2007 West Lindsey District Council election
# 2007 West Lindsey District Council election

Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat Party held overall control of the council after what was seen as a straight fight with the Conservative Party.

The election in Scotter ward was decided by the toss of a coin which the Conservative candidate won.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Liberal Democrat 20
* Conservative 16
* Independent 1

## Election result

West Lindsey Local Election Result 2007 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 50.0 | 47.8 | 6,429 | +1.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 41.7 | 44.6 | 5,997 | -2.5% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 263 | +1.2% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 333 | -1.8% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 225 | +1.7% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 191 | -0.1% |

One Independent candidate was unopposed.

## Ward results

Caistor :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Alan Caine | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

Gainsborough East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kristan Smith | 716 | 70.3 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Howitt-Cowan | 303 | 29.7 | -3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 40.6 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,019 | 21.0 | -2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Gainsborough North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat O'Connor | 668 | 46.7 | -20.4 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Bardsley | 499 | 34.9 | +10.0 |
| | Independent | Stuart Morley | 202 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| | UKIP | Gordon Simmonds | 60 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 11.8 | -30.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,429 | 28.9 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

Gainsborough South-West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judy Rainsforth | 665 | 74.4 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative | Alan Beverley | 168 | 18.8 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Mike Parker | 61 | 6.8 | -1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 55.6 | +16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 894 | 24.6 | -11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Kelsey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Lewis Strange | 808 | 84.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 110 | 11.5 |
| | UKIP | Steven Pearson | 41 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 698 | 72.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 959 | 46.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Lea :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jessie Milne | 525 | 56.0 | +37.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Parsons | 412 | 44.0 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 937 | 52.4 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

Middle Rasen :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Fenwick | 534 | 49.9 | -4.7 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Wiseman | 425 | 39.7 | +8.9 |
| | UKIP | Dave Ranby | 111 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 10.2 | -13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,070 | 47.5 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Saxilby :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Brockway | 934 | 54.0 | -22.8 |
| | Conservative | Giles McNeill | 709 | 41.0 | +17.8 |
| | UKIP | Tony Wells | 86 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 13.0 | -40.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,729 | 42.0 | -8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

Scotter :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Christopher Underwood-Frost | 781 | 50.0 | -4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Burtenshaw | 781 | 50.0 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 0 | 0 | -8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,562 | 42.1 | -4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Torksey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Stuart Kinch | 594 | 53.6 | -7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Bartle | 289 | 26.1 | -12.5 |
| | BNP | Malcolm Porter | 225 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 27.5 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,108 | 48.8 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Welton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Parish | 995 | 52.8 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marlene Chapman | 888 | 47.2 | -10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 5.6 | -9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,883 | 43.7 | -9.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Yarborough :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Owen Bierley | 622 | 73.3 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | John Indian | 191 | 22.5 | -16.4 |
| | UKIP | Carol Pearson | 35 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | 50.8 | +28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 848 | 44.1 | -4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
