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1981 Lincolnshire County Council election
← 1977 7 May 1981 1985 →
All 76 seats to Lincolnshire County Council
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats won 42 13 10
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent SDP
Seats won 9 2
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 1981 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 7 May 1981, following boundary changes to the county's electoral divisions. The whole council of 76 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party retaining 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. "Unopposed" indicates that the councillor was elected unopposed.[1]

Electoral Division Party Councillor Votes
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Alford & Spilsby Conservative M. Kennedy 967
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Alford Coast Liberal P. Morley Unopposed
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Bardney & Cherry Willingham Independent E. Bramley 883
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Bassingham Rural Conservative W. Wyrill 1,601
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Billinghay & Cranwell Conservative Z. Scoley 1,058
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Birchwood Liberal D. Templeman 1,111
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Bolingbroke Castle Conservative I. Simons 988
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Boston Rural South Conservative R. Upsall 858
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Boston West Conservative C. Fovargue 1,182
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Boultham Labour L. Wells 1,053
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Bourne Abbey Conservative D. Fisher 757
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Bourne Castle Conservative R. Cliffe 1,011
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Caenby Conservative R. Johnson 1,555
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Carholme Conservative S. Campbell 952
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Cliff Conservative W. Rawson 1,046
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Coastal Independent J. Hildred 1,397
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Crowland Rural Conservative W. Speechley 1,175
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Devon & St Johns Labour H. Harris 1,123
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Donington Rural Independent S. Bingham 824
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Earlesfield Labour G. Lynch 1,162
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | East Elloe Conservative J. Fisher Unopposed
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Fenside Conservative R. Day 882
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Folkingham Rural Conservative B. Lee 1,045
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Gainsborough East Liberal R. Rainsforth 1,103
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Gainsborough North Conservative J. Bassett 771
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Gainsborough South Labour L. Rainsforth 1,056
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Gainsborough Rural North Liberal M. French 1,198
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Gainsborough Rural South Independent J. Westgarth 1,213
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Grantham North Conservative M. Spencer-Gregson 1,622
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Grantham South Conservative H. Nadin 1,326
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Grantham West Conservative H. Brownlow 1,277
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Grimsthorpe Conservative R. Tamplin 1,019
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Harrowby Labour E. Davies 1,413
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Holbeach Independent T. Tyler Unopposed
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Holbeach Fen Conservative D. Mawby Unopposed
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Horncastle & Tetford Independent F. Cupit 957
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Hough Conservative P. Newton Unopposed
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Hykeham Forum Conservative P. Gaul 1,114
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Abbey Labour J. Robertson 1,283
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Bracebridge Conservative E. Jenkins 1,105
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Castle Labour J. Ward 1,203
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Moorland Labour N. Baldock 891
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lincoln Park Labour T. Rook 914
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Longdales Labour D. Miller 1,088
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Louth Marsh Conservative J. Libell 1,077
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Louth North Conservative C. Bennett 830
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Louth Rural North Conservative R. Brooks 707
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Louth South Conservative I. Wilkinson 948
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Louth Wolds Conservative C. Turner 1,032
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Mablethorpe Liberal W. Baker 1,263
bgcolor="Template:Social Democratic Party (UK)/meta/color" | Metheringham Social Democrat D. Bates 888
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Minster Labour J. Metcalfe 1,252
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Nettleham & Saxilby Conservative P. Heneage 1,476
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | North East Kesteven Conservative F. Marshall 1,325
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | North Wolds Conservative V. Hudson 1,310
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Rasen Wolds Independent W. Hall 1,054
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Skegness North Liberal H. Fainlight 1,133
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Skegness South Conservative L. Parkes 1,149
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Skellingthorpe & Hykeham South Conservative B. Gledhill 764
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Skirbeck Labour A. Goodson 1,246
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Sleaford Independent E. Robertson 1,255
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Sleaford Rural North Conservative T. Hall 1,425
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Sleaford Rural South Liberal L. Pinchbeck 1,455
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Spalding Abbey Conservative D. Guttridge 858
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Spalding North & Weston Conservative R. King 1,188
bgcolor="Template:Social Democratic Party (UK)/meta/color" | Spalding North West Social Democrat A. Newton 1,048
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Stamford North Conservative W. Simpson 924
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Stamford South Liberal M. Belton 1,456
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Tattershall Castle Conservative B. Harvey Unopposed
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | The Deepings Liberal J. Anderson 1,997
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Tritton Labour F. Wright 1,146
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Wainfleet & Burgh Liberal J. Dodsworth 1,022
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | West Elloe Conservative G. Walker Unopposed
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Witham Independent N. Middlebrook 1,003
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Woodhall Spa & Wragby Conservative D. Hoyes Unopposed
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Wyberton Conservative S. Budge 1,024

References

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