# 2016 North East Lincolnshire Council election

The 2016 North East Lincolnshire Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of North East Lincolnshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Council make up

After the 2016 local election, the political make up of the council was as follows:
| Party | Number of councillors |
| Labour | 18 |
| Conservative | 11 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| UKIP | 5 |
| Green | 0 |
| Independent | 2 |
| Vacant | 1 |
Labour remained in minority control of the authority, despite losing one seat (Park) to the Liberal Democrats and failing to regain the East Marsh seat they lost to UKIP in a by-election the previous year, which was gained by the Liberal Democrats as UKIP didn't field a candidate in that ward. These were the first gains by the Liberal Democrats in the borough since the 2008 local elections, prior to being almost wiped out over the next four years.
Since the previous year's elections, two UKIP councillors (Matthew Stinson and Stephen Harness) resigned from their party and sat as Independents, and would go on to join the Conservatives, while Ron Shepherd by this point had already defected directly to the Conservatives and successfully defended his seat in Scartho at these elections in the process.
Shortly after these elections took place, a by-election was held to fill the vacancy in the South ward in June 2016 due to the resignation of councillor Chris Stanland in the South ward. Although he resigned before these local elections, it happened after close of nominations. Labour held the seat and thus increased their number of councillors to 19.

## Ward results
### Croft Baker

Croft Baker 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kathryn Helen Wheatley | 975 | 40.5 |
| | UKIP | Victoria Jane Mutton | 551 | 22.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Rudkin | 389 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Horobin | 348 | 14.4 |
| | Green | James William Barker | 99 | 4.1 |
| | TUSC | Kieran Ian Barlow | 48 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 17.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### East Marsh

East Marsh 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Rudd | 901 | 57.2 |
| | Labour | Neil Martin Trenchard | 507 | 32.2 |
| | TUSC | Phil Tuplin | 87 | 5.5 |
| | Conservative | James Adam Chaudry | 81 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 25.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Freshney

Freshney 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cliff Barber | 876 | 48.9 |
| | UKIP | Guy Thomas Twisleton Haxby | 434 | 24.2 |
| | Conservative | Max Logan Burnett | 386 | 21.5 |
| | Green | Andy Lingwood | 68 | 3.8 |
| | TUSC | Julian Darren Best | 29 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 24.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Haverstoe

Haverstoe 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bill Parkinson | 1,650 | 61.9 |
| | Labour | Stephen Russell Naulls | 566 | 21.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Collett | 227 | 8.5 |
| | Green | Catherine Susan Harper | 136 | 5.1 |
| | TUSC | Cameron James William Edward Allan Best | 88 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1084 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Heneage

Heneage 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ros James | 948 | 47.4 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Whittingham | 500 | 25.0 |
| | Conservative | Holly Joanne Amanda Hill | 345 | 17.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gloria Lond | 158 | 7.9 |
| | TUSC | Val O’Flynn | 51 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 22.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Humberston & New Waltham

Humberston & New Waltham 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Fenty | 1,481 | 53.4 |
| | UKIP | Monica Ruth Brasted | 693 | 25.0 |
| | Labour | Chris Nichols | 519 | 18.7 |
| | Green | Andy Dickson | 54 | 1.9 |
| | TUSC | David William Mitchell | 29 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | 28.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Immingham

Immingham 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Aaron Watson | 1,128 | 42.3 |
| | Conservative | Stewart Swinburn | 1,073 | 40.2 |
| | TUSC | Richard Cragg | 282 | 10.6 |
| | Green | Martin Leslie Reed | 186 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Park

Park 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Philip Barfield | 905 | 32.2 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Martyn Spurr | 617 | 21.9 |
| | UKIP | Tony Blake | 586 | 20.8 |
| | Conservative | Martin Peter Johnson | 541 | 19.2 |
| | Green | Vicky Dunn | 124 | 4.4 |
| | TUSC | Ian Michael Radford | 39 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Scartho

Scartho 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ron Shepherd | 1,011 | 35.2 |
| | Labour | Janet Angela Goodwin | 813 | 28.3 |
| | UKIP | Beckey Jane Brumpton | 716 | 24.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Michael De Freitas | 313 | 10.9 |
| | TUSC | Joe Carter | 18 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | 6.9 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | |

### Sidney Sussex

Sidney Sussex 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Catherine Margaret Gaynor Rogers | 787 | 45.7 |
| | UKIP | Tanya Brasted | 538 | 31.2 |
| | Conservative | Callum Procter | 246 | 14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Robert Nicholson | 83 | 4.8 |
| | TUSC | Angela Heather Greenfield | 68 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 14.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### South

South 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ray Oxby | 913 | 53.7 |
| | UKIP | Ludmila Berezina | 483 | 28.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hardy | 251 | 14.8 |
| | TUSC | Karen Michelle Manley | 54 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 25.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Yarborough

Yarborough 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Diana Hyldon-King | 1,012 | 48.3 |
| | UKIP | Jane Whittingham | 590 | 28.2 |
| | Conservative | Deborah Elsie Florence May Hill | 453 | 21.6 |
| | TUSC | Val Pow | 40 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 20.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |