Elections for Boston Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Boston, were held on 3 May 2007. The Boston Bypass Independents won the election in a landslide victory with 25 seats, the first party ever to take overall control of the council since the borough was formed in 1973. It was a single-issue party campaigning on getting a bypass for Boston. All the Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors lost their seats, with only five Conservatives and two Independents also elected. The turnout was 36.9%. The overall results were as follows:
Boston Borough Council elections 2007: summary resultsPartyCandidatesVotes% votesSeatsChange 3216,29452.125+25 217,37623.55-7 132,3787.60-11 52,3417.52-3 41,5374.90-4 81,1373.600 11940.600 1760.200Total8531,33332
Ward-by-ward results:
Ward-by-ward results Central Ward (1 seat)
Coastal Ward (2 seats)
Fenside Ward (2 seats)
Fishtoft Ward (3 seats)
Five Village Ward (2 seats)
Frampton & Holme Ward (1 seat)
Kirton Ward (2 seats)
North Ward (2 seats)
Old Leake & Wrangle Ward (2 seats)
Pilgrim Ward (1 seat)
Skirbeck Ward (3 seats)
South Ward (1 seat)
Staniland North Ward (1 seat)
Staniland South Ward (2 seats)
Swineshead & Holland Fen Ward (2 seats)
West Ward (1 seat)
Witham Ward (2 seats)
Wyberton Ward (2 seats)
References Election 2007: Winning Candidates (Elections) 2007 Boston election result Bypass group wins race for Boston Political 'earthquake' shakes council