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1997 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
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before 31 25
Seats won 42 19
Seat change Increase11 Decrease6
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats before 15 5
Seats won 11 4
Seat change Decrease4 Decrease1
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

No overall control

 Council control after election

Conservative

The 1997 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 1 May 1997, the same day as the general election. The whole council of 76 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party making significant gains and regaining control of the council, winning 42 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 1,945
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Alford Coast Conservative G. Wilson 2,026
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Bardney & Cherry Willingham Independent C. Greenaway 1,953
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Bassingham Rural Conservative W. Wyrill 2,610
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Billinghay & Cranwell Conservative P. Bradwell 1,846
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Birchwood Labour B. Fippard 3,607
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Bolingbroke Castle Conservative I. Simons 2,169
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Boston Rural South Independent J. Smith 3,324
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Boston West Liberal Democrat C. Tebbs 1,631
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Boultham Labour A. Knox 2,133
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Bourne Abbey Independent J. Kirkman 1,633
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Bourne Castle Conservative I. Croft 3,640
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Caenby Conservative C. Ireland 2,544
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Carholme Labour R. Parker 1,801
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Cliff Conservative C. Talbot 2,028
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Coastal Conservative B. Powell 2,006
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Crowland Rural Conservative W. Speechley 2,622
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Devon & St. Johns Conservative R. Welby 1,075
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Donington Rural Independent S. Whyles 1,611
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Earlesfield Labour A. Davidson 1,272
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | East Elloe Conservative J. Fisher 3,161
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Fenside Labour F. Gilchrist 1,714
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Folkingham Rural Conservative M. Hill 2,705
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Gainsborough East Liberal Democrat R. Rainsforth 1,490
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Gainsborough North Liberal Democrat L. Bradley 1,225
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Gainsborough South Liberal Democrat D. Lomas 1,258
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Gainsborough Rural North Liberal Democrat M. French 2,089
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Gainsborough Rural South Conservative B. Knight 1,752
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Grantham North Conservative H. Wheat 2,690
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Grantham South Conservative E. Chapman 1,536
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Grantham West Conservative G. Foster 3,494
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Grimsthorpe Conservative T. Trollope-Bellew 2,032
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Harrowby Labour C. Wells 1,004
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Holbeach Conservative J. Taylor 2,330
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Holbeach Fen Conservative D. Mawby 2,286
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Horncastle & Tetford Liberal Democrat F. Martin 2,188
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Hough Conservative N. Spencer-Gregson 2,327
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Hykeham Forum Liberal Democrat G. Witney 1,547
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Abbey Labour L. Rooney 1,961
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Bracebridge Labour S. Taylor 2,578
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Castle Labour A. Morgan 2,313
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Moorland Labour G. Ellis 2,234
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Park Labour N. Jackson 2,057
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Longdales Labour N. Murray 2,228
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Louth Marsh Conservative J. Libell 2,303
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Louth North Liberal Democrat C. Finch 1,423
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Louth Rural North Conservative J. Johnson 2,212
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Louth South Labour D. Bolland 1,683
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Louth Wolds Conservative S. Roy 1,604
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Mablethorpe Liberal Democrat M. Morgan 2,961
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Metheringham Conservative R. Kendrick 1,821
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Minster Labour P. Metcalfe 3,238
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Nettleham & Saxilby Liberal Democrat S. Turner 2,266
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | North East Kesteven Conservative W. Bliss 3,017
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | North Wolds Conservative A. Turner 2,752
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Rasen Wolds Conservative L. Wilson 2,722
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Skegness North Labour M. Anderson 2,803
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Skegness South Conservative D. Edginton 1,777
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Skellingthorpe & Hykeham South Conservative R. Yates 1,853
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Skirbeck Labour P. Kenny 1,960
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Sleaford Labour D. Romney 2,430
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Sleaford Rural North Conservative D. Moor 2,079
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Sleaford Rural South Conservative B. Young 1,975
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Spalding Abbey Conservative P. Buffham 1,698
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Spalding East & Weston Conservative E. Poll 1,346
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Spalding North West Conservative C. Fisher 2,631
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Stamford North Labour P. Keddell 1,740
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Stamford South Conservative C. Helstrip 3,107
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Tattershall Castle Conservative B. Harvey 2,466
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | The Deepings Conservative P. Robinson 3,430
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Tritton Labour R. Coupland 1,839
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Wainfleet & Burgh Liberal Democrat J. Dodsworth 2,385
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | West Elloe Conservative P. Bray 1,895
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Witham Conservative M. Wright 2,194
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Woodhall Spa & Wragby Conservative D. Hoyes 2,544
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Wyberton Conservative H. Judge 1,731

References

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