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Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 30 councillors are elected from 15 wards.

Council elections[edit]

Election results[edit]

Overall control Conservative Labour Lib Dems UKIP English Democrats Boston Bypass Independents Boston Independent Independent
2023 Boston Independent 5 0 1 0 0 0 24 0
2019 Conservative 16 2 0 1 0 0 0 11
2015 NOC 13 2 0 13 0 0 0 2
2011 Conservative 19 3 0 0 2 4 0 4
2007 Boston Bypass Independents 5 0 0 0 0 25 0 2
2003 NOC 12 11 4 0 0 0 0 5

Borough result maps[edit]

By-election results[edit]

1995-1999[edit]

Swineshead By-Election 27 February 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 495 57.5
Independent 142 16.5
Liberal Democrats 118 13.7
Labour 106 12.3
Majority 353 41.0
Turnout 861
Independent hold Swing
Kirton By-Election 11 December 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 363 59.0
Labour 252 41.0
Majority 111 18.0
Turnout 615
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
West By-Election 2 July 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 580 66.8
Labour 288 33.2
Majority 292 33.6
Turnout 868
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1999-2003[edit]

Kirton By-Election 17 February 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 181 34.3
Liberal Democrats 158 30.0
Independent 141 26.8
Labour 47 8.9
Majority 23 4.3
Turnout 527 19.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Pilgrim By-Election 26 October 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 116 43.3
Labour 96 35.8
Liberal Democrats 33 12.3
Independent 23 8.6
Majority 20 7.5
Turnout 268 19.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
South By-Election 22 February 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 182 38.1
Labour 149 31.2
Liberal Democrats 147 30.8
Majority 33 6.9
Turnout 478 32.7
Conservative hold Swing

2003-2007[edit]

Staniland South By-Election 1 April 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 330 46.0
Conservative 251 35.0
Independent 137 19.1
Majority 79 11.0
Turnout 718 26.9
Labour hold Swing
Fishtoft By-Election 14 July 2005[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Gall 316 33.1 +16.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Dodson 310 32.5 +0.9
Conservative Terence Taylor 254 26.6 -25.3
UKIP Don Ransome 75 7.8 +7.8
Majority 6 0.6
Turnout 955 20.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Kirton By-Election 2 February 2006[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Rylatt 505 72.8 +30.5
Labour Catrina Holstead 104 15.0 -2.5
Independent John Fitzgerald 85 12.2 -28.0
Majority 401 57.8
Turnout 694 20.6
Conservative hold Swing
Old Leake & Wrangle By-Election 6 April 2006[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Pickett 366 55.2 -12.8
UKIP Sue Ransome 115 17.3 +2.6
Labour Clive Marshall 99 14.9 +14.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Appleby 83 12.5 +12.5
Majority 251 37.9
Turnout 663 25.5
Conservative hold Swing
Fishtoft By-Election 6 July 2006[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Singleton-McGuire 495 44.7 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Chapman 428 38.7 -2.1
UKIP John Flynn 184 16.6 +16.6
Majority 67 6.0
Turnout 1,107 23.6
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011[edit]

Coastal By-Election 24 July 2008[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Singleton-McGuire 344 30.9 -1.6
Boston Bypass Independents David Durrant 306 27.5 -32.9
Liberal Democrats Ossy Snell 213 19.1 +19.1
BNP David Owens 119 10.7 +10.7
UKIP Felicity Ransome 88 7.9 +0.7
Labour Pam Imlah 44 3.9 +3.9
Majority 38 3.4
Turnout 1,114 37.3 -4.5
Conservative gain from Boston Bypass Independents Swing
Fenside By-Election 13 November 2008[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP David Owens 279 42.6 +42.6
Boston Bypass Independents Carl Smith 141 21.5 -21.8
Conservative Paul Mould 119 18.2 -0.1
Labour Norman Hart 69 10.5 -13.2
UKIP Cyril Wakefield 24 3.7 -11.0
Liberal Democrats Gavin Carrington 23 3.5 +3.5
Majority 138 21.1
Turnout 655 22.1 -0.5
BNP gain from Boston Bypass Independents Swing
Kirton By-Election 4 June 2009[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Brotherton 490 42.2 +8.9
Boston Bypass Independents Carl Smith 243 20.9 -45.7
UKIP Sue Ransome 230 19.8 +19.8
Independent Frank Martin 122 13.1 +13.1
Labour Elizabeth Leonard 75 6.5 +6.5
Majority 247 21.3
Turnout 1,160 31.7 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing
Pilgrim By-Election 4 June 2009[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Myles Larrington 110 32.4 -16.7
Labour Paul Kenny 76 22.4 +13.0
UKIP Felicity Ransome 59 17.4 +17.4
Boston Bypass Independents Trevor Page 53 15.6 -26.1
Liberal Democrats Mike Sheridan-Shinn 42 12.4 +12.4
Majority 34 10.0
Turnout 340 27.4 +0.3
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015[edit]

Frampton and Holme By-Election 18 October 2012[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stuart Ashton 204 39.2 -17.8
Independent Maggie Peberdy 139 26.7 -2.2
Conservative Claire Rylott 126 24.2 +24.2
UKIP Sue Ransome 32 6.2 -7.9
Labour Mike Sheridan-Shinn 19 3.7 +3.7
Majority 65 12.5
Turnout 520 35.6 -13.2
Independent hold Swing
Staniland South By-Election 2 May 2013[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Bob Mcauley 376 44.4 +44.4
Labour Co-op Pam Kenny 202 23.8 -2.5
Independent Robert Lauberts 145 17.1 +17.1
Conservative Carl Richmond 124 14.6 -16.3
Majority 174 20.6
Turnout 847 29.9 -5.4
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Fenside By-Election 5 September 2013[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Tiggs Keywood-Wainwright 162 39.4 +39.4
Conservative Dan Elkington 87 21.2 +21.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Taylor 87 21.2 +11.4
Labour Ben Cook 75 18.2 -8.0
Majority 75 18.2
Turnout 411 13.7 -11.2
UKIP gain from English Democrat Swing

2015-2019[edit]

Old Leake and Wrangle By-Election 22 February 2018[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Ashton 536 74.2 +21.3
Labour Joseph Pearson 123 17.0 +17.0
UKIP Don Ransome 50 6.9 -40.2
Blue Revolution Richard Thornalley 13 1.8 +1.8
Majority 413 57.2
Turnout 722
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023[edit]

Kirton and Frampton By-Election 12 December 2019[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Brown 2,018 69.9 +35.7
Independent Lorraine O'Connor 453 15.7 +15.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Taylor 415 14.4 +14.4
Majority 1,565 54.2
Turnout 2,886
Conservative hold Swing
Skirbeck By-Election 12 December 2019[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Howard 955 51.3 +27.3
Labour Jackie Barton 437 23.5 +2.0
Independent Don Jenkins 195 10.5 +10.5
Independent Sue Ransome 112 6.0 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Jason Stevenson 100 5.4 +5.4
Blue Revolution Christopher Moore 62 3.3 -11.2
Majority 518 27.8
Turnout 1,861
Conservative hold Swing
Skirbeck By-Election 6 May 2021[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Katie Chalmers 338 34.5 +10.5
Independent Dale Broughton 307 31.4 +31.4
Labour Jackie Barton 210 21.5 +0.0
For the People Not the Party Christopher Moore 88 9.0 +9.0
Independent Christopher Cardwell 36 3.7 +3.7
Majority 31 3.2
Turnout 979
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Borough of Boston (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  2. ^ "Boston". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Boston (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Boston electoral review". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Boston (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Strong swing to Labour in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  9. ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  10. ^ "By-Election Result". Boston Borough Council. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  11. ^ "Fenside Ward Result - November 2008". Boston Borough Council. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
  12. ^ a b "Labour Party wiped off Boston's political map". Lincolnshire Echo. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  13. ^ "Frampton and Holme by-election result". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  14. ^ "Staniland South By-Election, Boston Borough Council". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  15. ^ "Fenside Ward - declaration of result of poll Thursday 5 September 2013". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  16. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Old Leake and Wrangle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kirton and Frampton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Skirbeck Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Skirbeck Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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