# 2023 South Kesteven District Council election

The 2023 South Kesteven District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 56 members of South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. The Conservatives remained the largest party after the election but lost their majority. Both the Conservative leader, Kelham Cooke, and deputy leader, Adam Stokes, lost their seats.
A coalition of some of the independent councillors and the Greens, Liberal Democrats and Labour formed to take control of the council, narrowly beating a rival coalition of the Conservatives and some of the other independents to form an administration by one vote at the council's subsequent annual meeting on 18 May 2023. Independent councillor Richard Cleaver therefore became leader of the council, defeating the new Conservative leader, Graham Jeal.

## Results

The overall results were as follows:
South Kesteven District Council election result 2023 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 22 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 39.3 | 36.0 | 12,527 | +10.4 |
| Conservative | 24 | 0 | 16 | -16 | 42.9 | 30.0 | 10,450 | -23.3 |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3.6 | 13.0 | 4,528 | +7.4 |
| Green | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7.1 | 11.2 | 3,906 | +7.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 2,844 | +4.9 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 371 | n/a |
| Lincolnshire Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 192 | n/a |
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17 | n/a |
Four seats were elected unopposed, all of which were taken by Conservatives.

## Ward results

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

### Aveland

Aveland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Adrian Dixon-Warren* | 457 | 58.6 | +58.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Robert Brown | 210 | 26.9 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Michael George Rudkin (Mike Rudkin) | 113 | 14.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 780 | 39.02 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,009 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Belmont

Belmont (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Philip Alan Gadd (Phil Gadd) | 514 | 54.3 | +22.2 |
| | Independent | Elvis Stooke | 446 | 47.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Linda Wootten* | 332 | 35.1 | −14.2 |
| | Conservative | Dean Anthony William Ward* | 275 | 29.1 | −22.1 |
| | Labour | Myles Joseph Thomas Sadler | 203 | 21.5 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 946 | 26.99 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,505 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
Dean Ward represented Grantham St Wulfram's ward prior to the election.

### Belvoir

Belvoir (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pamela Bosworth* | 901 | 61.9 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Ian Leadenham | 791 | 54.4 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | David Julian Simpson (Julian Simpson) | 505 | 34.7 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,455 | 35.75 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,123 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bourne Austerby

Bourne Austerby (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul David Fellows* | 664 | 47.6 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Emma Louise Baker | 587 | 42.1 | +11.4 |
| | Green | Rhys Rhobat Baker | 530 | 38.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Philip Harry Reid* | 504 | 36.2 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Neal (Chris Neal) | 454 | 32.6 | −6.8 |
| | Green | Ian Paul Simmons | 394 | 28.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,394 | 22.78 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,154 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |

### Bourne East

Bourne East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Philip James Knowles* | 417 | 42.9 | −12.9 |
| | Conservative | Zoe Emma Lane | 355 | 36.5 | −9.4 |
| | Conservative | Julia Ray Reid* | 353 | 36.3 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | Brenda Maureen Johnson | 352 | 36.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Barnabas Baricz Hughes | 214 | 22.0 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 973 | 28.07 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,470 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bourne West

Bourne West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Helen Joyce Crawford* | 629 | 50.4 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | Anna Sylvia Kelly* | 600 | 48.0 | −11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bernard Ireland | 579 | 46.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Stephen Francis Riley | 194 | 15.5 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,249 | 32.21 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,903 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Casewick

Casewick (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Vanessa Mary Smith | 1,057 | 62.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Helen Trollope-Bellew* | 709 | 42.2 | −27.9 |
| | Conservative | Kelham Harry Cooke* | 688 | 40.9 | −34.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,682 | 37.49 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,502 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Robins* | unopposed | | −47.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Deeping St James

Deeping St James (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Philip Maurice Dilks* | 1,470 | 76.1 | +6.8 |
| | Independent | Bridget Ann Ley | 1,224 | 63.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | James Alexander Denniston | 973 | 50.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Judy Deanne Stevens* | 736 | 38.1 | −12.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Kenton Horder (Mike Horder) | 371 | 19.2 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,931 | 33.95 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,703 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
Judy Stevens was elected as a Conservative in 2019 but stood as an independent in 2023.

### Dole Wood

Dole Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Martin Dobson* | 409 | 53.7 | +53.7 |
| | Independent | Nigel Gareth Eveleigh | 352 | 46.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | 38.78 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,970 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Glen

Glen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penny Robins* | unopposed | | −75.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Grantham Arnoldfield

Grantham Arnoldfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul David Alec Stokes | 529 | 42.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Paul Michael Martin | 449 | 36.4 | −32.0 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen-Mary Rice-Oxley* (Kaffy Rice-Oxley) | 420 | 34.1 | −29.9 |
| | Labour | Thomas Vincent Greenwood (Tom Greenwood) | 412 | 33.4 | +9.2 |
| | Independent | Michael Detlef Beckett (Mike Beckett) | 357 | 29.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,233 | 29.25 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,232 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Grantham Barrowby Gate

Grantham Barrowby Gate (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gareth Lewis Keith Knight | 467 | 40.1 | −22.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Anthony Whittington* | 445 | 38.2 | −28.1 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Michael Cook | 430 | 36.9 | +5.8 |
| | Independent | Adrian Mark Smith | 343 | 29.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Raymond David Shrouder (Ray Shrouder) | 257 | 22.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | John Raymond Parkhill | 206 | 17.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164 | 30.11 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,872 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Grantham Earlesfield

Grantham Earlesfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lee Andrew Steptoe* | 305 | 51.9 | +12.3 |
| | Independent | Steven Cunnington | 301 | 51.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Carole Anne Thomson (Caz Thomson) | 218 | 37.1 | −11.6 |
| | Independent | Bruce Wells | 214 | 36.4 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 588 | 14.93 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,959 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |

### Grantham Harrowby

Grantham Harrowby (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ian Edward Selby* | 526 | 60.5 | −7.9 |
| | Independent | Christopher Thomas Noon (Chris Noon) | 468 | 53.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | David Aaron Burling | 259 | 29.8 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Clio Lyndon Perraton-Williams | 187 | 21.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 870 | 24.09 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,620 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Grantham Springfield

Grantham Springfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Murray Shorrock (Rob Shorrock) | 364 | 41.8 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Anne Manterfield* (Nikki Manterfield) | 301 | 34.6 | −16.3 |
| | Conservative | Adam Neil Stokes* | 295 | 33.9 | −16.8 |
| | Independent | Matthew William Ash | 277 | 31.8 | N/A |
| | Green | John Chadwick | 210 | 24.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 871 | 23.01 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,799 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Grantham St Vincent's

Grantham St Vincent's (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Patricia Ellis (Patsy Ellis) | 520 | 35.8 | +6.1 |
| | Independent | Charmaine Dawn Morgan* | 517 | 35.6 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Frank Jeal* | 400 | 27.5 | −10.7 |
| | Labour | Tracey Ann Forman | 393 | 27.0 | −8.0 |
| | Green | Anne Elizabeth Gayfer | 375 | 25.8 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Alex James Ferguson | 372 | 25.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Janeile Eardley | 365 | 25.1 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Brian Rodney Monro | 344 | 23.7 | −11.7 |
| | Independent | John George Morgan | 328 | 22.6 | −8.3 |
| | Independent | Gary Wayne Rudd | 324 | 22.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,454 | 28.07 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,194 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Charmaine Morgan had been elected as a Labour councillor in 2019 but left the party to sit as an independent in 2022. Seat shown as independent gain from Labour to allow comparison with 2019 result.

### Grantham St Wulfram's

Grantham St Wulfram's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Timothy James Harrison (Tim Harrison) | 588 | 44.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Raymond Wootten* (Ray Wootten) | 523 | 39.9 | −17.8 |
| | Independent | Susan Elizabeth Swinburn | 471 | 35.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mary June Whittington* | 390 | 29.7 | −20.7 |
| | Labour | Beverley Sarah Jones | 321 | 24.5 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,311 | 32.37 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,053 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | 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 |

### Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Michael Bellamy* | 576 | 59.5 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Samuel Oliver Green* (Ben Green) | 512 | 52.9 | −16.9 |
| | Labour | Archie George Hine | 281 | 29.0 | +6.1 |
| | Green | Michael James Turner (Mike Turner) | 277 | 28.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968 | 26.34 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,721 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Lincrest

Lincrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Joan Trotter* | unopposed | | −73.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Loveden Heath

Loveden Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Penelope Milnes* (Penny Milnes) | 539 | 63.6 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Judith Rebecca Sharman | 309 | 36.4 | +16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 848 | 40.69 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,099 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Market and West Deeping

Market and West Deeping (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ashley John Baxter* | 1,255 | 71.9 | +9.1 |
| | Independent | Virginia Elizabeth Moran* | 934 | 53.5 | +10.7 |
| | Independent | Pamela Pauline Byrd (Pam Byrd) | 803 | 46.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Robert John Broughton* (Bob Broughton) | 751 | 43.0 | −0.2 |
| | Independent | Martin Reilly | 563 | 32.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Xanthe Judith Collins (Xan Collins) | 244 | 14.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,746 | 32.10 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,468 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
Bob Broughton had been elected in 2019 as a Conservative but stood in 2023 as an independent.

### Morton

Morton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Woolley* | unopposed | | −73.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Peascliffe and Ridgeway

Peascliffe and Ridgeway (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Stokes* | 561 | 46.4 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Francis Howard Stephens | 497 | 41.1 | −15.3 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Stewart Johnson (Nick Johnson) | 306 | 25.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Keith Richard White | 276 | 22.8 | +8.1 |
| | Green | John Hadden Millar | 254 | 21.0 | −9.7 |
| | Independent | Verena Ridgley (Vee Ridgley) | 175 | 14.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,209 | 30.25 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,010 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Stamford All Saints

Stamford All Saints (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Habibur Rahman (Habib Rahman) | 550 | 51.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Maxwell Graham Sawyer (Max Sawyer) | 467 | 43.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Breda-Rae Griffin* | 375 | 35.2 | −24.9 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Sandall | 335 | 31.5 | −25.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,064 | 28.08 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,814 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
Seat change compared to 2019 election; one of the seats had been won by an independent at a by-election in 2021.

### Stamford St George's

Stamford St George's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rhea Natasha Rayside | 548 | 56.6 | +17.5 |
| | Conservative | Gloria Johnson* | 424 | 43.8 | +4.7 |
| | Reform UK | Angela Michelle Carter-Begbie | 202 | 20.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968 | 26.60 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,729 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Stamford St John's

Stamford St John's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard James Cleaver* | 1,041 | 79.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Susan Jennifer Sandall* | 375 | 28.7 | −21.5 |
| | Conservative | Percival William Robert Sandall (Robert Sandall) | 353 | 27.0 | −23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,306 | 30.72 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,287 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | 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 |
Richard Cleaver represented Stamford All Saints prior to the election.

### Stamford St Mary's

Stamford St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doarkanathsing Harrish Bisnauthsing* (Harrish Bisnauthsing) | 701 | 59.0 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Jane Kingman* | 441 | 37.1 | −12.9 |
| | Independent | Julie Clarke | 414 | 34.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Judith Carol Clarke (Judi Clarke) | 350 | 29.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | 32.64 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,679 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Seat change compared to 2019 election; the Conservative elected in 2019, Matthew Lee, had left the party in 2022 and sat the remainder of his term as an independent. He did not stand for re-election. Jane Kingman had represented Bourne Austerby prior to the election.

### Toller

Toller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Murray Frank Turner* | 256 | 36.5 | N/A |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Christopher Clark (Chris Clark) | 192 | 27.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Anthony Philip Vaughan (Tony Vaughan) | 181 | 25.8 | −22.7 |
| | Reform UK | Amanda Gackowska (Amanda Gee) | 56 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | SDP | Alexander Leslie Mitchell | 17 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 702 | 33.91 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,082 | | |
| | 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 |
Seat change compared to 2019 election; Murray Turner had won the seat at a by-election in December 2022.

### Viking

Viking (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul Wood* | 1,055 | 70.5 | +6.7 |
| | Independent | Jane Wood* | 937 | 62.6 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | Claire Margaret Storer | 585 | 39.1 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,497 | 37.00 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,073 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

## Changes 2023–2027
### Grantham St Wulfram's

Grantham St Wulfram's by-election, 9 November 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Robert Bailey | 361 | 33.7 | |
| | Independent | Susan Elizabeth Swinburn | 233 | 21.8 | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Michael Cook | 173 | 16.2 | |
| | Green | Anne Elizabeth Gayfer | 145 | 13.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Antony Osborn | 135 | 12.6 | |
| | Independent | Dean Anthony William Ward | 24 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,071 | 26.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,057 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
This by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Ray Wootten.