2013 Lincolnshire County Council election

2013 UK local government election

2013 Lincolnshire County Council election

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All 77 seats to Lincolnshire County Council
39 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Conservative | UKIP | Labour
Seats won  | 36 | 16  | 12
Seat change  | 24  | 16 | 8

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Lincolnshire Independent | Liberal Democrats
Seats won  | 8  | 3
Seat change  | 4  | 2

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Map showing the results of the 2013 Lincolnshire County Council elections.

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| Council control before election

Conservative

| Council control after election

No Overall Control

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An election to Lincolnshire County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections. 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

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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.[3][4] The Conservative group negotiated a coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats, whereby there was one Liberal Democrat cabinet member. UKIP replaced the Liberal Democrats as the council's official opposition.[5]

UKIP lost six of its councillors to defections shortly after the election, and as a result Labour became the official opposition.

## Results

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Lincolnshire County Council election, 2013  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| 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 Independent | 8  | 5  | 0  | +5  | 10.39  | 11.34  | 18,428  | +794
| Liberal Democrats | 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  | New
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.08  | 136  | −974
| English People's Party  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  |  |  |

## Results by electoral division

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### Boston

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#### Boston Coastal

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Boston Coastal  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Boston East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 Independent | Richard Dungworth  | 156  | 9.5  | 9.5
Turnout | 1,649  | 24.7  |
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

#### Boston Fishtoft

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Boston Fishtoft  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Boston North West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Boston Rural  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Boston South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Lincolnshire Independent | 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 Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

#### Boston West

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Boston West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | Bob McAuley  | 806  | 44.6  | 26.2
| Conservative | Yvonne Gunter  | 344  | 19.0  | −7.7
| Lincolnshire Independent | 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

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#### Alford and Sutton

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Alford and Sutton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Lincolnshire Independent | 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 Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

#### Horncastle and Tetford

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Horncastle and Tetford  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Lincolnshire Independent | 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 Independent hold | Swing |  |

#### Ingoldmells Rural

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Ingoldmells Rural  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Louth Marsh  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Louth North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 Independent | Daniel Simpson  | 118  | 6.4  | 6.4
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Dobbie  | 42  | 2.3  | −18.3
Turnout | 1,835  | 34  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

#### Louth Rural North

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Louth Rural North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Tony Bridges  | 783  | 40.8  | −22.7
| Lincolnshire Independent | 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

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Louth South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Louth Wolds  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Hugo Marfleet  | 1,193  | 53.4  | 5.7
| Lincolnshire Independent | 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

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Mablethorpe  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | Anne Reynolds  | 802  | 33.6  | 33.6
| Labour | Tony Howard  | 767  | 32.1  | 5.5
| Lincolnshire Independent | 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

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Skegness North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | Dean Hunter-Clark | 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

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Skegness South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |

### West Lindsey

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#### Ancholme Cliff

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Ancholme Cliff  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Strange  | 1,142  | 55.0  |
| UKIP | Nigel Wright  | 582  | 28.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Skye  | 180  | 8.7  |
| Labour | Thornton Moore  | 174  | 8.4  |
Turnout | 2,078  | 32  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Lincoln

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### North Kesteven

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### South Kesteven

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### South Holland

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## References

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2013 - Lincolnshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
4. ^ "Lincolnshire election 2013: UKIP ousts deputy leader as Tories lose control". BBC News. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
5. ^ "Coalition Lincolnshire County Council cabinet named". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

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