Democrats Eve Bennett 1,041 N/A
Liberal Democrats Moira Westley 859 N/A
Conservative John McNeil* 693 N/A
Conservative Laura Ashby 623 N/A
Conservative Rachel Bridgwood 561 N/A
Labour Colin Saywell 341 N/A
Labour Katie Vause 332 N/A
Turnout 2,239 34 +1
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Nettleham
Nettleham (2 seats)[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Barrett 641 N/A
Conservative Frazer Brown 593 N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Hladun 475 N/A
Labour Jess McGuire 409 N/A
Liberal Democrats Heather Shore 295 N/A
Green Christine Johnson 273 N/A
Reform UK Jane Smith 62 N/A
Reform UK Alexander Cambo 54 N/A
Turnout 1,496 41 +13
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Saxilby
Saxilby (2 seats)[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jackie Brockway* 1,055 N/A
Conservative Paul Lee 851 N/A
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Young 475 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Rollings 462 N/A
Turnout 1,529 32 -3
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Scampton
Scampton (1 seat)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Patterson* 298 37 N/A
Labour Giles Sullivan 294 37 New
Liberal Democrats Nathan Berger 111 14 New
Reform UK Nick Smith 99 12 New
Majority 4 0 N/A
Turnout 802 38 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Scotter and Blyton
Scotter and Blyton (3 seats)[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley Rollings* 1,037 N/A
Liberal Democrats Liz Clews* 970 N/A
Liberal Democrats Karen Carless 884 N/A
Conservative Sheila Bibb 595 N/A
Conservative Lynne Blakelock 531 N/A
Reform UK Christine Allison 288 N/A
Independent Kenneth Woolley 262 N/A
Turnout 1,808 30 +1
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Stow
Stow (1 seat)[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lynda Mullally 387 58 New
Conservative Tracey Coulson* 281 42 N/A
Majority 106 16 N/A
Turnout 668 34 N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Sudbrooke
Sudbrooke (1 seat)[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Baptiste Velan 370 52 New
Conservative Anne Welburn** 347 48 N/A
Majority 23 4 N/A
Turnout 717 34 N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A
  • Anne Welburn represented the Cherry Willingham ward from 2008 to 2023.

Torksey
Torksey (1 seat)[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Pilgrim 438 49 -10
Liberal Democrats Noel Mullally 304 34 -7
Labour Thomas Cox 159 18 New
Majority 134 15 -3
Turnout 901 38 +3
Swing

Waddingham and Spital
Waddingham and Spital (1 seat)[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Duguid 375 58 -11
Liberal Democrats Neil Taylor 268 42 +11
Majority 107 16 -22
Turnout 643 32 -5
Conservative hold Swing 11

Wold View
Wold View (1 seat)[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Smith 342 56 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Levison 270 44 New
Majority 72 12 N/A
Turnout 612 31 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References
  1. "District and parish elections 4 May 2023". West Lindsey District Council. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. "Local elections: Who's standing in Lincolnshire in May 2023". Lincolnshire Echo. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. "West Lindsey election result". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. "Local election results 2023: Three Tory leaders toppled in Lincolnshire". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. "West Lindsey election result". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. "Election results by wards". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. "Election results for Bardney". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. "Election results for Castor and Yarborough". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. "Election results for Cherry Willingham". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  11. "Election results for Dunholme and Welton". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  12. "Election results for Gainsborough East". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  13. "Election results for Gainsborough North". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  14. "Election results for Gainsborough South West". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  15. "Election results for Hemswell". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  16. "Election results for Lea". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  17. "Election results for Market Rasen". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  18. "Election results for Nettleham". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  19. "Election results for Saxilby". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  20. "Election results for Scampton". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  21. "Election results for Scotter and Blyton". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  22. "Election results for Stow". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  23. "Election results for Sudbroke". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  24. "Election results for Torksey". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  25. "Election results for Waddingham and Spital". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  26. "Election results for Wold View". West Lindsey District Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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