# 2023 Boston Borough Council election

The 2023 Boston Borough Council election took place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 30 members of Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire, England.
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a minority Conservative administration with support from some of the independent councillors. Following the results, the council became under the control of local party, Boston Independent, which had only been registered as a party in March 2023. The Conservative leader, Paul Skinner, lost his seat. Boston Independent leader, Anne Dorrian, was appointed as new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2023.

## Results summary

2023 Boston Borough Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Boston Independent | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 60.0 | 41.0 | 6,208 |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 16.7 | 28.1 | 4,256 |
| Independent | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 2,353 |
| Blue Revolution | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 901 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 638 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 455 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.4 | 217 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 75 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 43 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | n/a | n/a |

## Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election:

### Coastal

Coastal (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Boston Independent | Dale Broughton | 605 | 64.2 | |
| | Independent | Peter Bedford* | 388 | 41.1 | |
| | Independent | Judith Ann Welbourn* | 326 | 34.6 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Anita Jane Blackburn | 255 | 27.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 943 | 32.83 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,897 | | |
| | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Fenside

Fenside (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Boston Independent | Patricia Irene Lesley Marson | 308 | 51.2 | |
| | Conservative | Anton Dani* | 209 | 34.7 | |
| | Labour | Benjamin John Cook | 196 | 32.6 | |
| | Independent | Patrisha Ann Wainwright | 115 | 19.1 | |
| | Blue Revolution | Carol Julie Broomfield-Douglas | 109 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 602 | 18.71 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,229 | | |
| | Boston Independent gain from Labour | Boston Independent gain from Labour | Boston Independent gain from Labour | Boston Independent gain from Labour | Boston Independent gain from Labour |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Fishtoft

Fishtoft (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Boston Independent | Helen Staples | 952 | 61.6 | |
| | Boston Independent | Sarah Louise Sharpe | 900 | 58.2 | |
| | Boston Independent | David Charles Scoot | 800 | 51.7 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Howard Noble* | 473 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative | Judith Ann Skinner* | 453 | 29.3 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Anthony Skinner* | 397 | 25.7 | |
| | Green | Christopher Michael Moore | 217 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,546 | 28.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,450 | | |
| | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative |

### Five Villages

Five Villages (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James William Stephen Geoff Cantwell | 453 | 53.9 | |
| | Conservative | David Andrew Brown* | 446 | 53.1 | |
| | Boston Independent | George Raoul Joseph Reid | 357 | 42.5 | |
| | Independent | Aaron Jacob Spencer* | 257 | 30.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 840 | 27.01 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,147 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
David Brown represented Kirton and Frampton prior to the election. Aaron Spencer had been elected in 2019 as a Conservative but left the party in 2020 and sat as an independent for the remainder of his term, as did the other Conservative elected in 2019, Michael Cooper (who did not stand for re-election). Both seats shown as Conservative hold for comparison with 2019 election.

### Kirton and Frampton

Kirton and Frampton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claire Rebecca Rylott | 511 | 38.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Pryke | 435 | 32.3 | |
| | Boston Independent | David Arthur Middleton | 426 | 31.6 | |
| | Boston Independent | Munish Kumar | 420 | 31.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Mark Falloon Watson* | 420 | 31.2 | |
| | Conservative | Tracey Ann Abbott* | 410 | 30.5 | |
| | Boston Independent | Deepa Agarwal | 407 | 30.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Louise O'Connor | 356 | 26.5 | |
| | Conservative | Lana MacLennan-James | 352 | 26.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,344 | 24.95 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,399 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
| | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative |
Tracey Abbott represented Wyberton prior to the election. Peter Watson had been an independent prior to the election but stood as a Liberal Democrat.

### Old Leake and Wrangle

Old Leake and Wrangle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Boston Independent | Callum Jake Butler | 566 | 55.9 | |
| | Boston Independent | John Robert Baxter | 471 | 46.5 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas R. Ashton* | 296 | 29.2 | |
| | Conservative | Frank Harry Pickett* | 127 | 12.5 | |
| | Independent | Russell Hill | 85 | 8.4 | |
| | Independent | Michael James Litchfield | 79 | 7.8 | |
| | English Democrat | David Dickason | 75 | 7.4 | |
| | Reform UK | Marie Lisa Baxendale | 43 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,013 | 35.85 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,834 | | |
| | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative |

### Skirbeck

Skirbeck (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Boston Independent | Anne Monica Dorrian* | 562 | 61.4 | |
| | Boston Independent | Neil John Drayton | 501 | 54.7 | |
| | Independent | Paul Michael Gleeson | 345 | 37.7 | |
| | Conservative | Katherine Marie Chalmers* | 292 | 31.9 | |
| | Boston Independent | Dmitrij Kondratcik | 264 | 28.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karolis Stasiukenas | 120 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | 18.35 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,019 | | |
| | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent |
| | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
Anne Dorrian had been an independent in 2019 but stood as a Boston Independent in 2023; seat shown as Boston Independent gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019.

### St Thomas'

St Thomas' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Alison Mary Austin* | 235 | 52.9 | |
| | Boston Independent | Shafqat Bashir | 146 | 32.9 | |
| | Independent | Darron Richard Abbott | 38 | 8.6 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Barry Cook | 25 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 444 | 24.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,813 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Staniland

Staniland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Boston Independent | Barrie James Pierpoint | 352 | 54.4 | |
| | Blue Revolution | Michael William Gilbert | 263 | 40.6 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Alan Barnes | 230 | 35.5 | |
| | Conservative | Deborah Evans* | 229 | 35.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 647 | 22.77 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,855 | | |
| | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Blue Revolution gain from Independent | Blue Revolution gain from Independent | Blue Revolution gain from Independent | Blue Revolution gain from Independent | Blue Revolution gain from Independent |

### Station

Station :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Boston Independent | Lina Savickiene | 98 | 37.4 | |
| | Blue Revolution | Gavin Stewart Lee | 89 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative | Adriaan Vickery | 75 | 28.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 262 | 18.86 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,405 | | |
| | Boston Independent gain from Labour | Boston Independent gain from Labour | Boston Independent gain from Labour | Boston Independent gain from Labour | Boston Independent gain from Labour |

### Swineshead and Holland Fen

Swineshead and Holland Fen (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Boston Independent | Suzanne Welberry | 722 | 71.8 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Russell Evans | 474 | 47.1 | |
| | Labour | Tracy Ann Pomfret | 234 | 23.3 | |
| | Blue Revolution | Tristan Thomas William Gilbert | 114 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,006 | 30.12 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,340 | | |
| | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Trinity

Trinity (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Boston Independent | Emma Jayne Cresswell | 460 | 50.5 | |
| | Boston Independent | Jyothi Arayambath | 381 | 41.8 | |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Jennifer Stevens* | 380 | 41.7 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Alexander Griggs* | 343 | 37.7 | |
| | Blue Revolution | Christopher Dorrington | 139 | 15.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 911 | 27.72 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,286 | | |
| | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative | Boston Independent gain from Conservative |

### West

West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Stephen Victor Woodliffe* | 380 | 72.1 | |
| | Conservative | Paula Ashleigh-Morris | 147 | 27.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 527 | 30.28 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,747 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Witham

Witham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Boston Independent | Andrew Robert Izard | 349 | 54.2 | |
| | Boston Independent | Sandeep Ghosh | 276 | 42.9 | |
| | Conservative | Maria Elzbieta Dani | 211 | 32.8 | |
| | Blue Revolution | Andrea Patricia Keal | 114 | 17.7 | |
| | Independent | Neill John Hastie* | 87 | 13.5 | |
| | Blue Revolution | Richard Thornalley | 63 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 644 | 21.61 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,022 | | |
| | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent |
| | Boston Independent gain from UKIP | Boston Independent gain from UKIP | Boston Independent gain from UKIP | Boston Independent gain from UKIP | Boston Independent gain from UKIP |

### Wyberton

Wyberton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard William Austin* | 423 | 47.1 | |
| | Boston Independent | Christopher Kenneth Mountain | 305 | 34.0 | |
| | Boston Independent | Rachael Lynne Gibbons | 268 | 29.8 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Nicholas Jordan Elms | 250 | 27.8 | |
| | Independent | Sue Ransome | 183 | 20.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Stevenson | 83 | 9.2 | |
| | Blue Revolution | Charlotte Louise Halderson | 73 | 8.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Janet Watson | 66 | 7.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 898 | 24.13 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,730 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent | Boston Independent gain from Independent |
Second seat shown as Boston Independent gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019; the previous incumbent, Tracey Abbott, had been elected as an independent but later joined the Conservatives. She stood for re-election in Kirton and Frampton ward instead of Wyberton in 2023.