Elections for Boston Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Boston

Boston (borough)

Boston is a local government district with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Boston. It lies around N53°0'0" W0°0'0"....

, were held on 3 May 2007. The Boston Bypass Independents

Boston Bypass Independents

The Boston Bypass Independents were elected to Boston Borough Council at the 2007 local elections. The party campaigned on a wide range of issues but principally on the more vigorous promotion of a bypass for the town of Boston, Lincolnshire....

 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

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

 and Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...

 councillors lost their seats, with only five Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 and two Independents

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

 also elected. The turnout was 36.9%. The overall results, were as follows:

Boston Borough Council Boston (borough) Boston is a local government district with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Boston. It lies around N53°0'0" W0°0'0"....  Elections 2007: Summary Results
Party		Candidates	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Boston Bypass Independents The Boston Bypass Independents were elected to Boston Borough Council at the 2007 local elections. The party campaigned on a wide range of issues but principally on the more vigorous promotion of a bypass for the town of Boston, Lincolnshire....	32	16,294	52.1	25	+25
	Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	21	7,376	23.5	5	-7
	Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	13	2,378	7.6	0	-11
	Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	5	2,341	7.5	2	-3
	Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...	4	1,537	4.9	0	-4
	United Kingdom Independence Party The United Kingdom Independence Party is a eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. Whilst its primary goal is the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, the party has expanded beyond its single-issue image to develop a more comprehensive party platform.UKIP...	8	1,137	3.6	0	0
	British National Party The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...	1	194	0.6	0	0
	English Democrats Party The English Democrats are an English federalist political party, committed to the formation of a devolved English Parliament with at least the same powers as those granted to the Scottish Parliament. Whilst not supporting English Independence, the English Democrats consider themselves the English...	1	76	0.2	0	0
Total		85	31,333		32

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)