# 2023 North East Lincolnshire Council election

The 2023 North East Lincolnshire Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect 15 members (the usual approximate third) of North East Lincolnshire Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The Conservatives retained their majority on the council. After the election Labour changed their group leader, with Kathryn Wheatley replacing Matthew Patrick.

## Results summary

Following the results, the council remained under Conservative control.
2023 North East Lincolnshire Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 7 | 3 | 46.7 | 20 | 27 | 64.2 | 11,039 | 41.5 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | 5 | 1 | 33.3 | 4 | 9 | 21.4 | 10,121 | 38.1 | 3.3 |
| | Independent | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 | 2,551 | 9.6 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 6.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 | 1,856 | 7.0 | 3.6 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 654 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 368 | 1.4 | 0.6 |

## Ward results

Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*).

### Croft Baker

Croft Baker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Malcolm Morland | 969 | 52.2 | +15.0 |
| | Conservative | Bob Callison* | 782 | 42.1 | −9.6 |
| | TUSC | Julian Best | 107 | 5.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,858 | 22.6 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### East Marsh

East Marsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Aisthorpe* | 608 | 55.7 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Kay Rudd | 373 | 34.2 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Callum Procter | 82 | 7.5 | −6.7 |
| | TUSC | Lee Coulbeck | 28 | 2.6 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 21.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,091 | 16.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Freshney

Freshey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Lyndsey Downes | 964 | 46.3 | New |
| | Labour | Sheldon Mill | 576 | 27.7 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | Anna Griffiths | 294 | 14.1 | 19.1 |
| | Independent | Mick Kiff | 146 | 11.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 18.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,080 | 29.2 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Haverstoe

Haverstoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Brookes* | 1,464 | 63.0 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Samantha Brown | 761 | 32.7 | +0.7 |
| | TUSC | Cameron Warren | 100 | 4.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 703 | 30.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,325 | 29.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Heneage

Heneage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Patrick* | 891 | 56.2 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Crofts | 511 | 32.2 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Young | 122 | 7.7 | −19.7 |
| | TUSC | John Stiff | 61 | 3.9 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,585 | 20.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Humberston and New Waltham

Humberston and New Waltham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stan Shreeve* | 1,534 | 63.7 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Ian Townsend | 875 | 36.3 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | 27.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,409 | 24.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Immingham

Immingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karen Swinburn* | 886 | 48.8 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Sam Wrexham Holborow | 647 | 35.6 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | Dave Barton | 237 | 13.1 | +4.0 |
| | TUSC | Nathan Newton | 46 | 2.5 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,816 | 20.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marian Boyd* | 869 | 40.0 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Edward Kaczmarek | 741 | 34.1 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Aisthorpe | 387 | 17.8 | −11.3 |
| | Green | Andrew Dickson | 126 | 5.8 | New |
| | TUSC | Dave Mitchell | 52 | 2.3 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,175 | 25.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Scartho

Scartho :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Lindley* | 1,399 | 53.6 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | Robson Augusta | 1,097 | 43.9 | +0.2 |
| | TUSC | Val Pow | 63 | 2.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 302 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,499 | 28.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sidney Sussex

Sidney Sussex :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Haggis | 793 | 54.0 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Christine Vickers | 545 | 37.1 | −7.4 |
| | TUSC | Mark Gee | 130 | 8.9 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,468 | 18.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### South

South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Goodwin* | 755 | 58.0 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Burch | 319 | 24.5 | −13.9 |
| | Independent | Jane Bramley | 87 | 6.7 | New |
| | Independent | Karen Batson | 74 | 5.7 | New |
| | Independent | Phillip Moulson | 45 | 3.4 | New |
| | TUSC | Bill Ward | 22 | 1.7 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 33.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,302 | 15.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Waltham

Waltham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Jackson* | 1,052 | 61.4 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Bailey | 512 | 29.9 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Lorna Kirman | 148 | 8.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 31.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,712 | 30.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### West Marsh

West Marsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karl Wilson* | 412 | 49.3 | −3.4 |
| | Independent | Peter Barker | 162 | 19.4 | −27.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marco Lawless | 107 | 12.8 | New |
| | Conservative | Hugh Richies | 102 | 12.2 | New |
| | Independent | Keith Watkin | 31 | 3.7 | New |
| | TUSC | Heather Davis | 21 | 2.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 29.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 835 | 16.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wolds

Wolds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Hudson* | 749 | 42.8 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Loyd Emmerson | 632 | 36.1 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | Wil Wheaton Chapman | 274 | 15.7 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Jonathan Kirman | 94 | 5.4 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,749 | 28.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Yarborough

Yarborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul Henderson | 805 | 44.1 | New |
| | Labour | David Watson | 546 | 29.9 | −17.9 |
| | Conservative | Garry Abel* | 451 | 24.7 | −27.5 |
| | TUSC | Phil Tuplin | 24 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,826 | 21.5 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |