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1985 Lincolnshire County Council election
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All 76 seats to Lincolnshire County Council
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Alliance Labour
Seats before 42 12 13
Seats won 39 20 14
Seat change Decrease3 Increase8 Increase1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent RA
Seats before 9 0
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Decrease7 Increase1
Map of the results of the election in each division. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

The 1985 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 2 May 1985. The whole council of 76 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party retaining control of the council with a majority of 2, winning 39 seats.[1]

Results by division

Each electoral division returned one county councillor. The candidate elected to the council in each electoral division is shown in the table below.[1]

Electoral Division Party Councillor Votes
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Alford & Spilsby Conservative M. Kennedy 1,194
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Alford Coast Conservative J. Martin 885
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Bardney & Cherry Willingham SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Dodds 924
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Bassingham Rural Conservative W. Wyrill 1,545
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Billinghay & Cranwell Conservative Z. Scoley 1,250
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Birchwood Labour P. Robinson 1,083
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Bolingbroke Castle SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Dyde 1,171
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Boston Rural South Conservative J. Smith 1,344
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Boston West SDP–Liberal Alliance T. Cummings 1,102
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Boultham Labour L. Wells 1,110
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Bourne Abbey Conservative D. Fisher 841
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Bourne Castle Conservative I. Croft 1,026
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Caenby Conservative R. Eley 1,488
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Carholme Conservative S. Campbell 953
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Cliff Conservative W. Rawson 1,177
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Coastal Independent J. Hildred 921
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Crowland Rural Conservative W. Speechley 1,230
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Devon & St. Johns Conservative E. Chapman 879
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Donington Rural Conservative S. Bingham 1,287
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Earlesfield Labour J. Chadwick 822
bgcolor="Template:Residents' association/meta/color" | East Elloe Residents' association J. Fisher 1,727
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Fenside Labour J. Lowery 1,037
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Folkingham Rural Conservative B. Lee 1,160
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Gainsborough East SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Rainsforth 993
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Gainsborough North SDP–Liberal Alliance W. Craigs 610
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Gainsborough South SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Lomas 717
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Gainsborough Rural North SDP–Liberal Alliance M. French 1,445
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Gainsborough Rural South Independent J. Westgarth 1,347
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Grantham North Conservative M. Spencer-Gregson 1,555
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Grantham South Conservative H. Nadin 1,259
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Grantham West Conservative G. Foster 1,328
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Grimsthorpe Conservative D. Fletcher 1,129
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Harrowby Labour E. Davies 1,205
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Holbeach SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Pearl 640
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Holbeach Fen Conservative D. Mawby 1,109
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Horncastle & Tetford Conservative F. Cupit 1,152
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Hough Conservative P. Newton 1,247
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Hykeham Forum Conservative P. Gaul 1,091
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Abbey Labour J. Robertson 1,520
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Bracebridge Conservative E. Jenkins 1,259
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Castle Labour J. Ward 1,445
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Moorland Labour N. Baldock 984
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Park Labour A. McFarlane 1,163
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Longdales Labour G. Burrell 1,282
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Louth Marsh Conservative J. Libell 1,092
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Louth North SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Sellick 1,410
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Louth Rural North Conservative J. Johnson 878
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Louth South SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Birmingham 1,452
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Louth Wolds Conservative C. Turner 1,032
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Mablethorpe SDP–Liberal Alliance W. Baker 1,766
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Metheringham Conservative E. Powditch 796
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Minster Labour P. Metcalfe 1,724
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Nettleham & Saxilby SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Turner 1,427
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | North East Kesteven Conservative P. Richardson 1,420
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | North Wolds Conservative V. Hudson 1,357
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Rasen Wolds Conservative L. Wilson 1,361
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Skegness North SDP–Liberal Alliance H. Fianlight 941
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Skegness South SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Holland 995
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Skellingthorpe & Hykeham South Conservative B. Gledhill 1,058
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Skirbeck Labour B. Bisby 793
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Sleaford Labour J. Pratt 1,418
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Sleaford Rural North Conservative D. Monk 1,465
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Sleaford Rural South SDP–Liberal Alliance L. Pinchbeck 1,355
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Spalding Abbey Conservative D. Gutteridge 686
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Spalding East & Weston Conservative R. King 1,011
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Spalding North West SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Newton 1,066
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Stamford North Conservative W. Simpson 763
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Stamford South SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Belton 1,440
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Tattershall Castle Conservative B. Harvey 1,198
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | The Deepings SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Anderson 2,349
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Tritton Labour I. Goldingson 1,089
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Wainfleet & Burgh SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Dodsworth 1,271
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | West Elloe Conservative G. Walker 1,055
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Witham Conservative M. Giles 1,026
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Woodhall Spa & Wragby Conservative D. Hoyes 1,315
bgcolor="Template:SDP–Liberal Alliance/meta/color" | Wyberton SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Ward 1,099

References

  1. ^ a b "Lincolnshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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