# Boston Borough Council elections

Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 30 councillors are elected from 15 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Boston Borough Council election
* 1976 Boston Borough Council election
* 1979 Boston Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Boston Borough Council election
* 1987 Boston Borough Council election
* 1991 Boston Borough Council election
* 1995 Boston Borough Council election
* 1999 Boston Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by two)
* 2003 Boston Borough Council election
* 2007 Boston Borough Council election
* 2011 Boston Borough Council election
* 2015 Boston Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by two)
* 2019 Boston Borough Council election
* 2023 Boston Borough Council election

## Election results

| | Overall control | | Conservative | | Labour | | Lib Dems | | UKIP | | English Democrats | | Boston Bypass Independents | | Boston Independent | | Independent |
| 2023 | Boston Independent | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Conservative | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | NOC | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | Conservative | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | Boston Bypass Independents | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | NOC | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |

## Borough result maps

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

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

Swineshead By-Election 27 February 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | | 495 | 57.5 |
| | Independent | | 142 | 16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 118 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | | 106 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 41.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 861 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Kirton By-Election 11 December 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 363 | 59.0 |
| | Labour | | 252 | 41.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 615 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
West By-Election 2 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 580 | 66.8 |
| | Labour | | 288 | 33.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 33.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 868 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### 1999-2003

Kirton By-Election 17 February 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 181 | 34.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 158 | 30.0 |
| | Independent | | 141 | 26.8 |
| | Labour | | 47 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 527 | 19.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
Pilgrim By-Election 26 October 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 116 | 43.3 |
| | Labour | | 96 | 35.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 33 | 12.3 |
| | Independent | | 23 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 268 | 19.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
South By-Election 22 February 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 182 | 38.1 |
| | Labour | | 149 | 31.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 147 | 30.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 478 | 32.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2003-2007

Staniland South By-Election 1 April 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 330 | 46.0 |
| | Conservative | | 251 | 35.0 |
| | Independent | | 137 | 19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 718 | 26.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Fishtoft By-Election 14 July 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Gall | 316 | 33.1 | +16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Dodson | 310 | 32.5 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Terence Taylor | 254 | 26.6 | −25.3 |
| | UKIP | Don Ransome | 75 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 955 | 20.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Kirton By-Election 2 February 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rylatt | 505 | 72.8 | +30.5 |
| | Labour | Catrina Holstead | 104 | 15.0 | −2.5 |
| | Independent | John Fitzgerald | 85 | 12.2 | −28.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 57.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 694 | 20.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Old Leake & Wrangle By-Election 6 April 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Pickett | 366 | 55.2 | −12.8 |
| | UKIP | Sue Ransome | 115 | 17.3 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Clive Marshall | 99 | 14.9 | +14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Appleby | 83 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 37.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 663 | 25.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fishtoft By-Election 6 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Singleton-McGuire | 495 | 44.7 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Chapman | 428 | 38.7 | −2.1 |
| | UKIP | John Flynn | 184 | 16.6 | +16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,107 | 23.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Coastal By-Election 24 July 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Singleton-McGuire | 344 | 30.9 | −1.6 |
| | Boston Bypass Independents | David Durrant | 306 | 27.5 | −32.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ossy Snell | 213 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| | BNP | David Owens | 119 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| | UKIP | Felicity Ransome | 88 | 7.9 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Pam Imlah | 44 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,114 | 37.3 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Boston Bypass Independents | Conservative gain from Boston Bypass Independents | Swing | | |
Fenside By-Election 13 November 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | David Owens | 279 | 42.6 | +42.6 |
| | Boston Bypass Independents | Carl Smith | 141 | 21.5 | −21.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Mould | 119 | 18.2 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Norman Hart | 69 | 10.5 | −13.2 |
| | UKIP | Cyril Wakefield | 24 | 3.7 | −11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Carrington | 23 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 21.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 655 | 22.1 | −0.5 |
| | BNP gain from Boston Bypass Independents | BNP gain from Boston Bypass Independents | Swing | | |
Kirton By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Brotherton | 490 | 42.2 | +8.9 |
| | Boston Bypass Independents | Carl Smith | 243 | 20.9 | −45.7 |
| | UKIP | Sue Ransome | 230 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| | Independent | Frank Martin | 122 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Leonard | 75 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 21.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,160 | 31.7 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pilgrim By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Myles Larrington | 110 | 32.4 | −16.7 |
| | Labour | Paul Kenny | 76 | 22.4 | +13.0 |
| | UKIP | Felicity Ransome | 59 | 17.4 | +17.4 |
| | Boston Bypass Independents | Trevor Page | 53 | 15.6 | −26.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Sheridan-Shinn | 42 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 10.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 340 | 27.4 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Frampton and Holme By-Election 18 October 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Stuart Ashton | 204 | 39.2 | −17.8 |
| | Independent | Maggie Peberdy | 139 | 26.7 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Claire Rylott | 126 | 24.2 | +24.2 |
| | UKIP | Sue Ransome | 32 | 6.2 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Mike Sheridan-Shinn | 19 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 520 | 35.6 | −13.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Staniland South By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Bob Mcauley | 376 | 44.4 | +44.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Pam Kenny | 202 | 23.8 | −2.5 |
| | Independent | Robert Lauberts | 145 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | Carl Richmond | 124 | 14.6 | −16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 20.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 847 | 29.9 | −5.4 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Fenside By-Election 5 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Tiggs Keywood-Wainwright | 162 | 39.4 | +39.4 |
| | Conservative | Dan Elkington | 87 | 21.2 | +21.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Taylor | 87 | 21.2 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Ben Cook | 75 | 18.2 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 18.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 411 | 13.7 | −11.2 |
| | UKIP gain from English Democrat | UKIP gain from English Democrat | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Old Leake and Wrangle By-Election 22 February 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Ashton | 536 | 74.2 | +21.3 |
| | Labour | Joseph Pearson | 123 | 17.0 | +17.0 |
| | UKIP | Don Ransome | 50 | 6.9 | −40.2 |
| | Blue Revolution | Richard Thornalley | 13 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | 57.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 722 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Kirton and Frampton By-Election 12 December 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Brown | 2,018 | 69.9 | +35.7 |
| | Independent | Lorraine O'Connor | 453 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Taylor | 415 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,565 | 54.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,886 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Skirbeck By-Election 12 December 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Howard | 955 | 51.3 | +27.3 |
| | Labour | Jackie Barton | 437 | 23.5 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Don Jenkins | 195 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| | Independent | Sue Ransome | 112 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Stevenson | 100 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | Blue Revolution | Christopher Moore | 62 | 3.3 | −11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | 27.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,861 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Skirbeck By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Katie Chalmers | 338 | 34.5 | +10.5 |
| | Independent | Dale Broughton | 307 | 31.4 | +31.4 |
| | Labour | Jackie Barton | 210 | 21.5 | +0.0 |
| | For the People Not the Party | Christopher Moore | 88 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| | Independent | Christopher Cardwell | 36 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 979 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |