# 2015 West Lindsey District Council election

The 2015 West Lindsey District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of West Lindsey District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Result

West Lindsey District Council Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 24 | 66.67 | 48.60 | 39,529 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 19.44 | 22.59 | 18,372 |
| Labour | 3 | 8.33 | 16.98 | 13,815 |
| Independent | 1 | 2.78 | 5.69 | 4,625 |
| Lincolnshire Independent | 1 | 2.78 | 2.19 | 1,782 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0.00 | 3.95 | 3,214 |

## Council composition

After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Conservative | Lib Dem | Lab | I | LI |
Lab - Independent
I - Independent
LI - Lincolnshire Independents

## Ward results
### Bardney

Bardney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Gordon Fleetwood | 715 | 53.2 |
| | UKIP | David Thomas Walton | 318 | 23.6 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Maurice Bellwood | 221 | 16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles William Shaw | 91 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,345 | 65.3 |

### Caistor & Yarborough

Caistor & Yarborough (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Angela Theresa Lawrence | 1,175 | 47 |
| | Conservative | Owen Charles Bierley | 1,164 | |
| | Independent | Alan David Caine | 955 | 19.2 |
| | Labour | John Indian | 619 | 23.3 |
| | Labour | Oliver Joseph Jackson | 545 | |
| | UKIP | Nigel John Wright | 527 | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,985 | 65.9 |

### Cherry Willingham

Cherry Willingham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alexander John Bridgwood | 1,726 | 57.3 |
| | Conservative | Anne Welburn | 1,696 | |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Christopher John Darcel | 1,561 | 18.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Robert Trevor | 1,540 | |
| | Labour | Wendy Dawn Beckett | 1,151 | 24.8 |
| | Labour | Brian Ellis Gulliver | 997 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,671 | 69.8 |

### Dunholme & Welton

Dunholme & Welton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen England | 2,228 | 59.1 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm James William Parish | 2,072 | |
| | Independent | Diana Meriel Rodgers | 1,820 | 18.3 |
| | Conservative | Anjum Nitu Sawhney | 1,588 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bunney | 1,131 | 22.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Eve Taylor | 1,118 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,957 | 71.2 |

### Gainsborough East

Gainsborough East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Devine | 885 | 41.9 |
| | Labour | Richard William Oaks | 829 | |
| | Labour | David Patrick Bond | 772 | |
| | Conservative | Clio Lyndon Perraton-Williams | 587 | 27.5 |
| | Conservative | Joshua Anthony Jones | 564 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Donald Woolley | 501 | 24.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Paul Dobbie | 489 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Olsson Hughes | 489 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Francis McNeill | 482 | |
| | Independent | Michael Tinker | 330 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,928 | 47.0 |

### Gainsborough North

Gainsborough North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gillian Florence Bardsley | 1,047 | 38.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew David Boles | 964 | 31.3 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Christine Bibb | 764 | |
| | Conservative | Ashley John Perraton-Williams | 710 | |
| | Labour | Robert Andrew Adderley | 691 | 30.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Methuen | 689 | |
| | Labour | Charmaine Lisa Bowers | 623 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Richard Panter | 555 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard John Craig | 549 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,592 | 53.2 |

### Gainsborough South West

Gainsborough South West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Ann Rainsforth | 712 | 43.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Victor Young | 701 | |
| | Labour | Casper Francis Hammond | 475 | 28.9 |
| | Labour | Julia Wallis-Martin | 471 | |
| | Conservative | Deborah Jane Barker | 366 | 21.7 |
| | Conservative | Henry Miles Guthorm Speer | 344 | |
| | Independent | Timothy Mark Davies | 197 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,266 | 46.8 |

### Hemswell

Hemswell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul David John Howitt-Cowan | 818 | 58.4 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Brian Wells | 251 | 17.9 |
| | Labour | Spencer David Geoffrey Armitage | 214 | 15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cynthia Margaret Isherwood | 118 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,401 | 63.2 |

### Kelsey Wold

Kelsey Wold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Lewis Strange | 1,009 | 63.3 |
| | UKIP | Michael John Ranby | 283 | 17.8 |
| | Labour | Janet Susannah Tierney | 194 | 12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 107 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,593 | 73.8 |

### Lea

Lea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jessie Brenda Milne | 783 | 64.1 |
| | UKIP | Samuel George Wardle | 230 | 18.8 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Geraldine Carmichael | 208 | 17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,221 | 68.6 |

### Market Rasen

Market Rasen (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Edward Hugo Marfleet | 1,920 | 48.5 |
| | Conservative | John Carl McNeill | 1,872 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Jacob Neil Smith | 1,524 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Michael Bridger | 1,094 | 25.5 |
| | UKIP | Howard Thompson | 1,075 | 9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Edward Donald Grainger | 898 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Margaret Whitfield | 795 | |
| | Labour | Ian Edward Sharp | 737 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Louise Webster | 649 | |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Martyn Wiseman | 384 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,948 | 65.9 |

### Nettleham

Nettleham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Giles Patrick McNeill | 1,337 | 53.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela May White | 1,064 | 46.9 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Florene Palmer | 984 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Anthony Sharp | 983 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,368 | 74.6 |

### Saxilby

Saxilby (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Brockway | 1,898 | 54.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Cotton | 1,168 | 26.8 |
| | Conservative | Jenine Emilie Butroid | 953 | |
| | Labour | Robert Henry Tubman | 499 | 9.6 |
| | UKIP | Michael McLintock | 467 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Charles Coward | 231 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,216 | 70.5 |

### Scampton

Scampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Michael Patterson | 971 | 65.3 |
| | Labour | Rachel Heskins | 516 | 34.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,487 | 69.7 |

### Scotter & Blyton

Scotter & Blyton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Anne Mewis | 1,752 | 42.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Anne Rollings | 1,314 | 31.3 |
| | Conservative | Adam Matthew Duguid | 1,281 | |
| | Independent | Christopher Peter Day | 1,136 | 11.7 |
| | Conservative | Edward Graham Cockcroft Rouse | 1,134 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Ann Clews | 999 | |
| | Labour | William Edward Rodgers | 794 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Pamela Loates | 725 | |
| | Labour | Mabel Tallulah Dunbar | 583 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,718 | 53.6 |

### Stow

Stow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reginald Alan Shore | 858 | 62.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard David Butroid | 516 | 37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,374 | 71.2 |

### Sudbrooke

Sudbrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stuart Curtis | 1,121 | 68.9 |
| | Labour | Melanie Louisa Tointon | 324 | 19.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mavis Patricia Sharp | 181 | 11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,626 | 75.5 |

### Torksey

Torksey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Francis Kinch (elected unopposed) | N/A | N/A | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |

### Waddingham & Spital

Waddingham & Spital :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey John Summers | 1,089 | 75.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph John Whitfield | 350 | 24.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,439 | 72.5 |

### Wold View

Wold View :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas James Regis | 799 | 60.3 |
| | Labour | Mary Elizabeth Teresia Dunton | 340 | 25.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Morris | 187 | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,326 | 64.9 |

## By-Elections between May 2015 – May 2019
### Cherry Willingham

A by-election was held on 29 September 2016 due to the resignation of Councillor Alexander Bridgwood.
Cherry Willingham (29 September 2016) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maureen Florence Palmer | 555 | 51.1 |
| | Labour | Wendy Dawn Beckett | 288 | 26.5 |
| | UKIP | Trevor John Bridgwood | 244 | 22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,087 | 17.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |