Tories hold South Kesteven but lose in the North

Councils across Lincolnshire have now declared the winners and losers in this year’s local elections.

In South Kesteven the Conservatives continue their grip on the district, but in North Kesteven they have been re4placed by two independent parties.

Across Greater Lincolnshire the Conservatives held their the lead with a total of 178 councillors – however, a number of authorities saw the party lose one or two, while Independent candidates took a leap forward in numbers.

Elsewhere, there were 59 Labour, 44 independent, 18 Lib Deb and Lincolnshire Independent and one UKIP councillor.

FULL LOCAL RESULTS

SOUTH KESTEVEN DISTRICT COUNCIL – Conservative hold

• Aveland (uncontested):
  • Conservative – Peter Moseley
• Belmont – Two seats, turnout 27.3%
  • Conservative – Roy Chivers – 475
  • Conservative – Linda Wootten – 457
  • Labour – Phill Gadd – 298
  • Labour – Janie Lee – 239
  • UKIP – Joshua Scarborough – 193
• Belvoir – Two seats, turnout 35.1%
  • Labour – Andrew Blackwell – 348
  • Labour – Veronica Townsend – 337
  • Conservative – Pam Bosworth – 867
  • Conservative – Hannah Westropp – 825
• Bourne Austerby – Three seats, turnout 23.7%
  • Independent – Paul Fellows – 678
  • Conservative – Jane Kingman – 500
  • Conservative – Harry Reid – 507
  • Conservative – Brian Sumner – 265
  • Labour – Bob Mumby – 231
  • Liberal Democrat – Ian Smith – 232
  • Green – Simon Whitmore – 390
• Bourne East – Two seats, turnout 28.4%
  • Independent – Philip Knowles – 558
  • Labour – Thomas Marsden – 193
  • Conservative – Julia Reid – 369
  • Conservative – Judith Smith – 459
• Bourne West – Two seats, 31.5% turnout
  • Conservative – Helen Crawford – 638
  • Conservative – Penny Johnson – 393
  • Labour – Steve Gabbutt – 251
  • Independent – Anna Sylvia – 740
• Casewick – Two seats, 32.5% turnout
  • Conservative – Kelham Cooke – 1039
  • Conservative – Rosemary Trollope-Bellew – 969
  • Labour – Barry Hare – 301
• Castle – One seat, turnout 39.9%
  • Independent – John Fowler – 327
  • Labour – Harry Podro – 72
  • Conservative – Nick Robins – 365
• Deeping St James – Three seats, turnout 33.6%
  • Independent – Phil Dilks – 1291
  • Conservative – Andy Halfhide – 349
  • Conservative – Judy Stevens – 945
  • Conservative – Jill Thomas – 714
  • Labour – Hilary Hosking – 461
• Dole Wood (uncontested)
  • Conservative – Barry Dobson
• Glen Ward – One seat, turnout 38.2%
  • UKIP – Patrick Beese – 164
  • Conservative – Chris Benn – 493
• Grantham Arnoldfield – Two seats, turnout 18.9%
  • Labour – Peter Davies – 232
  • Labour – Arron Hogg – 225
  • Conservative – Helen Goral – 655
  • Conservative – William Ward – 612
• Grantham Barrowby Gate – Two seats, turnout 24.7%
  • Labour – Stephen Backhouse – 255
  • Labour – Jonathan Wacey – 283
  • Conservative – John Cottier – 571
  • Conservative – Mark Whittington – 607
• Grantham Earlesfield – Two seats, turnout 24.7%
  • Labour – Louise Clack – 367
  • Labour – Lee Steptoe – 298
  • Conservative – Keith Knight – 188
  • Conservative – Katy Williams – 164
  • UKIP – Bruce Wells – 257
• Grantham Harrowby – Two seats, turnout 25.5%
  • Labour – Christopher Dennett – 165
  • Independent – Ian Selby – 632
  • Labour – Jessie Shorrock – 177
  • Conservative – Peter Stephens – 187
  • Conservative – Hilary Westropp – 198
• Grantham Springfield – Two seats, 21.3%
  • Labour – Bernice Cullimore – 314
  • Labour – Rob Shorrock – 314
  • Conservative – Nikki Manterfield – 384
  • Conservative – Adam Stokes – 382
• Grantham St Vincent’s – Three seats, turnout 26.6%
  • Green – Helen Andrews – 405
  • Green – Ian Andrews – 316
  • Labour – Edward Clarke – 478
  • Labour – Charmaine Morgan – 610
  • Labour – John Morgan – 422
  • Conservative – Graham Jeal – 522
  • Conservative – Annie Mason – 483
  • Conservative – David Pugh – 481
• Grantham St Wulfram’s – Two seats, turnout 31%
  • Green – Anne Gayfer – 266
  • Green – Ian Simmons – 280
  • Labour – Wayne Hasnip – 198
  • Labour – Carole Thomson – 204
  • Conservative – Jacky Smith – 628
  • Conservative – Ray Wootten – 720
• Isaac Newton – Two seats, turnout 25.5%
  • Conservative – Bob Adams – 627
  • Conservative – David Bellamy – 576
  • Labour – Paula Tangney – 206
  • Labour – Vincent Tangney – 165
• Lincrest – One seat, turnout 41.4%
  • Conservative – Sarah Trotter – 564
  • Labour – Steve Walton – 200
• Loveden Heath – One seat, turnout 41.6%
  • Labour – Paul Jacklin – 53
  • Independent – Penny Milnes – 442
  • Independent – Peter Sandy – 193
  • Conservative – Mary Whittington – 169
• Market and West Deeping – Three seats, turnout 33.9%
  • Independent – Ashley Baxter – 1126
  • Independent – Wayne Lester – 588
  • Independent – Virginia Moran – 766
  • Liberal Democrat – Adam Brookes – 493
  • Conservative – Bob Broughton – 774
  • Conservative – Nick Neilson – 448
  • Conservative – Josh Yarham – 375
• Morton – One seat, turnout 30.2%
  • Labour – Edward Mumby – 147
  • Conservative – Sue Woolley – 416
• Peascliffe and Ridgeway – Two seats, turnout 30.8%
  • Green – John Andrews – 357
  • Labour – Tatenda Chipunza – 122
  • Labour – Tracey Forman – 171
  • Conservative – Rosemary Kaberry-Brown – 657
  • Conservative – Ian Stokes – 626
• Stamford All Saints – Two seats, turnout 25.5%
  • Conservative – Mike Exton – 533
  • Conservative – Breda-Rae Griffin – 562
  • Labour – Nicolette Morphy – 343
• Stamford St George’s – Two seats, turnout 26.9%
  • Labour – Claire Campbell – 287
  • Conservative – Maxine Couch – 342
  • Conservative – Gloria Johnson – 398
  • UKIP – David Taylor – 190
  • Liberal Democrat – Amanda Wheeler – 398
• Stamford St John’s – Two seats, turnout 26.2%
  • Independent – Steve Carroll – 507
  • Conservative – John Dawson – 531
  • Conservative – Susan Sandall – 531
  • Labour – Brenda Smith – 193
• Stamford St Mary’s – Two seats, turnout 35%
  • Liberal Democrat – Harrish Bisnauthsing – 626
  • Labour – Deborah Frances – 283
  • Conservative – Matthew Lee – 617
  • Conservative – David Taylor – 610
• Toller – One seat, turnout 37.2%
  • Independent – Jan Hansen – 388
  • Conservative – Mike King – 366
• Viking – Two seats, turnout 38.7%
  • UKIP – Xandra Arundel – 124
  • Labour – Graham Louth – 128
  • Labour – Sven Tasker – 118
  • Conservative – Sarah Stokes – 368
  • Conservative – Claire Storer – 423
  • Independent – Jane Wood – 829
  • Independent – Paul Wood – 988

NORTH KESTEVEN DISTRICT COUNCIL – No overall control

• Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell – Two seats, turnout 33.79%
  • Lincolnshire Independents – Jim Clarke – 747
  • Independent – Steve Clegg – 934
  • Conservative – Amanda Redsell – 385
• Bassingham and Brant Broughton – Two seats, turnout 36.56%
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Mary Green – 783
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Chris Spray -772
  • Conservative – Sue Howe – 586
  • Conservative – Pat Woodman – 626
• Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme (uncontested)
  • Conservative – Gill Ogden
• Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East – Three seats, turnout 28.91%
  • Labour – Funmi Adeyemi – 485
  • Conservative – Peter Burley – 940
  • Conservative – Lindsey Cawrey – 916
  • Conservative – Mike Gallagher – 901
  • Lincolnshire Independent – John Kilcoyne – 876
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Jordan Moran – 985
• Branston – Two seats, turnout 35.81%
  • Conservative – Ray Cucksey – 641
  • Conservative – Denise Penistan – 358
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Peter Lundgren – 903
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Greg Tebb – 603
• Cliff Villages – Two seats, turnout 41.12%
  • Conservative – Lucille Hagues – 1,089
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Kay Johnson – 493
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Marianne Overton -1,467
• Eagle, Swinderby and Witham St Hughs – Two seats, turnout 26.11%
  • Conservative – Sally Appleby – 568
  • Conservative – Peter Rothwell – 525
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Peter Overton – 703
• Heckington Rural – Two seats, turnout 32.67&
  • Conservative – Stewart Ogden – 833
  • Conservative – Sally Tarry – 914
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Michael Overton – 570
• Heighington and Washingborough – Three seats, turnout 34.46%
  • Conservative – Ian Carrington – 886
  • Conservative – Carola Goodwin – 731
  • Conservative – Dean Harlow – 580
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Glenn Tinsley – 1259
• Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme – One seat, turnout 38.52%
  • Independent – Robert Greetham – 126
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Mervyn Head – 634
• Leasingham and Rauceby (uncontested)
  • Conservative – Susan Waring
• Metheringham – Two seats, turnout 32.94%
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Nick Byatt – 814
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Laura Pearson – 807
  • Conservative – Mike Clarke – 489
  • Conservative – John Money – 544
• North Hykeham Forum – One seat, turnout 29.37%
  • Independent – Kay Gilliland – 296
  • Conservative – Paul Johnson – 226
• North Hykeham Memorial – One seat, turnout 23.95%
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Nikki Dillon – 417
  • Conservative – Gary Edwards – 208
• North Hykeham Mill – Two seats, 19.96%
  • Conservative – Susannah Barker-Milan – 478
  • Conservative – Stephen Roe – 561
  • Liberal Democrat – Corinne Byron – 332
• North Hykeham Moor – One seat
  • Liberal Democrat – George Tipler – 175
  • Conservative – Pam Whittaker – 308
• North Hykeham Witham (uncontested)
  • Conservative – Ross Little
• Osbournby – One seat, turnout 40.23%
  • Conservative – Andrew Hagues – 312
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Russell Jackson – 471
• Ruskington – Two seats, turnout 30.92%
  • Conservative – Terry Boston – 654
  • Conservative – Richard Wright – 695
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Tracy Giannasi – 643
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Tom Head – 495
• Skellingthorpe – Two seats, turnout 35.10%
  • Independent – Christopher Goldson – 757
  • Independent – Robert Walshaw – 306
  • Conservative – Jennifer Gordon – 229
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Richard Johnston – 332
  • Liberal Democrat – Tony Richardson – 104
• Sleaford Castle – One seat, turnout 25.83%
  • Labour – Linda Edwards-Shea – 172
  • Conservative – Steve Fields – 172
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Cara Sandy – 194
• Sleaford Holdingham – One seat, turnout 23.57%
  • Independent – Ken Fernandes – 114
  • Labour – Linda Lowndes – 89
  • Lincolnshire Independent – Robert Oates – 253
  • Conservative – Stephen Shanahan-Kluth – 103
• Sleaford Navigation – One seat, turnout 29.68%
  • Conservative – Dan Gray – 181
  • Labour – Tarek Hayat -126
  • Independent – David Suiter – 274
• Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham – Three seats, turnout 36.99%
  • Independent – Bozena Allan – 827
  • Conservative – Tim Conning – 581
  • Conservative – Mike Kent – 640
  • Conservative – Melody Shanahan-Kluth – 614
  • Labour – Paul Edwards-Shea – 447
• Sleaford Westholme – One seat, turnout 24.41%
  • Independent – Anthony Brand – 239
  • Independent – Heather Lorimer – 204
• Waddington West – One seat, turnout 27.18%
  • Labour – Matt Newman – 183
  • Conservative – Lance Pennell – 333