# 2023 East Lindsey District Council election

The 2023 East Lindsey District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 55 members of East Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Prior to the election the Conservatives held a majority of the seats on the council. There were thirteen seats (24%) that were elected unopposed in 2023, of which ten were taken by the Conservatives, two by independents and one by the Liberal Democrats.
The council went under no overall control following the election. The Conservatives remained the largest party but lost their majority. They managed to form a minority administration and their leader, Craig Leyland, kept his position as leader of the council.

## Results

The overall results were as follows:
2023 East Lindsey District Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 47.3 | 38.4 | 13,270 |
| Independent | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29.1 | 26.2 | 9,043 |
| Labour | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10.9 | 23.0 | 7,950 |
| Skegness Urban District Society | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 2,872 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 1,369 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 61 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.8 | n/a | n/a |

## Ward results

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

### Alford

Alford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Caroline Devereux* | 510 | 55.0 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Anthony Marsh* | 365 | 39.4 | |
| | Independent | Alan Vassar | 316 | 34.1 | |
| | Labour | Edward John David Green (Ed Green) | 219 | 23.6 | |
| | Labour | Cameron Joshua Marnoch | 185 | 20.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 927 | 24.67 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,815 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Binbrook

Binbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Geoffrey Fry* | 415 | 67.2 | |
| | Labour | Jacob Frederick Croft | 203 | 32.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 618 | 31.64 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,988 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Burgh le Marsh

Burgh le Marsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Skegness Urban District Society | James William Brookes* (Jimmy Brookes) | 283 | 48.3 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Anita Jane Blackburn | 156 | 26.6 | |
| | Independent | Neil Douglas Luther Cooper | 147 | 25.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 586 | 28.50 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,102 | | |
| | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold |

### Chapel St Leonards

Chapel St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Anthony Evans* | 486 | 47.1 | |
| | Labour | Roger Alan Dawson | 443 | 43.0 | |
| | Independent | Graham John Fisher | 408 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative | Dilys Carolyn Jenkinson | 356 | 34.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,031 | 26.39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,918 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Coningsby and Mareham

Coningsby and Mareham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Martin John Foster* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative | Alex Martin Hall* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative | James Andrew Knowles | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Croft

Croft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sid Dennis* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Friskney

Friskney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Carleen Dickinson* | 249 | 60.0 | |
| | Conservative | Carl David Drury | 166 | 40.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 415 | 23.71 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,784 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Fulstow

Fulstow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Edward Peel Mossop* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Grimoldby

Grimoldby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Terence John Knowles* (Terry Knowles) | 346 | 73.9 | |
| | Labour | David Richard Hoyles | 122 | 26.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 468 | 25.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,855 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Hagworthingham

Hagworthingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Joseph Grover* (Will Grover) | 317 | 48.7 | |
| | Independent | David Vernon Powell | 179 | 27.5 | |
| | Green | Paul Fisher | 155 | 23.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 651 | 33.99 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,930 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Halton Holegate

Halton Holegate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Taylor* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |
Terry Taylor had won the seat in a by-election in 2022; in 2019 the seat had been won by independent councillor Jim Swanson. Seat shown as Conservative gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 results.

### Holton-le-Clay and North Thoresby

Holton-le-Clay and North Thoresby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Terence F. Aldridge* (Terry Aldridge) | 684 | 59.4 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Keith Lyons | 528 | 45.9 | |
| | Labour | Phillip Martin Smith* (Phyll Smith) | 449 | 39.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,151 | 28.45 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,060 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Horncastle

Horncastle :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Martin Avison* | unopposed | | |
| Independent | Sandra Campbell-Wardman* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Martin* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Ingoldmells

Ingoldmells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin John Davie* | 242 | 59.9 | |
| | Skegness Urban District Society | Jason Lawrence Boswell-Larkum (Jason Boswell) | 162 | 40.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 404 | 24.61 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,662 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Legbourne

Legbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adam Grist* | 415 | 65.9 | |
| | Labour | Hannah Filer | 215 | 34.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 630 | 33.81 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,872 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Mablethorpe

Mablethorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Edward Cullen* | 1,159 | 62.5 | |
| | Labour | Claire Elizabeth Arnold* | 909 | 49.0 | |
| | Labour | Kate Marnoch | 857 | 46.2 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Victor Clark (Victor Clark) | 692 | 37.3 | |
| | Conservative | Carl Ian Tebbutt | 631 | 34.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,854 | 28.65 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,566 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Marshchapel and Somercotes

Marshchapel and Somercotes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel McNally* | 717 | 63.3 | |
| | Conservative | Paul John Rickett* | 558 | 49.2 | |
| | Labour | Freddie William Mossop | 374 | 33.0 | |
| | Independent | Helena Poskitt | 185 | 16.3 | |
| | Independent | Patricia Maureen Midgley | 64 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,133 | 31.05 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,665 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### North Holme

North Holme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David James Ernest Hall* | 239 | 49.3 | |
| | Conservative | Kirsty Corbitt | 142 | 29.3 | |
| | Independent | Karen Elizabeth Parsons | 104 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 485 | 23.21 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,098 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Priory and St James'

Priory and St James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andrew Leonard* | 511 | 51.0 | |
| | Independent | Darren Lee Hobson | 464 | 46.3 | |
| | Independent | Lynne Marie Cooney | 360 | 35.9 | |
| | Conservative | Pauline Frances Watson | 258 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,002 | 27.68 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,641 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |
The other previous incumbent, Sarah Parkin, had been elected as a Labour councillor in 2019 but left the party later that year and sat as an independent for the rest of her term of office. Seat shown as independent gain from Labour to allow comparison with 2019 results.

### Roughton

Roughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Gray* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Scarborough and Seacroft

Scarborough and Seacroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Richard Edginton* (Dick Edginton) | 598 | 43.3 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Russell Kirk* (Steve Kirk) | 593 | 42.9 | |
| | Skegness Urban District Society | Billy Brookes* | 539 | 39.0 | |
| | Conservative | Julie Day Sadler | 510 | 36.9 | |
| | Labour | Paul Collins | 462 | 33.5 | |
| | Skegness Urban District Society | Adrian David Findley | 394 | 28.5 | |
| | Skegness Urban District Society | Robert Michael Walker (Bob Walker) | 355 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,381 | 20.32 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,817 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold |

### Sibsey and Stickney

Sibsey and Stickney :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tom Ashton* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative | Neil Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Spilsby

Spilsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Eleanor Louisa Marsh (Ellie Marsh) | 250 | 52.3 | |
| | Conservative | David Michael Mangion* | 228 | 47.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 478 | 21.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,289 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
David Mangion had been elected in 2019 as an independent, but joined the Conservatives in 2020. Seat shown as an independent hold to allow comparison with 2019 results.

### St Clement's

St Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Skegness Urban District Society | Mark Vincent Dannatt* | 295 | 36.6 | |
| | Skegness Urban District Society | Richard Cunnington* | 290 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour | Mark Crawford Anderson | 276 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour | Nicholas Gary Bryan Walton (Nick Walton) | 238 | 29.6 | |
| | Conservative | Allison Margaret Miller-Ross (Ally Miller-Ross) | 229 | 28.4 | |
| | Conservative | Lynn Miller-Ross | 218 | 27.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 805 | 20.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,025 | | |
| | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold |
| | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold |

### St Margaret's

St Margaret's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel William Howard Kemp (Sam Kemp) | 227 | 38.1 | |
| | Labour | Hannah Leanne Watkins | 201 | 33.7 | |
| | Independent | Susan Jean Crew (Sue Crew) | 168 | 28.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 596 | 29.59 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,028 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Mary's

St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gillian Mary Makinson-Sanders* (Jill Makinson-Sanders) | 581 | 84.9 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Watson | 69 | 10.1 | |
| | Independent | Maurice Bellwood | 34 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 684 | 36.81 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,861 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### St Michael's

St Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | George Edward Horton* | 379 | 70.2 | |
| | Labour | Laura Marie Stephenson | 161 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 540 | 29.65 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,828 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Sutton on Sea

Sutton on Sea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Robert William Watson | 1,048 | 67.3 | |
| | Independent | Stefanie Le Ann Bristow (Stef Bristow) | 654 | 42.0 | |
| | Conservative | Adrian Victor Benjamin* | 403 | 25.9 | |
| | Conservative | Helen Angela Matthews* | 399 | 25.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,558 | 40.62 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,845 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Tetford and Donington

Tetford and Donington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Daniel Anthony Simpson | 395 | 49.5 | |
| | Conservative | David George Andrews* | 229 | 28.7 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Charles Cox (Tony Cox) | 91 | 11.4 | |
| | Green | Peter Edward Skipworth | 83 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 798 | 40.11 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,997 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Tetney

Tetney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Steven John McMillan* (Steve McMillan) | 395 | 75.0 | |
| | Labour | Christopher D. Lyons | 132 | 25.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 527 | 25.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,062 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Trinity

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rosalind Alice Jackson* (Ros Jackson) | 249 | 65.5 | |
| | Independent | Malcolm David Lamb | 131 | 34.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 380 | 20.99 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,810 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Wainfleet

Wainfleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wendy Bowkett* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Willoughby with Sloothby

Willoughby with Sloothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Stephen William Eyre* | 508 | 82.1 | |
| | Labour | Isaac George Bailey | 111 | 17.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 619 | 31.44 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,991 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Winthorpe

Winthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carl Stuart Macey | 332 | 40.1 | |
| | Skegness Urban District Society | Daniel Brookes* (Danny Brookes) | 307 | 37.1 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen James O'Dare (Steve O'Dare) | 292 | 35.3 | |
| | Skegness Urban District Society | Trevor Paul Burnham* | 247 | 29.8 | |
| | Labour | Kevin Evans | 163 | 19.7 | |
| | Labour | Carole Irene Clark | 150 | 18.1 | |
| | Green | Philip William Gaskell (Phil Gaskell) | 83 | 10.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 828 | 19.58 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,269 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Skegness Urban District Society | Conservative gain from Skegness Urban District Society | Conservative gain from Skegness Urban District Society | Conservative gain from Skegness Urban District Society | Conservative gain from Skegness Urban District Society |
| | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold | Skegness Urban District Society hold |

### Withern and Theddlethorpe

Withern and Theddlethorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Travis Stephen Hesketh | 461 | 55.8 | |
| | Conservative | Sandra Diane Harrison* | 264 | 32.0 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Anthony Holland (Steve Holland) | 101 | 12.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 826 | 39.68 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,094 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Woodhall Spa

Woodhall Spa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Craig James Leyland* | 803 | 58.9 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas James Kemp* | 658 | 48.3 | |
| | Independent | John Sanderson | 479 | 35.1 | |
| | Independent | Rebecca Louise Shaw (Becky Shaw) | 294 | 21.6 | |
| | Labour | Ellen Wright | 241 | 17.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,363 | 36.99 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,706 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wragby

Wragby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ruchira Asthana Yarsley (Ru Yarsley) | 297 | 47.7 | |
| | Conservative | Julie Angela Platt* | 264 | 42.4 | |
| | Reform UK | Sean Roger Matthews | 61 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622 | 30.32 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,071 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |