# 2004 West Lindsey District Council election

Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 19
* Liberal Democrat 16
* Independent 2

## Election result

West Lindsey Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 69.2 | 53.7 | 10,412 | +27.1% |
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 30.8 | 35.7 | 6,928 | -2.3% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 1,084 | -8.6% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4.9 | 959 | -15.9% |
One Conservative candidate was unopposed.

## Ward results

Caistor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Lawrence | 705 | 61.5 | +29.6 |
| | Independent | Norman Hancock | 441 | 38.5 | −21.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 23.0 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,146 | 44.7 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Cherry Willingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Heath | 1,209 | 65.1 | +31.9 |
| | Conservative | Keith Deeley | 649 | 34.9 | −18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 560 | 30.2 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,858 | 56.5 | +14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Dunholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Rawlins | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gainsborough East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Tinker | 774 | 48.3 | −25.3 |
| | Labour | Deborah Rose | 551 | 34.4 | +34.4 |
| | Conservative | Marc Bratcher | 276 | 17.2 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 13.9 | −33.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,601 | 35.3 | +17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gainsborough North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Snee | 765 | 37.7 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Howitt-Cowan | 489 | 24.1 | −18.6 |
| | Independent | Harry Clarke | 417 | 20.6 | +20.6 |
| | Labour | John Indian | 356 | 17.6 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,027 | 41.1 | +15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gainsborough South-West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Young | 690 | 58.0 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Donald Sweeting | 221 | 18.6 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Catherine Dobson | 177 | 14.9 | +14.9 |
| | Independent | William Gabbott | 101 | 8.5 | −14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 39.4 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,189 | 35.7 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Market Rasen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kitchen | 927 | 54.5 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Carol Skye | 774 | 45.5 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 9.0 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,701 | 35.7 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Nettleham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Leaning | 1,278 | 64.7 | +64.7 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Davidson | 696 | 35.3 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 582 | 29.4 | −20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,974 | 55.4 | +19.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Saxilby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cotton | 1,506 | 76.8 | +76.8 |
| | Conservative | William Morgan | 455 | 23.2 | −27.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,051 | 53.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,961 | 50.9 | +22.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Scotter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Parry | 850 | 54.2 | −20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Triloki Mehrota | 719 | 45.8 | +20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 8.4 | −40.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,569 | 46.1 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reginald Shore | 810 | 78.2 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Beer | 226 | 21.8 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 | 56.4 | +14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,036 | 56.5 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sudbrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stuart Curtis | 656 | 57.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Harris | 484 | 42.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,140 | 56.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
Welton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Hiscox | 1,250 | 57.3 | +57.3 |
| | Conservative | Charles Ireland | 931 | 42.7 | +42.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,181 | 52.9 | +19.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |