2005 Lincolnshire County Council election

Elections for Lincolnshire County Council, which covers the county of Lincolnshire were held on 5 May 2005.

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Summary Results

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	45
	Labour	21
	Liberal Democrats	8
	Independent	2

Division-by-Division Results:

Election results

Alford and Sutton

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Alford and Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Marsh	2,010	45.5	−2.6
	Labour	Janet Shuttleworth	1,158	26.2	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Daw	826	18.7	−6.3
	Independent	Eric Vaughan	426	9.6	N.A
Majority			852	19.3
Turnout			4,420	61.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ancholme Cliff

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Ancholme Cliff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Strange	2,032	54.5	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Heathorn	1,138	30.5	−15.8
	Independent	Ernest Coleman	556	14.9	N.A
Majority			894	24.0
Turnout			3,726	66.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bardney and Cherry Willingham

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bardney and Cherry Willingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Fleetwood	1,981	44.0	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Miller	1,352	30.0	+7.3
	Labour	Melanie Tointon	940	20.9	−6.7
	UKIP	Sue Ransome	230	5.1	N/A
Majority			629	14.0
Turnout			4,503	68.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bassingham Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bassingham Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Phillips	2,194	44.2	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Baker	1,657	33.4	−16.4
	Labour	Tina Lee	874	17.6	N/A
	UKIP	Michael Starky	241	4.9	N/A
Majority			537	10.8
Turnout			4,966	70.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Billinghay and Metheringham

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Billinghay and Metheringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Bradwell	1,824	46.6	−9.1
	Labour	Theresa Wadsley	1,155	29.5	−14.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Waddington	934	23.9	N/A
Majority			669	17.1
Turnout			3,913	62.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Boston Coastal

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston Coastal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bryan Powell	1,641	47.6	−3.1
	Labour	John Slater	966	28.0	−6.4
	UKIP	Jodie Sutton	844	24.5	N/A
Majority			675	19.6
Turnout			3,451	62.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Boston East

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Bakewell	1,449	43.2	−18.9
	UKIP	Don Ransome	994	29.6	N/A
	Conservative	Sally Parker	913	27.2	−10.7
Majority			455	13.6
Turnout			3,356	52.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Boston Fishtoft

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston Fishtoft

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ossy Snell	1,875	41.7	+11.9
	Conservative	Heather Judge	1,422	31.6	−10.1
	Independent	Neil McGregor	1,199	26.7	N/A
Majority			453	10.1
Turnout			4,496	61.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Boston North West

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Bakewell	1,231	38.8	−16.1
	Conservative	Bryan Ingham	1,152	36.4	−8.7
	UKIP	Gordon Simmonds	786	24.8	N/A
Majority			79	2.4
Turnout			3,169	50.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Boston Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Day	2,782	58.4	+4.6
	UKIP	Steven Pearson	1,979	41.6	N/A
Majority			803	16.8
Turnout			4,761	57.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Boston South

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Austin	1,481	40.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Cory	1,060	28.9	+4.0
	Conservative	Terence Taylor	860	23.5	−19.3
	English Democrat	Stephen Wyatt	264	7.2	N/A
Majority			421	11.5
Turnout			3,665	61.0
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Boston West

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Goodale	1,305	40.7	+2.7
	Conservative	Tony Austin	1,123	35.0	+1.7
	UKIP	Nicholas Smith	781	24.3	N/A
Majority			182	5.7
Turnout			3,209	59.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Bourne Abbey

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bourne Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Horn	2,362	54.3	+23.9
	Labour	Trevor Holmes	1,988	45.7	+23.2
Majority			374	8.6
Turnout			4,350	62.0

Bourne Castle

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bourne Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Croft	1,979	47.1	−4.3
	Labour	Derrick Crump	1,131	26.9	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Binder	1,093	26.0	+5.7
Majority			848	20.2
Turnout			4,203	69.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bracebridge Heath and Waddington

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bracebridge Heath and Waddington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Talbot	2,276	43.2	−11.2
	Labour	Jerome O'Brien	1,811	34.4	−11.2
	Independent	Ivan Hall	781	14.8	N/A
	UKIP	Malcolm Skeels	401	7.6	N/A
Majority			465	8.8
Turnout			5,269	64.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Branston and Navenby

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Branston and Navenby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Marianne Overton	2,771	54.8	+17.7
	Conservative	Derek Duncan	1,384	27.4	−8.0
	Labour	Keith Haw	902	17.8	−9.6
Majority			1,387	27.4
Turnout			5,057	70.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Colsterworth Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Colsterworth Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Chapman	1,797	53.5	−9.6
	Labour	Robert Shorrock	859	25.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ismail Jalili	700	20.9	−16.0
Majority			938	27.9
Turnout			3,356	66.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crowland and Whaplode

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Crowland and Whaplode

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Przyszlak	2,698	65.5	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Tanner	1,421	34.5	+20.2
Majority			1,277	31.0
Turnout			4,119	66.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Deeping St James

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Deeping St James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Dilks	1,752	51.8	−6.7
	Conservative	Bryan Helyar	1,632	48.2	+6.7
Majority			120	3.6
Turnout			3,384	65.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Donington Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Donington Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Puttick	2,576	62.9	+17.7
	Liberal Democrats	Samantha Turner	1,517	37.1	N/A
Majority			1,059	25.8
Turnout			4,093	67.0

Folkingham Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Folkingham Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Hill	3,013	61.7	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Brough	1,871	38.3	+22.8
Majority			1,142	23.4
Turnout			4,884	68.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gainsborough Hill

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Gainsborough Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Tinker	1,255	43.6	−35.2
	Labour	Lynne Gray	1,016	35.3	N/A
	Conservative	Jeffrey Summers	609	21.1	−9.9
Majority			239	8.3
Turnout			2,880	49.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gainsborough Rural South

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Gainsborough Rural South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Heath	2,945	54.5	+20.1
	Conservative	Brian Knight	2,463	45.5	−0.7
Majority			482	9.0
Turnout			5,408	67.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Gainsborough Trent

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Gainsborough Trent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick O'Connor	1,868	50.3	+12.7
	Labour	Patrick Vaughan	923	24.8	−12.1
	Conservative	William Parry	726	19.5	−5.9
	UKIP	Mark Jones	199	5.4	N/A
Majority			945	25.5
Turnout			3,716	51.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Grantham Barrowby

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Grantham Barrowby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Davidson	1,646	52.6	−4.5
	Conservative	Pamela Bosworth	1,486	47.4	+4.5
Majority			160	5.2
Turnout			3,132	53.0
	Labour hold		Swing