# 2023 West Lindsey District Council election

The 2023 West Lindsey District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of West Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control; the Conservatives had won a majority at the previous election in 2019 but had lost their majority during 2021 as a result of changes of allegiance. The council was therefore being run by a administration comprising the Conservatives and three of the independent councillors.
Following the election the Liberal Democrats won exactly half the seats on the council. The Liberal Democrats formed an administration with the support of one of the independent councillors, with Liberal Democrat leader Trevor Young being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2023.

## Results summary

West Lindsey election result.
West Lindsey District Council Election Result 2023 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 47.0 | 10,081 |
| Conservative | 14 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 38.9 | 37.0 | 9,312 |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | |
| Lincolnshire Independent | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 5.5 | 4.0 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1,486 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.0 | 763 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 518 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | <1.0 | |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | <1.0 | 60 |

## Ward Results

West Lindsey District Council election results.
Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*).

### Bardney

Bardney (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Fleetwood* | 439 | 60.9 | −5.2 |
| | Green | Vicky Pearson | 149 | 20.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Kenyon | 73 | 10.1 | New |
| | Liberal | Charles Shaw | 60 | 8.3 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 40 | −5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 721 | 35 | 0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Caistor and Yarborough

Caistor and Yarborough (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Owen Bierley* | 726 | 58.5 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Angela Lawrence* | 699 | 56.3 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Clark | 469 | 37.8 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Panter | 411 | 33.1 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,241 | 28 | −5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Cherry Willingham

Cherry Willingham (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Chris Darcel* | 918 | 48.8 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Bridgwood | 741 | 39.4 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Palmer | 740 | 39.3 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Morris | 675 | 35.9 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Plastow | 524 | 27.9 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Ward | 505 | 26.8 | New |
| | Conservative | Glen Thompson | 491 | 26.1 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,891 | 30 | −2 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent hold | Lincolnshire Independent hold | Lincolnshire Independent hold | Lincolnshire Independent hold | Lincolnshire Independent hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent | Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent | Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent | Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent | Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent |

### Dunholme and Welton

Dunholme and Welton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Swift | 1,038 | 46.9 | +13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sabastian Hague | 909 | 41.1 | New |
| | Independent | Di Rodgers* | 906 | 41.0 | −15.4 |
| | Conservative | Caralyne Grimble* | 788 | 35.6 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freddie Easters | 754 | 34.1 | New |
| | Conservative | Craig Seal | 705 | 31.9 | −9.5 |
| | Conservative | Emily Sharman | 670 | 30.3 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,229 | 33 | +1 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Gainsborough East

Gainsborough East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matt Boles** | 534 | 64.3 | +34.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Dobbie* | 397 | 47.8 | +15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacob Flear | 382 | 46.0 | +23.2 |
| | Independent | Mick Devine* | 186 | 22.4 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Perry Smith | 161 | 19.4 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Tim Davies* | 154 | 18.6 | −16.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Burge | 130 | 15.7 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Ken Downey | 110 | 13.3 | −0.8 |
| | TUSC | Michael Hancock | 68 | 8.2 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 835 | 16 | 0 |
| | 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 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | 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 |
* Matthew Boles represented the Gainsborough North ward from 2015 to 2023.

### Gainsborough North

Gainsborough North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Snee* | 622 | 51.5 | +9.3 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Paul Key | 585 | 48.4 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mandy Snee** | 555 | 45.9 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Brennan | 503 | 41.6 | +7.6 |
| | Green | Nigel Bowler | 341 | 28.2 | New |
| | Conservative | Hugh McDaniel | 226 | 18.7 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,212 | 23 | −1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
* Mandy Snee represented the Scotter and Blyton ward from 2019 to 2023.

### Gainsborough South West

Gainsborough South West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Young* | 551 | 68.3 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette McGhee | 477 | 59.1 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Harry Eddowes | 122 | 15.1 | −2.8 |
| | Independent | Richard Craig | 108 | 13.4 | New |
| | Conservative | Vicki Woodward | 102 | 12.6 | +4.8 |
| | Reform UK | Stuart Morley | 69 | 8.6 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 810 | 21 | −2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Hemswell

Hemswell (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul Howitt-Cowan | 307 | 45.8 | −20.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Butroid | 212 | 31.6 | −34.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Barstow | 151 | 22.5 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 14 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 670 | 32 | +2 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |

### Kelsey Wold

Kelsey Wold (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Morris | Unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lea

Lea (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Bailey | 356 | 51.4 | New |
| | Conservative | Jessie Milne* | 337 | 48.6 | −19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 693 | 39 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |

### Market Rasen

Market Rasen (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bunney* | 1,539 | 69.0 | +21.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eve Bennett | 1,041 | 46.7 | +11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moira Westley | 859 | 38.5 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | John McNeil* | 693 | 31.1 | −9.9 |
| | Conservative | Laura Ashby | 623 | 27.9 | −13.0 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Bridgwood | 561 | 25.2 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | Colin Saywell | 341 | 15.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Katie Vause | 332 | 14.9 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,239 | 34 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |

### Nettleham

Nettleham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Barrett | 641 | 43.0 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Frazer Brown | 593 | 39.7 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hladun | 475 | 31.8 | −18.1 |
| | Labour | Jess McGuire | 409 | 27.4 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Shore | 295 | 19.8 | −26.0 |
| | Green | Christine Johnson | 273 | 18.3 | New |
| | Reform UK | Jane Smith | 62 | 4.2 | New |
| | Reform UK | Alexander Cambo | 54 | 3.6 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,496 | 41 | +13 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Saxilby

Saxilby (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jackie Brockway* | 1,055 | 69.5 | +15.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Lee | 851 | 56.1 | +22.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Young | 475 | 31.3 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Rollings | 462 | 30.5 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,529 | 32 | −3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Scampton

Scampton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Patterson* | 298 | 37.2 | +37.2 |
| | Labour | Giles Sullivan | 294 | 36.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathan Berger | 111 | 13.8 | New |
| | Reform UK | Nick Smith | 99 | 12.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 802 | 38 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Scotter and Blyton

Scotter and Blyton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rollings* | 1,037 | 57.7 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Clews* | 970 | 54.0 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Carless | 884 | 49.2 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Bibb | 595 | 33.1 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | Lynne Blakelock | 531 | 29.5 | −11.6 |
| | Reform UK | Christine Allison | 288 | 16.0 | New |
| | Independent | Kenneth Woolley | 262 | 14.6 | −26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,808 | 30 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Stow

Stow (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Mullally | 387 | 57.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Tracey Coulson* | 281 | 42.1 | +42.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 16 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 668 | 34 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |

### Sudbrooke

Sudbrooke (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Baptiste Velan | 370 | 51.6 | New |
| | Conservative | Anne Welburn** | 347 | 48.4 | +48.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 717 | 34 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
* Anne Welburn represented the Cherry Willingham ward from 2008 to 2023.

### Torksey

Torksey (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Pilgrim | 438 | 48.6 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Noel Mullally | 304 | 33.7 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Thomas Cox | 159 | 17.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 15 | −3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 38 | +3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Waddingham and Spital

Waddingham and Spital (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Duguid | 375 | 58.3 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 268 | 41.7 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 16 | −22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 643 | 32 | −5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11 | |

### Wold View

Wold View (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Smith | 342 | 55.9 | +55.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Levison | 270 | 44.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 12 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 612 | 31 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |