The administrative county of Kesteven (1889–1974), shown within England.
The third set of elections to Kesteven County Council were held on Thursday, 7 March 1895. Kesteven was one of three divisions of the historic county of Lincolnshire in England; it consisted of the ancient wapentakes (or hundreds) of Aswardhurn , Aveland , Beltisloe , Boothby Graffoe , Flaxwell , Langoe , Loveden , Ness , and Winnibriggs and Threo .[1] The Local Government Act 1888 established Kesteven as an administrative county , governed by a Council;[2] elections were held every three years from 1889, until it was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 , which established Lincolnshire County Council in its place.[3] [4]
Forty-six electoral divisions of the new Council were outlined in December 1888.[5] For the 1892 election, Sleaford and Bourne, which were initially two member divisions, were split,[6] the former into Sleaford East and Sleaford West, the latter into Bourne and Morton.[7] Nearly every candidate was returned unopposed, with contests in only eight divisions. Of these, six involved political parties; the Liberals won four and the Conservatives two.
Results by division
Ancaster
Barrowby
Bassingham
Bennington
Billingborough
Billinghay
Bourne
Bracebridge
Branston
Bytham
Caythorpe
Claypole
Colsterworth
Corby
Deeping
Gonerby
Grantham no. 1
Grantham no. 2
Grantham no. 3
Grantham no. 4
Grantham no. 5
Grantham no. 6
Grantham no. 7
Heckington
Heighington
Helpringham
Kyme
Martin
Metheringham
Morton
Navenby
Osbournby
Ponton
Rippingale
Ropsley
Ruskington
Skellingthorpe
Sleaford East
Sleaford West
Stamford no. 1
Stamford no. 2
Stamford no. 3
Stamford no. 4
Thurlby
Uffington
Waddington
Wellingore
Wilsford
April 1895 by-election
The Council met on 16 March 1895 to elect its chairman and aldermen . The only sitting councillor elected an alderman was W. B. Harrison of Grantham no. 7 division.[9] This triggered a by-election, in which two candidates came forward. The first, Joshua Lincoln, was an alderman on Grantham Municipal Borough Council, while his opponent was Charles Basker, a magistrate and town councillor.[10]
N.B. Two ballot papers were spoilt.
References
^ "Kesteven, Lincolnshire" , A Vision of Britain (University of Portsmouth). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ Local Government Act 1888, part ii, section 46.1(a) , cf. part v, section 83.10
^ Local Government Act 1888, part i, section 2 , and part vi, section 103
^ Local Government Act 1972, schedule 1
^ "Kesteven County Council" . Grantham Journal . 8 December 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 26 April 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "County Council Elections: Kesteven (Lincolnshire)" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 29 February 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw "Kesteven County Council" . Grantham Journal . 2 March 1895. p. 4. Retrieved 28 April 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Kesteven County Council Election" . Grantham Journal . 9 March 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 28 April 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Kesteven County Council" . Grantham Journal . 22 March 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 28 April 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ a b "Kesteven County Council Bye-Election at Grantham" . Grantham Journal . 2 April 1895. p. 4. Retrieved 28 April 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.