The administrative county of Kesteven (1889–1974), shown within England.
The forty-six electoral divisions of the new Council were outlined in December 1888. All but two returned one candidate: Sleaford and Quarrington and Bourne and Morton returned two each. The town of Grantham was represented across seven divisions, while Stamford had four.[5] Twenty-one candidates (including both for Sleaford) were returned unopposed. The remainder were informed of the result on the day after polling. Votes were counted in one of the court rooms in Lincoln; the Sheriff of Lincolnshire, A. S. Leslie-Melville, was the presiding officer, while R. A. Stephens was his deputy for Kesteven.[6]
The Council held its first meeting on 31 January, where it elected a Chairman and sixteen aldermen.[6] If a councillor were elected an alderman, he had to forfeit his seat. Eleven members of the Council were elected to the aldermanic bench, which meant that their seats became vacant, triggering by-elections. Colonel Willson, who had been returned for Wilsford at the first round of elections, was disqualified because he held a paid commission in the armed forces; this triggered a by-election. All twelve were held on 18 February; four candidates stood unopposed.[7]
^ abcdefghijklm"Kesteven County Council: the recent elections". Grantham Journal. 23 February 1889. p. 6. Retrieved 26 April 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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The first elections to Kesteven County Council were held on Thursday 17 January 1889 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 The administrative county of Kesteven 1889 1974 shown within England The forty six electoral divisions of the new Council were outlined in December 1888 All but two returned one candidate Sleaford and Quarrington and Bourne and Morton returned two each The town of Grantham was represented across seven divisions while Stamford had four 5 Twenty one candidates including both for Sleaford were returned unopposed The remainder were informed of the result on the day after polling Votes were counted in one of the court rooms in Lincoln the Sheriff of Lincolnshire A S Leslie Melville was the presiding officer while R A Stephens was his deputy for Kesteven 6 Contents 1 Results by division 1 1 Ancaster 1 2 Barrowby 1 3 Bassingham 1 4 Bennington 1 5 Billingborough 1 6 Billinghay 1 7 Bourne and Morton 1 8 Bracebridge 1 9 Branston 1 10 Bytham 1 11 Caythorpe 1 12 Claypole 1 13 Colsterworth 1 14 Corby 1 15 Deeping 1 16 Gonerby 1 17 Grantham no 1 1 18 Grantham no 2 1 19 Grantham no 3 1 20 Grantham no 4 1 21 Grantham no 5 1 22 Grantham no 6 1 23 Grantham no 7 1 24 Heckington 1 25 Heighington 1 26 Helpringham 1 27 Kyme 1 28 Martin 1 29 Metheringham 1 30 Navenby 1 31 Osbournby 1 32 Ponton 1 33 Rippingale 1 34 Ropsley 1 35 Ruskington 1 36 Skellingthorpe 1 37 Sleaford and Quarrington 1 38 Stamford All Saints 1 39 Stamford St George s 1 40 Stamford St Michael s and St John s 1 41 Stamford St Martin s and St Mary s 1 42 Thurlby 1 43 Uffington 1 44 Waddington 1 45 Wellingore 1 46 Wilsford 2 By elections in February 1889 2 1 Grantham no 2 2 2 Barrowby 2 3 Ponton 2 4 Corby 2 5 Sleaford 2 6 Wilsford 2 7 Bourne 2 8 Helpringham 2 9 Billingborough 2 10 Branston 2 11 Billinghay 2 12 Wellingore 3 ReferencesResults by division editAncaster edit Ancaster 6 Party Candidate Votes William Avery 180 Henry Smith BA 128 Edmund Lucas Calcraft JP 35 Turnout Barrowby edit Barrowby 6 Party Candidate Votes Sir W E Welby Gregory Bt JP NA NA Bassingham edit Bassingham 6 Party Candidate Votes The Viscount St Vincent JP 218 William Brocklebank 168 Turnout Bennington edit Bennington 6 Party Candidate Votes William Hutchinson 258 John Earle Welby JP 206 Turnout Billingborough edit Billingborough 6 Party Candidate Votes Captain Henry Smith JP 207 Edward John Grummitt 246 Billinghay edit Billinghay 6 Party Candidate Votes J D Bowling NA NA Bourne and Morton edit Bourne and Morton 6 Party Candidate Votes William Robert Wherry 578 John Derry 527 Christopher Gilbert Peacock JP 309 Thomas Lawrence 204 Turnout Two seats Bracebridge edit Bracebridge 6 Party Candidate Votes W J Warrener NA NA Branston edit Branston 6 Party Candidate Votes E J Howard NA NA Bytham edit Bytham 6 Party Candidate Votes Augustus Charles Johnson JP 180 William Hayes 160 Turnout Caythorpe edit Caythorpe 6 Party Candidate Votes Colonel F Fane JP NA NA Claypole edit Claypole 6 Party Candidate Votes George Nevile JP NA NA Colsterworth edit Colsterworth 6 Party Candidate Votes Eli Crabtree 250 Robert Heathcote JP 139 Corby edit Corby 6 Party Candidate Votes The Lord Willoughby de Eresby JP NA NA Deeping edit Deeping 6 Party Candidate Votes W Holland JP NA NA Gonerby edit Gonerby 6 Party Candidate Votes Thomas Newton 205 Thomas Pask 188 Turnout Grantham no 1 edit Grantham no 1 6 Party Candidate Votes John Bailey 212 John Basker 102 Turnout Grantham no 2 edit Grantham no 2 6 Party Candidate Votes G S Hannett NA NA Grantham no 3 edit Grantham no 3 6 Party Candidate Votes A Hutchinson NA NA Grantham no 4 edit Grantham no 4 6 Party Candidate Votes Edward Staveley Harding 294 William Fillingham 86 Turnout Grantham no 5 edit Grantham no 5 6 Party Candidate Votes W L Wand NA NA Grantham no 6 edit Grantham no 6 6 Party Candidate Votes J W Martin NA NA Grantham no 7 edit Grantham no 7 6 Party Candidate Votes W B Harrison NA NA Heckington edit Heckington 6 Party Candidate Votes James Hubbard 204 Bruce Tomlinson 148 Samuel Lamb 21 Turnout Heighington edit Heckington 6 Party Candidate Votes C C Sibthorpe NA NA Helpringham edit Helpringham 6 Party Candidate Votes Edward Clarkson Rowe 198 George Ranyard Lee 185 Turnout Kyme edit Kyme 6 Party Candidate Votes The Earl of Winchelsea and Nottingham JP NA NA Martin edit Martin 6 Party Candidate Votes John Hague Copping 264 William Bilton Harris 91 Turnout Metheringham edit Metheringham 6 Party Candidate Votes William Shearburn Fox 194 William Dundas Gilpim Brown 187 Turnout Navenby edit Navenby 6 Party Candidate Votes Major Arthur Cecil Tempest JP 180 Charles Edward Marfleet 143 Turnout Osbournby edit Osbournby 6 Party Candidate Votes Thomas Arthur Robert Heathcote JP 220 Seth Ellis Dean Jr 166 Turnout Ponton edit Ponton 6 Party Candidate Votes Sir H A H Cholmeley Bt JP NA NA Rippingale edit Rippingale 6 Party Candidate Votes William Bacon 227 Rev William Wright Layng 94 Turnout Ropsley edit Ropsley 6 Party Candidate Votes Captain Cecil Thorold JP 216 William Jackson 168 Turnout Ruskington edit Ruskington 6 Party Candidate Votes Captain Neville Henry Reeve JP 255 Samuel Pattinson 183 Turnout Skellingthorpe edit Skillingthorpe 6 Party Candidate Votes G E Jarvis JP NA NA Sleaford and Quarrington edit Sleaford and Quarrington 6 Party Candidate Votes G H W Hervey JP NA NA Charles Sharpe NA NA Two seats Stamford All Saints edit Stamford Stamford All Saints 6 Party Candidate Votes Charles Chapman 271 Herbert Hart 255 Turnout Stamford St George s edit Stamford St George s 6 Party Candidate Votes John Seaton Loweth 192 Valentine Stapleton 155 Turnout Stamford St Michael s and St John s edit Stamford St Michael s and St John s 6 Party Candidate Votes Orlando Edmonds 132 Henry Knott JP 117 Turnout Stamford St Martin s and St Mary s edit Stamford St Martin s and St Mary s 6 Party Candidate Votes Charles Handson 144 William Jonathan Bettle 62 Turnout Thurlby edit Thurlby 6 Party Candidate Votes Robert Peasgood 203 Charles Whattof 177 Turnout Uffington edit Uffington 6 Party Candidate Votes The Lord Kesteven JP 283 William Cross 62 Turnout Waddington edit Waddington 6 Party Candidate Votes R G Ellison JP NA NA Wellingore edit Wellingore 6 Party Candidate Votes Richard Newcombe Morley 192 Richard Blankley Burrows 155 Turnout Wilsford edit Wilsford 6 Party Candidate Votes Colonel M Willson JP NA NABy elections in February 1889 editThe Council held its first meeting on 31 January where it elected a Chairman and sixteen aldermen 6 If a councillor were elected an alderman he had to forfeit his seat Eleven members of the Council were elected to the aldermanic bench which meant that their seats became vacant triggering by elections Colonel Willson who had been returned for Wilsford at the first round of elections was disqualified because he held a paid commission in the armed forces this triggered a by election All twelve were held on 18 February four candidates stood unopposed 7 Grantham no 2 edit Grantham no 2 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Scoffield 198 Conservative Alfred Childs 184 Turnout 382 Barrowby edit Barrowby 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Welborn 245 Liberal Henry Bowman 168 Turnout 413 Ponton edit Ponton 7 Party Candidate Votes R C Newton 267 Robert Wyles 102 Turnout Corby edit Corby 7 Party Candidate Votes Dr J E Collingwood 205 F Searson 128 Turnout Sleaford edit Sleaford 7 Party Candidate Votes A L Jessop 510 G R Lee 289 Turnout Wilsford edit Wilsford 7 Party Candidate Votes G H Peake 209 F Ward 193 Turnout Bourne edit Bourne 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Measures 442 Liberal John Cappitt 410 Turnout 852 Helpringham edit Helpringham 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Joseph Senior Barber 197 Liberal Charles Edward Harris 147 Charles Hardstaffe Read 37 Turnout 381 Billingborough edit Billingborough 7 Party Candidate Votes E J Grummitt NA NA Branston edit Branston 7 Party Candidate Votes William Roberts NA NA Billinghay edit Billinghay 7 Party Candidate Votes J Creasey NA NA Wellingore edit Wellingore 7 Party Candidate Votes Colonel Reave NA NAReferences edit 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 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 Kesteven County Council Result of the Poll Grantham Journal 19 January 1889 p 4 Retrieved 26 April 2015 via British Newspaper Archive a b c d e f g h i j k l m Kesteven County Council the recent elections Grantham Journal 23 February 1889 p 6 Retrieved 26 April 2015 via British Newspaper Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1889 Kesteven County Council election amp oldid 1182403464, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
