# 2013 Lincolnshire County Council election

An election to Lincolnshire County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections. 77 electoral divisions returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 2009. No elections were held in North Lincolnshire or North East Lincolnshire, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.

## Summary

The election saw the Conservative Party lose overall control of the council. The party previously enjoyed a sizable majority, holding around three quarters of the seats. After the election, the Conservatives found themselves 6 seats short of an overall majority; the UK Independence Party was the council's second biggest party, with 16 seats. The Conservative group negotiated a coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats, whereby there was one Liberal Democrat cabinet member. UKIP replaced the Liberal Democrats as the council's official opposition.
UKIP lost six of its councillors to defections shortly after the election, and as a result Labour became the official opposition.

## Results

Lincolnshire County Council election, 2013 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 36 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 46.75 | 35.75 | 58,119 | −29,645 |
| UKIP | 16 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 20.78 | 24.17 | 39,289 | +33,681 |
| Labour | 12 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 15.58 | 18.40 | 29,919 | +9,720 |
| Lincolnshire Independent | 8 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 10.39 | 11.34 | 18,428 | +794 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 3.90 | 4.36 | 7,093 | −29,392 |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.60 | 5.43 | 8,831 | −1,110 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 | 435 | −6,109 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 323 | New |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 136 | −974 |
| English People's Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |

## Results by electoral division
### Boston
#### Boston Coastal

Boston Coastal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Felicity Ransome | 826 | 45.7 | 20.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Bedford | 730 | 40.4 | −14.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Gleeson | 249 | 13.8 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,808 | 31.2 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### Boston East

Boston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Sue Ransom | 675 | 40.9 | 40.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Kenny | 336 | 20.4 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Mike Gilbert | 313 | 19.0 | −18.8 |
| | Independent | Anne Dorrian | 164 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Richard Dungworth | 156 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,649 | 24.7 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### Boston Fishtoft

Boston Fishtoft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Elizabeth Ransome | 837 | 35.1 | 35.1 |
| | Independent | Ossy Snell | 736 | 30.9 | 30.9 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Singleton-McGuire | 606 | 25.4 | −25.5 |
| | Labour | Mike Sheridan-Shinn | 197 | 8.3 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,383 | 31.1 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### Boston North West

Boston North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Tiggs Keywood-Wainwright | 708 | 43.6 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrea Jenkyns | 378 | 23.3 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Goodale | 285 | 17.5 | 6.2 |
| | Independent | Carol Ann Taylor | 248 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,624 | 23.3 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### Boston Rural

Boston Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Brookes | 1,163 | 45.5 | 10.6 |
| | UKIP | Jodie Sutton | 1,050 | 41.1 | 19.0 |
| | Labour | Norman Hart | 336 | 13.2 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,554 | 27.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

#### Boston South

Boston South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Alison Austin | 889 | 42.7 | 42.7 |
| | UKIP | Don Ransome | 786 | 37.7 | 15.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Skinner | 310 | 14.9 | −21.8 |
| | Labour | Jan Finch | 92 | 4.4 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,083 | 33.3 | |
| | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### Boston West

Boston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Bob McAuley | 806 | 44.6 | 26.2 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Gunter | 344 | 19.0 | −7.7 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Robert Lauberts | 338 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| | Labour | Pam Kenny | 310 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | 30.2 | |
| | UKIP gain from Boston Bypass Independents | UKIP gain from Boston Bypass Independents | Swing | | |

### East Lindsey
#### Alford and Sutton

Alford and Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Steve Palmer | 872 | 34.9 | 34.9 |
| | Conservative | Graham Marsh | 813 | 32.6 | −11.4 |
| | UKIP | Luke Thompson | 498 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| | Labour | Fiona Brown | 301 | 12.1 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,495 | 34 | |
| | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### Horncastle and Tetford

Horncastle and Tetford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Aron Bill | 1,378 | 44.3 | 8.6 |
| | Conservative | William Grover | 690 | 22.2 | −13.4 |
| | UKIP | Neil Parnham | 642 | 20.6 | 20.6 |
| | Labour | Janet Lister | 208 | 6.7 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | Richard Barker | 188 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,109 | 38 | |
| | Lincolnshire Independent hold | Lincolnshire Independent hold | Swing | | |

#### Ingoldmells Rural

Ingoldmells Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Davie | 1,364 | 52.0 | 3.4 |
| | Labour | Graham Archer | 779 | 29.7 | 16.2 |
| | Independent | Giles Crust | 459 | 17.5 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,622 | 35 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

#### Louth Marsh

Louth Marsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Daniel McNally | 976 | 38.2 | 38.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Palmer | 784 | 30.7 | −34.5 |
| | Independent | Terry Knowles | 519 | 20.3 | 20.3 |
| | Labour | Stuart Jameson | 269 | 10.5 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,555 | 38 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### Louth North

Louth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Dodds | 857 | 46.7 | 32.3 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Watson | 534 | 29.1 | −22.8 |
| | UKIP | Mike Beecham | 278 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Daniel Simpson | 118 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Dobbie | 42 | 2.3 | −18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,835 | 34 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### Louth Rural North

Louth Rural North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Bridges | 783 | 40.8 | −22.7 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Edward Mossop | 555 | 28.9 | 28.9 |
| | Labour | Laura Stephenson | 298 | 15.5 | 4.7 |
| | Independent | Jean Johnson | 273 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,919 | 30 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

#### Louth South

Louth South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hough | 1,002 | 40.5 | 4.5 |
| | Independent | Jill Makinson-Sanders | 651 | 26.3 | 26.3 |
| | UKIP | David Axton | 424 | 17.1 | 17.1 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Turner | 390 | 15.8 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,473 | 34 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Louth Wolds

Louth Wolds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugo Marfleet | 1,193 | 53.4 | 5.7 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Brian Burnett | 586 | 26.2 | 0.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Preen | 273 | 12.2 | 7.0 |
| | BNP | John Atty | 176 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,236 | 36 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

#### Mablethorpe

Mablethorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Anne Reynolds | 802 | 33.6 | 33.6 |
| | Labour | Tony Howard | 767 | 32.1 | 5.5 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Terence Brown | 414 | 17.3 | −13.5 |
| | Conservative | Graham Gooding | 401 | 16.8 | −16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,388 | 38 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### Skegness North

Skegness North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Dean Hunter-Clark | 843 | 41.3 | 18.6 |
| | Labour | Brenda Futers | 632 | 31.0 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Smith | 561 | 27.5 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,042 | 29 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### Skegness South

Skegness South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Robin Hunter-Clarke | 633 | 35.5 | 15.2 |
| | Conservative | Ken Milner | 583 | 32.7 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Danny Brookes | 483 | 27.1 | 9.6 |
| | BNP | Robert Ashton | 77 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,782 | 28 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### West Lindsey
#### Ancholme Cliff

Ancholme Cliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Strange | 1,142 | 55.0 |
| | UKIP | Nigel Wright | 582 | 28.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Skye | 180 | 8.7 |
| | Labour | Thornton Moore | 174 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,078 | 32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |