# South Holland District Council elections

South Holland District Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2007 the council has comprised 37 councillors representing 18 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.

## Council elections

* 1973 South Holland District Council election
* 1976 South Holland District Council election
* 1979 South Holland District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 South Holland District Council election
* 1987 South Holland District Council election
* 1991 South Holland District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 South Holland District Council election
* 1999 South Holland District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2003 South Holland District Council election
* 2007 South Holland District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2011 South Holland District Council election
* 2015 South Holland District Council election
* 2019 South Holland District Council election
* 2023 South Holland District Council election

## Election results

| | Overall control | | Conservative | | Labour | | Lincolnshire Independents | | UKIP | | SH Independents | | Independent |
| 2023 | Conservative | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | Conservative | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2015 | Conservative | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011 | Conservative | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2007 | Conservative | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2003 | Conservative | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |

## District result maps

* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-elections
### 2003-2007

Spalding St John's By-Election 19 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | | 349 | 43.6 | +43.6 |
| | Conservative | | 270 | 33.7 | −23.1 |
| | Independent | | 182 | 22.7 | +22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 801 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Moulton, Weston and Cowbit By-Election 2 April 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rodney Grocock | 937 | 81.1 | +28.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Ramkaran | 219 | 18.9 | +18.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 801 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Fleet By-Election 2 August 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Coupland | 285 | 55.0 | −3.9 |
| | Independent | Val Gemmell | 233 | 45.0 | +45.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 10.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 518 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Long Sutton By-Election 2 August 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andrew Tennant | 946 | 55.5 | +55.5 |
| | Conservative | Jack Tyrrell | 757 | 44.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,703 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Whaplode and Holbeach St John's By-Election 16 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Whitbourn | 541 | 78.0 | +21.3 |
| | Labour | Jennie Thomas | 153 | 22.0 | +22.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 55.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 694 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Donington, Quadring and Gosberton By-Election 3 May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Wray | 1,021 | 67.5 | +10.0 |
| | Independent | Terri Cornwell | 185 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Oakman | 169 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| | Labour | Jennie Thomas | 138 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 836 | 55.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,513 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Spalding Monks House By-Election 8 December 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Timewell | 375 | 50.8 | +27.2 |
| | SH Independents | Sam Chauhan | 363 | 49.2 | +49.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 738 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Spalding St Paul's By-Election 9 November 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Timewell (elected by drawing of lots) | 155 | 24.9 |
| | SH Independents | Vanessa Browning | 155 | 24.9 |
| | True Independent | Stephen Timewell | 132 | 21.2 |
| | Labour | Aidan Forman | 108 | 17.3 |
| | Independent | Julian Wheeler | 73 | 11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 623 | |
| | Conservative gain from SH Independents | Conservative gain from SH Independents | Swing | |