City of Lincoln Council elections
One third of the City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Lincolnshire County Council instead. The council is divided up into 11 wards, electing 33 councillors, since the last boundary changes in 2007.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Independent | 1973 - 1979 |
| Conservative | 1979 - 1982 |
| Labour | 1982 - 2007 |
| Conservative | 2007 - 2010 |
| No overall control | 2010–present |
Council elections
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1973
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1976
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1980
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1982 (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1983
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1984
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1986
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1987
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1988
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1990
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1991
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1992
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1994
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1995
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1996
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1998
- City of Lincoln Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries)[5][6]
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2000
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2002
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2003
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2004
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2006
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2007 (New ward boundaries)[7][8]
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2008
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2010
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2011
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2012
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2014
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2015
- City of Lincoln Council election, 2016 (New ward boundaries)[9]
By-election results
1997-2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 841 | 54.6 | |||
| Conservative | 380 | 24.7 | |||
| Independent | 223 | 14.5 | |||
| Green | 95 | 6.2 | |||
| Majority | 461 | 29.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,539 | 28.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 416 | 52.1 | −28.5 | ||
| Conservative | 156 | 19.5 | +5.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 112 | 14.0 | +14.0 | ||
| Independent | 93 | 11.7 | +11.7 | ||
| Green | 21 | 2.6 | −3.1 | ||
| Majority | 260 | 32.6 | |||
| Turnout | 798 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2001-2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 605 | 52.9 | −3.3 | ||
| Independent | 273 | 23.9 | +5.0 | ||
| Conservative | 265 | 23.2 | +0.0 | ||
| Majority | 332 | 29.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,143 | 20.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2005-2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Oliver Peeke | 640 | 39.9 | −15.9 | |
| Labour | Martin Bushell | 569 | 35.5 | −8.7 | |
| BNP | Philip Marshall | 254 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Price | 96 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
| UKIP | Nicholas Smith | 46 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 71 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,605 | 28.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Election Facts and Figures". City of Lincoln Council. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) [dead link] - ^ "Lincoln". BBC News Online. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ The City of Lincoln (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ The Lincoln and North Kesteven (Areas) Order 1982
- ^ "Lincoln". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Lincoln (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Lincoln". BBC Online. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Lincoln (Electoral Changes) Order 2006. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Lincoln (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Near-miss for Lib Dems in local byelection". London: guardian.co.uk. 2006-06-30. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
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