South Holland District Council elections
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South Holland District Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years.
Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 1973–1987 | |
No overall control | 1987–1991 | |
Independent | 1991–1997 | |
No overall control | 1997–1999 | |
Conservative | 1999–2002 | |
No overall control | 2002–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–present |
Leadership
The leader of the council since 2003 has been:[2]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Porter[3] | Conservative | 2003 |
Council elections
- 1973 South Holland District Council election
- 1976 South Holland District Council election
- 1979 South Holland District Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
- 1983 South Holland District Council election
- 1987 South Holland District Council election
- 1991 South Holland District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- 1995 South Holland District Council election
- 1999 South Holland District Council election (New ward boundaries)[6]
- 2003 South Holland District Council election
- 2007 South Holland District Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
- 2011 South Holland District Council election
- 2015 South Holland District Council election
- 2019 South Holland District Council election
District result maps
Changes between elections
2015-2019
Conservative councillor Robert Clark (Donington, Quadring and Gosberton ward) died in February 2018.[8] A by-election will be held on 3 May.[9]
References
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Council minutes". South Holland District Council. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Lord Gary Porter CBE". gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Holland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Holland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Holland (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Tributes to Donington, Quadring and Gosberton councillor who chaired South Holland District Council". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Page Moss: CTRL – DEL | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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