As the largest party (19 seats), Labour will remain in charge unless the Liberal-Democrats (four seats) decide to throw in their lot with the Conservatives (18 seats).
The latter could happen, but the Lib-Dems would demand concessions, probably including a minimum of one seat in the cabinet.
The closest result was at Immingham where there were three recounts. David Bolton (Lab) pipped Karen Swinburn (Con) by just three votes, otherwise the Conservatives would have been the largest party.
A high-profile casualty of the night was last year's borough mayor, Cllr Christina McGilligan-Fell, who was unable to retain her Park ward seat for the Liberal-Democrats - unsurprising considering that the two larger parties threw huge resources into winning the seat.
Indeed, the Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, even campaigned in the seat prior to Polling Day.
There was delight for schoolboy Oliver Freeston (18) who forfeited time which might have been spent revising for his A-level exams to concentrate - successfully as it turned out - on winning the vacancy in Croft Baker ward for the Conservatives at the expense of Labour.
However, there was dismay for Matty Brown, formerly Labour councillor in his home patch, Croft Baker. Against his will, he was told by his party that he would have to fight the Yarborough ward instead.
Then, in the run-up to Polling Day, he was suspended by Labour - reportedly after having held discussions with the Conservatives about switching political allegiance.
He thus fought - and lost - the campaign as an Independent.
As a result of the local election, the political composition of North East Lincolnshire Council is as follows:
|
Party
|
Number
of Seats
|
|
Labour
|
19
|
|
Conservative
|
18
|
|
Liberal
Democrats
|
4
|
|
Independent
|
1
|
Election turnout: 29.73%
Croft Baker (turnout: 32.97%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of Votes Polled
|
|
James
William Barker
|
Green
|
143
|
|
Clive
Colam
|
UKIP
|
163
|
|
Carole
Anne Doherty
|
Labour
|
1184
|
|
Oliver Daniel William Freeston
|
Conservative
|
1340
|
East Marsh (turnout: 24.33%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of Votes Polled
|
|
Stephen Beasant
|
Liberal Democrat
|
1117
|
|
Ronal
Raymond Bull
|
Independent
|
50
|
|
James
Adam Chaudry
|
Conservative
|
67
|
|
Mark
Patrick Gee
|
Labour
|
331
|
|
Catherine
Susan Harper
|
Green
|
15
|
|
Phillip
Andrew Moulson
|
UKIP
|
59
|
Freshney (turnout: 27.15%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of Votes Polled
|
|
Stefan
Leon Allan
|
Labour
|
793
|
|
Barry
Charles Fisher
|
UKIP
|
180
|
|
Andrew
Lingwood
|
Green
|
83
|
|
Val
Pow
|
Trade
Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
17
|
|
Callum Terence Procter
|
Conservative
|
878
|
Haverstoe (turnout: 38.16%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of votes polled
|
|
Margaret Cracknell
|
Conservative
|
2211
|
|
Jack
Stuart Mariner Rodwell
|
Labour
|
694
|
|
Steven
Michael Anthony Roper
|
Green
|
203
|
Heneage (turnout: 25.97%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of votes polled
|
|
Chris Nichols
|
Labour
|
996
|
|
Val
O’Flynn
|
Trade
Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
46
|
|
Mark
Smith
|
Conservative
|
681
|
|
John
Matthew Stockton
|
UKIP
|
322
|
Humberston and New Waltham (turnout: 35.72%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of Votes Polled
|
|
Stephen William Harness
|
Conservative
|
2557
|
|
Sean
Lawrence Willis
|
Labour
|
595
|
Immingham (turnout: 30.32%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of votes polled
|
|
David Bolton
|
Labour
|
1005 (Elected for one year)
|
|
Charlotte
Louise Emmerson
|
Green
|
227
|
|
Marian
Jervis
|
Labour
|
737
|
|
Karen
Doris Swinburn
|
Conservative
|
1002
|
|
Stewart Swinburn
|
Conservative
|
1227 (Elected for four years)
|
|
Willie
Weir
|
Independent
|
654
|
Park (turnout: 33.26%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of votes polled
|
|
Julian
Darren Best
|
Trade
Union and Socialist Coalition
|
33
|
|
Tony
Blake
|
UKIP
|
146
|
|
Christina
Ann McGilligan-Fell
|
Liberal
Democrat
|
788
|
|
Sheldon
James Mill
|
Labour
|
814
|
|
Paul Silvester
|
Conservative
|
1012
|
|
Jacqueline
Vessey
|
Green
|
108
|
Scartho (turnout: 34.79%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of votes polled
|
|
Peter
Kenneth Bailey
|
Labour
|
839
|
|
Beckey
Jane Brumpton
|
UKIP
|
175
|
|
David
Michael De Freitas
|
Liberal
Democrat
|
362
|
|
Lia Nici
|
Conservative
|
1674
|
South Ward (turnout: 21.94%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of votes polled
|
|
Paul
David Batson
|
Conservative
|
409
|
|
Jane
Elizabeth Bramley
|
UKIP
|
318
|
|
Loyd
Layton Emmerson
|
Green
|
107
|
|
Deborah
Elsie Florence May Hill
|
Independent
|
239
|
|
Tim Mickleburgh
|
Labour
|
706
|
Sidney Sussex (turnout: 24.75%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of votes polled
|
|
Tanya
Brasted
|
UKIP
|
205
|
|
Andy
Dickson
|
Green
|
87
|
|
Steve
Holland
|
Conservative
|
666
|
|
Debbie Rodwell
|
Labour
|
1062
|
Waltham (turnout: 37.84%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of votes polled
|
|
Nick Pettigrew
|
Conservative
|
1766
|
|
Karl
Andrew Quibell
|
Labour
|
354
|
West Marsh (turnout: 20.99%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of votes polled
|
|
Anna-Karina
Gregersen
|
UKIP
|
122
|
|
Dave
Mitchell
|
Trade
Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
21
|
|
Gemma Louise Sheridan
|
Labour
|
510
|
|
David
George Townend
|
Conservative
|
165
|
|
Keith
Watkin
|
Independent
|
210
|
Wolds (turnout: 31.56%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of votes polled
|
|
David Anthony Hasthorpe
|
Conservative
|
1401
|
|
Ian
Stuart Rodwell
|
Labour
|
465
|
Yarborough (turnout: 23.35%)
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
No. of votes polled
|
|
Kieran
Ian Barlow
|
Trade
Union and Socialist Coalition
|
168
|
|
Liudmila
Berezina
|
UKIP
|
207
|
|
Matthew
Jason Brown
|
Labour
|
690
|
|
James David Cairns
|
Conservative
|
956
|
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