Elections for Boston Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Boston, were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. The Conservatives became the first of the main political parties to win an overall majority on the council since the borough was formed in 1973; they won 19 seats. The Boston Bypass Independents were almost wiped out, retaining only four seats. The remaining opposition is made up of four Independents, three Labour and two English Democrat councillors. The overall results, were as follows:
| Boston Borough Council elections 2011: summary results[1] [2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % Votes | Seats | Change | ||
| 24 | 10,806 | 38.2 | 19 | +14 | |||
| 27 | 6,999 | 24.7 | 4 | align="center" | -21 | ||
| 10 | 3,545 | 12.5 | 4 | +2 | |||
| 11 | 2,586 | 9.1 | 3 | +3 | |||
| 11 | 2,216 | 7.8 | 2 | +2 | |||
| 8 | 1,875 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 265 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 95 | 28,292 | 32 | ||||