North Lincolnshire Council elections

North Lincolnshire Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England. It was created on 1 April 1996 replacing Glanford, Scunthorpe, part of Boothferry and Humberside County Council.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1995 has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in controlYears
Labour1995–2003
Conservative2003–2007
Labour2007–2011
Conservative2011–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2006 have been:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Liz Redfern Conservative20062007
Mark Kirk Labour200725 May 2011
Liz Redfern Conservative25 May 201115 Jan 2017
Rob Waltham Conservative16 Jan 2017

Council elections

District result maps
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map

By-election results
Ashby By-Election 24 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 889 72.4 -11.7
Conservative 252 20.5 +4.6
Liberal Democrats 87 7.1 +7.1
Majority 637 51.9
Turnout 1,228 15.6
Labour hold Swing
Burton-upon-Stather and Guness By-Election 30 November 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tracy Muir 854 52.0 -0.7
Labour David Oldfield 631 38.5 -8.8
Independent Frank Bottamley 156 9.5 +9.5
Majority 223 13.5
Turnout 1,641 31.5
Conservative hold Swing
Broughton and Appleby By-Election 18 December 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ivan Glover 891 49.1 +0.9
Labour Ken Edgell 790 43.6 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Val Margetts 132 7.3 -3.2
Majority 101 5.5
Turnout 1,813 35.6
Conservative hold Swing
Crosby & Park By-Election 27 January 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine O'Sullivan 1,044 54.9 -4.4
Liberal Democrats Neil Poole 414 21.8 +8.8
Conservative Michael Sykes 258 13.5 -1.1
BNP Robert Bailey 186 9.8 +9.8
Majority 630 33.1
Turnout 1,902 22.6
Labour hold Swing
Ashby By-Election 21 April 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Collinson 1,151 68.0 +14.7
Conservative Alec Readhead 328 19.4 -5.8
Liberal Democrats John Thompson 213 12.6 -8.9
Majority 823 48.6
Turnout 1,692 23.2
Labour hold Swing
Brumby By-Election 8 December 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leonard Foster 796 66.5 +6.3
Conservative Lawrence Chapman 249 20.8 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Adrian Holmes 152 12.7 -5.0
Majority 547 45.7
Turnout 1,197 14.3
Labour hold Swing
Ridge By-Election 8 December 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Foster 1,154 37.4 -13.3
Liberal Democrats Neil Poole 1,102 35.7 +9.1
Labour Alan May 656 21.3 -1.5
Independent Andrew Talliss 175 5.7 +5.7
Majority 52 1.7
Turnout 3,087 31.5
Conservative hold Swing
Barton By-Election 21 May 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Vickers 1,576 64.35 -0.52
Labour Sue Turner 653 26.66 +6.18
Liberal Democrats Richard Alan Nixon 220 8.98 +1.93
Majority 873 35.65
Turnout 2,449
Conservative hold Swing
Ashby By-Election 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Peter Dennington 119 5.09% Increase5.09%
Conservative Joanne Saunby 1137 48.67% Increase16.9%
Labour Christopher Skinner 980 41.95% Decrease26.4%
Majority 98 4.1% Decrease36.6%
Turnout 2236 15.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bottesford By-Election 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Longcake 2084 64.5% Increase7.7%
Labour Glyn Williams 1088 34.3% Decrease9.9%
Majority 996 30.2% Increase20.7%
Turnout 3172
Conservative hold Swing
Broughton and Appleby By-Election 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Lee 1141 70.3% Increase8.4%
Conservative Carol Elizabeth Ross 1217
For Britain Mike Speakman 34 1.0%
Green Jo Baker 99 5.3% Decrease9.0%
Green Amie Watson 82
Labour Graham Ladlow 412 25.7% Increase2.0%
Labour Lucy Watson 450
Majority 1496 44.6% Increase6.4%
Turnout 3353
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. "Council minutes". North Lincolnshire Council. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of North Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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