2023 North Lincolnshire Council election

2023 North Lincolnshire Council election
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All 43 seats to North Lincolnshire Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Robert Waltham MBE Len Foster n/a
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Leader's seat Brigg and Wolds Brumby
Last election 27 16 0
Seats before 28 14 1
Seats won 27 16 0
Seat change Decrease1 Increase2 Decrease1
Map of the results
Leader before election

Robert Waltham
Conservative

Leader after election

Robert Waltham
Conservative

The 2023 North Lincolnshire Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 43 members of North Lincolnshire Council in Lincolnshire, England.[1] This was at the same time as other local elections across England.

The Conservatives retained their majority on the council.

Background

Following the 2019 election the council had comprised 27 Conservative and 16 Labour councillors. In October 2019 the former leader of the Labour group, Mark Kirk, left the party and sat as an independent.[2] There were then three by-elections in May 2021, which saw the Conservatives gain one extra seat from Labour. The 2023 election saw the parties return to the same number of seats they had had in 2019.[3][4][5]

Party After 2019 election Before 2023 election 2023 results
Conservative 27 28 27
Labour 16 14 16
Independent 0 1 0

Ward results

The results in each ward:[6][7]

Ashby Central

Following boundary changes across North Lincolnshire, this was a new ward for these elections. Therefore, no swing is provided.[8]

Ashby Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Grant 784 60.26
Labour Andrea Davison 778 59.80
Conservative James Knight 521 40.05
Conservative Kara Broughton 519 39.89
Turnout 1301 22.95

Ashby Lakeside

Following boundary changes across North Lincolnshire, this was a new ward for these elections. Therefore, no swing is provided.[8]

*Ashley Sykes was suspended by the Conservative Party during the election campaign, however, remained on the ballot paper as a candidate for the 'Local Conservatives' due to the timing of the suspension.[9]

Ashby Lakeside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Max Bell 687 64.81
Labour Judith Matthews 677 63.87
Conservative Joanne Saunby 416 39.24
Conservative Ashley Sykes* 340 32.08
Turnout 1060 20.25

Axholme Central

Axholme Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Mitchell 1,265 73.93
Conservative David Robinson 1,141 66.69
Labour Pamela Allen 574 33.55
Labour Annie Jones 442 25.83
Turnout 1711 29.94
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Axholme North

Axholme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Reed 1,207 62.72
Conservative John Briggs 1,187 61.68
Labour Lara Chaplin 663 34.45
Labour Simon O'Rourke 589 30.60
Green Nadine Bones 203 10.55
Turnout 1925 31.56
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Axholme South

Axholme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Rose 1,364 77.90
Conservative Judy Kennedy 1,340 76.53
Labour Lisa Southern 400 22.84
Labour Nicholas Parkinson 398 22.73
Turnout 1751 32.04
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Barton

Barton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Vickers 1,568 58.58
Conservative Paul Vickers 1,252 46.77
Conservative Chris Patterson 1,101 41.13
Green Neil Jacques 1037 38.74
Green Carol Thornton 820 30.64
Green Amie Watson 709 26.49
Labour Neil Turner 558 20.85
Labour Susan Turner 530 19.80
Labour Dina Tchernych 455 17.00
Turnout 2677 30.86
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bottesford

Bottesford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Armiger 1,582 54.01
Conservative Janet Longcake 1,535 52.41
Conservative John Davison 1,520 51.89
Labour Glyn Williams 1348 46.02
Labour Paul Shearer 1280 43.7
Labour Sallyanne Humphreys 1232 42.06
Green Sue Wilsea 171 5.84
Heritage Scott Curtis 119 4.06
Turnout 2929 35.33
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Brigg & Wolds

This ward was subject to boundary changes at this election. Therefore, no swing is provided.[8]

Brigg & Wolds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Waltham 2,181 73.55
Conservative Carl Sherwood 2,108 71.09
Conservative Nigel Sherwood 2,062 69.54
Labour Gordon Walker 769 25.93
Labour Lawrence Rayner 654 22.05
Labour Maureen Whittaker-Clark 626 21.11
Green Jenny Haynes 496 16.73
Turnout 2965 33.39
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Broughton & Scawby

Following boundary changes across North Lincolnshire, this was a new ward for these elections. Therefore, no swing is provided.[8]

The below is the legally-declared result for this election in this ward. However, 864 cast postal votes for this ward were placed in a wheelie bin and mistakenly not counted towards the legally-declared result. The legally-declared turnout figure includes the aforementioned "missing" postal votes. [10]

Broughton & Scawby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Ross 528 56.17
Conservative Janet Lee 525 55.85
Labour Michael Campion 367 39.04
Labour Catherine Whittingham 355 37.77
Green Mark Bannister 105 11.17
Turnout 940 30.40
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Brumby

Brumby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leonard Foster 993 75.34
Labour Susan Armitage 920 69.80
Labour Stephen Swift 909 68.97
Conservative Louise Mikkonen 397 30.12
Conservative Sandra Sherwood 369 28.00
Conservative Anne Hannigan 366 27.77
Turnout 1318 17.61
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Burringham and Gunness

Burringham and Gunness
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Josh Walshe 575 50.71
Labour Daniel Hart 336 29.63
Independent Dave Oldfield 223 19.67
Turnout 1134 38.48
Conservative hold

Burton Upon Stather & Winterton

This ward was subject to boundary changes at this election. Therefore, no swing is provided.[8]

Burton Upon Stather & Winterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Ogg 2,037 61.41
Conservative Elaine Marper 1,975 59.55
Conservative Helen Rowson 1,974 59.52
Labour Sarah Jarvis 1305 39.35
Labour Trevor Davey 1200 36.18
Labour William Brown 1158 34.91
Green Jo Baker 301 9.08
Turnout 3317 37.03
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Crosby & Park

*Mark Kirk was elected as a Labour Councillor in 2019, but stood as an Independent candidate at this election.
Crosby & Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine O'Sullivan 1,147 80.98
Labour Nasser Ahmed 999 70.53
Labour Helen Yates 965 68.13
Independent Mark Kirk* 524 37.00
Independent Liz Rahman 327 23.09
Independent Mohammed Choudhury 287 20.26
Turnout 1417 18.91
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Ferry

Ferry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Clark 1,479 64.66
Conservative Richard Hannigan 1,362 59.55
Conservative David Wells 1,243 54.34
Labour Paul Wilkinson 824 36.02
Labour Peter Swann 821 35.89
Labour Stephen Rayner 611 26.71
Green Sue Stephenson 522 22.82
Turnout 2287 27.98
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Frodingham

Frodingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Ellerby 742 78.69
Labour Darryl Southern 669 70.94
Conservative Angela Foster 259 27.46
Conservative Mary Allen 216 22.91
Turnout 943 17.68
Labour hold
Labour hold

Kingsway & Lincoln Gardens

This ward was subject to boundary changes at this election. Therefore, no swing is provided.[8]

Kingsway & Lincoln Gardens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Gosling 1,100 67.40
Labour Helen Rayner 1,055 64.64
Conservative Pat Mewis 598 36.64
Conservative Jordan Marper 511 31.31
Turnout 1632 28.16

Messingham

Following boundary changes across North Lincolnshire, this was a new ward for these elections. Therefore, no swing is provided.[8]

Messingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Poole 715 61.37
Labour Simon Shaw 450 38.62
Turnout 1165 30.77

Ridge

This ward was subject to boundary changes at this election. Therefore, no swing is provided.[8]

Ridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Garritt 817 55.79
Conservative Trevor Foster 748 51.08
Labour Margaret Davies 558 38.10
Labour Geoffrey Cossey 496 33.87
Green Jacqui Stirling 198 13.52
UKIP Andy Taliss 112 7.65
Turnout 1465 31.41

Town

Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lorraine Yeadon 870 74.84
Labour Mashook Ali 844 72.60
Conservative Jamal Ahmed 323 27.78
Conservative Choudhury Anjum 288 24.77
Turnout 1163 21.76
Labour hold
Labour hold

Changes 2023-2027

By-elections

Axholme North

Axholme North: 6 June 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Bint 901 66.9 +8.7
Labour Lara Chaplin 378 28.1 –3.9
Liberal Democrats Alan Kelly 67 5.0 N/A
Majority 523 38.8 N/A
Turnout 1,346
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.3

Brumby

Brumby: 6 June 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daniel Hart 616 61.5 –9.9
Conservative Alan Cook 294 29.3 +0.7
Green Peter Dennington 49 4.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robin Abram 43 4.3 N/A
Majority 322 32.2 N/A
Turnout 1,002
Labour hold Swing Decrease5.3

References

  1. ^ "Local election 2023: North Lincolnshire a key battleground". BBC News. 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. ^ Waller, Jamie (31 October 2019). "Former North Lincolnshire Council leader Mark Kirk leaves Labour group". Grimsby Live. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Local election results 2023: Conservatives retain North Lincolnshire". BBC News. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. ^ "North Lincolnshire result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. ^ Page, Mark; Morris Poxton, Ivan (5 May 2023). "North Lincolnshire election results live as Conservatives retain control of council". Grimsby Live. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Results of elections 4 May 2023: North Lincolnshire Council". North Lincolnshire Council. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  7. ^ "North Lincolnshire election results live". Grimsby Live. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 2023". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  9. ^ "Tory candidate suspended following racist and homophobic social media posts". Yorkshire Post. 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  10. ^ "North Lincolnshire Council: Lost votes found in wheelie bins 'human error not fraud'". BBC News. 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-11-27.