Boston Borough Council election, 2015
Elections for Boston Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Boston, are due to be held on Thursday 7 May 2015.[1] Following recent changes to the ward boundaries, 30 councillors will be elected from 15 wards. This is on the same day as other local elections.
Composition of council seats before election
After the 2011 election, 19 councillors were Conservatives, 4 were Boston Bypass Independents, 4 were Independents, 3 were Labour and 2 were English Democrats.
Since then, the 4 Boston Bypass Independents have changed their alignment to ‘Independent’. Two Conservative councillors have become ‘unaligned’. One English Democrat resigned and UKIP won the subsequent by-election. One Conservative councillor died in office and UKIP won the subsequent by-election.
The two elected UKIP councillors later defected to the Lincolnshire Independents.
- Two councillors are classified as unaligned so, in effect, they sit as independents.
Candidates by party
Boston Borough Council has 15 wards with a total of 30 councillors. In this election, there are a total of 83 candidates standing (a decrease of 12% from the 95 candidates in the last election in 2011).
The two parties with incumbent councillors are the Conservatives and Labour. The Conservatives are standing in all wards, with a total of 26 candidates. Labour are standing 19 candidates in 12 wards. 15 Independents are standing. 11 of these are sitting councillors.
Out of the other parties standing, UKIP have 18 candidates in 30 wards, the Green Party have 4 candidates in 4 wards and the Liberal Democrats have a single candidate standing in Witham Ward.
Election results
| Boston Borough Council Election Result 2015 |
| Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
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Conservative |
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Labour |
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UKIP |
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Independent |
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Green |
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Liberal Democrat |
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Ward-by-Ward Results
Coastal Ward (2 seats)
Fenside Ward (2 seats)
| Boston Borough Council Elections 2015: Fenside Ward (2) |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Conservative |
Carol Broomfield-Douglas |
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UKIP |
Anton Dani |
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Independent |
Tiggs Keywood-Wainwright |
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Labour |
Nigel Welton |
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Fishtoft Ward (3 seats)
| Boston Borough Council Elections 2015: Fishtoft Ward (3) |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Green |
Clair Bird |
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UKIP |
Jonathan Noble |
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Conservative |
Judith Skinner |
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Conservative |
Paul Skinner |
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Independent |
Ossy Snell |
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Independent |
Helen Staples |
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Labour |
Sue Walsh |
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Five Village Ward (2 seats)
Kirton & Frampton Ward (3 seats)
| Boston Borough Council Elections 2015: Frampton & Holme Ward (3) |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Independent |
Stuart Ashton |
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Conservative |
Colin Brotherton |
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UKIP |
James Edwards |
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Labour |
Mick Gall |
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Independent |
Alan Lee |
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Conservative |
Claire Rylott |
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Old Leake & Wrangle Ward (2 seats)
| Boston Borough Council Elections 2015: Old Leake & Wrangle Ward (2) |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Conservative |
Maureen Dennis |
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Conservative |
Frank Pickett |
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UKIP |
Barrie Pierpoint |
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UKIP |
Geoff Woodhouse |
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Skirbeck Ward (3 seats)
St Thomas' Ward (1 seat)
| Boston Borough Council Elections 2015: St Thomas' Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Conservative |
Darron Abbott |
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Independent |
Alison Austin |
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UKIP |
Paul Baker |
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Independent |
Cyril Nyman |
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Labour |
Norman Walsh |
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Staniland Ward (2 seats)
Station Ward (1 seat)
| Boston Borough Council Elections 2015: Station Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Conservative |
Tristan Gilbert |
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Green |
Joe Pepper |
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UKIP |
Sue Ransome |
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Labour |
Wayne Sutcliffe |
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Swineshead & Holland Fen Ward (2 seats)
| Boston Borough Council Elections 2015: Swineshead & Holland Fen Ward (2) |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Conservative |
Michael Brookes |
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Conservative |
Paula Cooper |
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Independent |
Richard Leggott |
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UKIP |
Elizabeth Ransome |
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UKIP |
Donna Watton |
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Trinity Ward (2 seats)
| Boston Borough Council Elections 2015: Trinity Ward (2) |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Independent |
Dennis Bambridge |
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Labour |
Jan Finch |
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Labour |
Wendy Gleeson |
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Conservative |
Gordon Gregory |
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Conservative |
Gurdip Samra |
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UKIP |
Yvonne Stevens |
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West Ward (1 seat)
| Boston Borough Council Elections 2015: West Ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Labour |
Andrew Finch |
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UKIP |
Don Ransome |
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Conservative |
Stephen Woodliffe |
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Witham Ward (2 seats)
Wyberton Ward (2 seats)
| Boston Borough Council Elections 2015: Wyberton Ward (2) |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Independent |
Richard Austin |
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Independent |
Sue Bell |
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UKIP |
David Brown |
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Independent |
Pat Cooper |
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Labour |
Norman Hart |
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Conservative |
James Knowles |
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Conservative |
Sally Parker |
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