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.
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973–2007 | |
Boston Bypass Independents | 2007–2011 | |
Conservative | 2011–2015 | |
No overall control | 2015–2019 | |
Conservative | 2019–present |
The leaders of the council since 2006 have been:[2]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joyce Dobson | Conservative | 2006 | ||
Mary Wright | Conservative | 18 May 2006 | 6 May 2007 | |
Richard Austin | Boston Bypass Independents | 24 May 2007 | 25 May 2011 | |
Peter Bedford | Conservative | 25 May 2011 | 15 May 2017 | |
Michael Cooper | Conservative | 15 May 2017 | 15 Jul 2019 | |
Aaron Spencer | Conservative | 15 Jul 2019 | 20 Jan 2020 | |
Paul Skinner | Conservative | 3 Feb 2020 |
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 Co-op | 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 |