Lincolnshire County Council election, 2013
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Map showing the results of the 2013 Lincolnshire County Council elections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An election to Lincolnshire County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2013. 77 electoral divisions returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 2009. No elections were held in North Lincolnshire or North East Lincolnshire, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[2]
Summary
The election saw the Conservative Party lose overall control of the council. The party previously enjoyed a sizable majority, holding around three quarters of the seats. After the election, the Conservatives found themselves 6 seats short of an overall majority; the UK Independence Party was the council's second biggest party, with 16 seats. Since the election the Conservative group have negotiated a coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats, whereby there is one Liberal Democrat cabinet member. UKIP replaced the Liberal Democrats as the council's official opposition.[3]
UKIP lost six of its councillors to defections shortly after the election, and as a result Labour now form the official opposition.
Results
Lincolnshire County Council election, 2013 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 36 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 46.75 | 35.75 | 58,119 | −29,645 | ||
UKIP | 16 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 20.78 | 24.17 | 39,289 | +33,681 | ||
Labour | 12 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 15.58 | 18.40 | 29,919 | +9,720 | ||
Lincolnshire Independents | 8 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 10.39 | 11.34 | 18,428 | +794 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 3.90 | 4.36 | 7,093 | −29,392 | ||
Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.60 | 5.43 | 8,831 | −1,110 | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 | 435 | −6,109 | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 323 | N/A | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 136 | −974 | ||
English People's Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results by electoral division
Boston
Boston Coastal
Boston Coastal | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UKIP | Felicity Ransome | 826 | 45.7 | 20.5 | |
Conservative | Peter Bedford | 730 | 40.4 | -14.6 | |
Labour | Paul Gleeson | 249 | 13.8 | 4.1 | |
Turnout | 1,808 | 31.2 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Boston East
Boston East | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UKIP | Sue Ransom | 675 | 40.9 | 40.9 | |
Labour | Paul Kenny | 336 | 20.4 | -3.5 | |
Conservative | Mike Gilbert | 313 | 19.0 | -18.8 | |
Independent | Anne Dorrian | 164 | 9.9 | 9.9 | |
Lincolnshire Independents | Richard Dungworth | 156 | 9.5 | 9.5 | |
Turnout | 1,649 | 24.7 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Boston Fishtoft
Boston Fishtoft | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UKIP | Elizabeth Ransome | 837 | 35.1 | 35.1 | |
Independent | Ossy Snell | 736 | 30.9 | 30.9 | |
Conservative | Raymond Singleton-McGuire | 606 | 25.4 | -25.5 | |
Labour | Mike Sheridan-Shinn | 197 | 8.3 | -1.5 | |
Turnout | 2,383 | 31.1 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Boston North West
Boston North West | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UKIP | Tiggs Keywood-Wainwright | 708 | 43.6 | 43.6 | |
Conservative | Andrea Jenkyns | 378 | 23.3 | -2.2 | |
Labour | Paul Goodale | 285 | 17.5 | 6.2 | |
Independent | Carol Ann Taylor | 248 | 15.3 | 15.3 | |
Turnout | 1,624 | 23.3 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Boston Rural
Boston Rural | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Brookes | 1,163 | 45.5 | 10.6 | |
UKIP | Jodie Sutton | 1,050 | 41.1 | 19.0 | |
Labour | Norman Hart | 336 | 13.2 | 5.2 | |
Turnout | 2,554 | 27.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Boston South
Boston South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Lincolnshire Independents | Alison Austin | 889 | 42.7 | 42.7 | |
UKIP | Don Ransome | 786 | 37.7 | 15.8 | |
Conservative | Paul Skinner | 310 | 14.9 | -21.8 | |
Labour | Jan Finch | 92 | 4.4 | -2.8 | |
Turnout | 2,083 | 33.3 | |||
Lincolnshire Independents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Boston West
Boston West | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UKIP | Bob McAuley | 806 | 44.6 | 26.2 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Gunter | 344 | 19.0 | -7.7 | |
Lincolnshire Independents | Robert Lauberts | 338 | 18.7 | 18.7 | |
Labour | Pam Kenny | 310 | 17.2 | 17.2 | |
Turnout | 1,806 | 30.2 | |||
UKIP gain from Boston Bypass Independents | Swing | ||||
East Lindsey
Alford and Sutton
Alford and Sutton | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Lincolnshire Independents | Steve Palmer | 872 | 34.9 | 34.9 | |
Conservative | Graham Marsh | 813 | 32.6 | -11.4 | |
UKIP | Luke Thompson | 498 | 20.0 | 20.0 | |
Labour | Fiona Brown | 301 | 12.1 | 3.7 | |
Turnout | 2,495 | 34 | |||
Lincolnshire Independents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Horncastle and Tetford
Horncastle and Tetford | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Lincolnshire Independents | Aron Bill | 1,378 | 44.3 | 8.6 | |
Conservative | William Grover | 690 | 22.2 | -13.4 | |
UKIP | Neil Parnham | 642 | 20.6 | 20.6 | |
Labour | Janet Lister | 208 | 6.7 | -0.1 | |
Independent | Richard Barker | 188 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
Turnout | 3,109 | 38 | |||
Lincolnshire Independents hold | Swing | ||||
Ingoldmells Rural
Ingoldmells Rural | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Colin Davie | 1,364 | 52.0 | 3.4 | |
Labour | Graham Archer | 779 | 29.7 | 16.2 | |
Independent | Giles Crust | 459 | 17.5 | -9.5 | |
Turnout | 2,622 | 35 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Louth Marsh
Louth Marsh | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UKIP | Daniel McNally | 976 | 38.2 | 38.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Palmer | 784 | 30.7 | -34.5 | |
Independent | Terry Knowles | 519 | 20.3 | 20.3 | |
Labour | Stuart Jameson | 269 | 10.5 | 0.3 | |
Turnout | 2,555 | 38 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Louth North
Louth North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Sarah Dodds | 857 | 46.7 | 32.3 | |
Conservative | Pauline Watson | 534 | 29.1 | -22.8 | |
UKIP | Mike Beecham | 278 | 15.1 | 15.1 | |
Lincolnshire Independents | Daniel Simpson | 118 | 6.4 | 6.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dave Dobbie | 42 | 2.3 | -18.3 | |
Turnout | 1,835 | 34 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Louth Rural North
Louth Rural North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Tony Bridges | 783 | 40.8 | -22.7 | |
Lincolnshire Independents | Edward Mossop | 555 | 28.9 | 28.9 | |
Labour | Laura Stephenson | 298 | 15.5 | 4.7 | |
Independent | Jean Johnson | 273 | 14.2 | 14.2 | |
Turnout | 1,919 | 30 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Louth South
Louth South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | John Hough | 1,002 | 40.5 | 4.5 | |
Independent | Jill Makinson-Sanders | 651 | 26.3 | 26.3 | |
UKIP | David Axton | 424 | 17.1 | 17.1 | |
Conservative | Daniel Turner | 390 | 15.8 | -12.0 | |
Turnout | 2,473 | 34 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Louth Wolds
Louth Wolds | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Hugo Marfleet | 1,193 | 53.4 | 5.7 | |
Lincolnshire Independents | Brian Burnett | 586 | 26.2 | 0.1 | |
Labour | Michael Preen | 273 | 12.2 | 7.0 | |
BNP | John Atty | 176 | 7.9 | 2.9 | |
Turnout | 2,236 | 36 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UKIP | Anne Reynolds | 802 | 33.6 | 33.6 | |
Labour | Tony Howard | 767 | 32.1 | 5.5 | |
Lincolnshire Independents | Terence Brown | 414 | 17.3 | -13.5 | |
Conservative | Graham Gooding | 401 | 16.8 | -16.0 | |
Turnout | 2,388 | 38 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Skegness North
Skegness North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UKIP | Dean Hunter-Clarke | 843 | 41.3 | 18.6 | |
Labour | Brenda Futers | 632 | 31.0 | 2.2 | |
Conservative | Mark Smith | 561 | 27.5 | -7.3 | |
Turnout | 2,042 | 29 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Skegness South
Skegness South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UKIP | Robin Hunter-Clarke | 633 | 35.5 | 15.2 | |
Conservative | Ken Milner | 583 | 32.7 | -4.3 | |
Labour | Danny Brookes | 483 | 27.1 | 9.6 | |
BNP | Robert Ashton | 77 | 4.3 | 4.3 | |
Turnout | 1,782 | 28 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "Coalition Lincolnshire County Council cabinet named". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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