The fifth set of elections to Kesteven County Council were held on Thursday, 7 March 1901. 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."Kesteven, Lincolnshire", A Vision of Britain (University of Portsmouth). Retrieved 21 April 2015. The Local Government Act 1888 established Kesteven as an administrative county, governed by a Council;Local Government Act 1888, part ii, section 46.1(a), cf. part v, section 83.10 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.Local Government Act 1888, part i, section 2, and part vi, section 103Local Government Act 1972, schedule 1
Nearly every candidate was returned unopposed in the election, with contests in only seven of the 48 divisions. No party affiliation is recorded for any of the candidates, except those for Gonerby and Osbournby.
Results by division
Ancaster
Barrowby
Bassingham
Bennington
Billingborough
Billinghay
Bourne and Morton
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
N.B. It is not clear from the results reports who won this division.
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
By-elections
Billinghay, 1901 John Creasey, the sitting councillor of the Billinghay division, died on 30 October 1901."Deaths", Stamford Mercury, 1 November 1901, p. 4. Three candidates emerged to fill the vacancy created by his death: John William Palmer, a merchant; John Edward South, a miller and merchant; and William Ravell, a farmer and auctioneer."Billingborough", Stamford Mercury, 29 November 1901, p. 6. The election was held on Friday, 6 December."Sleaford", Grantham Journal, 7 December 1901, p. 6. According to the Grantham Journal, "all parties work[ed] hard for success"; canvassing was carried out in Billinghay and Walcott and Palmer and Ravell addressed voters in both villages in the week before the election.
The results were as follows: +CandidateVotesWilliam Ravell197John William Palmer158John Edward South3 Ravell was therefore returned as the councillor for the division.
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