1901 Kesteven County Council election

1901 English local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|right|The administrative county of Kesteven (1889–1974), shown within England. The fifth set of elections to Kesteven County Council were held on Thursday, 7 March 1901. 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."Kesteven, Lincolnshire", A Vision of Britain (University of Portsmouth). Retrieved 21 April 2015. The Local Government Act 1888 established Kesteven as an administrative county, governed by a Council;Local Government Act 1888, part ii, section 46.1(a), cf. part v, section 83.10 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.Local Government Act 1888, part i, section 2, and part vi, section 103Local Government Act 1972, schedule 1 Nearly every candidate was returned unopposed in the election, with contests in only seven of the 48 divisions. No party affiliation is recorded for any of the candidates, except those for Gonerby and Osbournby. Results by division Ancaster Ancasterhttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000400/19010302/009/0002 Kesteven County Council Election Grantham Journal 2 March 1901 2 6 June 2015 British Newspaper Archive subscription and http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000354/19010301/053/0008 County Council Nominations: Kesteven Lincolnshire Chronicle 1 March 1901 8 6 June 2015 British Newspaper Archive subscription William Avery NA NA Barrowby Barrowby Thomas Sherwin Pearson-Gregory NA NA Bassingham Bassingham Charles Constable Curtis NA NA Bennington Bennington William Hutchinson NA NA Billingborough Billingboroughhttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000332/19010308/033/0003 The County Councils: Results of the Polling Lincolnshire Echo 8 March 1901 3 6 June 2015 British Newspaper Archive subscription Colonel de Burton 226 Benjamin Smith 153 Billinghay Billinghay John Creasey NA NA Bourne and Morton Bourne and Morton A. Farr Bracebridge Bracebridge T. Skipworth 157 S. Wills 139 Branston Branston Alexander Brodrick Leslie-Melville NA NA Bytham Bytham Frederick William Williamson NA NA Caythorpe Caythorpe William Oxley NA NA Claypole Claypole George Nevile NA NA Colsterworth Colsterworth Eli Crabtree NA NA Corby Corbyhttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000400/19010309/004/0002 Kesteven County Council Grantham Journal 9 March 1901 2 6 June 2015 British Newspaper Archive subscription Joseph A. Wilson 111 Henry Minta 99 Rev. J. W. Layng"nb" Rector of Creeton and Swinstead 51 Deeping Deeping R. Wade NA NA Gonerby Gonerby Conservative Party (UK) George W. Harvey 229 Conservative Party (UK) Charles J. E. Parker 84 Grantham no. 1 Grantham no. 1 William Bailey NA NA Grantham no. 2 Grantham no. 2 James Perkins Coultas NA NA Grantham no. 3 Grantham no. 3 Arthur Hutchinson NA NA Grantham no. 4 Grantham no. 4 Rev. George Benson Bowler NA NA Grantham no. 5 Grantham no. 5 William Long Wand NA NA Grantham no. 6 Grantham no. 6 John William Martin NA NA Grantham no. 7 Grantham no. 7 Joshua Lincoln NA NA Heckington Heckington Daniel Gorham Harris NA NA Heighington Heighington Samuel Oglesby NA NA Helpringham Helpringham Joseph Senior Barber NA NA Kyme Kyme J. W. Palmer Charles Claydon N.B. It is not clear from the results reports who won this division. Martin Martin John Hague Copping NA NA Metheringham Metheringham Edward Godson Allen NA NA Morton Morton John Thomas Swift NA NA Navenby Navenby Dr Andrew Campbell NA NA Osbournby Osbournby Conservative Party (UK) Captain William Alfred Cragg NA NA Ponton Ponton Robert Christian Newton NA NA Rippingale Rippingale Arthur Wellesley Dean NA NA Ropsley Ropsley James Cecil Rudkin NA NA Ruskington Ruskington Samuel Francis Pattinson NA NA Skellingthorpe Skellingthorpe Captain George Eden Jarvis NA NA Sleaford East Sleaford East W. H. Spite 277 H. A. Peake 186 Sleaford West Sleaford West W. B. Harris 298 Charles Attiwell 135 Stamford no. 1 Stamford no. 1 J. Woolston NA NA Stamford no. 2 Stamford no. 2 J. Seaton Loweth NA NA Stamford no. 3 Stamford no. 3 Major Herbert Hart NA NA Stamford no. 4 Stamford no. 4 George Higgs NA NA Thurlby Thurlby W. Hayes NA NA Uffington Uffington The Lord Kesteven NA NA Waddington Waddington Hugh Jackson NA NA Wellingore Wellingore Robert Newcombe Moreley NA NA Wilsford Wilsford Richard Montagu Cole NA NA By-elections Billinghay, 1901 John Creasey, the sitting councillor of the Billinghay division, died on 30 October 1901."Deaths", Stamford Mercury, 1 November 1901, p. 4. Three candidates emerged to fill the vacancy created by his death: John William Palmer, a merchant; John Edward South, a miller and merchant; and William Ravell, a farmer and auctioneer."Billingborough", Stamford Mercury, 29 November 1901, p. 6. The election was held on Friday, 6 December."Sleaford", Grantham Journal, 7 December 1901, p. 6. According to the Grantham Journal, "all parties work[ed] hard for success"; canvassing was carried out in Billinghay and Walcott and Palmer and Ravell addressed voters in both villages in the week before the election. The results were as follows: +CandidateVotesWilliam Ravell197John William Palmer158John Edward South3 Ravell was therefore returned as the councillor for the division. References Notes "nb" Citations 1901 Kesteven Category:20th century in Lincolnshire Category:March 1901 in the United Kingdom