South Kesteven District Council elections
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South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 56 councillors have been elected from 30 wards.[1]
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973 - 1979 |
Conservative | 1979 - 1991 |
No overall control | 1991 - 2003 |
Conservative | 2003–present |
Council elections[]
Summary of the results of recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 1999 and 2015 elections, with the number of councillors being reduced from 58 to 56 in 2015.[3][4]
- (New ward boundaries)[5]
- 1983 South Kesteven District Council election
Year | Conservative | Independent | Labour | Lincolnshire Independents | UK Independence Party | Liberal Democrats | Others | Liberal (post 1989) | Liberal (pre 1989) | Vacant | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987[6] | 27 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
1991[7] | 22 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[8][9] |
[10] | 13 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
1999[3] | 29 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries[11] |
2003[12] | 31 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2007[13] | 35 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2011[14][15][16] | 38 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015[17][18] | 45 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries |
District result maps[]
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
By-election results[]
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[19] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deeping St James | 5 December 1996 | Labour | Conservative | ||
Heath | 22 May 1997 | Conservative | Ind. Conservative | ||
Barrowby | 17 July 1997 | Independent | Conservative | ||
Harrowby | 17 July 1997 | Labour | Independent Labour | ||
Ringstone | 17 July 1997 | Independent | Independent | ||
Harrowby | 11 December 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
Stamford St Johns | 14 May 1998 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Greyfriars | 16 July 1998 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Harrowby by-election | 24 August 2000 | Labour | Conservative | ||
All Saints by-election | 7 June 2001 | Labour | Labour | ||
St Mary's by-election | 7 June 2001 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Greyfriars by-election | 21 October 2004 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
All Saints by-election | 1 September 2005 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Earlesfield by-election | 1 September 2005 | Labour | Labour | ||
St Anne's by-election | 1 September 2005 | Independent | Labour | ||
Market and West Deeping by-election | 9 March 2006 | Labour | Conservative | ||
Truesdale by-election | 18 May 2006 | Independent | Conservative | ||
Aveland by-election | 13 March 2014 | Conservative | Conservative |
References[]
- ^ "District Council Elections - 7 May 2015". South Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ a b "How the nations voted - Election". The Times. NewsBank. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
- ^ Hawkins, Judith (11 April 2015). "New South Kesteven District Council boundaries come under fire". Grantham Journal. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ The District of South Kesteven (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. NewsBank. 9 May 1987.
- ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1991.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 6 May 1995.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Kesteven (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "South Kesteven". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". South Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Tories lose by-elections in nail-biting night". The Independent. NewsBank. 24 June 2011.
- ^ "District Council Elections - 7 May 2015". South Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". South Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 3 May 2015.
External links[]
- South Kesteven District Council elections
- Council elections in Lincolnshire
- District council elections in England