Saturday, 5 May 2018

LABOUR REMAIN PARTY WITH MOST COUNCIL SEATS - BUT CONSERVATIVES MAY YET TAKE CONTROL IF LIBERAL-DEMOCRATS PLAY BALL

NORTH East Lincolnshire Council remains under No Overall Control following Polling Day on Thursday.

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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