Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 30 councillors are elected from 15 wards.
Since the first election to the councils in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973 – 2007 | |
Boston Bypass Independents | 2007 – 2011 | |
Conservatives | 2011 – 2015 | |
No overall control | 2015 – 2019 | |
Conservatives | 2019 – present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 495 | 57.5 | |||
Independent | 142 | 16.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 118 | 13.7 | |||
Labour | 106 | 12.3 | |||
Majority | 353 | 41.0 | |||
Turnout | 861 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 363 | 59.0 | |||
Labour | 252 | 41.0 | |||
Majority | 111 | 18.0 | |||
Turnout | 615 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 580 | 66.8 | |||
Labour | 288 | 33.2 | |||
Majority | 292 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 868 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 181 | 34.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 158 | 30.0 | |||
Independent | 141 | 26.8 | |||
Labour | 47 | 8.9 | |||
Majority | 23 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 527 | 19.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 116 | 43.3 | |||
Labour | 96 | 35.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 33 | 12.3 | |||
Independent | 23 | 8.6 | |||
Majority | 20 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 268 | 19.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 182 | 38.1 | |||
Labour | 149 | 31.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 147 | 30.8 | |||
Majority | 33 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 478 | 32.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Gall | 316 | 33.1 | +16.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Dodson | 310 | 32.5 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Terence Taylor | 254 | 26.6 | -25.3 | |
UKIP | Don Ransome | 75 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 955 | 20.5 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
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 |
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 | 663 | 25.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Singleton-McGuire | 344 | 30.9 | -1.6 | |
Boston Bypass Independents | David Durrant | 306 | 27.5 | -32.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ossy Snell | 213 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
BNP | David Owens | 119 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
UKIP | Felicity Ransome | 88 | 7.9 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Pam Imlah | 44 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 38 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,114 | 37.3 | -4.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Boston Bypass Independents | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | David Owens | 279 | 42.6 | +42.6 | |
Boston Bypass Independents | Carl Smith | 141 | 21.5 | -21.8 | |
Conservative | Paul Mould | 119 | 18.2 | -0.1 | |
Labour | Norman Hart | 69 | 10.5 | -13.2 | |
UKIP | Cyril Wakefield | 24 | 3.7 | -11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gavin Carrington | 23 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 138 | 21.1 | |||
Turnout | 655 | 22.1 | -0.5 | ||
BNP gain from Boston Bypass Independents | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Brotherton | 490 | 42.2 | +8.9 | |
Boston Bypass Independents | Carl Smith | 243 | 20.9 | -45.7 | |
UKIP | Sue Ransome | 230 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
Independent | Frank Martin | 122 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Leonard | 75 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 247 | 21.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,160 | 31.7 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Myles Larrington | 110 | 32.4 | -16.7 | |
Labour | Paul Kenny | 76 | 22.4 | +13.0 | |
UKIP | Felicity Ransome | 59 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Boston Bypass Independents | Trevor Page | 53 | 15.6 | -26.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Sheridan-Shinn | 42 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Majority | 34 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 340 | 27.4 | +0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Stuart Ashton | 204 | 39.2 | -17.8 | |
Independent | Maggie Peberdy | 139 | 26.7 | -2.2 | |
Conservative | Claire Rylott | 126 | 24.2 | +24.2 | |
UKIP | Sue Ransome | 32 | 6.2 | -7.9 | |
Labour | Mike Sheridan-Shinn | 19 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 65 | 12.5 | |||
Turnout | 520 | 35.6 | -13.2 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Bob Mcauley | 376 | 44.4 | +44.4 | |
Labour | Pam Kenny | 202 | 23.8 | -2.5 | |
Independent | Robert Lauberts | 145 | 17.1 | +17.1 | |
Conservative | Carl Richmond | 124 | 14.6 | -16.3 | |
Majority | 174 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 847 | 29.9 | -5.4 | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Tiggs Keywood-Wainwright | 162 | 39.4 | +39.4 | |
Conservative | Dan Elkington | 87 | 21.2 | +21.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Taylor | 87 | 21.2 | +11.4 | |
Labour | Ben Cook | 75 | 18.2 | -8.0 | |
Majority | 75 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 411 | 13.7 | -11.2 | ||
UKIP gain from English Democrat | Swing |