# West Lindsey District Council elections

West Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Prior to 2011 one third of the council was each year, except in every fourth year when there was an election to the county council instead.
The district is divided into 20 wards, electing 36 councillors. The last ward boundary changes came into effect in 2015.

## Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:
| Party in control | Years |
| Independent | 1973–1979 |
| No overall control | 1979–1987 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1987–1988 |
| No overall control | 1988–1996 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1996–1998 |
| No overall control | 1998–2004 |
| Conservative | 2004–2006 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2006–2008 |
| Conservative | 2008–2021 |
| No overall control | 2021–present |

### Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2010 have been:
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| Burt Keimach | Conservative | 2010 | 20 May 2013 |
| Jeff Summers | Conservative | 20 May 2013 | 20 May 2019 |
| Giles McNeill | Conservative | 20 May 2019 | Sep 2020 |
| Owen Bierley | Conservative | 2 Nov 2020 | 22 May 2023 |
| Trevor Young | Liberal Democrats | 22 May 2023 | |

## Council elections

* 1973 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1976 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1979 West Lindsey District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1982 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1983 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1984 West Lindsey District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1986 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1987 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1988 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1990 West Lindsey District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1992 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1994 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1995 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1996 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1998 West Lindsey District Council election
* 1999 West Lindsey District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2000 West Lindsey District Council election
* 2002 West Lindsey District Council election
* 2003 West Lindsey District Council election
* 2004 West Lindsey District Council election
* 2006 West Lindsey District Council election
* 2007 West Lindsey District Council election
* 2008 West Lindsey District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
* 2010 West Lindsey District Council election
* 2011 West Lindsey District Council election
* 2015 West Lindsey District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2019 West Lindsey District Council election
* 2023 West Lindsey District Council election

## Results maps

* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-1998

Scampton By-Election 17 July 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 285 | 58.0 |
| | Conservative | | 173 | 35.3 |
| | Labour | | 33 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 491 | 35.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### 1998-2002

Yarborough By-Election 10 December 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 207 | 48.1 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | | 169 | 39.3 | +19.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 54 | 12.6 | −12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 430 | 19.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Cherry Willingham By-Election 13 March 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Heath | 593 | 55.8 | +22.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Brylewski | 470 | 44.2 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,063 | 33.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Market Rasen By-Election 19 June 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kitchen | 483 | 44.4 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Norman | 347 | 31.9 | −16.6 |
| | Independent | John Semple | 258 | 23.7 | +23.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,088 | 28.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Lea By-Election 18 May 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Parsons | 621 | 61.4 | +27.3 |
| | Conservative | Hugh McDaniel | 391 | 38.6 | +19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 22.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,012 | 57.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Middle Rasen By-Election 9 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoff Wiseman | 400 | 76.2 | +36.5 |
| | UKIP | | 125 | 23.8 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 52.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 525 | 22.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Saxilby By-Election 20 August 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Brockway | 722 | 60.6 | +22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dean Woolley | 407 | 34.2 | −27.6 |
| | UKIP | Steven Pearson | 62 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 26.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,191 | 28.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Nettleham by-election 6 September 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Giles McNeill | 565 | 45.0 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Grainger | 513 | 40.9 | −19.7 |
| | UKIP | Howard Thompson | 177 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,255 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Gainsborough East by-election 14 February 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Binns | 169 | 28.6 | −15.7 |
| | Labour | Mick Devine | 149 | 25.3 | −6.3 |
| | UKIP | Howard Thompson | 143 | 24.2 | +24.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Butroid | 129 | 21.9 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 590 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Scotter by-election 19 December 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Chris Day | 529 | 51.2 | +51.2 |
| | Conservative | John Cox | 219 | 21.2 | −33.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Coward | 148 | 14.3 | −1.4 |
| | UKIP | Howard Thompson | 138 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 30.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,034 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Scotter by-election 27 February 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pat Mewis | 577 | 65.7 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Panter | 301 | 34.3 | +18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 31.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 878 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Cherry Willingham by-election 29 September 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Palmer | 555 | 51.1 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Wendy Beckett | 288 | 26.5 | +0.6 |
| | UKIP | Trevor Bridgwood | 244 | 22.4 | +22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,087 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Scotter and Blyton by-election 27 July 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bruce Allison | 694 | 44.0 | +12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Clews | 555 | 35.1 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Harper | 230 | 14.6 | −1.3 |
| | UKIP | Neville Jones | 100 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,579 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sudbrooke by-election 16 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Waller | 391 | 69.6 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Gareth Hart | 171 | 30.4 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 39.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 562 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sudbrooke by-election 16 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Waller | 391 | 69.6 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Gareth Hart | 171 | 30.4 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 39.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 562 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Torksey by-election 24 October 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jayne Ellis | 378 | 35.7 | −22.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Noel Mullally | 346 | 32.6 | −8.8 |
| | Brexit Party | Nick Pearson | 299 | 28.2 | +28.2 |
| | Labour | Perry Smith | 37 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,060 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kelsey Wold by-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Morris | 565 | 62.6 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Reece | 243 | 26.9 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | Colin Saywell | 94 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 35.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 902 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Nettleham by-election 16 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jaime Oliver | 585 | 51.0 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Palmer | 374 | 32.6 | −17.2 |
| | Labour | Jess McGuire | 116 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | Green | Benjamin Loryman | 71 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 18.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,146 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |