← Boston (all cycles) · 1 May 2025 cohort
Boston 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 6 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 6 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 6,654 | 49.4% | 6 | 100.0% | 4 | 66.7% | +2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,837 | 21.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Boston Independent | 1,878 | 13.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 948 | 7.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 525 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 378 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 139 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Blue Revolution | 71 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| English Democrats | 48 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 13,478 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Skirbeck · 1 seat · won at 46.4% · +3.6 pts below quota
- Boston North · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · +3.5 pts below quota
- Boston Coastal · 1 seat · won at 47.7% · +2.3 pts below quota
- Boston Rural · 1 seat · won at 50.9% · above quota
- Boston South · 1 seat · won at 52.0% · above quota
- Boston West · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
Race results
Skirbeck · single-seat
Marginal winner 46.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,082
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam French | Reform UK | 966 | 46.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Martin Alexander Griggs | Conservative and Unionist Party | 415 | 19.9% | |
| 3 | Neil John Drayton | Boston Independent | 379 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Chris Moore | Green Party | 139 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Jake Ethan Swinburne | Labour Party | 136 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Baptiste Velan | Liberal Democrats | 47 | 2.3% |
Boston North · single-seat
Marginal winner 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,733
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maggie Cullen | Reform UK | 806 | 46.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Anton Dani | Conservative and Unionist Party | 327 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Sandeep Ghosh | Boston Independent | 259 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Carole Irene Clark | Labour Party | 143 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Michael Antony Broadhurst | Green Party | 116 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Mandy Snee | Liberal Democrats | 42 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Carol Julie Broomfield-Douglas | Blue Revolution | 40 | 2.3% |
Boston Coastal · single-seat
Marginal winner 47.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,039
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alistair Stanley Arundell | Reform UK | 1,451 | 47.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Dale Broughton | Boston Independent | 754 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | Paul Anthony Skinner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 551 | 18.1% | |
| 4 | Liz Fenton | Labour Party | 161 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Jacob Flear | Liberal Democrats | 74 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | David Dickason | English Democrats | 48 | 1.6% |
Boston Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.9 pts Valid ballots 2,819
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Lock | Reform UK | 1,435 | 50.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Stuart Russell Evans | Conservative and Unionist Party | 786 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | David Charles Scoot | Boston Independent | 228 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Mark Deith | Labour Party | 198 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Lorraine O'Connor | Liberal Democrats | 156 | 5.5% |
Boston South · single-seat
Marginal winner 52.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.0 pts Valid ballots 2,207
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Daish | Reform UK | 1,148 | 52.0% | Elected |
| 2 | James William Stephen Geoff Cantwell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 484 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Richard Linnell | Labour Party | 139 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Sue Ransome | Independent | 139 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Ralph Pryke | Liberal Democrats | 120 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Lina Savickiene | Boston Independent | 111 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Nathan James Wolf | Green Party | 66 | 3.0% |
Boston West · single-seat
Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 1,614
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Cheyne | Reform UK | 848 | 52.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Paula Ashleigh-Morris | Conservative and Unionist Party | 274 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Roger Alan Dawson | Labour Party | 171 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Barrie James Pierpoint | Boston Independent | 147 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Nick Scarborough | Liberal Democrats | 86 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Jonathan Graeham Wolf | Green Party | 57 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Richard Thornalley | Blue Revolution | 31 | 1.9% |