East Lindsey District Council elections
East Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 60 councillors have been elected from 48 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Independent | 1973 - 2003 |
No overall control | 2003 - present |
Council elections
- East Lindsey District Council election, 1973
- East Lindsey District Council election, 1976
- East Lindsey District Council election, 1979
- East Lindsey District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- East Lindsey District Council election, 1987
- East Lindsey District Council election, 1991
- East Lindsey District Council election, 1995
- East Lindsey District Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries)[4][5]
- East Lindsey District Council election, 2003
- East Lindsey District Council election, 2007
- East Lindsey District Council election, 2011
- East Lindsey District Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)[6]
By-election results
1995-1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 247 | 50.4 | +3.1 | ||
Independent | 174 | 35.5 | -3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 69 | 14.1 | +14.1 | ||
Majority | 73 | 14.9 | |||
Turnout | 490 | 26.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 190 | 59.4 | |||
Labour | 130 | 40.6 | |||
Majority | 60 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 320 | 15.0 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 305 | 48.2 | |||
Independent | 147 | 23.1 | |||
Labour | 132 | 21.0 | |||
Independent | 49 | 7.7 | |||
Majority | 158 | 25.1 | |||
Turnout | 633 | 39.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 241 | 62.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 148 | 38.0 | |||
Majority | 93 | 24.0 | |||
Turnout | 389 | 21.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rosalie Morrison | 243 | 36.5 | -5.2 | |
Conservative | 229 | 34.4 | -23.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 193 | 29.0 | +29.0 | ||
Majority | 14 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 665 | 40.5 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacqueline MacKenzie | 244 | 45.8 | +7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Shephard | 143 | 26.8 | +3.7 | |
Independent | Giles Crust | 77 | 14.4 | -23.9 | |
Independent | Patrick O'Neill | 69 | 12.9 | -25.4 | |
Majority | 101 | 19.0 | |||
Turnout | 533 | 30.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Howard | 213 | 42.9 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Charles Handley | 123 | 24.8 | +24.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Parkhurst | 114 | 23.0 | -12.9 | |
UKIP | Christopher Pain | 46 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
Majority | 90 | 18.1 | |||
Turnout | 496 | 34.1 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phil Kemp | 356 | 46.7 | ||
Conservative | Mike Perry | 249 | 32.7 | ||
UKIP | Chrisopher Pain | 157 | 20.6 | ||
Majority | 107 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 762 | 20.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 273 | 44.5 | +28.1 | ||
Independent | 198 | 32.3 | -19.7 | ||
Labour | 142 | 23.2 | +23.2 | ||
Majority | 75 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 613 | 31.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jean Hill | 383 | 64.0 | +20.6 | |
Conservative | Michael Clarke | 215 | 36.0 | -7.5 | |
Majority | 168 | 28.0 | |||
Turnout | 598 | 32.7 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Clarke | unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
References
- ^ "Councillors, Parishes and Wards". East Lindsey District Council. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
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(help) - ^ The District of East Lindsey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
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(help) - ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Lindsey (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The East Lindsey (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Ex-chancellor's brother stands for election; The brother of former Chancellor Ken Clarke is hoping to become a member of Manby-based East Lindsey District Council". Grimsby Telegraph. 2008-02-06. p. 7.
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