The Conservatives won a majority of the seats on the council, which had previously been under no overall control being led by an administration of Conservatives and independent councillors.
Overview
Prior to the election there were two political groups on the council:
The "Administration Group" led by Conservative councillor Richard Wright, comprising the 20 Conservatives and 7 independent councillors (5 of whom had been elected as Lincolnshire Independents).
The "North Kesteven Independents" led by Lincolnshire Independent councillor Marianne Overton, comprising the 9 Lincolnshire Independents and 2 independent councillors.
Two independent councillors were not aligned to any group.
There were also three vacant seats on the council, all of which had previously been held by Conservative councillors who had resigned in late 2022 or early 2023.
New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, but the number of seats on the council remained the same at 43.[1]
At the election the Conservatives won a majority of the seats on the council. Of the five independent councillors elected, four chose to sit together as the "Group of Unaligned Members" led by Chris Goldson, and the other (Jim Clarke) did not belong to any group.[2] Labour won two seats, giving the party its first representation on the council in over twenty years.[3]
By-election triggered by death of Conservative councillor Gill Ogden.[6][7]
References
^Including three vacant seats previously held by Conservative councillors Terry Boston, Russell Eckert and Amanda Sanderson prior to their respective resignations in late 2022 and early 2023.
