# 2019 South Kesteven District Council election

The 2019 South Kesteven District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of South Kesteven District Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. The entire council (56 seats) was up for election. The incumbent Conservatives lost 5 seats and UKIP lost 1, while independents gained 5 and the Liberal Democrats gained 2. Two wards (Aveland and Dole Wood) did not hold a vote, as an equal number of candidates ran as seats available.

## Results

South Kesteven District Council election result 2019 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 40 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 71.4 | 53.3 | 27,924 | +1.9 |
| Independent | 11 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 10,053 | +6.8 |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5.6 | 18.5 | 9,691 | +3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1,749 | +1.7 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 3.8 | 2,014 | +1.9 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 928 | -8.2 |

## Results by ward
### Aveland

Aveland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Moseley | N/A | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
No election was held, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

### Belmont

Belmont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Chivers | 475 | 51.19 |
| | Conservative | Linda Wootten | 457 | 49.25 |
| | Labour | Phil Gadd | 298 | 32.11 |
| | Labour | Janie Lee | 239 | 25.75 |
| | UKIP | Joshua Scarborough | 193 | 20.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 956 | 27.35 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Belvoir

Belvoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pam Bosworth | 867 | 65.24 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Westropp | 825 | 62.08 |
| | Labour | Andrew Blackwell | 348 | 26.19 |
| | Labour | Veronica Townsend | 337 | 25.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,389 | 35.16 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bourne Austerby

Bourne Austerby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Paul Fellows | 678 | 53.39 |
| | Conservative | Robert Reid | 507 | 39.92 |
| | Conservative | Jane Kingman | 500 | 39.37 |
| | Green | Simon Whitmore | 390 | 30.71 |
| | Conservative | Brian Sumner | 265 | 20.87 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith | 232 | 18.27 |
| | Labour | Bob Mumby | 231 | 18.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,280 | 23.75 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bourne East

Bourne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Philip Knowles | 558 | 55.80 |
| | Conservative | Judith Smith | 459 | 45.90 |
| | Conservative | Julia Reid | 369 | 36.90 |
| | Labour | James Marsden | 193 | 19.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,012 | 28.43 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bourne West

Bourne West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Anna Kelly | 740 | 59.20 |
| | Conservative | Helen Crawford | 638 | 51.04 |
| | Conservative | Penny Johnson | 393 | 31.44 |
| | Labour | Steve Gabbutt | 251 | 20.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,258 | 31.53 |
| | Independent gain from Lincolnshire Independent | Independent gain from Lincolnshire Independent | Independent gain from Lincolnshire Independent | Independent gain from Lincolnshire Independent |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Casewick

Casewick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kelham Cooke | 1,039 | 75.13 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Trollope-Bellew | 969 | 70.07 |
| | Labour | Barry Hare | 301 | 21.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,433 | 32.52 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Robins | 365 | 47.77 |
| | Independent | David Fowler | 327 | 42.80 |
| | Labour | Harry Podro | 72 | 9.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 774 | 39.98 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Deeping St James

Deeping St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Philip Dilks | 1,291 | 69.30 |
| | Conservative | Judy Stevens | 945 | 50.72 |
| | Conservative | Jill Thomas | 714 | 38.33 |
| | Labour | Hilary Hosking | 461 | 24.75 |
| | Conservative | Andy Halfhide | 349 | 18.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,879 | 33.61 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Philip Dilks had been elected in 2015 as Labour, and Judy Stevens as an independent.

### Dole Wood

Dole Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barry Dobson | N/A | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
No election was held, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

### Glen

Glen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chris Benn | 493 | 75.04 |
| | UKIP | Patrick Beese | 164 | 24.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 723 | 38.27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Grantham Arnoldfield

Grantham Arnoldfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Helen Goral | 655 | 68.44 |
| | Conservative | Dean Ward | 612 | 63.95 |
| | Labour | Peter Davies | 232 | 24.24 |
| | Labour | Arron Hogg | 225 | 23.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,006 | 26.28 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Grantham Barrrowby Gate

Grantham Barrrowby Gate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Whittington | 607 | 66.27 |
| | Conservative | John Cottier | 571 | 62.34 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Wacey | 285 | 31.11 |
| | Labour | Stephen Backhouse | 255 | 27.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 970 | 24.71 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Grantham Earlesfield

Grantham Earlesfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Louise Clack | 367 | 48.74 |
| | Labour | Lee Steptoe | 298 | 39.58 |
| | UKIP | Bruce Wells | 257 | 34.13 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Knight | 188 | 24.97 |
| | Conservative | Katy Williams | 164 | 21.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 758 | 18.90 |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Grantham Harrowby

Grantham Harrowby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ian Selby | 632 | 68.40 |
| | Conservative | Hilary Westropp | 198 | 21.43 |
| | Conservative | Peter Stephens | 187 | 20.24 |
| | Labour | Jessie Shorrock | 177 | 19.16 |
| | Labour | Christopher Dennett | 165 | 17.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 943 | 25.56 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Grantham Springfield

Grantham Springfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nikki Manterfield | 384 | 50.93 |
| | Conservative | Adam Stokes | 382 | 50.66 |
| | Labour | Bernice Cullimore | 314 | 41.64 |
| | Labour | Rob Shorrock | 314 | 41.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 798 | 21.31 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Grantham St Vincent's

Grantham St Vincent's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charmaine Morgan | 610 | 44.69 |
| | Conservative | Graham Jeal | 522 | 38.24 |
| | Conservative | Annie Mason | 483 | 35.38 |
| | Conservative | Owen Pugh | 481 | 35.24 |
| | Labour | Edward Clarke | 478 | 35.02 |
| | Labour | John Morgan | 422 | 30.92 |
| | Green | Helen Andrews | 405 | 29.67 |
| | Green | Ian Andrews | 316 | 23.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,407 | 26.66 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Grantham St Wulfram's

Grantham St Wulfram's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ray Wootten | 720 | 57.74 |
| | Conservative | Jacky Smith | 628 | 50.36 |
| | Green | Ian Simmons | 280 | 22.45 |
| | Green | Anne Gayfer | 266 | 21.33 |
| | Labour | Carole Thomson | 204 | 16.36 |
| | Labour | Wayne Hasnip | 198 | 15.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,272 | 31.07 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bob Adams | 627 | 69.82 |
| | Conservative | David Bellamy | 576 | 64.14 |
| | Labour | Paula Tangney | 206 | 22.94 |
| | Labour | Vincent Tangney | 165 | 18.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 944 | 25.58 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Lincrest

Lincrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Trotter | 564 | 73.82 |
| | Labour | Steve Welton | 200 | 26.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 822 | 41.47 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Loveden Heath

Loveden Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Penny Milnes | 442 | 51.58 |
| | Independent | Peter Sandy | 193 | 22.52 |
| | Conservative | Mary Whittington | 169 | 19.72 |
| | Labour | Paul Jacklin | 53 | 6.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 865 | 41.63 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Market and West Deeping

Market and West Deeping :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ashley Baxter | 1,126 | 62.83 |
| | Conservative | Bob Broughton | 774 | 43.19 |
| | Independent | Virginia Moran | 766 | 42.75 |
| | Independent | Wayne Lester | 588 | 32.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Brookes | 493 | 27.51 |
| | Conservative | Nick Neilson | 448 | 25.00 |
| | Conservative | Josh Yarham | 375 | 20.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,796 | 33.90 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Morton

Morton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sue Woolley | 416 | 73.89 |
| | Labour | Edward Mumby | 147 | 26.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 588 | 30.28 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Peascliffe and Ridgeway

Peascliffe and Ridgeway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Kaberry-Brown | 657 | 56.44 |
| | Conservative | Ian Stokes | 626 | 53.78 |
| | Green | John Andrews | 357 | 30.67 |
| | Labour | Tracey Forman | 171 | 14.69 |
| | Labour | Tatenda Chipunza | 122 | 10.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,209 | 30.83 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Stamford All Saints

Stamford All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Breda-Rae Griffin | 562 | 60.11 |
| | Conservative | Mike Exton | 533 | 57.01 |
| | Labour | Nicolette Morphy | 343 | 36.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 972 | 25.51 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Stamford St George's

Stamford St George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gloria Johnson | 398 | 39.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Wheeler | 398 | 39.10 |
| | Conservative | Maxine Couch | 342 | 33.60 |
| | Labour | Claire Campbell | 287 | 28.19 |
| | UKIP | David Taylor | 190 | 18.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | 26.92 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Stamford St John's

Stamford St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Dawson | 531 | 50.19 |
| | Conservative | Susan Sandall | 531 | 50.19 |
| | Independent | Steve Carroll | 507 | 47.92 |
| | Labour | Brenda Smith | 193 | 18.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,071 | 26.26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Stamford St Mary's

Stamford St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harrish Bisnauthsing | 626 | 50.73 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Lee | 617 | 50.00 |
| | Conservative | David Taylor | 610 | 49.43 |
| | Labour | Deborah Hughes | 283 | 22.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,287 | 35.05 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Toller

Toller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jan Hansen | 388 | 51.46 |
| | Conservative | Mike King | 366 | 48.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 764 | 37.27 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Viking

Viking :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Paul Wood | 988 | 63.78 |
| | Independent | Jane Wood | 829 | 53.52 |
| | Conservative | Claire Storer | 423 | 27.31 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Stokes | 368 | 23.76 |
| | Labour | Graham Louth | 128 | 8.26 |
| | UKIP | Xandra Arundel | 124 | 8.01 |
| | Labour | Sven Tasker | 118 | 7.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,556 | 38.79 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

## By-elections between 2019 and 2023
### Glen by-election

Glen by-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penny Robins | 585 | 77.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Richardson | 167 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 55.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 752 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Grantham Arnoldfield by-election

Grantham Arnoldfield by-election 28 October 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kaffy Rice-Oxley | 460 | 65.0 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Stuart Fawcett | 136 | 19.2 | −7.0 |
| | Green | Mike Turner | 112 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 45.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 708 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stamford All Saints by-election

Stamford All Saints by-election 28 October 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Cleaver | 496 | 57.0 | +57.0 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Schonhut | 214 | 24.6 | −37.5 |
| | Independent | Tony Story | 114 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| | Independent | Maxwell Sawyer | 46 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 32.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 870 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Aveland by-election

Aveland by-election 24 February 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Dixon-Warren | 373 | 72.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Barry Hare | 142 | 27.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 44.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 515 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Isaac Newton by-election

Isaac Newton by-election 24 February 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ben Green | 412 | 51.8 | −23.5 |
| | Independent | Andrew Skelton | 165 | 20.7 | +20.7 |
| | Labour | Stuart Fawcett | 147 | 18.5 | −6.2 |
| | Green | Mike Turner | 72 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 31.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 796 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bourne East by-election

Bourne East by-election 10 November 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julia Reid | 310 | 43.5 | |
| | Labour | Alex Molyneux | 154 | 21.6 | |
| | Independent | Brenda Johnson | 120 | 16.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ireland | 78 | 10.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Rhys Baker | 50 | 7.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 21.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 714 | 20.3 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Grantham St Wulfram's by-election

Grantham St Wulfram's by-election 10 November 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mary Whittington | 359 | 39.2 | |
| | Independent | Tim Harrison | 307 | 33.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Archie Hine | 174 | 19.0 | |
| | Green | Ian Simmons | 75 | 8.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | 22.4 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Toller by-election

Toller by-election 15 December 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Murray Turner | 256 | 60.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tony Vaughan | 170 | 39.9 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 432 | 20.8 | −16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |