# 1946 Kesteven County Council election

Elections to Kesteven County Council were held on Saturday, 2 March 1946. Kesteven was one of three divisions of the historic county of Lincolnshire in England; it consisted of the ancient wapentakes (or hundreds) of Aswardhurn, Aveland, Beltisloe, Boothby Graffoe, Flaxwell, Langoe, Loveden, Ness, and Winnibriggs and Threo. The Local Government Act 1888 established Kesteven as an administrative county, governed by a Council; elections were held every three years from 1889, until it was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, which established Lincolnshire County Council in its place.
For the 1946 election, the county was divided into sixty wards, ten of which accounted for the town of Grantham, five for Stamford, three for Sleaford and two for Bourne. Only twenty-six were contested and most of these were in the towns: every seat in Stamford and Bourne and all but one in Grantham and Sleaford. The results were extremely close in two wards: in Sleaford no. 3 there was a tie, forcing the returning officer to cast his ballot; and in Corby, the difference between the two candidates was one vote. In summarising the result, the Lincolnshire Echo stated that "politics play little part in Kesteven County Council affairs"; this was true at least insofar that Labour was the only political party to contest any of the wards. Having won five seats, the remainder went to independent candidates.

## Results
### Ancaster

Ancaster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | R. G. Simpson | NA | NA | |

### Bassingham

Bassingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | W. D. G. Battersby | NA | NA | |

### Bennington

Bennington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | F. Winter | 518 | 85.9 |
| | | T. L. Hopwood | 85 | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 603 | |

### Billingborough

Billingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | A. Wilson | NA | NA | |

### Billinghay

Billinghay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | E. Gilbert | NA | NA | |

### Bourne no. 1

Bourne no. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | Rev. W. J. Rees | 529 | 65.0% |
| | | W. Seaton | 285 | 35.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 814 | |

### Bourne no. 2

Bourne no. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | R. A. Collins | 400 | 58.6% |
| | | T. H. Wardale | 283 | 41.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 683 | |

### Bracebridge

Bracebridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | Herbert E. Hough | 362 | 65.5% |
| | | John Colton Hall | 191 | 34.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 553 | |

### Branston

Branston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | G. H. Johnson | NA | NA | |

### Brytham

Brytham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | John H. Turner | NA | NA | |

### Caythorpe

Caythorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | John W. Oxby | NA | NA | |

### Claypole

Claypole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | John W. Milner | NA | NA | |

### Colsterworth

Colsterworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | James D. Hind | NA | NA | |

### Corby

Corby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | K. King | 223 | 50.1% |
| | | P. Adcock | 222 | 49.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 445 | |

### Cranwell

Cranwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | John Taylor | NA | NA | |

### Deeping St James

Deeping St James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Charles H. Feneley | NA | NA | |

### Dunston

Dunston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Frank Clarke | NA | NA | |

### Gonerby and Barrowby

Gonerby and Barrowby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | John E. Snell | NA | NA | |

### Grantham no. 1

Grantham no. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Montague Ogden | 293 | 56.7% |
| | Independent | John William Joseph Sandall | 224 | 43.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 517 | |

### Grantham no. 2

Grantham no. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs. Lilian Basford | NA | NA | |
Basford was elected Mayor of Grantham and became an alderman later in 1946, forcing her to vacate the seat. The Labour candidate Elizabeth Frances Bullimore was the only person nominated to replace her and so took up the seat in March 1947.

### Grantham no. 3

Grantham no. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John William Harrison | 350 | 69.6% |
| | Independent | Alfred Malcolm Hall | 153 | 30.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 503 | |

### Grantham no. 4

Grantham no. 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | William Griffin | 302 | 57.2% |
| | Labour | George William Ancliff | 226 | 42.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 528 | |

### Grantham no. 5

Grantham no. 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Gordon Foster | 445 |
| | Labour | Herbert Cant | 407 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 852 |

### Grantham no. 6

Grantham no. 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Frederick Leonard Preston | 245 |
| | Labour | Mrs Sarah Ann Barnes | 226 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 471 |

### Grantham no. 7

Grantham no. 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Colonel Edward Johns Grinling | 267 |
| | Labour | Mrs Elizabeth Frances Bullimore | 226 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 493 |

### Grantham no. 8

Grantham no. 8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Mrs Dorothy Shipman | 189 |
| | Independent | Mrs Veronica Mary Platt Webster | 174 |
| | Labour | Reginald Edgar Burnett | 91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 454 |

### Grantham no. 9

Grantham no. 9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Reginald Charles Moore | 389 |
| | Independent | Edward Roberts | 339 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 728 |

### Grantham no. 10

Grantham no. 10 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Mrs Louise Marion Ward | 243 |
| | Labour | George William Bowen | 156 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 399 |

### Heckington

Heckington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | G. H. Goose | 298 | 39.7% |
| | | F. W. Watson | 264 | 35.2% |
| | Labour | J. H. Brighton | 188 | 25.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 750 | |

### Helpringham

Helpringham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | W. G. Cragg | NA | NA | |

### Kyme

Kyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | C. J. Willows | NA | NA | |

### Leadenham

Leadenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Henry W. N. Fane | NA | NA | |

### Market Deeping

Market Deeping :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Francis R. Wade | NA | NA | |

### Martin

Martin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | John F. Vickers | NA | NA | |

### Metheringham

Metheringham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | F. C. Townsend | 317 |
| | | R. A. Fincham | 281 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 598 |

### Morton

Morton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Rev. C. Letts | 271 |
| | | R. Pacey | 207 |
| | | H. B. Atkinson | 193 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 750 |

### Navenby

Navenby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Charles B. Aram | NA | NA | |

### North Hykeham

North Hykeham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | George W. Hutson | NA | NA | |

### Osbournby

Osbournby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Rev. David Jones | NA | NA | |

### Ponton

Ponton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Sir H. J. E. S. Cholmeley Bt | NA | NA | |

### Rippingale

Rippingale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | A. W. Sharman | NA | NA | |

### Ropsley

Ropsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Joseph F. Dodds | NA | NA | |

### Ruskington

Ruskington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | B. E. Brighton | NA | NA | |

### Scopwick

Scopwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Kenneth C. Irving | NA | NA | |

### Skellingthorpe

Skellingthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | R. C. Turner | NA | NA | |

### Sleaford no. 1

Sleaford no. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | E. W. Elmore | 443 |
| | | S. S. Williams | 255 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 698 |

### Sleaford no. 2

Sleaford no. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | H. H. Brown | NA | NA | |

### Sleaford no. 3

Sleaford no. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | W. Middleton | 225 |
| | | Mrs C. D. Jessop | 224 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 449 |

### Stamford no. 1

Stamford no. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Ernest Ireson | 336 |
| | Labour | Harold Knowles | 189 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 525 |

### Stamford no. 2

Stamford no. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | C. Prestwood | 285 |
| | Labour | W. A. J. Downes | 145 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 525 |

### Stamford no. 3

Stamford no. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | James S. Prior | 344 |
| | Labour | J. W. L. Whincup | 237 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 499 |

### Stamford no. 4

Stamford no. 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | P. K. Banks | 325 |
| | Labour | L. March | 276 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 525 |

### Stamford no. 5

Stamford no. 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A. E. Millett | 532 |
| | Independent | H. Skells | 304 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 836 |

### Swinderby

Swinderby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | P. W. Spray | 312 |
| | | R. Hewison | 116 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 428 |

### Thurlby

Thurlby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | T. G. Holmes | NA | NA | |

### Uffington

Uffington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Roland Luker | NA | NA | |

### Washingborough

Washingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | G. H. Applewhite | NA | NA | |

### Welby

Welby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Brigadier-General R. L. Adlercron | NA | NA | |

### Wilsford

Wilsford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Lieutenant-Commander J. Cracroft-Amcotts | NA | NA | |

### Woolsthorpe

Woolsthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Major H. R. E. Welby | 216 |
| | | F. King | 75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 291 |