Boston Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years.
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Political control
Political control of the council has been held by the following groups:
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973 - 2007 | |
| Boston Bypass Independents | 2007 - present | |
Council elections
Boston Borough Council elections, 1999 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two)[1]
Boston Borough Council elections, 2003
Boston Borough Council elections, 2007
By-election results
1995-1999
| Swineshead By-Election 27 February 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | 495 | 57.5 | |||
| Independent | 142 | 16.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 118 | 13.7 | |||
| Labour | 106 | 12.3 | |||
| Majority | 353 | 41.0 | |||
| Turnout | 861 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Kirton By-Election 11 December 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 363 | 59.0 | |||
| Labour | 252 | 41.0 | |||
| Majority | 111 | 18.0 | |||
| Turnout | 615 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| West By-Election 2 July 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 580 | 66.8 | |||
| Labour | 288 | 33.2 | |||
| Majority | 292 | 33.6 | |||
| Turnout | 868 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
1999-2003
| Kirton By-Election 17 February 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 181 | 34.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 158 | 30.0 | |||
| Independent | 141 | 26.8 | |||
| Labour | 47 | 8.9 | |||
| Majority | 23 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 527 | 19.2 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Pilgrim By-Election 26 October 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 116 | 43.3 | |||
| Labour | 96 | 35.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 33 | 12.3 | |||
| Independent | 23 | 8.6 | |||
| Majority | 20 | 7.5 | |||
| Turnout | 268 | 19.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| South By-Election 22 February 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 182 | 38.1 | |||
| Labour | 149 | 31.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 147 | 30.8 | |||
| Majority | 33 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 478 | 32.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2003-2007
| Staniland South By-Election 1 April 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 330 | 46.0 | |||
| Conservative | 251 | 35.0 | |||
| Independent | 137 | 19.1 | |||
| Majority | 79 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | 718 | 26.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Fishtoft By-Election 14 July 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mick Gall | 316 | 33.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Robert Dodson | 310 | 32.5 | ||
| Conservative | Terence Taylor | 254 | 26.6 | ||
| UKIP | Don Ransome | 75 | 7.8 | ||
| Majority | 6 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 955 | 20.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Kirton By-Election 2 February 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Rylatt | 505 | 72.8 | ||
| Labour | Catrina Holstead | 104 | 15.0 | ||
| Independent | John Fitzgerald | 85 | 12.2 | ||
| Majority | 401 | 57.8 | |||
| Turnout | 694 | 20.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Old Leake & Wrangle By-Election 6 April 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Frank Pickett | 366 | 55.2 | ||
| UKIP | Sue Ransome | 115 | 17.3 | ||
| Labour | Clive Marshall | 99 | 14.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Paul Appleby | 83 | 12.5 | ||
| Majority | 251 | 37.9 | |||
| Turnout | 663 | 25.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Fishtoft By-Election 6 July 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Raymond Singleton-McGuire | 495 | 44.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Malcolm Chapman | 428 | 38.7 | ||
| UKIP | John Flynn | 184 | 16.6 | ||
| Majority | 67 | 6.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,107 | 23.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2007-2011
| Coastal By-Election 24 July 2008[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Raymond Singleton-McGuire | 344 | 30.9 | ||
| Boston Bypass Independents | David Durrant | 306 | 27.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Ossy Snell | 213 | 19.1 | ||
| BNP | David Owens | 119 | 10.7 | ||
| UKIP | Felicity Ransome | 88 | 7.9 | ||
| Labour | Pam Imlah | 44 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 38 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,114 | 37.3 | -4.5 | ||
| Conservative gain from Boston Bypass Independents | Swing | ||||
| Fenside By-Election 13 November 2008[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BNP | David Owens | 279 | 42.6 | ||
| Boston Bypass Independents | Carl Smith | 141 | 21.5 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Mould | 119 | 18.2 | ||
| Labour | Norman Hart | 69 | 10.5 | ||
| UKIP | Cyril Wakefield | 24 | 3.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Gavin Carrington | 23 | 3.5 | ||
| Majority | 138 | 21.1 | |||
| Turnout | 655 | 22.1 | -0.5 | ||
| BNP gain from Boston Bypass Independents | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Boston". BBC Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/24.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "By-Election Result". Boston Borough Council. http://www.boston.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1497&Itemid=1. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "Fenside Ward Result - November 2008". Boston Borough Council. http://www.boston.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1286&Itemid=3276. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- Boston election results
- By-election results. Note: the percentages on this website are incorrect.
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