1895 Kesteven County Council election

The administrative county of Kesteven (1889–1974), shown within England.

The third set of elections to Kesteven County Council were held on Thursday, 7 March 1895. Kesteven was one of three divisions of the historic county of Lincolnshire in England; it consisted of the ancient wapentakes (or hundreds) of Aswardhurn, Aveland, Beltisloe, Boothby Graffoe, Flaxwell, Langoe, Loveden, Ness, and Winnibriggs and Threo.[1] The Local Government Act 1888 established Kesteven as an administrative county, governed by a Council;[2] elections were held every three years from 1889, until it was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, which established Lincolnshire County Council in its place.[3][4]

Forty-six electoral divisions of the new Council were outlined in December 1888.[5] For the 1892 election, Sleaford and Bourne, which were initially two member divisions, were split,[6] the former into Sleaford East and Sleaford West, the latter into Bourne and Morton.[7] Nearly every candidate was returned unopposed, with contests in only eight divisions. Of these, six involved political parties; the Liberals won four and the Conservatives two.

## Results by division

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### Ancaster

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Ancaster[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | William Avery  | NA  | NA  |

### Barrowby

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Barrowby[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | C. G. E. Welby JP  | NA  | NA  |

### Bassingham

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Bassingham[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Charles Constable Curtis JP  | NA  | NA  |

### Bennington

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Bennington[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | William Hutchinson  | NA  | NA  |

### Billingborough

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Billingborough[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Captain Edward Smith JP  | NA  | NA  |

### Billinghay

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Billinghay[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | John Creasey  | NA  | NA  |

### Bourne

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Bourne and Morton[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | James Measures  | 258  |  |
|  | Thomas Carlton  | 175  |  |
Turnout | 433  |  |

### Bracebridge

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Bracebridge[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Hugh Jackson  | 162  |  |
| Liberal | Charles W. Pennell  | 123  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Branston

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Branston[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | W. S. Fox  | NA  | NA  |

### Bytham

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Bytham[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Thomas Williamson  | NA  | NA  |

### Caythorpe

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Caythorpe[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | William Oxley  | NA  | NA  |

### Claypole

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Claypole[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | George Nevile JP  | NA  | NA  |

### Colsterworth

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Colsterworth[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Eli Crabtree  | NA  | NA  |

### Corby

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Corby[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | The Lord Willoughby de Eresby MP  | NA  | NA  |

### Deeping

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Deeping[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | William Holland JP  | NA  | NA  |

### Gonerby

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Gonerby[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Thomas Newton  | NA  | NA  |

### Grantham no. 1

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Grantham no. 1[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Bailey  | 227  |  |
| Conservative | Harry Hall Garton  | 121  |  |
Turnout | 348  |  |

### Grantham no. 2

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Grantham no. 2[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | James Perkins Coultas  | 189  |  |
| Liberal | George Whitling  | 152  |  |
Turnout | 341  |  |

### Grantham no. 3

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Grantham no. 3[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Arthur Hutchinson  | NA  | NA  |

### Grantham no. 4

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Grantham no. 4[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Rev. George Benson Bowler  | 204  |  |
| Conservative | Arthur Gompertz Gamble  | 137  |  |
Turnout | 341  |  |

### Grantham no. 5

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Grantham no. 5[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | William Long Wand  | NA  | NA  |

### Grantham no. 6

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Grantham no. 6[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | John William Martin  | NA  | NA  |

### Grantham no. 7

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Grantham no. 7[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | William Brewster Harrison  | NA  | NA  |

### Heckington

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Heckington[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Daniel G. Harris  | 218  |  |
| Conservative | John William Davy  | 169  |  |
Turnout | 387  |  |

### Heighington

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Heighington[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Samuel Oglesby  | NA  | NA  |

### Helpringham

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Helpringham[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | J. S. Barber  | NA  | NA  |

### Kyme

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Kyme[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | The Earl of Winchelsea | NA  | NA  |

### Martin

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Martin[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | J. H. Copping  | NA  | NA  |

### Metheringham

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Metheringham[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | W. D. Gilpim-Brown  | NA  | NA  |

### Morton

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Morton[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | John Thomas Swift  | 208  |  |
|  | Arthur Wellesley Dean  | 159  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Navenby

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Navenby[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | William Henry Morton  | NA  | NA  |

### Osbournby

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Osbournby[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | William Alfred Cragg  | NA  | NA  |

### Ponton

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Ponton[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | R. C. Newton  | NA  | NA  |

### Rippingale

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Rippingale[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | William Bacon  | NA  | NA  |

### Ropsley

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Ropsley[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | James Cecil Rudkin  | NA  | NA  |

### Ruskington

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Ruskington[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Samuel Pattinson | 256  |  |
| Conservative | John J. Bettinson  | 144  |  |
Turnout | 400  |  |

### Skellingthorpe

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Skellingthorpe[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | George Eden Jarvis  | NA  | NA  |

### Sleaford East

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Sleaford East[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | A. L. Jessop  | NA  | NA  |

### Sleaford West

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Sleaford West[8][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William B. Harris  | 243  |  |
| Conservative | John Shaw Lord  | 173  |  |
Turnout | 416  |  |

### Stamford no. 1

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Stamford no. 1[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Charles Chapman  | NA  | NA  |

### Stamford no. 2

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Stamford no. 2[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | J. S. Loweth  | MA  | NA  |

### Stamford no. 3

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Stamford no. 3[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | H. Hart  | NA  | NA  |

### Stamford no. 4

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Stamford no. 4[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Charles Handson  | NA  | NA  |

### Thurlby

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Thurlby[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | G. A. Peasgood  | NA  | NA  |

### Uffington

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Uffington[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | The John Trollope, 2nd Baron Kesteven  | NA  | NA  |

### Waddington

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Waddington[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Colonel R. G. Ellison JP  | NA  | NA  |

### Wellingore

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Wellingore[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Lieutenant-Colonel John Reeve  | NA  | NA  |

### Wilsford

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Wilsford[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | John Albert Cole  | NA  | NA  |

## April 1895 by-election

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The Council met on 16 March 1895 to elect its chairman and aldermen. The only sitting councillor elected an alderman was W. B. Harrison of Grantham no. 7 division.[9] This triggered a by-election, in which two candidates came forward. The first, Joshua Lincoln, was an alderman on Grantham Municipal Borough Council, while his opponent was Charles Basker, a magistrate and town councillor.[10]

Grantham no. 7[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alderman Joshua Lincoln  | 232  |  |
|  | Charles Basker JP  | 93  |  |
Turnout | 325  |  |

* N.B. Two ballot papers were spoilt.

## References

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1. ^ "Kesteven, Lincolnshire", A Vision of Britain (University of Portsmouth). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
2. ^ Local Government Act 1888, part ii, section 46.1(a), cf. part v, section 83.10
3. ^ Local Government Act 1888, part i, section 2, and part vi, section 103
4. ^ Local Government Act 1972, schedule 1
5. ^ "Kesteven County Council". Grantham Journal. 8 December 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 26 April 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. ^ "County Council Elections: Kesteven (Lincolnshire)". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 29 February 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw "Kesteven County Council". Grantham Journal. 2 March 1895. p. 4. Retrieved 28 April 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Kesteven County Council Election". Grantham Journal. 9 March 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 28 April 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. ^ "Kesteven County Council". Grantham Journal. 22 March 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 28 April 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. ^ a b "Kesteven County Council Bye-Election at Grantham". Grantham Journal. 2 April 1895. p. 4. Retrieved 28 April 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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