2015 West Lindsey District Council election

2015 UK local government election

Results of the 2015 West Lindsey District Council election

The 2015 West Lindsey District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of West Lindsey District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Result

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West Lindsey District Council Election Result 2015  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 24  |  |  |  | 66.67  | 48.60  | 39,529  |
| Liberal Democrats | 7  |  |  |  | 19.44  | 22.59  | 18,372  |
| Labour | 3  |  |  |  | 8.33  | 16.98  | 13,815  |
| Independent | 1  |  |  |  | 2.78  | 5.69  | 4,625  |
| Lincolnshire Independent | 1  |  |  |  | 2.78  | 2.19  | 1,782  |
| UKIP | 0  |  |  |  | 0.00  | 3.95  | 3,214  |

## Council composition

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓  24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1

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Conservative | Lib Dem | Lab | I | LI

Lab \- Independent
I \- Independent
LI \- Lincolnshire Independents

## Ward results

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### Bardney

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Bardney  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Gordon Fleetwood | 715  | 53.2  |
| UKIP | David Thomas Walton  | 318  | 23.6  |
| Lincolnshire Independent | Maurice Bellwood  | 221  | 16.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles William Shaw  | 91  | 6.8  |
Turnout | 1,345  | 65.3  |

### Caistor & Yarborough

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Caistor & Yarborough (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Angela Theresa Lawrence | 1,175  | 47  |
| Conservative | Owen Charles Bierley | 1,164  |  |
| Independent | Alan David Caine  | 955  | 19.2  |
| Labour | John Indian  | 619  | 23.3  |
| Labour | Oliver Joseph Jackson  | 545  |  |
| UKIP | Nigel John Wright  | 527  | 10.6  |
Turnout | 4,985  | 65.9  |

### Cherry Willingham

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Cherry Willingham (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alexander John Bridgwood | 1,726  | 57.3  |
| Conservative | Anne Welburn | 1,696  |  |
| Lincolnshire Independent | Christopher John Darcel | 1,561  | 18.0  |
| Conservative | Stephen Robert Trevor  | 1,540  |  |
| Labour | Wendy Dawn Beckett  | 1,151  | 24.8  |
| Labour | Brian Ellis Gulliver  | 997  |  |
Turnout | 8,671  | 69.8  |

### Dunholme & Welton

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Dunholme & Welton (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stephen England | 2,228  | 59.1  |
| Conservative | Malcolm James William Parish | 2,072  |  |
| Independent | Diana Meriel Rodgers | 1,820  | 18.3  |
| Conservative | Anjum Nitu Sawhney  | 1,588  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bunney  | 1,131  | 22.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Eve Taylor  | 1,118  |  |
Turnout | 9,957  | 71.2  |

### Gainsborough East

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Gainsborough East (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Michael Devine | 885  | 41.9  |
| Labour | Richard William Oaks | 829  |  |
| Labour | David Patrick Bond | 772  |  |
| Conservative | Clio Lyndon Perraton-Williams  | 587  | 27.5  |
| Conservative | Joshua Anthony Jones  | 564  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Donald Woolley  | 501  | 24.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Paul Dobbie  | 489  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Olsson Hughes  | 489  |  |
| Conservative | Peter Francis McNeill  | 482  |  |
| Independent | Michael Tinker  | 330  | 5.6  |
Turnout | 5,928  | 47.0  |

### Gainsborough North

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Gainsborough North (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gillian Florence Bardsley | 1,047  | 38.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew David Boles | 964  | 31.3  |
| Conservative | Sheila Christine Bibb | 764  |  |
| Conservative | Ashley John Perraton-Williams  | 710  |  |
| Labour | Robert Andrew Adderley  | 691  | 30.5  |
| Labour | Robert Methuen  | 689  |  |
| Labour | Charmaine Lisa Bowers  | 623  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Richard Panter  | 555  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard John Craig  | 549  |  |
Turnout | 6,592  | 53.2  |

### Gainsborough South West

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Gainsborough South West (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Judith Ann Rainsforth | 712  | 43.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Victor Young | 701  |  |
| Labour | Casper Francis Hammond  | 475  | 28.9  |
| Labour | Julia Wallis-Martin  | 471  |  |
| Conservative | Deborah Jane Barker  | 366  | 21.7  |
| Conservative | Henry Miles Guthorm Speer  | 344  |  |
| Independent | Timothy Mark Davies  | 197  | 6.0  |
Turnout | 3,266  | 46.8  |

### Hemswell

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Hemswell  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Paul David John Howitt-Cowan | 818  | 58.4  |
| UKIP | Anthony Brian Wells  | 251  | 17.9  |
| Labour | Spencer David Geoffrey Armitage  | 214  | 15.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Cynthia Margaret Isherwood  | 118  | 8.4  |
Turnout | 1,401  | 63.2  |

### Kelsey Wold

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Kelsey Wold  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Lewis Strange | 1,009  | 63.3  |
| UKIP | Michael John Ranby  | 283  | 17.8  |
| Labour | Janet Susannah Tierney  | 194  | 12.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor  | 107  | 6.7  |
Turnout | 1,593  | 73.8  |

### Lea

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Lea  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jessie Brenda Milne | 783  | 64.1  |
| UKIP | Samuel George Wardle  | 230  | 18.8  |
| Labour | Rebecca Geraldine Carmichael  | 208  | 17.0  |
Turnout | 1,221  | 68.6  |

### Market Rasen

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Market Rasen (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Edward Hugo Marfleet | 1,920  | 48.5  |
| Conservative | John Carl McNeill | 1,872  |  |
| Conservative | Thomas Jacob Neil Smith | 1,524  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Michael Bridger  | 1,094  | 25.5  |
| UKIP | Howard Thompson  | 1,075  | 9.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Guy Edward Donald Grainger  | 898  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Elaine Margaret Whitfield  | 795  |  |
| Labour | Ian Edward Sharp  | 737  | 12.6  |
| Labour | Elizabeth Louise Webster  | 649  |  |
| Independent | Geoffrey Martyn Wiseman  | 384  | 3.5  |
Turnout | 10,948  | 65.9  |

### Nettleham

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Nettleham (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Giles Patrick McNeill | 1,337  | 53.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela May White | 1,064  | 46.9  |
| Conservative | Maureen Florene Palmer  | 984  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Anthony Sharp  | 983  |  |
Turnout | 4,368  | 74.6  |

### Saxilby

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Saxilby (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jacqueline Brockway | 1,898  | 54.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | David John Cotton | 1,168  | 26.8  |
| Conservative | Jenine Emilie Butroid  | 953  |  |
| Labour | Robert Henry Tubman  | 499  | 9.6  |
| UKIP | Michael McLintock  | 467  | 9.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Charles Coward  | 231  |  |
Turnout | 5,216  | 70.5  |

### Scampton

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Scampton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Roger Michael Patterson | 971  | 65.3  |
| Labour | Rachel Heskins  | 516  | 34.7  |
Turnout | 1,487  | 69.7  |

### Scotter & Blyton

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Scotter & Blyton (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Patricia Anne Mewis | 1,752  | 42.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Anne Rollings | 1,314  | 31.3  |
| Conservative | Adam Matthew Duguid | 1,281  |  |
| Independent | Christopher Peter Day  | 1,136  | 11.7  |
| Conservative | Edward Graham Cockcroft Rouse  | 1,134  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Ann Clews  | 999  |  |
| Labour | William Edward Rodgers  | 794  | 14.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Pamela Loates  | 725  |  |
| Labour | Mabel Tallulah Dunbar  | 583  |  |
Turnout | 9,718  | 53.6  |

### Stow

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Stow  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Reginald Alan Shore | 858  | 62.4  |
| Conservative | Richard David Butroid  | 516  | 37.6  |
Turnout | 1,374  | 71.2  |

### Sudbrooke

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Sudbrooke  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stuart Curtis | 1,121  | 68.9  |
| Labour | Melanie Louisa Tointon  | 324  | 19.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Mavis Patricia Sharp  | 181  | 11.1  |
Turnout | 1,626  | 75.5  |

### Torksey

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Torksey  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stuart Francis Kinch (elected unopposed)  | N/A  | N/A  |
Turnout | N/A  | N/A  |

### Waddingham & Spital

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Waddingham & Spital  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jeffrey John Summers | 1,089  | 75.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | Joseph John Whitfield  | 350  | 24.3  |
Turnout | 1,439  | 72.5  |

### Wold View

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Wold View  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Thomas James Regis | 799  | 60.3  |
| Labour | Mary Elizabeth Teresia Dunton  | 340  | 25.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Morris  | 187  | 14.1  |
Turnout | 1,326  | 64.9  |

## By-Elections between May 2015 – May 2019

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### Cherry Willingham

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A by-election was held on 29 September 2016 due to the resignation of Councillor Alexander Bridgwood.

Cherry Willingham (29 September 2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Maureen Florence Palmer | 555  | 51.1  |
| Labour | Wendy Dawn Beckett  | 288  | 26.5  |
| UKIP | Trevor John Bridgwood  | 244  | 22.4  |
Turnout | 1,087  | 17.6  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

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