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The administrative county of Kesteven (1889–1974), shown within England. The sixth set of elections to Kesteven County Council were held on Thursday, 7 March 1901. Kesteven was one of three divisions of the historic county of Lincolnshire in England; it consisted of the ancient wapentakes (or hundreds) of Aswardhurn , Aveland , Beltisloe , Boothby Graffoe , Flaxwell , Langoe , Loveden , Ness , and Winnibriggs and Threo .[ 1] Local Government Act 1888 established Kesteven as an administrative county , governed by a Council;[ 2] Local Government Act 1972 , which established Lincolnshire County Council in its place.[ 3] [ 4]
Nearly every candidate was returned unopposed in the election, with contests in only seven of the 48 divisions. No party affiliation is recorded for any of the candidates, except those for Gonerby and Osbournby.
Results by division
Ancaster
Barrowby
Bassingham
Bennington
Billingborough
Billinghay
Bourne
Bracebridge
Branston
Bytham
Caythorpe
Claypole
Colsterworth
Corby
Deeping
Gonerby
Grantham no. 1
Grantham no. 2
Grantham no. 3
Grantham no. 4
Grantham no. 5
Grantham no. 6
Grantham no. 7
Heckington
Heighington
Helpringham
Kyme
N.B. It is not clear from the results reports who won this division.
Martin
Metheringham
Morton
Navenby
Osbournby
Ponton
Rippingale
Ropsley
Ruskington
Skellingthorpe
Sleaford East
Sleaford West
Stamford no. 1
Stamford no. 2
Stamford no. 3
Stamford no. 4
Thurlby
Uffington
Waddington
Wellingore
Wilsford
By-elections
John Creasey, the sitting councillor of the Billinghay division, died on 30 October 1901.[ 8] [ 9] [ 9] [ 10] Grantham Journal , "all parties work[ed] hard for success"; canvassing was carried out in Billinghay and Walcott and Palmer and Ravell addressed voters in both villages in the week before the election.[ 10]
The results were as follows:[ 10]
Candidate
Votes
William Ravell
197
John William Palmer
158
John Edward South
3
Ravell was therefore returned as the councillor for the division.[ 10]
References
Notes
^ Rector of Creeton and Swinstead
Citations
^ "Kesteven, Lincolnshire" , A Vision of Britain (University of Portsmouth). Retrieved 21 April 2015.^ Local Government Act 1888, part ii, section 46.1(a) , cf. part v, section 83.10
^ Local Government Act 1888, part i, section 2 , and part vi, section 103
^ Local Government Act 1972, schedule 1
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av "Kesteven County Council Election" Grantham Journal . 2 March 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 6 June 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive."County Council Nominations: Kesteven" Lincolnshire Chronicle . 1 March 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 6 June 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.^ a b c d e "The County Councils: Results of the Polling" Lincolnshire Echo . 8 March 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive .^ "Kesteven County Council" Grantham Journal . 9 March 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 6 June 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive .^ "Deaths" , Stamford Mercury , 1 November 1901, p. 4.^ a b "Billingborough" , Stamford Mercury , 29 November 1901, p. 6.^ a b c d "Sleaford" , Grantham Journal , 7 December 1901, p. 6.
