1977 Lincolnshire County Council election

Lincolnshire County Council is a non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands of England. It was formed when the Local Government Act 1972 merged the counties of Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey, and held its first election on 12 April 1973. ^[1]

Results by Division

Division	Candidate	Party	Votes
Boston no. 1	S. Budge	Con	782
	L. Clarke	Res	633
	J. Wilkinson	Lib	314
	H. Wright	Ind	304
	T. Barnes	Ind	76
Boston no. 2	Mrs H. Towell*	Con	1,088
	W. Ruck	Lab	619
Boston no. 3	M. Middlebrook*	Ind	(uncontested)
Boston no. 4	R. Jenkin	Con	951
	Alf Goodson*	Lab	721
Boston Rural no. 1	J. Hildred	Ind	(uncontested)
Boston Rural no. 2	C. Fovargue	Con	(uncontested)
Boston Rural no. 3	R. Upsall	Con	(uncontested)
Bourne	R. Cliffe*	Con	1,271
	N. Thwaite	Ind	515
	O. Brown	Lab	366
Caistor Rural no. 1	V. Hudson	Ind	(uncontested)
Caistor Rural no. 2	W. Hall*	Ind	(uncontested)
East Elloe no. 1	J. Fisher	Res	1,488
	Ms S. Garner	Con	773
	Ivor Howes*	Ind	732
East Elloe no. 2	D. Mawby	Ind	1,030
	D. Edwards	Ind	462
	D. Cavendish-Pell	Res	420
East Elloe no. 3	T. Tyler	Res	(uncontested)
East Kesteven no. 1	E. Fairchild*	Con	(uncontested)
East Kesteven no. 2	F. Stockdale	Ind	1,034
	A. Troop	Con	1,029
East Kesteven no. 3	T. Hall	Con	(uncontested)
Gainsborough Market	E. Salisbury*	Lab	(uncontested)
Gainsborough North	Ms J. Bassett	Con	1,138
	C. Roofe	Lab	428
Gainsborough South	L. Rainsforth*	Lab	1,015
	Ms C. Dordery	Con	955
Gainsborough Rural no. 1	R. Chappell	Con	(uncontested)
Gainsborough Rural no. 2	H. Jackson	Con	1,057
	H. Kitchinson	Lib	791
	T. Lansbury	Lab	387
Grantham no. 1	H. Nadin	Con	1,370
	M. Hudson	Lab	871
Grantham no. 2	J. Wilks	Con	1,047
	J. Chadwick	Lab	944
Grantham no. 3	I. Gordon*	Con	1,691
	J. Yates	Lab	793
Grantham no. 4	Ms E. Davies*	Lab	1,339
	W. Sykes	Con	1,255
Horncastle	Ms L. Sanderson*	Ind	(uncontested)
Horncastle Rural no. 1	D. Hoyes	Con	(uncontested)
Horncastle Rural no. 2	J. Harvey*	Con	(uncontested)
Lincoln Abbey	Ms Y. Bodger	Con	809
	R. Brittan	DLP	808
	J. McKane	Lab	660
Lincoln Boultham	R. Lucas*	Con	699
	J. Hassett	DLP	614
	D. Bessey	Lab	417
Lincoln Bracebridge	F. Hamill	Con	1,559
	Ms M. Padget	DLP	687
	J. Plant	Lab	521
Lincoln Carholme	J. Spence*	Con	1,136
	F. Goulding	DLP	496
	N. Jackson	Lab	337
Lincoln Castle	F. Eccleshare*	Con	1,575
	D. Perring	Lab	509
Lincoln Ermine	Ms A. Naftalin*	Lab	1,077
	D. Miller	Lab	1,044
	R. Barnes*	DLP	927
	L. Davis	DLP	896
	E. Fox	Con	896
Lincoln Hartsholme	Ms J. Sparkes	Con	1,045
	K. Wood	Lab	804
	Ms M. Richardson	DLP	695
	J. Ginniff	Comm	20
Lincoln Minster	Ms D. Richards	Con	1,594
	R. Hodson	Lab	809
Lincoln Moorland	Ms E. Jenkins	Con	1,283
	J. Robertson*	Lab	887
	D. Templeman	DLP	627
	C. Hurst	Ind	119
Lincoln Park	F. Allen*	DLP	652
	P. Roe	Con	469
	D. Jackson	Lab	447
Louth North	C. Bennett	Ind	(uncontested)
Louth South	C. Baron	Con	851
	Ms I. Wilkinson*	Ind	698
Louth Rural no. 1	R. Dixon*	Ind	(uncontested)
Louth Rural no. 2	J. Libell	Con	1,451
	A. Fridlington	Lib	722
Louth Rural no. 3	D. Webb	Con	(uncontested)
Mablethorpe and Sutton	F. Richardson	Con	1,428
	Ms V. Phillips	Ind	540
North Kesteven no. 1	W. Wyrill*	Con	1,155
	Ms E. Mawer	Ind	424
North Kesteven no. 2	W. Rawson	Con	1,316
	A. Mettam	Ind	381
	Ms N. Baldock	Lab	326
North Kesteven no. 3	F. Marshall*	Con	(uncontested)
North Kesteven no. 4	R. Brealey*	Con	1,923
	Ms A. Jacklin	Ind	360
North Kesteven no. 5	P. Gaul	Con	1,639
	Ms M. Large*	Lab	1,197
North Kesteven no. 6	H. Johnson*	Con	889
	G. Lawton	Ind	484
Skegness North	H. Fainlight*	Lib	1,144
	A. Preston	Con	971
Skegness South	W. Derbyshire	Con	951
	B. Alderson	Lib	522
Sleaford	Ms G. Norris	Con	(uncontested)
South Kesteven no. 1	J. Smith	Con	1,648
	C. Fretwell	Lab	496
South Kesteven no. 2	M. Hedley Lewis*	Con	(uncontested)
South Kesteven no. 3	Ms J. Wootton*	Con	(uncontested)
Spalding no. 1	D. Guttridge*	Con	(uncontested)
Spalding no. 2	R. King*	Con	782
	D. James	Res	580
Spalding no. 3	C. Ford*	Con	(uncontested)
Spalding Rural no. 1	W. Speechley*	Con	(uncontested)
Spalding Rural no. 2	H. Chappell*	Con	(uncontested)
Spalding Rural no. 3	K. Barker	Con	(uncontested)
Spilsby no. 1	F. Hepworth	Con	(uncontested)
Spilsby no. 2	W. Hurdman	Lib	1,154
	C. Rawlinson*	Con	1,032
Spilsby no. 3	H. Simpson*	Con	(uncontested)
Spilsby no. 4	M. Dale	Ind	(uncontested)
Stamford no. 1	I. Allen*	Con	1,613
	M. Winslow	Lab	327
Stamford no. 2	Ms E. Randall	Con	1,031
	Ms J. Gaffigan	Lab	592
Welton no. 1	E. Bramley*	Ind	(uncontested)
Welton no. 2	P. Heneage	Con	1,948
	H. Collier	Lib	853
Welton no. 3	R. Gaul*	Con	(uncontested)
West Kesteven no. 1	P. Newton*	Con	(uncontested)
West Kesteven no. 2	H. Brownlow*	Con	(uncontested)
West Kesteven no. 3	A. Thorold*	Con	1,822
	A. Reed	Lab	426

Source: "Lincolnshire County Election Results 1973–2009". Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 30 January 2025.

References

1. Cook, Chris; Ramsden, John (1997). By-Elections and British Politics. London: Routledge. p. 206