The 2019 South Kesteven District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of South Kesteven District Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. The entire council (56 seats) was up for election. The incumbent Conservatives lost 5 seats and UKIP lost 1, while independents gained 5 and the Liberal Democrats gained 2, though the Conservatives, led by Matthew Lee, retained a comfortable majority on the council. Two wards (Aveland and Dole Wood) did not hold a vote, as an equal number of candidates ran as seats available.

Results

Results by ward Aveland

No election was held, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

Belmont

Belvoir

Bourne Austerby

Bourne East

Bourne West

Casewick

Castle

Deeping St James

Philip Dilks had been elected in 2015 as Labour, and Judy Stevens as an independent.

Dole Wood

No election was held, as just 1 candidate ran for the seat.

Glen

Grantham Arnoldfield

Grantham Barrowby Gate

Grantham Earlesfield

Grantham Harrowby

Grantham Springfield

Grantham St Vincent's

Grantham St Wulfram's

Isaac Newton

Lincrest

Loveden Heath

Market and West Deeping

Morton

Peascliffe and Ridgeway

Stamford All Saints

Stamford St George's

Stamford St John's

Stamford St Mary's

Toller

Viking

Changes 2019–2023

By-elections Glen by-election

The by-election was held after Conservative councillor Chris Benn resigned on health grounds.

Grantham Arnoldfield by-election

The by-election was held after Conservative councillor Helen Goral resigned.

Stamford All Saints by-election

The by-election was held following the death of Conservative councillor Mike Exton.

Aveland by-election

The by-election was held after Conservative councillor Peter Moseley resigned following controversial tweets in which he compared vaccine mandates introduced by Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to Nazi Germany.

Isaac Newton by-election

The by-election was held following the death of Conservative councillor Bob Adams in November 2021; he had represented the ward since 2007 and served as council leader from 2015 to 2017.

Bourne East by-election

The by-election was held following the death of Conservative councillor Judy Smith, who had served on the council for almost 20 years.

Grantham St Wulfram's by-election

The by-election was held after Conservative councillor Jacky Smith resigned.

Toller by-election

The by-election was held after independent councillor Jan Hansen resigned, citing a culture of "bullying and intimidation" at the council.

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