# 2019 Boston Borough Council election

Elections for Boston Borough Council, which governs as a second-tier authority the Borough of Boston were held on Thursday 2 May 2019. The election was held on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

2019 Boston Borough Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 53.3 | 45.0 | 10,050 |
| Independent | 11 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36.7 | 28.1 | 6,288 |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 6.7 | 19.3 | 4,322 |
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 871 |
| Blue Revolution | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.9 | 416 |
| VPP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.4 | 310 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 86 |

## Ward results
### Coastal

Coastal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Peter Bedford | 441 | 45.2 | |
| | Independent | Judith Welbourn | 317 | 32.5 | |
| | UKIP | Felicity Ransome | 265 | 27.2 | |
| | Conservative | Katherine Chalmers | 234 | 24.0 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Bell | 231 | 23.7 | |
| | Labour | Tracii Edwards | 150 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 979 | 33.9 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP |

### Fenside

Fenside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Alan Bell | 242 | 35.5 | |
| | Conservative | Anton Dani | 223 | 32.7 | |
| | Independent | Patrisha Wainwright | 215 | 31.5 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Joseph Pearson | 206 | 30.2 | |
| | Blue Revolution | Richard Thornalley | 107 | 15.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Stevenson | 86 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 694 | 22.4 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP |

### Fishtoft

Fishtoft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judith Skinner | 795 | 59.2 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Skinner | 708 | 52.8 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Noble | 625 | 46.6 | |
| | Independent | Oswald Snell | 622 | 46.3 | |
| | Labour | Jane Hancock | 306 | 22.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,366 | 26.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Five Villages

Five Villages :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aaron Spencer | 470 | 52.0 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Cooper | 456 | 50.4 | |
| | VPP | George Reid | 310 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour | Ewa Thorley | 220 | 24.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 929 | 29.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Kirton and Frampton

Kirton and Frampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Peter Watson | 873 | 68.7 | |
| | Conservative | Shaun Blackman | 571 | 44.9 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Welton | 511 | 40.2 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Glennon | 226 | 17.8 | |
| | Labour | Michael Gall | 216 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,285 | 25.2 | |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Old Leake and Wrangle

Old Leake and Wrangle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Ashton | 505 | 55.4 | |
| | Conservative | Frank Pickett | 428 | 47.0 | |
| | Independent | Barrie Pierpoint | 400 | 43.9 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Dorrington | 112 | 12.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 932 | 33.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP |

### Skirbeck

Skirbeck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Colin Woodcock | 512 | 46.8 | |
| | Independent | Anne Dorrian | 412 | 37.7 | |
| | Conservative | Alistair Arundell | 307 | 28.1 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Paul Gleeson | 276 | 25.2 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Paul Kenny | 271 | 24.8 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Jacqueline Barton | 265 | 24.2 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Barnes | 254 | 23.2 | |
| | Conservative | Sarah Fitzgerald | 253 | 23.1 | |
| | Blue Revolution | Christopher Moore | 186 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,103 | 22.3 | |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP |
| | 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 |

### St. Thomas

St. Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Alison Austin | 404 | 72.0 |
| | Independent | Darron Abbott | 117 | 20.9 |
| | Labour | Mauro Maglione | 40 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 563 | 31.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Staniland

Staniland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bernard Rush | 295 | 41.0 | |
| | Conservative | Deborah Evans | 282 | 39.2 | |
| | Labour | Pamela Kenny | 221 | 30.7 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Howard | 216 | 30.0 | |
| | Labour | Benjamin Cook | 179 | 24.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 728 | 26.2 | |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Station

Station :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Goodale | 110 | 37.0 |
| | Blue Revolution | Michael Gilbert | 72 | 24.2 |
| | UKIP | Sue Ransome | 67 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Roffey | 48 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 301 | 22.8 |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | |

### Swineshead and Holland Fen

Swineshead and Holland Fen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chelcei Sharman | 581 | 71.2 | |
| | Conservative | Georges Cornah | 577 | 70.7 | |
| | Labour | Janette Finch | 197 | 24.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 884 | 25.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP |

### Trinity

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Stevens | 431 | 46.9 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Griggs | 418 | 45.5 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Finch | 265 | 28.9 | |
| | Labour | William Lawrence | 253 | 27.6 | |
| | Independent | Andrea Keal | 218 | 23.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 931 | 27.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### West

West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Stephen Woodliffe | 252 | 44.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Cooper | 198 | 34.8 |
| | Labour | Andrew Cook | 68 | 12.0 |
| | Blue Revolution | Gavin Lee | 51 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 569 | 33.5 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Witham

Witham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Neill Hastie | 288 | 37.3 | |
| | UKIP | Viven Edge | 244 | 31.6 | |
| | Conservative | Alastair Hamilton | 216 | 27.9 | |
| | Labour | Wendy Gleeson | 197 | 25.5 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Izard | 187 | 24.2 | |
| | Conservative | Anna Szwedzinska | 176 | 22.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 781 | 25.1 | |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP |
| | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | UKIP hold | UKIP hold |

### Wyberton

Wyberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Austin | 582 | 58.8 | |
| | Independent | Tracey Abbott | 340 | 34.4 | |
| | Conservative | David Brown | 336 | 34.0 | |
| | UKIP | Donald Ransome | 295 | 29.8 | |
| | Labour | Malcolm Limbert | 115 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 993 | 28.9 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP |

## Changes 2019–2023

As a result of changes of allegiance, the Conservatives lost their majority early in 2020.