# 2023 North Kesteven District Council election

The 2023 North Kesteven District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 43 members of North Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England.
The Conservatives won a majority of the seats on the council, which had previously been under no overall control being led by an administration of Conservatives and independent councillors.

## Overview

Prior to the election there were two political groups on the council:
* The "Administration Group" led by Conservative councillor Richard Wright, comprising the 20 Conservatives and 7 independent councillors (5 of whom had been elected as Lincolnshire Independents).
* The "North Kesteven Independents" led by Lincolnshire Independent councillor Marianne Overton, comprising the 9 Lincolnshire Independents and 2 independent councillors.
* Two independent councillors were not aligned to any group.
There were also three vacant seats on the council, all of which had previously been held by Conservative councillors who had resigned in late 2022 or early 2023.
New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, but the number of seats on the council remained the same at 43.
At the election the Conservatives won a majority of the seats on the council. Of the five independent councillors elected, four chose to sit together as the "Group of Unaligned Members" led by Chris Goldson, and the other (Jim Clarke) did not belong to any group. Labour won two seats, giving the party its first representation on the council in over twenty years.

## Results

The overall results were:
Results :
| Party | Seats | Change |
| Conservative Party | 25 | 2 |
| Lincolnshire Independents | 11 | 2 |
| Independents | 5 | 6 |
| Labour Party | 2 | 2 |

## Ward results

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

### Ashby de la Launde, Digby and Scopwick

Ashby de la Launde, Digby and Scopwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Amelia Anne Bailey* | 307 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative | John Frank Money | 300 | 49.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,166 | |

### Bassingham Rural

Bassingham Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary Louise Green* | 470 | 63.5 |
| | Green | Electra Pearce Roccio | 216 | 29.2 |
| | Reform UK | Nicola Jane Smith | 54 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,085 | |

### Billinghay Rural

Billinghay Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Sarah Anne Lawrence | unopposed |
| | Conservative | Gill Ogden* | unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |

### Bracebridge Heath

Bracebridge Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Richard Burley* | 649 | 56.2 |
| | Conservative | Lindsey Ann Cawrey* | 644 | 55.8 |
| | Labour | Clive Maurice Allen | 471 | 40.8 |
| | Labour | Olufunmilayo Monisola Adeyemi (Funmi Adeyemi) | 409 | 35.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,154 | 25.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,490 | |

### Branston

Branston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Peter Charles Lundgren* | 942 | 73.6 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Paul Turner | 655 | 51.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Edward Gilding | 513 | 40.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,280 | 28.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,484 | |

### Cranwell, Leasingham and Wilsford

Cranwell, Leasingham and Wilsford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Jim Clarke* | unopposed |
| | Conservative | Andrew Gibson Hagues | unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |

### Heckington Rural

Heckington Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stewart Duncan Ogden* (Stew Ogden) | 702 | 60.2 |
| | Conservative | Sally Claire Tarry* | 702 | 60.2 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Helen Peacock (Jennifer Helen Saxby) | 456 | 39.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,167 | 29.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,055 | |

### Heighington and Washingborough

Heighington and Washingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian David Carrington* | 872 | 42.6 |
| | Conservative | Carola Barbara Elisabeth Goodwin* | 855 | 41.7 |
| | Conservative | Reece James Harrington | 829 | 40.5 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Gareth Raymond Bailey | 806 | 39.3 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Karen Helene Kirk (Karen Courtney) | 794 | 38.8 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Lee Melody Clarke | 785 | 38.3 |
| | Green | Terence Graham Crawshaw | 610 | 29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,049 | 34.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,932 | |

### Helpringham and Osbournby

Helpringham and Osbournby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Russell Michael Jackson* | 616 | 69.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen John Shanahan-Kluth | 220 | 24.8 |
| | Reform UK | Angela Rose Jamison (Angie Jamison) | 50 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,360 | |

### Hykeham Central

Hykeham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Peter Roe* | 1,116 | 57.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Roger Clarke (Mike Clarke) | 871 | 44.9 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan McKenzie Scott Pessol | 801 | 41.3 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Gary John Edwards | 795 | 41.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathan Joshua Sweet (Nat Sweet) | 635 | 32.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Michael Tipler | 600 | 30.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,939 | 29.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,589 | |

### Hykeham Fosse

Hykeham Fosse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Matthew Harry Lofts | 452 | 43.1 |
| | Conservative | Ross Anthony Little* | 387 | 36.9 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Lillian Whittaker* | 342 | 32.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Corinne Nelly Antoine Byron-Danuser (Corinne Nelly Antoine Byron) | 227 | 21.7 |
| | Green | David Ventura | 227 | 21.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Marie Wilson | 140 | 13.4 |
| | Reform UK | Mark Anthony Nind | 71 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,048 | 21.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,975 | |

### Hykeham Memorial

Hykeham Memorial :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Nicola Ann Dillon-Jones* (Nikki Dillon) | 252 | 49.9 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Francesca Clarke | 161 | 31.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Elizabeth Catton | 92 | 18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,399 | |

### Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme

Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mervyn Paul Head* | 497 | 70.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Guy Allan | 211 | 29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,960 | |

### Metheringham Rural

Metheringham Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frances Mary Pembery* (Fran Pembery) | 670 | 52.6 |
| | Conservative | David Parry (Dave Parry) | 643 | 50.5 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Helen Iris Dodd | 635 | 49.9 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Gary Roy Blackman | 512 | 40.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,273 | 29.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,346 | |

### Navenby and Brant Broughton

Navenby and Brant Broughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Lucille Hagues* | unopposed |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Marianne Jane Overton* | unopposed |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |

### Ruskington

Ruskington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Frederick Waldeck | 820 | 65.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Andrew Wright* | 819 | 65.6 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Kenneth Joaquim Paul Fernandes (Ken Fernandes) | 417 | 33.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,249 | 27.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,585 | |

### Skellingthorpe and Eagle

Skellingthorpe and Eagle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Christopher William Goldson* | 851 | 63.0 |
| | Independent | Richard Albert Johnston* | 584 | 43.2 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Jane Kendrick | 355 | 26.3 |
| | Labour | Anita Mary Pritchard | 255 | 18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Anthony Richardson (Tony Richardson) | 187 | 13.8 |
| | Reform UK | Jamie-Lee McMillan | 65 | 4.8 |
| | Reform UK | Nicholas John Smith (Nick Smith) | 56 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,351 | 31.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,346 | |

### Sleaford Castle

Sleaford Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda Edwards-Shea | 199 | 38.1 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm John Offer* | 194 | 37.2 |
| | Independent | David John Darmon (Dave Darmon) | 129 | 24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,208 | |

### Sleaford Holdingham

Sleaford Holdingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Robert Arthur Oates* | 280 | 62.6 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Cockcroft (Pat Cockcroft) | 114 | 25.5 |
| | Independent | Robert Charles Greetham | 53 | 11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,205 | |

### Sleaford Navigation

Sleaford Navigation :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | David Suiter* | 354 | 64.4 |
| | Conservative | Nadim Aziz | 196 | 35.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,262 | |

### Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham

Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Robert Ernest Oldershaw* (Bob Oldershaw) | 660 | 40.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Anthony Smith | 612 | 37.3 |
| | Conservative | Bozena Allan* | 574 | 35.0 |
| | Conservative | Melody Susan Shanahan-Kluth* | 572 | 34.9 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Adrian Snookes | 524 | 32.0 |
| | Independent | Stephen James Mason (Steve Mason) | 475 | 29.0 |
| | Labour | Joanne Louise Thompson (Jo Thompson) | 395 | 24.1 |
| | Labour | Ian Dutton | 390 | 23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,639 | 27.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,108 | |

### Sleaford Westholme

Sleaford Westholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Ann Mear | 151 | 29.5 |
| | Independent | Anthony Righini-Brand* (Anthony Brand) | 150 | 29.3 |
| | Labour | Eileen Janet Randall | 119 | 23.2 |
| | Independent | Heather Katherine Lorimer | 92 | 18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 512 | 25.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,093 | |

### Waddington Rural

Waddington Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Russell Cooper | 756 | 46.2 |
| | Conservative | Lancelot John Pennell* (Lance Pennell) | 734 | 44.8 |
| | Conservative | Leigh Sanders | 704 | 43.0 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | James Barry Earnshaw | 695 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | John Ewan Mitchell | 655 | 40.0 |
| | Labour | Nirmal Nina Chapman | 593 | 36.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,638 | 26.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,128 | |

### Witham St Hughs and Swinderby

Witham St Hughs and Swinderby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Charles Peter Overton* | 616 | 68.4 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | James Mitchell Elliott (Mitch Elliott) | 542 | 60.2 |
| | Conservative | Susan Kathleen Howe (Sue Howe) | 284 | 31.5 |
| | Conservative | Stuart William Robinson | 256 | 28.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 24.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,706 | |

## Changes 2023–2027

Billinghay Rural by-election 14 December 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Michael Whittle | 354 | 41.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Joseph Andrew Wilkes (Andy Wilkes) | 254 | 29.5 | +29.5 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Wendy Anne Liles | 225 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Anthony Righini-Brand (Anthony Brand) | 29 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 862 | 19.86 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,345 | | |
| | 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 |
By-election triggered by death of Conservative councillor Gill Ogden.