1977 Lincolnshire County Council election

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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. BudgeCon782
L. ClarkeRes633
J. WilkinsonLib314
H. WrightInd304
T. BarnesInd76
Boston no. 2 Mrs H. Towell*Con1,088
W. RuckLab 619
Boston no. 3 M. Middlebrook*Ind(uncontested)
Boston no. 4R. JenkinCon951
Alf Goodson* Lab 721
Boston Rural no. 1 J. HildredInd(uncontested)
Boston Rural no. 2 C. FovargueCon(uncontested)
Boston Rural no. 3 R. UpsallCon(uncontested)
Bourne R. Cliffe*Con1,271
N. ThwaiteInd515
O. BrownLab366
Caistor Rural no. 1 V. HudsonInd(uncontested)
Caistor Rural no. 2 W. Hall*Ind(uncontested)
East Elloe no. 1 J. FisherRes1,488
Ms S. GarnerCon773
Ivor Howes* Ind 732
East Elloe no. 2 D. MawbyInd1,030
D. EdwardsInd462
D. Cavendish-Pell Res 420
East Elloe no. 3 T. TylerRes(uncontested)
East Kesteven no. 1 E. Fairchild*Con(uncontested)
East Kesteven no. 2 F. StockdaleInd1,034
A. TroopCon 1,029
East Kesteven no. 3 T. HallCon(uncontested)
Gainsborough Market E. Salisbury*Lab(uncontested)
Gainsborough North Ms J. BassettCon1,138
C. RoofeLab 428
Gainsborough South L. Rainsforth*Lab1,015
Ms C. Dordery Con 955
Gainsborough Rural no. 1 R. ChappellCon(uncontested)
Gainsborough Rural no. 2 H. JacksonCon1,057
H. KitchinsonLib791
T. LansburyLab387
Grantham no. 1 H. NadinCon1,370
M. HudsonLab 871
Grantham no. 2 J. WilksCon1,047
J. ChadwickLab944
Grantham no. 3 I. Gordon*Con1,691
J. Yates Lab 793
Grantham no. 4 Ms E. Davies*Lab1,339
W. Sykes Con 1,255
Horncastle Ms L. Sanderson*Ind(uncontested)
Horncastle Rural no. 1 D. HoyesCon(uncontested)
Horncastle Rural no. 2 J. Harvey*Con(uncontested)
Lincoln AbbeyMs Y. BodgerCon809
R. BrittanDLP808
J. McKaneLab660
Lincoln BoulthamR. Lucas*Con699
J. HassettDLP614
D. BesseyLab417
Lincoln BracebridgeF. HamillCon1,559
Ms M. PadgetDLP687
J. PlantLab521
Lincoln CarholmeJ. Spence*Con1,136
F. GouldingDLP496
N. JacksonLab337
Lincoln CastleF. Eccleshare*Con1,575
D. PerringLab509
Lincoln ErmineMs A. Naftalin*Lab1,077
D. MillerLab1,044
R. Barnes*DLP927
L. DavisDLP896
E. FoxCon896
Lincoln HartsholmeMs J. SparkesCon1,045
K. WoodLab804
Ms M. RichardsonDLP695
J. GinniffComm20
Lincoln MinsterMs D. RichardsCon1,594
R. HodsonLab809
Lincoln MoorlandMs E. JenkinsCon1,283
J. Robertson*Lab887
D. TemplemanDLP627
C. HurstInd119
Lincoln ParkF. Allen*DLP652
P. RoeCon469
D. JacksonLab447
Louth North C. BennettInd(uncontested)
Louth South C. BaronCon851
Ms I. Wilkinson*Ind 698
Louth Rural no. 1 R. Dixon*Ind(uncontested)
Louth Rural no. 2 J. LibellCon1,451
A. FridlingtonLib 722
Louth Rural no. 3 D. WebbCon(uncontested)
Mablethorpe and Sutton F. RichardsonCon1,428
Ms V. PhillipsInd 540
North Kesteven no. 1 W. Wyrill*Con1,155
Ms E. Mawer Ind 424
North Kesteven no. 2 W. RawsonCon1,316
A. MettamInd381
Ms N. BaldockLab326
North Kesteven no. 3 F. Marshall*Con(uncontested)
North Kesteven no. 4 R. Brealey*Con1,923
Ms A. JacklinInd 360
North Kesteven no. 5 P. GaulCon1,639
Ms M. Large*Lab 1,197
North Kesteven no. 6 H. Johnson*Con889
G. LawtonInd 484
Skegness North H. Fainlight*Lib1,144
A. PrestonCon 971
Skegness South W. DerbyshireCon951
B. AldersonLib 522
Sleaford Ms G. NorrisCon(uncontested)
South Kesteven no. 1 J. SmithCon1,648
C. FretwellLab496
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*Con782
D. JamesRes 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. 3K. BarkerCon(uncontested)
Spilsby no. 1 F. HepworthCon(uncontested)
Spilsby no. 2 W. HurdmanLib1,154
C. Rawlinson* Con1,032
Spilsby no. 3 H. Simpson*Con(uncontested)
Spilsby no. 4 M. DaleInd(uncontested)
Stamford no. 1 I. Allen*Con1,613
M. WinslowLab 327
Stamford no. 2 Ms E. RandallCon1,031
Ms J. GaffiganLab 592
Welton no. 1 E. Bramley*Ind(uncontested)
Welton no. 2 P. HeneageCon1,948
H. CollierLib 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*Con1,822
A. ReedLab 426

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

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References

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