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South Kesteven 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 10,687 | 30.8% | 5 | 35.7% | 5 | 35.7% | 0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 10,615 | 30.6% | 6 | 42.9% | 4 | 28.6% | +2 |
| Independent | 6,377 | 18.4% | 3 | 21.4% | 3 | 21.4% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 2,600 | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 7.1% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,311 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 7.1% | -1 |
| Green Party | 1,153 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 573 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First | 293 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Homeland Party | 67 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 50 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 34,726 | 100.0% | 14 | 100.0% | 14 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Stamford East · 1 seat · won at 29.1% · +20.9 pts below quota
- Grantham South · 1 seat · won at 30.0% · +20.0 pts below quota
- Bourne South and Thurlby · 1 seat · won at 30.3% · +19.7 pts below quota
- Hough · 1 seat · won at 32.8% · +17.2 pts below quota
- Grantham East · 1 seat · won at 34.9% · +15.1 pts below quota
- Deepings West and Rural · 1 seat · won at 35.1% · +14.9 pts below quota
- Grantham North · 1 seat · won at 36.0% · +14.0 pts below quota
- Grantham Barrowby · 1 seat · won at 39.9% · +10.1 pts below quota
- Deepings East · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · +9.5 pts below quota
- Folkingham Rural · 1 seat · won at 40.6% · +9.4 pts below quota
- Colsterworth Rural · 1 seat · won at 42.2% · +7.8 pts below quota
- Grantham West · 1 seat · won at 43.4% · +6.6 pts below quota
- Stamford West · 1 seat · won at 51.3% · above quota
- Bourne North and Morton · 1 seat · won at 52.0% · above quota
Race results
Stamford East · single-seat
Marginal winner 29.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +20.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,238
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelham Harry Cooke | Conservative and Unionist Party | 651 | 29.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Harrish Bisnauthsing | Liberal Democrats | 521 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Jack Michael Cranson | Reform UK | 489 | 21.8% | |
| 4 | Robin Lister | Labour Party | 248 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Pam Byrd | Independent | 226 | 10.1% | |
| 6 | Angela Carter-Begbie | Independent | 103 | 4.6% |
Grantham South · single-seat
Marginal winner 30.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +20.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,917
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Peter Edgoose-Zagorskiy | Reform UK | 575 | 30.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Charmaine Dawn Morgan | Independent | 491 | 25.6% | |
| 3 | Adam Stokes | Conservative and Unionist Party | 400 | 20.9% | |
| 4 | Tracey Ann Forman | Labour Party | 212 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Anne Elizabeth Gayfer | Green Party | 135 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Paul Akomeah Osei | Liberal Democrats | 104 | 5.4% |
Bourne South and Thurlby · single-seat
Marginal winner 30.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +19.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,886
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Redfern | Reform UK | 875 | 30.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Jonathan Brough | Conservative and Unionist Party | 837 | 29.0% | |
| 3 | Nigel Gareth Eveleigh | Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First | 293 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Barry Dobson | Independent | 246 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Emma Louise Baker | Green Party | 237 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Jude Davies | Labour Party | 226 | 7.8% | |
| 7 | John Ireland | Liberal Democrats | 172 | 6.0% |
Hough · single-seat
Marginal winner 32.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +17.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,259
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Bamford | Reform UK | 1,068 | 32.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Ben Green | Conservative and Unionist Party | 879 | 27.0% | |
| 3 | Paul Wood | Independent | 780 | 23.9% | |
| 4 | Gill Thornton | Labour Party | 215 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Andrew Charles Craven | Liberal Democrats | 179 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Jenny Griffin | Green Party | 138 | 4.2% |
Grantham East · single-seat
Marginal winner 34.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,920
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cain Parkinson | Reform UK | 670 | 34.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Edward Selby | Independent | 524 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Mary June Whittington | Conservative and Unionist Party | 260 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Linda Wootten | Independent | 192 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | David Aaron Burling | Labour Party | 175 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Vidmantas Dusevicius | Green Party | 99 | 5.2% |
Deepings West and Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,635
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley John Baxter | Independent | 926 | 35.1% | Elected |
| 2 | William Robert Mason | Reform UK | 831 | 31.5% | |
| 3 | Christopher Roper Benn | Conservative and Unionist Party | 611 | 23.2% | |
| 4 | Matthew Arman Mahabadi | Labour Party | 200 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Andrew Piper | Homeland Party | 67 | 2.5% |
Grantham North · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,725
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Michael Martin | Conservative and Unionist Party | 980 | 36.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Dan Kirk | Reform UK | 901 | 33.1% | |
| 3 | Joseph Day Archer | Labour Party | 307 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Wayne Hasnip | Independent | 219 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | James Antony Osborn | Liberal Democrats | 177 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Claire Hainstock | Green Party | 141 | 5.2% |
Grantham Barrowby · single-seat
Marginal winner 39.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,330
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Stephen Litchfield | Reform UK | 930 | 39.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Anthony Whittington | Conservative and Unionist Party | 746 | 32.0% | |
| 3 | Lee Andrew Steptoe | Labour and Co-operative Party | 318 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Paul Andrew Woolmer | Independent | 138 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Brynley Heaven | Green Party | 128 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Joanne Whelan | Liberal Democrats | 70 | 3.0% |
Deepings East · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,514
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Maurice Dilks | Independent | 1,019 | 40.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Emily Martha Mary Bates | Reform UK | 795 | 31.6% | |
| 3 | Tony Vaughan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 405 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Keith Batty | Labour Party | 153 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Anna Wotherspoon | Liberal Democrats | 142 | 5.6% |
Folkingham Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,156
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin John Hill | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,282 | 40.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Rudkin | Reform UK | 1,098 | 34.8% | |
| 3 | Murray Frank Turner | Liberal Democrats | 430 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Alexander Donal James Kirk | Labour Party | 296 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Alexander Leslie Mitchell | Social Democratic Party | 50 | 1.6% |
Colsterworth Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner 42.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,412
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Louise Edwards Vernon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,018 | 42.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Angie Jamison | Reform UK | 778 | 32.3% | |
| 3 | Patricia Casement-Thomas | Labour Party | 220 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Michael Robert Brooman | Green Party | 172 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Josh Connor | Liberal Democrats | 115 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | John George Morgan | Independent | 109 | 4.5% |
Grantham West · single-seat
Marginal winner 43.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,817
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Graham Davies | Conservative and Unionist Party | 788 | 43.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Kyle Mark Abel | Reform UK | 546 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Rob Shorrock | Labour and Co-operative Party | 255 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Elvis Ian Stooke | Independent | 125 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Gerhard Lohmann-Bond | Green Party | 103 | 5.7% |
Stamford West · single-seat
Marginal winner 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.3 pts Valid ballots 2,494
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard James Cleaver | Independent | 1,279 | 51.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Stefan Calvert | Conservative and Unionist Party | 497 | 19.9% | |
| 3 | Michelle Seal | Reform UK | 439 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Samantha Elizabeth Hammond | Labour Party | 164 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Habib Rahman | Liberal Democrats | 115 | 4.6% |
Bourne North and Morton · single-seat
Marginal winner 52.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.0 pts Valid ballots 2,423
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sue Woolley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,261 | 52.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Alan Jack | Reform UK | 692 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Rhea Rayside | Liberal Democrats | 286 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Umesh Kumar Dinanath Pathak | Labour Party | 184 | 7.6% |