# East Lindsey District Council elections

East Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. The district is divided into 37 wards, electing 55 councillors. The last ward boundary changes came into effect in 2015.

## Council elections

* 1973 East Lindsey District Council election
* 1976 East Lindsey District Council election
* 1979 East Lindsey District Council election
* 1983 East Lindsey District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1987 East Lindsey District Council election
* 1991 East Lindsey District Council election
* 1995 East Lindsey District Council election
* 1999 East Lindsey District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2003 East Lindsey District Council election
* 2007 East Lindsey District Council election
* 2011 East Lindsey District Council election
* 2015 East Lindsey District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2019 East Lindsey District Council election
* 2023 East Lindsey District Council election

## Results maps

* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

North Somercotes By-Election 10 July 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 247 | 50.4 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | | 174 | 35.5 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 69 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 14.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 490 | 26.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sibsey By-Election 30 October 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | | 190 | 59.4 |
| | Labour | | 130 | 40.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 320 | 15.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### 1999-2003

Ludford By-Election 24 June 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 305 | 48.2 |
| | Independent | | 147 | 23.1 |
| | Labour | | 132 | 21.0 |
| | Independent | | 49 | 7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 25.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 633 | 39.0 |
Tetney By-Election 27 June 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 241 | 62.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 148 | 38.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 389 | 21.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
Louth St Mary's By-Election 9 January 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rosalie Morrison | 243 | 36.5 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | | 229 | 34.4 | −23.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 193 | 29.0 | +29.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 665 | 40.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Tetford By-Election 14 July 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline MacKenzie | 244 | 45.8 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Shephard | 143 | 26.8 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | Giles Crust | 77 | 14.4 | −23.9 |
| | Independent | Patrick O'Neill | 69 | 12.9 | −25.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 533 | 30.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Mablethorpe East By-Election 27 April 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Howard | 213 | 42.9 | +10.2 |
| | Conservative | Charles Handley | 123 | 24.8 | +24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Parkhurst | 114 | 23.0 | −12.9 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Pain | 46 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 496 | 34.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Skegness St Clements By-Election 30 November 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Phil Kemp | 356 | 46.7 |
| | Conservative | Mike Perry | 249 | 32.7 |
| | UKIP | Chrisopher Pain | 157 | 20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 762 | 20.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sutton on Sea South By-Election 30 November 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 273 | 44.5 | +28.1 |
| | Independent | | 198 | 32.3 | −19.7 |
| | Labour | | 142 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 12.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 613 | 31.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Roughton By-Election 7 February 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jean Hill | 383 | 64.0 | +20.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Clarke | 215 | 36.0 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 28.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 598 | 32.7 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Sibsey By-Election 22 October 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Clarke | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
North Holme By-Election 17 June 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Sturman | 142 | 27.6 | +27.6 |
| | Conservative | Fran Treanor | 111 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| | BNP | Jez Boothman | 102 | 19.8 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Finch | 88 | 17.1 | −58.2 |
| | Independent | Susan Locking | 72 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 515 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Sutton on Sea North By-Election 11 October 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Mablethorpe and Sutton-on-Sea First | Steve Palmer | 330 | 54.9 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative | David Andrews | 118 | 19.6 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Joyce Taylor | 90 | 15.0 | +4.5 |
| | Independent | Ian Wild | 63 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 35.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 601 | | |
| | Mablethorpe and Sutton-on-Sea First hold | Mablethorpe and Sutton-on-Sea First hold | Swing | | |
Coningsby and Tattershall By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Julia Pears | 710 | 55.1 | +55.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Avison | 578 | 44.9 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 10.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,288 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Frithville By-Election 12 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Jones | 221 | 57.6 | +23.7 |
| | UKIP | Colin Mair | 163 | 42.4 | +42.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 384 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Chapel St Leonards By-Election 3 October 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fiona Brown | 382 | 33.5 | +33.5 |
| | UKIP | Giles Crust | 228 | 20.0 | +20.0 |
| | Independent | Richard Enderby | 206 | 18.1 | +18.1 |
| | Independent | Mel Turton-Leivers | 175 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Sharpe | 149 | 13.1 | −18.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 13.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,140 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Horncastle By-Election 24 April 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Avison | 432 | 38.4 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | David Roark | 353 | 31.4 | +31.4 |
| | UKIP | Mike Beecham | 339 | 30.2 | +30.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,124 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Chapel St Leonards By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Williams | 795 | 67.4 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | Isaac Bailey | 206 | 17.5 | −25.9 |
| | Skegness Urban District Society | Ady Findley | 121 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| | Independent | Steve Walmsley | 58 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 49.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,180 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chapel St Leonards By-Election 20 January 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Evans | 436 | 62.0 | +5.4 |
| | Independent | David Fenton | 267 | 38.0 | +38.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 703 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Halton Holegate By-Election 3 March 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Taylor | 306 | 66.2 | +41.5 |
| | Labour | Keziah Wood | 156 | 33.8 | +25.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 32.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 462 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Croft By-Election 24 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carl Drury | 198 | 46.5 | N/A |
| | Skegness Urban District Society | Adrian Findley | 79 | 18.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Tucker | 75 | 17.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Paul Collins | 48 | 11.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Phil Gaskell | 21 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mark Anderson | 5 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 27.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 426 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
This ward was uncontested at the 2023 election.