The 2023 North Kesteven District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 43 members of North Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England.
The Conservatives won a majority of the seats on the council, which had previously been under no overall control being led by an administration of Conservatives and independent councillors.
Overview
Prior to the election there were two political groups on the council:
- The "Administration Group" led by Conservative councillor Richard Wright, comprising the 20 Conservatives and 7 independent councillors (5 of whom had been elected as Lincolnshire Independents).
- The "North Kesteven Independents" led by Lincolnshire Independent councillor Marianne Overton, comprising the 9 Lincolnshire Independents and 2 independent councillors.
- Two independent councillors were not aligned to any group.
There were also three vacant seats on the council, all of which had previously been held by Conservative councillors who had resigned in late 2022 or early 2023.
New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, but the number of seats on the council remained the same at 43.
At the election the Conservatives won a majority of the seats on the council. Of the five independent councillors elected, four chose to sit together as the "Group of Unaligned Members" led by Chris Goldson, and the other (Jim Clarke) did not belong to any group. Labour won two seats, giving the party its first representation on the council in over twenty years.
Results
The overall results were:
Ward results
The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.
Ashby de la Launde, Digby and Scopwick
Bassingham Rural
Billinghay Rural
Bracebridge Heath
Branston
Cranwell, Leasingham and Wilsford
Heckington Rural
Heighington and Washingborough
Helpringham and Osbournby
Hykeham Central
Hykeham Fosse
Hykeham Memorial
Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme
Metheringham Rural
Navenby and Brant Broughton
Ruskington
Skellingthorpe and Eagle
Sleaford Castle
Sleaford Holdingham
Sleaford Navigation
Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham
Sleaford Westholme
Waddington Rural
Witham St Hughs and Swinderby
Changes 2023–2027
Affiliation changes
By-elections
Billinghay Rural
By-election triggered by death of Conservative councillor Gill Ogden.
Bracebridge Heath
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