2023 Boston Borough Council election

2023 Boston Borough Council election
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All 30 seats on Boston Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Anne Dorrian Paul Skinner
Party Boston Independent Conservative Independent
Last election n/a 16 seats, 45.0% 11 seats, 28.1%
Seats before 0 15[a] 13[b]
Seats after 18 5 5
Seat change Increase18 Decrease11 Decrease6
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Blue Revolution Labour
Last election 0 seats, 0.4% 0 seats, 1.9% 2 seats, 19.3%
Seats before 0 0 2
Seats after 1 1 0
Seat change Increase1 Increase1 Decrease2
Results by ward
Leader before election

Paul Skinner
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Anne Dorrian
Boston Independent

The 2023 Boston Borough Council election took place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 30 members of Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire, England.

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a minority Conservative administration with support from some of the independent councillors.[2] Following the results, the council became under the control of local party, Boston Independent, which had only been registered as a party in March 2023.[3] The Conservative leader, Paul Skinner, lost his seat.[4] Boston Independent leader, Anne Dorrian, was appointed as new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2023.[5][6]

  1. ^ Boothroyd, David (25 November 2022). "Lib Dems back on the Island". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ^ Jaines, Daniel (April 2023). "Local Elections 2023: Boston borough group leaders' campaign pledges". My Local Lincolnshire.
  3. ^ "Boston Independent". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ ""I'm off": Three council leaders lose seats in Lincolnshire local elections". The Lincolnite. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. ^ Jaines, Daniel (22 May 2023). "Independents confirmed as Boston leaders after historic election". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Boston result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.


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