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2023 Boston Borough Council election

The 2023 Boston Borough Council election took place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 30 members of Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire, England.

2023 Boston Borough Council election
← 2019May 4, 2023 (2023-05-04)2027 →
All 30 seats on Boston Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderAnne DorrianPaul Skinner
PartyBoston IndependentConservativeIndependent
Last electionn/a16 seats, 45.0%11 seats, 28.1%
Seats before015[b]13[a]
Seats after1855
Seat changeIncrease18Decrease11Decrease6
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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PartyLiberal DemocratsBlue RevolutionLabour
Last election0 seats, 0.4%0 seats, 1.9%2 seats, 19.3%
Seats before002
Seats after110
Seat changeIncrease1Increase1Decrease2
Leader before election

Paul Skinner
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Anne Dorrian
Boston Independent

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a minority Conservative administration with support from some of the independent councillors.[2]Following the results, the council became under the control of local party, Boston Independent. The Conservative leader, Paul Skinner, lost his seat.[3] Boston Independent leader, Anne Dorrian, was appointed as new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2023.[4][5]

Results summary

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2023 Boston Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Boston Independent18180 1860.041.06,208
 Conservative5011 1116.728.14,256
 Independent517 616.715.52,353
 Blue Revolution110 13.35.9901
 Liberal Democrats110 13.34.2638
 Labour002 20.03.0455
 Green000 0.01.4217
 English Democrat000 0.00.575
 Reform UK000 0.00.343
 UKIP001 10.0n/an/a

Ward results

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The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election:[6][7]

Coastal

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Coastal (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston IndependentDale Broughton 605 64.2
IndependentPeter Bedford* 388 41.1
IndependentJudith Ann Welbourn*32634.6
ConservativeSusan Anita Jane Blackburn25527.0
Turnout94332.83
Registered electors2,897
Boston Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold

Fenside

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Fenside (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston IndependentPatricia Irene Lesley Marson 308 51.2
ConservativeAnton Dani* 209 34.7
LabourBenjamin John Cook19632.6
IndependentPatrisha Ann Wainwright11519.1
Blue RevolutionCarol Julie Broomfield-Douglas10918.1
Turnout60218.71
Registered electors3,229
Boston Independent gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Fishtoft

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Fishtoft (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston IndependentHelen Staples 952 61.6
Boston IndependentSarah Louise Sharpe 900 58.2
Boston IndependentDavid Charles Scoot 800 51.7
ConservativeJonathan Howard Noble*47330.6
ConservativeJudith Ann Skinner*45329.3
ConservativePaul Anthony Skinner*39725.7
GreenChristopher Michael Moore21714.0
Turnout1,54628.5
Registered electors5,450
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Boston Independent gain from Conservative

Five Villages

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Five Villages (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames William Stephen Geoff Cantwell 453 53.9
ConservativeDavid Andrew Brown* 446 53.1
Boston IndependentGeorge Raoul Joseph Reid35742.5
IndependentAaron Jacob Spencer*25730.6
Turnout84027.01
Registered electors3,147
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

David Brown represented Kirton and Frampton prior to the election. Aaron Spencer had been elected in 2019 as a Conservative but left the party in 2020 and sat as an independent for the remainder of his term, as did the other Conservative elected in 2019, Michael Cooper (who did not stand for re-election). Both seats shown as Conservative hold for comparison with 2019 election.

Kirton and Frampton

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Kirton and Frampton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeClaire Rebecca Rylott 511 38.0
Liberal DemocratsRalph Pryke 435 32.3
Boston IndependentDavid Arthur Middleton 426 31.6
Boston IndependentMunish Kumar42031.2
Liberal DemocratsPeter Mark Falloon Watson*42031.2
ConservativeTracey Ann Abbott*41030.5
Boston IndependentDeepa Agarwal40730.2
Liberal DemocratsLorraine Louise O'Connor35626.5
ConservativeLana MacLennan-James35226.2
Turnout1,34424.95
Registered electors5,399
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Boston Independent gain from Conservative

Tracey Abbott represented Wyberton prior to the election. Peter Watson had been an independent prior to the election but stood as a Liberal Democrat.

Old Leake and Wrangle

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Old Leake and Wrangle (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston IndependentCallum Jake Butler 566 55.9
Boston IndependentJohn Robert Baxter 471 46.5
ConservativeThomas R. Ashton*29629.2
ConservativeFrank Harry Pickett*12712.5
IndependentRussell Hill858.4
IndependentMichael James Litchfield797.8
English DemocratDavid Dickason757.4
Reform UKMarie Lisa Baxendale434.2
Turnout1,01335.85
Registered electors2,834
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Boston Independent gain from Conservative

Skirbeck

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Skirbeck (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston IndependentAnne Monica Dorrian* 562 61.4
Boston IndependentNeil John Drayton 501 54.7
IndependentPaul Michael Gleeson 345 37.7
ConservativeKatherine Marie Chalmers*29231.9
Boston IndependentDmitrij Kondratcik26428.8
Liberal DemocratsKarolis Stasiukenas12013.1
Turnout91618.35
Registered electors5,019
Boston Independent gain from Independent
Boston Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Conservative

Anne Dorrian had been an independent in 2019 but stood as a Boston Independent in 2023; seat shown as Boston Independent gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019.

St Thomas'

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St Thomas'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentAlison Mary Austin* 235 52.9
Boston IndependentShafqat Bashir14632.9
IndependentDarron Richard Abbott388.6
LabourAndrew Barry Cook255.6
Turnout44424.6
Registered electors1,813
Independent hold

Staniland

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Staniland (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston IndependentBarrie James Pierpoint 352 54.4
Blue RevolutionMichael William Gilbert 263 40.6
ConservativeMatthew Alan Barnes23035.5
ConservativeDeborah Evans*22935.4
Turnout64722.77
Registered electors2,855
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Blue Revolution gain from Independent

Station

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Station
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston IndependentLina Savickiene 98 37.4
Blue RevolutionGavin Stewart Lee8934.0
ConservativeAdriaan Vickery7528.6
Turnout26218.86
Registered electors1,405
Boston Independent gain from Labour

Swineshead and Holland Fen

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Swineshead and Holland Fen (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston IndependentSuzanne Welberry 722 71.8
ConservativeStuart Russell Evans 474 47.1
LabourTracy Ann Pomfret23423.3
Blue RevolutionTristan Thomas William Gilbert11411.3
Turnout1,00630.12
Registered electors3,340
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Trinity

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Trinity (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston IndependentEmma Jayne Cresswell 460 50.5
Boston IndependentJyothi Arayambath 381 41.8
ConservativeYvonne Jennifer Stevens*38041.7
ConservativeMartin Alexander Griggs*34337.7
Blue RevolutionChristopher Dorrington13915.3
Turnout91127.72
Registered electors3,286
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Boston Independent gain from Conservative

West

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West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentStephen Victor Woodliffe* 380 72.1
ConservativePaula Ashleigh-Morris14727.9
Turnout52730.28
Registered electors1,747
Independent hold

Witham

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Witham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Boston IndependentAndrew Robert Izard 349 54.2
Boston IndependentSandeep Ghosh 276 42.9
ConservativeMaria Elzbieta Dani21132.8
Blue RevolutionAndrea Patricia Keal11417.7
IndependentNeill John Hastie*8713.5
Blue RevolutionRichard Thornalley639.8
Turnout64421.61
Registered electors3,022
Boston Independent gain from Independent
Boston Independent gain from UKIP

Wyberton

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Wyberton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentRichard William Austin* 423 47.1
Boston IndependentChristopher Kenneth Mountain 305 34.0
Boston IndependentRachael Lynne Gibbons26829.8
ConservativeAndrew Nicholas Jordan Elms25027.8
IndependentSue Ransome18320.4
Liberal DemocratsJason Stevenson839.2
Blue RevolutionCharlotte Louise Halderson738.1
Liberal DemocratsSandra Janet Watson667.3
Turnout89824.13
Registered electors3,730
Independent hold
Boston Independent gain from Independent

Second seat shown as Boston Independent gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019; the previous incumbent, Tracey Abbott, had been elected as an independent but later joined the Conservatives. She stood for re-election in Kirton and Frampton ward instead of Wyberton in 2023.

References

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  1. ^ Of the 13 independent councillors before the election, 4 sat as the "Independent 20/20" group, led by Peter Watson (who stood as a Liberal Democrat in 2023), 4 sat as the "Welbourn, Howard and Austin Independents", led by Judith Welbourn, and the other 5 did not belong to any group.
  2. ^ Including one vacant seat at Swineshead and Holland Fen previously held by Conservative councillor Chelcei Sharman prior to her resignation in November 2022.[1]
  1. ^ Boothroyd, David (25 November 2022). "Lib Dems back on the Island". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ^ Jaines, Daniel (April 2023). "Local Elections 2023: Boston borough group leaders' campaign pledges". My Local Lincolnshire.
  3. ^ ""I'm off": Three council leaders lose seats in Lincolnshire local elections". The Lincolnite. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. ^ Jaines, Daniel (22 May 2023). "Independents confirmed as Boston leaders after historic election". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Boston result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  6. ^ "Boston Council Elections 2023". Boston Borough Council. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Your Councillors". Boston Borough Council. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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