The 2017 Lincolnshire County Council election took place in non-metropolitan Lincolnshire on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. A total of 70 councillors were elected across the seven non-metropolitan districts that make up the administrative county of Lincolnshire from 70 single member electoral divisions by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The election did not include North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire as they are separate unitary authorities.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 4 May 2017 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.
The result saw Conservatives led by Leader of the Council Martin Hill achieve a landslide of seats, retaking control of the council, winning 58 out of the 70 seats giving them a majority of 46 over all other parties and leaving 12 councillors in opposition. The result saw the main former opposition of UKIP councillors wiped out, Labour lost four seats and the Lincolnshire Independents were reduced to just a single seat.
Boundary Changes The Local Government Boundary Commission for England undertook a review of the county in 2016 and recommended a change to the boundaries of the electoral divisions, as well as reducing the number of county councillors by 7 to 70. These changes took effect at the May 2017 election.
Overall Results
Results by electoral division
Borough of Boston (6 seats, 6 electoral divisions)
Boston Coastal
Boston North
Boston Rural
Boston South
Boston West
Skirbeck
East Lindsey (13 seats, 13 electoral divisions)
Alford & Sutton
Horncastle & the Keals
Ingoldmells Rural
Louth North
Louth South
Louth Wolds
Mablethorpe
Saltfleet & the Cotes
Skegness North
Skegness South
Tattershall Castle
Wainfleet
Woodhall Spa & Wragby
City of Lincoln (8 seats, 8 electoral divisions)
Birchwood
Boultham
Carholme
Ermine & Cathedral
Hartsholme
Park
St Giles
Swallow Beck & Witham
North Kesteven (11 seats, 11 electoral divisions)
Bassingham & Welbourn
Eagle & Hykeham West
Heckington
Hykeham Forum
Metheringham Rural
Potterhanworth & Coleby
Ruskington
Sleaford
Sleaford Rural
Waddington & Hykeham East
Washingborough
South Holland (9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)
Crowland
Donington Rural
Holbeach
Holbeach Rural
Spalding East
Spalding Elloe
Spalding South
Spalding West
The Suttons
South Kesteven (14 seats, 14 electoral divisions)
Bourne North & Morton
Bourne South & Thurlby
Colsterworth Rural
Deepings East
Deepings West & Rural
Folkingham Rural
Grantham Barrowby
Grantham East
Grantham North
Grantham South
Grantham West
Hough
Stamford East
Stamford West
West Lindsey (9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)
Bardney & Cherry Willingham
Gainsborough Hill
Gainsborough Rural South
Gainsborough Trent
Market Rasen Wolds
Nettleham & Saxilby
North Wolds
Scotter Rural
Welton Rural
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