2023 Boston Borough Council election

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

Quick facts All 30 seats on Boston Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
2023 Boston Borough Council election
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May 4, 2023 (2023-05-04)
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All 30 seats on Boston Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
BI
CON
IND
Leader Anne Dorrian Paul Skinner N/A
Party Boston Independent Conservative Independent
Leader's seat Skirbeck Fishtoft (lost seat)
Last election Did not exist 16 seats, 45.0% 11 seats, 28.1%
Seats before 0 15[a] 13[b]
Seats after 18 5 5
Seat change Increase18 Decrease11 Decrease6
Popular vote 6,208 4,256 2,353
Percentage 41.0% 28.1% 15.5%
Swing New Party Decrease 16.9 pp Decrease 12.6 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
BR
LDM
LAB
Party Blue Revolution Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election 0 seats, 1.9% 0 seats, 0.4% 2 seats, 19.3%
Seats before 0 0 2
Seats after 1 1 0
Seat change Increase1 Increase1 Decrease2
Popular vote 901 638 455
Percentage 5.9% 4.2% 3.0%
Swing Increase 4.0 pp Increase 3.8 pp Decrease 16.3 pp
Results by ward
Leader before election

Paul Skinner
Conservative
No overall control

 Leader after election

Anne Dorrian
Boston Independent

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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, which had only been registered as a party in March 2023.[3] The Conservative leader, Paul Skinner, lost his seat.[4] Boston Independent leader, Anne Dorrian, was appointed as new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2023.[5][6]

Results summary

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2023 Boston Borough Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Boston Independent 18 18 0 Increase18 60.0 41.0 6,208
  Conservative 5 0 11 Decrease11 16.7 28.1 4,256
  Independent 5 1 7 Decrease6 16.7 15.5 2,353
  Blue Revolution 1 1 0 Increase1 3.3 5.9 901
  Liberal Democrats 1 1 0 Increase1 3.3 4.2 638
  Labour 0 0 2 Decrease2 0.0 3.0 455
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.4 217
  English Democrat 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 75
  Reform 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 43
  UKIP 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 n/a n/a
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Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election:[7][8]

Coastal

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Coastal (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Boston Independent Dale Broughton 605 64.2 +64.2
Independent Peter Bedford* 388 41.1 −4.1
Independent Judith Ann Welbourn* 326 34.6 +2.1
Conservative Susan Anita Jane Blackburn 255 27.0 +3
Turnout 943 32.83 −1.07
Registered electors 2,897
Boston Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
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Fenside

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Fenside (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Boston Independent Patricia Irene Lesley Marson 308 51.2 +51.2
Conservative Anton Dani* 209 34.7 +2
Labour Benjamin John Cook 196 32.6 +2.2
Independent Patrisha Ann Wainwright 115 19.1 −12.4
Blue Revolution Carol Julie Broomfield-Douglas 109 18.1 +2.4
Turnout 602 18.71 −3.69
Registered electors 3,229
Boston Independent gain from Labour
Conservative hold
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Fishtoft

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Fishtoft (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Boston Independent Helen Staples 952 61.6 +61.6
Boston Independent Sarah Louise Sharpe 900 58.2 +58.2
Boston Independent David Charles Scoot 800 51.7 +51.7
Conservative Jonathan Howard Noble* 473 30.6 −16
Conservative Judith Ann Skinner* 453 29.3 −29.9
Conservative Paul Anthony Skinner* 397 25.7 −27.1
Green Christopher Michael Moore 217 14.0 +14
Turnout 1,546 28.5 +2.2
Registered electors 5,450
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
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Five Villages

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Five Villages (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James William Stephen Geoff Cantwell 453 53.9 +1.9
Conservative David Andrew Brown* 446 53.1 +2.7
Boston Independent George Raoul Joseph Reid 357 42.5 +42.5
Independent Aaron Jacob Spencer* 257 30.6 +30.6
Turnout 840 27.01 −2.09
Registered electors 3,147
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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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)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Claire Rebecca Rylott 511 38.0 −6.9
Liberal Democrats Ralph Pryke 435 32.3 +32.3
Boston Independent David Arthur Middleton 426 31.6 +31.6
Boston Independent Munish Kumar 420 31.2 +31.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Mark Falloon Watson* 420 31.2 +31.2
Conservative Tracey Ann Abbott* 410 30.5 −9.7
Boston Independent Deepa Agarwal 407 30.2 +30.2
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Louise O'Connor 356 26.5 +26.5
Conservative Lana MacLennan-James 352 26.2 +26.2
Turnout 1,344 24.95 −0.25
Registered electors 5,399
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
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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)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Boston Independent Callum Jake Butler 566 55.9 +55.9
Boston Independent John Robert Baxter 471 46.5 +46.5
Conservative Thomas R. Ashton* 296 29.2 −26.2
Conservative Frank Harry Pickett* 127 12.5 −34.5
Independent Russell Hill 85 8.4 +8.4
Independent Michael James Litchfield 79 7.8 +7.8
English Democrat David Dickason 75 7.4 +7.4
Reform Marie Lisa Baxendale 43 4.2 +4.2
Turnout 1,013 35.85 +2.55
Registered electors 2,834
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
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Skirbeck

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Skirbeck (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Boston Independent Anne Monica Dorrian* 562 61.4 +61.4
Boston Independent Neil John Drayton 501 54.7 +54.7
Independent Paul Michael Gleeson 345 37.7 +37.7
Conservative Katherine Marie Chalmers* 292 31.9 +3.8
Boston Independent Dmitrij Kondratcik 264 28.8 +28.8
Liberal Democrats Karolis Stasiukenas 120 13.1 +13.1
Turnout 916 18.35 −3.95
Registered electors 5,019
Boston Independent gain from Independent
Boston Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Conservative
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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'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alison Mary Austin* 235 52.9 −19.1
Boston Independent Shafqat Bashir 146 32.9 +32.9
Independent Darron Richard Abbott 38 8.6 −12.3
Labour Andrew Barry Cook 25 5.6 −1.5
Turnout 444 24.6 −6.7
Registered electors 1,813
Independent hold
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Staniland

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Staniland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Boston Independent Barrie James Pierpoint 352 54.4 +54.4
Blue Revolution Michael William Gilbert 263 40.6 +40.6
Conservative Matthew Alan Barnes 230 35.5 +5.5
Conservative Deborah Evans* 229 35.4 −3.8
Turnout 647 22.77 −3.43
Registered electors 2,855
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Blue Revolution gain from Independent
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Station

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Station
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Boston Independent Lina Savickiene 98 37.4 +37.4
Blue Revolution Gavin Stewart Lee 89 34.0 +9.8
Conservative Adriaan Vickery 75 28.6 +12.4
Turnout 262 18.86 −3.94
Registered electors 1,405
Boston Independent gain from Labour
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Swineshead and Holland Fen

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Swineshead and Holland Fen (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Boston Independent Suzanne Welberry 722 71.8 +71.8
Conservative Stuart Russell Evans 474 47.1 −23.6
Labour Tracy Ann Pomfret 234 23.3 −0.8
Blue Revolution Tristan Thomas William Gilbert 114 11.3 +11.3
Turnout 1,006 30.12 +4.62
Registered electors 3,340
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
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Trinity

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Trinity (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Boston Independent Emma Jayne Cresswell 460 50.5 +50.5
Boston Independent Jyothi Arayambath 381 41.8 +41.8
Conservative Yvonne Jennifer Stevens* 380 41.7 −5.2
Conservative Martin Alexander Griggs* 343 37.7 −7.8
Blue Revolution Christopher Dorrington 139 15.3 +15.3
Turnout 911 27.72 −0.08
Registered electors 3,286
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
Boston Independent gain from Conservative
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West

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West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen Victor Woodliffe* 380 72.1 +27.8
Conservative Paula Ashleigh-Morris 147 27.9 −6.9
Turnout 527 30.28 −3.22
Registered electors 1,747
Independent hold
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Witham

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Witham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Boston Independent Andrew Robert Izard 349 54.2 +54.2
Boston Independent Sandeep Ghosh 276 42.9 +42.9
Conservative Maria Elzbieta Dani 211 32.8 +4.9
Blue Revolution Andrea Patricia Keal 114 17.7 +17.7
Independent Neill John Hastie* 87 13.5 −23.8
Blue Revolution Richard Thornalley 63 9.8 +9.8
Turnout 644 21.61 −3.49
Registered electors 3,022
Boston Independent gain from Independent
Boston Independent gain from UKIP
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Wyberton

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Wyberton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard William Austin* 423 47.1 −11.7
Boston Independent Christopher Kenneth Mountain 305 34.0 +34
Boston Independent Rachael Lynne Gibbons 268 29.8 +29.8
Conservative Andrew Nicholas Jordan Elms 250 27.8 −6.2
Independent Sue Ransome 183 20.4 −14
Liberal Democrats Jason Stevenson 83 9.2 +9.2
Blue Revolution Charlotte Louise Halderson 73 8.1 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Sandra Janet Watson 66 7.3 +7.3
Turnout 898 24.13 −4.77
Registered electors 3,730
Independent hold
Boston Independent gain from Independent
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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.

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