# Lincolnshire County Council elections

Lincolnshire County Council in England is elected every four years.

## Council elections

* 1973 Lincolnshire County Council election
* 1977 Lincolnshire County Council election
* 1981 Lincolnshire County Council election (boundary changes)
* 1985 Lincolnshire County Council election
* 1989 Lincolnshire County Council election
* 1993 Lincolnshire County Council election
* 1997 Lincolnshire County Council election
* 2001 Lincolnshire County Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 1)
* 2005 Lincolnshire County Council election
* 2009 Lincolnshire County Council election
* 2013 Lincolnshire County Council election
* 2017 Lincolnshire County Council election
* 2021 Lincolnshire County Council election
* 2025 Lincolnshire County Council election

## County result maps

* 1981 results map
* 1985 results map
* 1989 results map
* 1993 results map
* 1997 results map
* 2001 results map
* 2005 results map
* 2009 results map
* 2013 results map
* 2017 results map
* 2021 results map

## By-election results
### 1997–2001

Boston Rural South By-Election 23 September 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 449 | 46.8 | −19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 354 | 36.9 | +36.9 |
| | Labour | | 156 | 16.3 | −17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 959 | 13.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gainsborough North By-Election 18 November 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 296 | 46.9 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | | 212 | 33.6 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | | 105 | 16.6 | −18.5 |
| | Independent | | 18 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 13.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 631 | 13.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2001–2005

Lincoln Boultham By-Election 11 July 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 524 | 45.9 | −17.4 |
| | Independent | | 339 | 29.7 | +17.3 |
| | Conservative | | 235 | 20.6 | +0.0 |
| | Green | | 44 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,142 | 20.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2005–2009

Boston Coastal By-Election 6 April 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bedford | 800 | 57.9 | +10.3 |
| | UKIP | Sue Ransome | 217 | 15.7 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Kenny | 205 | 14.8 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Albert Tebbs | 160 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 42.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,382 | 25.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bourne Castle By-Election 6 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Farquharson | 657 | 44.6 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Trevor Holmes | 435 | 29.5 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Fitzgerald | 255 | 17.3 | −8.7 |
| | UKIP | Jamie Corney | 127 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 15.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,474 | 23.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Heighington and Washingborough By-Election 15 November 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clive Oxby | 877 | 61.8 | +14.5 |
| | Labour | Darren Hopewell | 206 | 14.5 | −26.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Harris | 137 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| | BNP | Michael Clayton | 126 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| | UKIP | Steven Pearson | 52 | 3.7 | −7.6 |
| | Independent | Victor Sahunta | 21 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 671 | 47.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,419 | 26.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Louth Wolds By-Election 31 July 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugo Marfleet | 1,013 | 49.9 | +13.5 |
| | Independent | Daniel Simpson | 361 | 17.8 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Needham | 304 | 15.0 | −18.4 |
| | BNP | Robert West | 219 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | Michael Preen | 75 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | UKIP | Barry Gleeson | 59 | 2.9 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 652 | 32.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,031 | 31.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bourne Abbey By-Election 2 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Woolley | 760 | 41.4 | −12.9 |
| | Independent | Helen Powell | 355 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| | BNP | David Owens | 239 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Labour | Roberta Britton | 202 | 11.0 | −34.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Morris | 198 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | Green | Ashley Baxter | 42 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | UKIP | Peter Oldham | 41 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 22.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,837 | 21.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2009–2013

Boston North West By-Election 15 October 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrea Jenkyns | 597 | 38.7 | +13.2 |
| | BNP | David Owens | 581 | 37.7 | +17.1 |
| | Labour | Pam Kenny | 204 | 13.2 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Shriden-Shinn | 160 | 10.4 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,542 | 21.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sleaford West and Leasingham By-Election 13 October 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hagues | 614 | 43.0 | −2.4 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | David Suiter | 454 | 31.8 | +31.8 |
| | Labour | Jim Clarke | 315 | 22.1 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Harding-Price | 45 | 3.2 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 11.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,428 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lincoln East By-Election 2 August 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robin Renshaw | 563 | 48.8 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | Simon Parr | 314 | 27.2 | −11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bishop | 95 | 8.2 | −18.5 |
| | UKIP | Pat Nurse | 79 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | TUSC | Nick Parker | 79 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | English Democrat | Elliot Fountain | 24 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,154 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Nettleham and Saxilby By-Election 6 September 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jackie Brockway | 1,026 | 43.4 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Shaw | 600 | 25.4 | −35.1 |
| | UKIP | Howard Thompson | 266 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Coupland | 257 | 10.9 | +5.4 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | David Watson | 196 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| | English Democrat | Elliot Fountain | 21 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,366 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2013–2017

Scotter Rural By-Election 19 December 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rollings | 726 | 49.2 | +26.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Butroid | 348 | 23.6 | −18.4 |
| | UKIP | Nick Smith | 264 | 17.9 | −7.1 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Chris Darcel | 137 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 25.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,475 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Stamford North By-Election 11 December 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Robert Foulkes | 400 | 31.5 | +31.5 |
| | Labour | Mark Ashberry | 268 | 21.1 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Lee | 261 | 20.6 | −11.0 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Max Sawyer | 199 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harrish Bisnauthsing | 142 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,270 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Grantham Barrowby By-Election 2 July 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Whittington | 579 | 49.5 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | Rob Shorrock | 257 | 22.0 | −7.9 |
| | UKIP | Maureen Simon | 179 | 15.3 | +15.3 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Mike Williams | 155 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 27.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,170 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2021–2025

Colsterworth Rural By-Election 24 February 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Vernon | 986 | 59.6 | −17.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harrish Bisnauthsing | 277 | 16.8 | +16.8 |
| | Labour | Stuart Fawcett | 269 | 16.3 | −6.9 |
| | Green | Mike Turner | 121 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 709 | 42.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,653 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Spalding West By-Election 8 December 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SH Independents | Manzur Hasan | 676 | 63.2 | −17.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Redgate | 393 | 36.8 | +17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 26.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,069 | | |
| | SH Independents hold | SH Independents hold | Swing | | |
Eagle and Hykeham West By-Election 4 May 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Briggs | 759 | 32.5 | −31.3 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Charles Overton | 470 | 20.1 | +20.1 |
| | Labour | Calum Watt | 439 | 18.8 | +4.4 |
| | Independent | Nikki Dillon | 299 | 12.8 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Richardson | 178 | 7.6 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Sally Horscroft | 103 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Reform UK | Nicola Smith | 75 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | Charles Shaw | 10 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,333 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Carholme By-Election 14 September 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Murray | 896 | 48.0 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Brown | 680 | 36.4 | +32.5 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hulme | 150 | 8.0 | −16.4 |
| | TUSC | Nick Parker | 74 | 4.0 | +2.3 |
| | Reform UK | Jane Smith | 66 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,866 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Grantham North By-Election 9 November 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Martin | 762 | 39.2 | −31.6 |
| | Independent | Tim Harrison | 446 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Cook | 380 | 19.6 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Anne Gayfer | 193 | 9.9 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nat Sweet | 87 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| | Independent | Dean Ward | 74 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,942 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Park By-Election 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debbie Armiger | 1,054 | 45.2 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Christopher | 656 | 28.1 | +11.2 |
| | Reform UK | Jane Smith | 212 | 9.1 | +5.7 |
| | Green | Sally Horscroft | 192 | 8.2 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Charlie Rogers | 148 | 6.3 | −14.8 |
| | TUSC | Emma Knight | 48 | 2.1 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | Charles Shaw | 22 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,332 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |