South Kesteven District Council election, 2015

Map of the results of the 2015 South Kesteven District Council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey, Labour in red, UK Independence Party in purple and Lincolnshire Independents in black.

The 2015 South Kesteven District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two.^[1] The Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.^[2]

Background

After the previous election in 2011 the Conservatives remained in control of the council with 38 seats, compared to 12 independents, 6 for Labour and 1 each for the Liberal Democrats and Lincolnshire Independents.^[3][4][5] By the time of the 2015 election there were two UK Independence Party councillors, after Mike and Jean Taylor defected from the Conservatives in January 2015, following their failure to be re-selected as Conservative candidates for the council election.^[6][7] Meanwhile, in Harrowby ward the Labour councillors Ian Selby and Bruce Wells stood as independents after they were deselected by Labour.^[8]

The Conservative leader of the council Linda Neal stood down at the 2015 election, with Bob Adams being chosen to succeed her as Conservative group leader.^[9] A seat in Bourne West was vacant by the election after the death of Conservative councillor John Smith,^[10] while in Market and West Deeping ward the election was postponed until 25 June after the death of independent councillor Reg Howard.^[11][12]

Boundary changes since the 2011 election reduced the number of councillors from 58 to 56,^[1] while the number of wards declined from 34 to 30.^[13]

Election result

The Conservatives kept a large majority on the council after winning 44 of the 53 seats contested on 7 May.^[14] The three seats in Market and West Deeping elected on 25 June had two independents and one Conservative councillors elected.^[15]

The above totals include the delayed election in Market and West Deeping ward.

Ward results

Market and West Deeping delayed election

The election in Market and West Deeping ward was delayed until 25 June 2015 after the death of independent councillor Reg Howard who had been standing for re-election.^[11][12] Two of the three seats were won by independents Robert Broughton and Ashley Baxter, while Conservative Nicholas Neilson won the third seat.^[15]

References

Council elections in Lincolnshire   Current councils Lincolnshire County Council 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 Boston Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 East Lindsey District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 City of Lincoln Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 North East Lincolnshire Council 1995 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 North Kesteven District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 North Lincolnshire Council 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 South Holland District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 South Kesteven District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 West Lindsey District Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015   Former councils Holland County Council 1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished Humberside County Council 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished Kesteven County Council 1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished Lindsey County Council 1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished Boothferry Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished Cleethorpes Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished Glanford Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished Great Grimsby Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished Scunthorpe Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished See also: Wards Boundary changes

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