2019 Boston Borough Council election

Elections for Boston Borough Council, which governs as a second-tier authority for the Borough of Boston were held on Thursday 2 May 2019.^[1] The election was held on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

2019 Boston Borough Council election
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Conservative	16	5	2	3	53.3	45.0	10,050
Independent	11	9	0	9	36.7	28.1	6,288
Labour	2	1	1		6.7	19.3	4,322
UKIP	1	0	12	12	3.3	3.9	871
Blue Revolution	0	0	0		0.0	1.9	416
VPP	0	0	0		0.0	1.4	310
Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	86

Ward results

Coastal

Coastal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Peter Bedford	441	45.2
	Independent	Judith Welbourn	317	32.5
	UKIP	Felicity Ransome	265	27.2
	Conservative	Katherine Chalmers	234	24.0
	Conservative	Susan Bell	231	23.7
	Labour	Tracii Edwards	150	15.4
Turnout			979	33.9
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Independent gain from UKIP

Fenside

Fenside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Alan Bell	242	35.5
	Conservative	Anton Dani	223	32.7
	Independent	Patrisha Wainwright	215	31.5
	Labour Co-op	Joseph Pearson	206	30.2
	Blue Revolution	Richard Thornalley	107	15.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jason Stevenson	86	12.6
Turnout			694	22.4
	Labour Co-op hold
	Conservative gain from UKIP

Fishtoft

Fishtoft
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Judith Skinner	795	59.2
	Conservative	Paul Skinner	708	52.8
	Conservative	Jonathan Noble	625	46.6
	Independent	Oswald Snell	622	46.3
	Labour	Jane Hancock	306	22.8
Turnout			1,366	26.3
	Conservative gain from UKIP
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Five Villages

Five Villages
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Aaron Spencer	470	52.0
	Conservative	Michael Cooper	456	50.4
	VPP	George Reid	310	34.3
	Labour	Ewa Thorley	220	24.3
Turnout			929	29.1
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Kirton and Frampton

Kirton and Frampton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Peter Watson	873	68.7
	Conservative	Shaun Blackman	571	44.9
	Conservative	Nigel Welton	511	40.2
	Labour	Patrick Glennon	226	17.8
	Labour	Michael Gall	216	17.0
Turnout			1,285	25.2
	Independent gain from UKIP
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Old Leake and Wrangle

Old Leake and Wrangle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Thomas Ashton	505	55.4
	Conservative	Frank Pickett	428	47.0
	Independent	Barrie Pierpoint	400	43.9
	Labour	Christopher Dorrington	112	12.3
Turnout			932	33.3
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from UKIP

Skirbeck

Skirbeck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Colin Woodcock	512	46.8
	Independent	Anne Dorrian	412	37.7
	Conservative	Alistair Arundell	307	28.1
	Labour Co-op	Paul Gleeson	276	25.2
	Labour Co-op	Paul Kenny	271	24.8
	Labour Co-op	Jacqueline Barton	265	24.2
	Conservative	Matthew Barnes	254	23.2
	Conservative	Sarah Fitzgerald	253	23.1
	Blue Revolution	Christopher Moore	186	17.0
Turnout			1,103	22.3
	Independent gain from UKIP
	Independent gain from Labour
	Conservative hold

St. Thomas

St. Thomas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alison Austin	404	72.0
	Independent	Darron Abbott	117	20.9
	Labour	Mauro Maglione	40	7.1
Majority
Turnout			563	31.3
	Independent hold		Swing

Staniland

Staniland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Bernard Rush	295	41.0
	Conservative	Deborah Evans	282	39.2
	Labour	Pamela Kenny	221	30.7
	Conservative	Martin Howard	216	30.0
	Labour	Benjamin Cook	179	24.9
Turnout			728	26.2
	Independent gain from UKIP
	Conservative hold

Station

Station
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul Goodale	110	37.0
	Blue Revolution	Michael Gilbert	72	24.2
	UKIP	Sue Ransome	67	22.6
	Conservative	Gerald Roffey	48	16.2
Majority
Turnout			301	22.8
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

Swineshead and Holland Fen

Swineshead and Holland Fen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Chelcei Sharman	581	71.2
	Conservative	Georges Cornah	577	70.7
	Labour	Janette Finch	197	24.1
Turnout			884	25.5
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from UKIP

Trinity

Trinity
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Yvonne Stevens	431	46.9
	Conservative	Martin Griggs	418	45.5
	Labour	Andrew Finch	265	28.9
	Labour	William Lawrence	253	27.6
	Independent	Andrea Keal	218	23.7
Turnout			931	27.8
	Conservative gain from UKIP
	Conservative hold

West

West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Stephen Woodliffe	252	44.3
	Conservative	Paula Cooper	198	34.8
	Labour	Andrew Cook	68	12.0
	Blue Revolution	Gavin Lee	51	9.0
Majority
Turnout			569	33.5
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Witham

Witham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Neill Hastie	288	37.3
	UKIP	Viven Edge	244	31.6
	Conservative	Alastair Hamilton	216	27.9
	Labour	Wendy Gleeson	197	25.5
	Labour	Andrew Izard	187	24.2
	Conservative	Anna Szwedzinska	176	22.8
Turnout			781	25.1
	Independent gain from UKIP
	UKIP hold

Wyberton

Wyberton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Richard Austin	582	58.8
	Independent	Tracey Abbott	340	34.4
	Conservative	David Brown	336	34.0
	UKIP	Donald Ransome	295	29.8
	Labour	Malcolm Limbert	115	11.6
Turnout			993	28.9
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from UKIP

Changes 2019–2023

In the Five Villages ward, Conservative councillor Aaron Spencer, the then Leader of the Council, resigned the leadership and left the Conservative group to sit as an independent at a Full Council meeting on 20 January 2020, following criticism from Conservative colleagues of his conduct as leader; as a result the Conservatives lost their majority on the council.^[2]^[3]
Fellow Five Villages councillor Michael Cooper, himself a former council leader, had earlier had a spell sitting as an unaligned councillor before rejoining the Conservative group in January 2020 and being restored as chairman of the planning committee.^[4] He was recorded as an independent again by early 2023, and did not stand for re-election.^[5]
In Skirbeck, Conservative councillor Martin Howard, who won the December 2019 by-election below, was likewise recorded as an independent by early 2023.^[6]

By-elections

Kirton and Frampton

This by-election filled the seat won by Conservative councillor Shaun Blackman at the 2019 election, following his resignation.^[7]

Kirton and Frampton by-election: 12 December 2019^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Brown	2,038	69.3	*New*
	Independent	Lorraine O'Connor	453	15.4	New
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Taylor	415	14.1	New
Majority			1,585	53.9
Rejected ballots			33	1.12
Turnout			2,939	56.5
Registered electors			5,202
	Conservative hold		Swing

Skirbeck

This by-election filled the seat won by Conservative councillor Alistair Arundell at the 2019 election.

Skirbeck by-election: 12 December 2019^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Howard	955	48.4	*New*
	Labour Co-op	Jacqueline Barton	437	22.2	−2.0
	Independent	Lyndon Jenkins	195	9.9	New
	Independent	Sue Ransome	112	5.7	New
	Liberal Democrats	Jason Stevenson	100	5.1	New
	Blue Revolution	Christopher Moore	62	3.1	−13.9
Majority			518	26.3
Rejected ballots			11	0.56
Turnout			1,972	36.89
Registered electors			5,075
	Conservative hold		Swing

This by-election filled the seat won by independent councillor Colin Woodcock at the 2019 election.

Skirbeck by-election: 6 May 2021^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Katherine Chalmers	338	34.1	*New*
	Independent	Dale Broughton	307	31.0	New
	Labour Co-op	Jacqueline Barton	210	21.2	−3.0
	For the People not the Party	Christopher Moore	88	8.9	−8.1
	Independent	Christopher Cardwell	36	3.6	New
Majority			31	3.1
Rejected ballots			11	1.11
Turnout			990	19.5
Registered electors			5,074
	Conservative gain from Independent

Swineshead and Holland Fen

Conservative councillor Chelcei Sharman (later known as Chelcei Trafford) resigned in November 2022. As her term was due to end at the May 2023 election, no by-election was held and the seat remained vacant.^[11]

References

↑ "Declaration of results" (PDF).
↑ Boothroyd, David (24 January 2020). "Three out of four ain't bad". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
↑ Jaines, Daniel (23 January 2020). "Former leader was 'dictatorial', say Boston Council Conservatives over Aaron Spencer stepping down as leader". Boston Standard. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
↑ Jaines, Daniel (23 January 2020). "Former leader was 'dictatorial', say Boston Council Conservatives over Aaron Spencer stepping down as leader". Boston Standard. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
↑ "Boston". Open Council Data. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
↑ "Boston". Open Council Data. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
↑ Drury, Phil (22 October 2019). "Notice of Vacancy in the Office of Councillor – Kirton and Frampton Ward" (PDF). Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
↑ Drury, Phil (13 December 2019). "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
↑ Drury, Phil (13 December 2019). "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
↑ Sacks, Michelle (7 May 2021). "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
↑ Boothroyd, David (25 November 2022). "Lib Dems back on the Island". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

[1] "Declaration of results" (PDF).

[2] Boothroyd, David (24 January 2020). "Three out of four ain't bad". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

[3] Jaines, Daniel (23 January 2020). "Former leader was 'dictatorial', say Boston Council Conservatives over Aaron Spencer stepping down as leader". Boston Standard. Retrieved 16 August 2026.

[4] Jaines, Daniel (23 January 2020). "Former leader was 'dictatorial', say Boston Council Conservatives over Aaron Spencer stepping down as leader". Boston Standard. Retrieved 16 August 2026.

[5] "Boston". Open Council Data. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2026.

[6] "Boston". Open Council Data. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2026.

[kf-vacancy-7] Drury, Phil (22 October 2019). "Notice of Vacancy in the Office of Councillor – Kirton and Frampton Ward" (PDF). Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2026.

[8] Drury, Phil (13 December 2019). "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2026.

[9] Drury, Phil (13 December 2019). "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2026.

[10] Sacks, Michelle (7 May 2021). "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2026.

[11] Boothroyd, David (25 November 2022). "Lib Dems back on the Island". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

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