# 2005 Lincolnshire County Council election

The 2005 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005, the same day as the general election. The whole council of 77 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party retaining control of the council, winning 45 seats.

## Election result

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Summary Results :
| Party | Seats | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 45 | 42.3% | 133,137 |
| Labour | 21 | 21.9% | 68,974 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 20.5% | 64,344 |
| Independent | 3 | 9.6% | 30,073 |

## Results by division
### Alford and Sutton

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Alford and Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Marsh | 2,010 | 45.5 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Janet Shuttleworth | 1,158 | 26.2 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Daw | 826 | 18.7 | −6.3 |
| | Independent | Eric Vaughan | 426 | 9.6 | N.A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 852 | 19.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,420 | 61.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ancholme Cliff

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Ancholme Cliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Strange | 2,032 | 54.5 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Heathorn | 1,138 | 30.5 | −15.8 |
| | Independent | Ernest Coleman | 556 | 14.9 | N.A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 894 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,726 | 66.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bardney and Cherry Willingham

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bardney and Cherry Willingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Fleetwood | 1,981 | 44.0 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Miller | 1,352 | 30.0 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Melanie Tointon | 940 | 20.9 | −6.7 |
| | UKIP | Sue Ransome | 230 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 629 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,503 | 68.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bassingham Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bassingham Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Phillips | 2,194 | 44.2 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Baker | 1,657 | 33.4 | −16.4 |
| | Labour | Tina Lee | 874 | 17.6 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Michael Starky | 241 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,966 | 70.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Billinghay and Metheringham

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Billinghay and Metheringham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Bradwell | 1,824 | 46.6 | −9.1 |
| | Labour | Theresa Wadsley | 1,155 | 29.5 | −14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Waddington | 934 | 23.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 669 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,913 | 62.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Boston Coastal

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston Coastal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bryan Powell | 1,641 | 47.6 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | John Slater | 966 | 28.0 | −6.4 |
| | UKIP | Jodie Sutton | 844 | 24.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 19.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,451 | 62.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Boston East

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Bakewell | 1,449 | 43.2 | −18.9 |
| | UKIP | Don Ransome | 994 | 29.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sally Parker | 913 | 27.2 | −10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,356 | 52.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Boston Fishtoft

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston Fishtoft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ossy Snell | 1,875 | 41.7 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Heather Judge | 1,422 | 31.6 | −10.1 |
| | Independent | Neil McGregor | 1,199 | 26.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,496 | 61.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Boston North West

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Bakewell | 1,231 | 38.8 | −16.1 |
| | Conservative | Bryan Ingham | 1,152 | 36.4 | −8.7 |
| | UKIP | Gordon Simmonds | 786 | 24.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,169 | 50.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Boston Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Day | 2,782 | 58.4 | +4.6 |
| | UKIP | Steven Pearson | 1,979 | 41.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 803 | 16.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,761 | 57.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Boston South

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Austin | 1,481 | 40.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Cory | 1,060 | 28.9 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Terence Taylor | 860 | 23.5 | −19.3 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Wyatt | 264 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | 11.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,665 | 61.0 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Boston West

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Boston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Goodale | 1,305 | 40.7 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Tony Austin | 1,123 | 35.0 | +1.7 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Smith | 781 | 24.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,209 | 59.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bourne Abbey

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bourne Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Horn | 2,362 | 54.3 | +23.9 |
| | Labour | Trevor Holmes | 1,988 | 45.7 | +23.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,350 | 62.0 | |

### Bourne Castle

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bourne Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Croft | 1,979 | 47.1 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Derrick Crump | 1,131 | 26.9 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Binder | 1,093 | 26.0 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 848 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,203 | 69.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bracebridge Heath and Waddington

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Bracebridge Heath and Waddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Talbot | 2,276 | 43.2 | −11.2 |
| | Labour | Jerome O'Brien | 1,811 | 34.4 | −11.2 |
| | Independent | Ivan Hall | 781 | 14.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Skeels | 401 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,269 | 64.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Branston and Navenby

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Branston and Navenby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Marianne Overton | 2,771 | 54.8 | +17.7 |
| | Conservative | Derek Duncan | 1,384 | 27.4 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Keith Haw | 902 | 17.8 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,387 | 27.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,057 | 70.0 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Colsterworth Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Colsterworth Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Chapman | 1,797 | 53.5 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Shorrock | 859 | 25.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ismail Jalili | 700 | 20.9 | −16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | 27.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,356 | 66.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Crowland and Whaplode

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Crowland and Whaplode :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Przyszlak | 2,698 | 65.5 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Tanner | 1,421 | 34.5 | +20.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,277 | 31.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,119 | 66.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Deeping St James

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Deeping St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Dilks | 1,752 | 51.8 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Bryan Helyar | 1,632 | 48.2 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,384 | 65.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Donington Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Donington Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Amanda Puttick | 2,576 | 62.9 | +17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Turner | 1,517 | 37.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,059 | 25.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,093 | 67.0 | |

### Folkingham Rural

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Folkingham Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Hill | 3,013 | 61.7 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Brough | 1,871 | 38.3 | +22.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,142 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,884 | 68.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gainsborough Hill

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Gainsborough Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Tinker | 1,255 | 43.6 | −35.2 |
| | Labour | Lynne Gray | 1,016 | 35.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Summers | 609 | 21.1 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,880 | 49.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Gainsborough Rural South

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Gainsborough Rural South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Heath | 2,945 | 54.5 | +20.1 |
| | Conservative | Brian Knight | 2,463 | 45.5 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 482 | 9.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,408 | 67.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Gainsborough Trent

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Gainsborough Trent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick O'Connor | 1,868 | 50.3 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | Patrick Vaughan | 923 | 24.8 | −12.1 |
| | Conservative | William Parry | 726 | 19.5 | −5.9 |
| | UKIP | Mark Jones | 199 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 945 | 25.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,716 | 51.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Grantham Barrowby

Lincolnshire County Council Elections 2005: Grantham Barrowby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Davidson | 1,646 | 52.6 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Bosworth | 1,486 | 47.4 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,132 | 53.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |