# 2021 North East Lincolnshire Council election

The 2021 North East Lincolnshire Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of North East Lincolnshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 14 seats were up for election, and the Conservatives retained overall control.
These elections were due to take place in 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Results by party

North East Lincolnshire Council Election Result 2021 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 31 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 73.81 | 60.31 | 17.341 | +31.13 |
| Labour | 8 | 0 | -7 | -7 | 19.05 | 25.55 | 7,347 | -10.11 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 7.14 | 5.53 | 1,590 | -5.30 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.83 | 1,101 | +3.83 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.98 | 569 | -1.10 |
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.75 | 502 | +1.75 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.98 | 282 | -17.81 |
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 21 | +0.07 |

## Council composition

Following the last election in 2019, the composition of the council was:
| 23 | 15 | 4 |
| Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 31 | 8 | 3 |
| Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem |

## Ward results
### Croft Baker

Croft Baker (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Donald Reynolds | 1,083 | 46.38 | +30.28 |
| | Labour | Kathryn Helen Wheatley* | 723 | 30.96 | −9.54 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Horobin | 407 | 17.43 | +3.03 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Jill Andrea Parkinson | 88 | 3.77 | |
| | TUSC | Julian Darren Best | 34 | 1.46 | −0.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 15.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,335 | 27.86 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### East Marsh

East Marsh (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Rudd (elected to 2024) | 788 | 60.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Dawn Aisthorpe (elected to 2023) | 671 | 51.85 |
| | Labour | Karl Andrew Quibell | 211 | 16.31 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Mary Hogan | 195 | 15.07 |
| | Independent | Lee Coulbeck | 159 | 12.29 |
| | Independent | Billy M Dasein | 159 | 12.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 19.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Only one seat was due to be contested, however a seat next due up for election in 2023 was also up for election due to a vacancy.

### Freshney

Freshney (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tanya Brasted | 1,105 | 56.96 | +35.46 |
| | Labour | Cliff Barber* | 758 | 39.07 | −9.83 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Timothy John Shaw | 41 | 2.11 | |
| | TUSC | Daryl Marc Clifford | 36 | 1.86 | +0.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 17.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,940 | 27.10 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Haverstoe

Haverstoe (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Parkinson | 2,094 | 71.86 | +9.96 |
| | Labour | Ian Stuart Rodwell | 519 | 17.81 | −3.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katie Teakle | 247 | 8.48 | −0.02 |
| | TUSC | Phil Tuplin | 54 | 1.85 | −1.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,575 | 54.05 | +13.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,914 | 37.04 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Heneage

Heneage (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Smith | 931 | 50.08 | +32.88 |
| | Labour | Emma Louise Clough | 734 | 39.48 | −7.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Driver | 73 | 3.93 | −3.97 |
| | TUSC | David Bolton | 64 | 3.44 | +0.94 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Trevor Anthony Francis | 57 | 3.07 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 10.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,859 | 23.43 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Humberston and New Waltham

Humberston and New Waltham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hayden Alexander Dawkins | 2,242 | 76.52 | +23.12 |
| | Labour | Ian Keith Townsend | 553 | 18.87 | +0.17 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Warren Peter Jolly | 97 | 3.31 | |
| | TUSC | Dave Mitchell | 38 | 1.30 | +0.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,689 | 57.65 | +29.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,930 | 31.28 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Immingham

Immingham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Georgina Erin Astbury | 1,144 | 48.11 | +7.91 |
| | Labour | David Aaron Watson* | 721 | 30.32 | −11.98 |
| | Independent | Dan Turner | 273 | 11.48 | |
| | Independent | Dave Barton | 211 | 8.87 | |
| | TUSC | Nathan Roy Newton | 29 | 1.22 | −9.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 17.79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,378 | 27.15 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Park

Park (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Wescott | 1,444 | 52.82 | +33.62 |
| | Labour | Kevin Gregory Shutt | 676 | 24.72 | +2.82 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Michael De Freitas | 450 | 16.46 | −15.74 |
| | TUSC | Angela Heather Greenfield | 68 | 2.49 | +1.09 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Alan Blake | 57 | 2.08 | −18.72 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Neil Andrew Lobley | 39 | 1.43 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 768 | 28.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,734 | 31.35 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Scartho

Scartho (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Leslie Croft (elected until 2024) | 1,739 | 61.36 |
| | Conservative | Ron Shepherd (elected until 2022) | 1,578 | 55.68 |
| | Labour | Robson Augusta | 740 | 26.11 |
| | Independent | Jim Slattery | 187 | 6.60 |
| | TUSC | Val Pow | 103 | 3.63 |
| | UKIP | John Matthew Stockton | 99 | 3.49 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Natalie Louise Woods | 88 | 3.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.14 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Only one seat was due to be contested, however a seat next due up for election in 2022 was also up for election due to the resignation of Lia Nici (Conservative).

### Sidney Sussex

Sidney Sussex (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Malcolm Robinson | 790 | 48.73 | +34.43 |
| | Labour | Gaynor Rogers* | 618 | 38.12 | −7.58 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Angela Smith | 92 | 5.68 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Les Bonner | 74 | 4.57 | −0.23 |
| | TUSC | Mark Patrick Gee | 47 | 2.90 | −1.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 10.61 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,621 | 20.20 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### South

South (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul David Batson | 628 | 44.48 | +29.68 |
| | Labour | Sheldon James Mill | 533 | 37.75 | −15.95 |
| | UKIP | Jane Elizabeth Bramley | 126 | 8.92 | −19.48 |
| | Independent | Loyd Layton Emmerson | 112 | 7.93 | |
| | TUSC | Val O'Flynn | 13 | 0.92 | −2.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 6.73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,412 | 16.74 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Yarborough

Yarborough (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martyn Lewis Sandford | 1,104 | 57.71 | +36.11 |
| | Labour | Edward Thomas Peter Kaczmarek | 561 | 29.32 | −18.98 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Stephen | 144 | 7.53 | |
| | TUSC | Kieran Ian Barlow | 83 | 4.34 | +2.44 |
| | SDP | Tim Mellors | 21 | 1.10 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | 28.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,913 | 22.73 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Park

Park: 17 February 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marian Boyd | 715 | 38.8 | −14.0 |
| | Labour | Kevin Shutt | 578 | 31.4 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Aisthorpe | 478 | 26.0 | +9.5 |
| | TUSC | Dave Mitchell | 70 | 3.8 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 7.4 | −20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,841 | 21.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.4 | |