Boston local elections

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Boston Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

No overall control 1973 -

[edit] Council elections

Boston Council election 1999

Boston Council election 2003

[edit] By-election results

Swineshead By-Election 27 February 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		495	66.6
	Independent		142	19.1
	Liberal Democrats		118	15.2
	Labour		106	14.3
Majority			353	47.5
Turnout			861
	Independent hold		Swing

Kirton By-Election 11 December 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		363	59.0	+34.1
	Labour		252	41.0	+6.7
Majority			111	18.0
Turnout			615
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

West By-Election 2 July 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		580	66.8	+43.0
	Labour		288	31.2	-0.3
Majority			292	35.6
Turnout			868
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Kirton By-Election 17 February 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		181	34.4	-3.9
	Liberal Democrats		158	30.0	+30.0
	Independent		141	26.8	-11.9
	Labour		47	8.9	-14.2
Majority			23	4.4
Turnout			527	19.2
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Pilgrim By-Election 26 October 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		116	43.3	+0.4
	Labour		96	35.8	-21.3
	Liberal Democrats		33	12.3	+12.3
	Independent		23	8.5	+8.5
Majority			20	7.5
Turnout			268	19.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

South By-Election 22 February 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		182	37.9	-0.8
	Labour		149	31.2	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats		147	30.8	-0.8
Majority			32	6.7
Turnout			478	32.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Staniland South By-Election 1 April 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		330	46.0
	Conservative		251	35.0
	Independent		137	19.1
Majority			79	11.0
Turnout			718	26.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Fishtoft By-Election 14 July 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		316	33.1	+16.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Dodson	310	32.5	+0.9
	Conservative		254	26.6	-25.3
	UKIP		75	7.8	+7.8
Majority			6	0.6
Turnout			955	20.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kirton By-Election 2 February 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Rylatt	505	72.8	+30.5
	Labour	Catrina Holstead	104	15.0	-2.5
	Independent	John Fitzgerald	85	12.2	-28.0
Majority			401	57.8
Turnout			694	20.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Leake & Wrangle By-Election 6 April 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Pickett	366	55.2	-12.8
	UKIP	Sue Ransome	115	17.3	+2.6
	Labour	Clive Marshall	99	14.9	+14.9
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Appleby	83	12.5	+12.5
Majority			251	37.9
Turnout			647	25.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fishtoft By-Election 6 July 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Singleton-McGuire	495	44.7	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Chapman	428	38.7	-2.1
	UKIP	John Flynn	184	16.6	+16.6
Majority			67	6.0
Turnout			1,107	23.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] External links

• Boston Council