2015 Boston Borough Council election

2015 UK local government election April 2015 April 2015 thumb|Results of the 2015 Boston Borough Council election Elections for Boston Borough Council, which governs as a second-tier authority the Borough of Boston were held on Thursday 7 May 2015.http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums Upcoming elections & referendums 6 April 2015 The Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums 15 March 2015 live Following Boundary Commission changes between this election and the previous in 2011 to the wards, 30 councillors were elected to serve 15 wards. The election was held on the same day as other local elections. Composition of council seats before election Immediately after the 2011 election, 19 councillors were Conservatives, 4 were Boston Bypass Independents, 4 were Independents, 3 were Labour and 2 were English Democrats. In the four-year term 4 Boston Bypass Independents changed their alignment to Independent. Two Conservative councillors became independent or unaligned. One Conservative councillor died in office and a UKIP member won the subsequent by-election. One English Democrat-affiliated councillor was disqualified due to non-attendance and a UKIP-affiliated candidate won the consequent by-election. The two UKIP councillors late in the term defected to the Lincolnshire Independent Party. Party Seats (2011 election) Seats (13/04/15) Conservative Party (UK) 19 16 Boston Bypass Independents 4 - Independent (politician) 4 10* Labour Party (UK) 3 3 English Democrats Party 2 1 Lincolnshire Independents - 2 Two councillors: unaligned sitting as independents not among original group of independents. Candidates by party 26 30 Conservative Party (UK) 19 30 Labour Party (UK) 18 30 UKIP 15 30 Independent (politician) 4 30 Green Party of England and Wales 1 30 Liberal Democrats (UK) Boston Borough Council has 15 wards with a total of 30 councillors (down from 18 wards and 32 councillors in 2011). In this election, there are a total of 83 candidates standing (a decrease of 12% from the 95 candidates in the last election in 2011). Incumbent councillors consisted of Conservative, Labour members and eleven Independent councillors. Conservatives stood in all wards though not for every vacancy with a total of 26 candidates; Labour fielded 19 candidates in 12 wards, 15 Independents stood. Of the other parties standing, UKIP fielded 18 candidates in 15 wards, the Green Party 4 candidates (across four) and one Liberal Democrat stood in Witham Ward.Election results 2015: Full Boston Borough Council Results B BC. 8 May 2015. Accessed 2015-05-22 Results Boston Borough Council Election 2015 Conservative Party (UK) 13 -6 43.3 40.8 18,177 UKIP 13 +13 43.3 26.8 11,923 Independent (politician) 2 -8 6.7 16.1 7,164 Labour Party (UK) 2 -1 6.7 14.2 6,330 Green Party of England and Wales 0 +0 0.0 2.0 843 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 +0 0.0 0.2 111 Ward-by-Ward Coastal Ward (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Peter Bedford 985 35.2 -6.3 UK Independence Party Felicity Ransome 966 34.6 +17.3 Conservative Party (UK) Tom Ashton 844 30.2 +7.8 2,794 Conservative Party (UK) UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Fenside Ward (2 seats) UK Independence Party Anton Dani 703 37.8 +37.8 Labour Party (UK) Nigel Welton 443 23.8 +23.8 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Broomfield-Douglas 442 23.8 +23.8 Independent (politician) Tiggs Keywood-Wainwright 272 14.6 +14.6 1,860 UK Independence Party Labour Party (UK) Fishtoft Ward (3 seats) UK Independence Party Jonathan Noble 1,275 19.9 +19.9 Conservative Party (UK) Judith Skinner 1,235 19.3 +19.3 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Skinner 1,149 17.9 +17.9 Independent (politician) Ossy Snell 890 13.9 +13.9 Independent (politician) Helen Staples 870 13.6 +13.6 Labour Party (UK) Sue Walsh 659 10.3 +10.3 Green Party of England and Wales Clair Bird 329 5.1 +5.1 6,407 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Five Village Ward (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Aaron Spencer 857 25.5 -14.7 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Cooper 815 24.3 +24.3 UK Independence Party Jodie Ransome 743 22.1 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Keith Adshead 334 10.0 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) John Jenkinson 271 8.1 +8.1 Green Party of England and Wales Dave Prickett 191 5.7 +5.7 Independent (politician) David Witts 145 4.3 -18.1 3,356 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Boston Bypass Independents Frampton & Holme Ward (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Colin Brotherton 1,305 22.5 +22.5 Conservative Party (UK) Claire Rylott 1,155 19.9 +19.9 UK Independence Party James Edwards 1,084 18.7 +18.7 Independent (politician) Stuart Ashton 995 17.2 +17.2 Independent (politician) Alan Lee 764 13.2 +13.2 Labour Party (UK) Mick Gall 491 8.5 +8.5 5,794 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) UK Independence Party Old Leake & Wrangle Ward (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Dennis 828 28.1 -10.7 UK Independence Party Barrie Pierpoint 736 24.9 +8.7 UK Independence Party Geoff Woodhouse 699 23.7 +23.7 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Pickett 687 23.3 -3.7 2,950 Conservative Party (UK) UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Skirbeck Ward (3 seats) UK Independence Party Stephen Ball 1,116 25.2 +25.2 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Griggs 655 14.8 +14.8 Labour Party (UK) Paul Gleeson 611 13.8 +13.8 Conservative Party (UK) Sean Rickell 602 13.6 +13.6 Labour Party (UK) Paul Goodale 597 13.5 +13.5 Labour Party (UK) Paul Kenny 578 13.0 +13.0 Green Party of England and Wales Victoria Percival 276 6.2 +6.2 4,435 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Thomas' Ward Independent (politician) Alison Austin 517 50.6 +50.6 UK Independence Party Paul Baker 225 22.0 +22.0 Conservative Party (UK) Darron Abbott 168 16.5 +16.5 Labour Party (UK) Norman Walsh 79 7.7 +7.7 Independent (politician) Cyril Nyman 32 3.1 +3.1 1,021 Independent (politician) Staniland Ward (2 seats) UK Independence Party Brian Rush 678 29.4 +29.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ben Evans 477 20.7 +20.7 Conservative Party (UK) Yvonne Gunter 454 19.7 +19.7 Labour Party (UK) Pamela Kenny 344 14.9 +14.9 Labour Party (UK) Chris Roberts 255 11.0 +11.0 Independent (politician) Gloria Smith 100 4.3 +4.3 2,308 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Station Ward UK Independence Party Sue Ransome 275 43.9 +43.9 Conservative Party (UK) Tristan Gilbert 157 25.0 +25.0 Labour Party (UK) Wayne Sutcliffe 148 23.6 +23.6 Green Party of England and Wales Joe Pepper 47 7.5 +7.5 118 18.9 627 UK Independence Party Swineshead & Holland Fen Ward (2) Conservative Party (UK) Michael Brookes 1,190 35.5 -9.1 UK Independence Party Elizabeth Ransome 652 19.5 +19.5 Conservative Party (UK) Paula Cooper 591 17.6 +17.6 Independent (politician) Richard Leggott 584 17.4 -20.5 UK Independence Party Donna Watton 332 9.9 +9.9 3,349 Conservative Party (UK) UK Independence Party Independent (politician) Trinity Ward (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Gregory 731 26.3 +26.3 UK Independence Party Yvonne Stevens 698 25.2 +25.2 Conservative Party (UK) Gurdip Samra 632 22.8 +22.8 Labour Party (UK) Wendy Gleeson 358 12.9 +12.9 Labour Party (UK) Jan Finch 356 12.8 +12.8 Independent (politician) Dennis Bambridge 342 2,775 Conservative Party (UK) UK Independence Party West Ward Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Woodliffe 634 59.3 +59.3 UK Independence Party Don Ransome 322 30.1 +30.1 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Finch 113 10.6 +10.6 312 29.2 967 Conservative Party (UK) Witham Ward (2 seats) UK Independence Party Stephen Raven 593 21.1 +6.3 UK Independence Party Viven Edge 558 19.9 +19.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Wright 398 14.2 -12.0 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Elkington 363 12.9 -9.9 Independent (politician) Carol Taylor 298 10.6 +10.6 Labour Party (UK) Andy Cook 261 9.3 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) Ben Cook 225 8.0 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Appleby 111 4.0 -3.7 2,696 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Wyberton Ward (2 seats) Independent (politician) Richard Austin 920 29.5 +29.5 UK Independence Party David Brown 600 19.2 +19.2 Conservative Party (UK) James Knowles 418 13.4 +13.4 Conservative Party (UK) Sally Parker 405 13.0 +13.0 Independent (politician) Pat Cooper 319 10.2 +10.2 Independent (politician) Sue Bell 248 8.0 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) Norman Hart 207 6.6 +6.6 3,117 Independent (politician) UK Independence Party References External links 2015 Elections - Statement of Persons Nominated Boston 2015 Category:2010s in Lincolnshire Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom