# 2011 South Kesteven District Council election

The 2011 South Kesteven District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

The Conservatives remained in control of the council after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats. These gains included taking all three seats in St Johns ward, as well as a seat each in All Saints and St Georges wards. Labour also made gains to move to six councillors, while the number of independents dropped.
The election in Deeping St James was delayed from the original date after the death of a Liberal Democrat councillor for the ward.
South Kesteven local election result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 38 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 65.5 | 48.9 | 30,584 | +5.3% |
| Independent | 12 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 20.7 | 24.6 | 15,363 | -4.0% |
| Labour | 6 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 7,858 | +0.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 3,578 | -7.7% |
| Lincolnshire Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 830 | +1.3% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 3,872 | +4.8% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 435 | -0.2% |
The above totals include the delayed election in Deeping St. James.

## Ward results

All Saints (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Breda-Rae Griffin | 480 |
| | Independent | Susan Sandall | 452 |
| | Independent | Maxwell Sawyer | 413 |
| | Labour | David Bimson | 318 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ismail Jalili | 271 |
| | Labour | Adam Wissen | 247 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,181 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
Aveland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Debbie Wren | 624 | 72.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Morris | 241 | 27.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 383 | 44.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 865 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Barrowby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pamela Bosworth | 424 | 51.6 |
| | Independent | Lynda Coutts | 397 | 48.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 821 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Belmont (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Chivers | 727 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Craft | 705 |
| | Labour | Michael Burton | 415 |
| | Labour | Deborah Grinnell | 407 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin James | 211 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,465 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Bourne East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Judith Smith | 1,416 |
| | Conservative | David Higgs | 1,179 |
| | Conservative | Robert Russell | 1,148 |
| | Green | David Evans | 776 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,519 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Bourne West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Linda Neal | 1,018 |
| | Conservative | John Smith | 858 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Helen Powell | 830 |
| | Conservative | Kirsty Roche | 795 |
| | Independent | Trevor Holmes | 729 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hitch | 440 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,670 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Independent | Lincolnshire Independent gain from Independent | Swing |
Earlesfield (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alan Davidson | 351 |
| | Independent | David Kerr | 232 |
| | Labour | Robert Shorrock | 217 |
| | Conservative | Richard Davies | 162 |
| | Independent | Stuart McBride | 162 |
| | Independent | Alwyn Todd | 161 |
| | Conservative | Paul Manterfield | 119 |
| | Conservative | Umar Nadine | 50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,454 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Ermine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Trevor Scott | 601 | 59.4 |
| | Independent | Christina Lees | 410 | 40.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,011 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Carpenter | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Glen Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Robins | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Grantham St. John's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Adam Stokes | 530 |
| | Conservative | Jean Taylor | 512 |
| | Labour | Mark Bartlett | 479 |
| | Labour | David Burling | 458 |
| | Independent | Elisabeth Simpson | 321 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,300 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Green Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alan Parkin | 668 |
| | Conservative | Frank Turner | 658 |
| | Independent | Ian Mihill | 645 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Wildman | 466 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,437 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Greyfriars (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Michael Taylor | 549 |
| | Conservative | Ian Stokes | 456 |
| | Independent | John Andrews | 305 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Gibbins | 268 |
| | Independent | Alfred Kent | 246 |
| | Labour | Susan Duerdoth | 194 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,018 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Harrowby (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ian Selby | 730 |
| | Labour | Bruce Wells | 644 |
| | Labour | Mark Ashberry | 584 |
| | Conservative | Lee Bruce | 579 |
| | Conservative | Linda Wootten | 561 |
| | Conservative | Graham Jeal | 510 |
| | Independent | Michael Williams | 395 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,003 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Sampson | 384 | 45.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Martin-Mahew | 314 | 37.1 |
| | Independent | Peter Sandy | 149 | 17.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 847 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Hillsides :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Channell | 568 | 60.0 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Trollope-Bellew | 379 | 40.0 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 20.0 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 947 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Isaac Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Adams | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lincrest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Stephens | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Loveden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Albert Kerr | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Market and West Deeping (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Paul Cosham | 959 |
| | Independent | Robert Broughton | 847 |
| | Independent | Reginald Howard | 844 |
| | Conservative | Michael Exton | 766 |
| | Green | Ashley Baxter | 622 |
| | Independent | Jessica Fraylich | 533 |
| | Green | John Scholfield | 330 |
| | Green | William Booker | 302 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,203 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
Morkey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Wilkins | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Peascliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jeffrey Thompson | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Ringstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frances Cartwright | 590 | 62.1 |
| | Green | Alexandra King | 188 | 19.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janire Morris | 172 | 18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 42.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 950 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Saxonwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Paul Wood | 721 | 70.0 |
| | Conservative | Mamoharan Nadarajah | 309 | 30.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 40.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
St. Anne's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Michael Cook | 431 |
| | Labour | Charmaine Morgan | 396 |
| | Labour | John Morgan | 370 |
| | Independent | Dale Wright | 352 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Manterfield | 320 |
| | Independent | Robert Hearmon | 245 |
| | Independent | Walter Kirk | 201 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,315 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
St. George's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Percival Sandall | 426 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Sumner | 409 |
| | Labour | Sandra Curran | 322 |
| | Labour | William Turner | 319 |
| | Independent | Maxine Couch | 306 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Gaffigan | 272 |
| | Green | Richard Rae | 142 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,196 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
St. Mary's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Bevan | 676 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doarkanathsing Bisnauthsing | 606 |
| | Independent | John Dawson | 516 |
| | Conservative | Brian Sumner | 515 |
| | Green | Martin Bamford | 294 |
| | Independent | Jonathan Poznanski | 281 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,888 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
St. Wulfram's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Raymond Wootten | 837 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Wootten | 772 |
| | Labour | Paul Jacklin | 404 |
| | Labour | Eric Goodyer | 295 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Sharp | 238 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,546 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Stamford St. John's (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | David Nalson | 1,232 |
| | Conservative | Terl Bryant | 1,103 |
| | Conservative | Graddon Rowlands | 1,014 |
| | Independent | Clement Walden | 639 |
| | Independent | Anthony Story | 600 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Jalili | 551 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Brough | 485 |
| | UKIP | Robert Foulkes | 435 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,059 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Thurlby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Nicholson | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Toller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael King | 629 | 66.1 |
| | Green | Susan Towers | 170 | 17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Withnall | 152 | 16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | 48.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 951 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Truesdale (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Woolley | 1,066 |
| | Conservative | Kelham Cooke | 914 |
| | Independent | Thomas Butterfield | 462 |
| | Green | Rose Booker | 409 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,851 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Witham Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Kaberry-Brown | 588 | 53.3 |
| | Independent | Jane Wood | 516 | 46.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,104 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Deeping St James delayed election

The election in Deeping St James was delayed until 23 June 2011 after the death of the Liberal Democrat councillor for the ward since 1983, Ken Joynson. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats both lost a seat, at the election, with the Conservative retaining one of the three seats. The other two seats were won by an independent and by Phil Dilks, a former Labour county councillor who stood with no party description.
Deeping St. James (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Philip Dilks | 792 |
| | Independent | Judy Stevens | 647 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Auger | 631 |
| | Conservative | Robert Thomas | 483 |
| | Green | Ashley Baxter | 350 |
| | Conservative | Michael Exton | 318 |
| | Green | Michael Bossingham | 289 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Hammersley | 242 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janire Morris | 70 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Morris | 67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,889 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

## By-elections between 2011 and 2015

A by-election was held in Aveland on 13 March 2014 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Debbie Wren. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Peter Moseley with a majority of 243 votes over Labour candidate John Morgan.
Aveland by-election 13 March 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Moseley | 359 | 75.6 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | John Morgan | 116 | 24.4 | +24.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 51.2 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 475 | 26.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |