1991 City of Lincoln Council election

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1991 City of Lincoln Council election [1] [2]
  1990 2 May 1991 1992  

11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election285
Seats won101
Seats after312
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg3
Popular vote16,7109,864
Percentage59.7%35.3%

City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1991.svg
Map showing the results of the 1991 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1991 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 2 May 1991. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of which were last contested in 1987. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

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Overall results

1991 City of Lincoln Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1030Increase2.svg390.959.716,710Increase2.svg10.6
  Conservative 103Decrease2.svg39.135.39,864Decrease2.svg3.7
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.04.41,218Increase2.svg3.1
  Independent Liberal 000Steady2.svg0.00.7186New
Total1127,978

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1987 election.

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter West [4] 1,467 76.5%
Conservative Meads R.45123.5%
Turnout 39.4%
Labour hold

Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward Birchwood ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Birchwood ward
Birchwood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Edmund Strengiel [5] 1,941 49.7%
Labour D. Martin1,70543.7%
Green P. North2596.6%
Turnout 41.9%
Conservative hold

Boultham

Location of Boultham ward Boultham ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour T. Rook 1,612 71.2%
Conservative P. Isaac49321.8%
Green S. Brown1607.1%
Turnout 44.6%
Labour hold

Bracebridge

Location of Bracebridge ward Bracebridge ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Hall 1,542 55.6%
Conservative E. Jenkins1,23344.4%
Turnout 47.5%
Labour gain from Conservative

Carholme

Location of Carholme ward Carholme ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour L. Richardson 1,414 54.5%
Conservative M. Mellows88434.1%
Green I. McPherson29711.4%
Turnout 50.7%
Labour gain from Conservative

Castle

Location of Castle ward Castle ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Castle ward
Castle [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Anthony Morgan [6] 1,563 64.6%
Conservative I. Adams64326.6%
Green D. Kane2138.8%
Turnout 44.7%
Labour hold

Longdales

Location of Longdales ward Longdales ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Longdales ward
Longdales [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Neil Murray [7] 1,614 63.7%
Conservative Sandra Gratrick [8] 92036.3%
Turnout 51.2%
Labour hold

Minster

Location of Minster ward Minster ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Minster ward
Minster [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jerome O'Brien [9] 1,785 54.2%
Conservative David Gratrick [10] 1,15735.1%
Independent Liberal D. Webb1865.6%
Green P. Watkins1675.1%
Turnout 45.5%
Labour hold

Moorland

Location of Moorland ward Moorland ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E. Noble 1,342 51.9%
Conservative Hilton Spratt [11] 1,24548.1%
Turnout 52.2%
Labour gain from Conservative

Park

Location of Park ward Park ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Park ward
Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Jackson [12] 1,188 68.6%
Conservative F. Kay42324.4%
Green K. Yates1227.0%
Turnout 36.2%
Labour hold

Tritton

Location of Tritton ward Tritton ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Tritton ward
Tritton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Hurst 1,478 75.7%
Conservative P. Farrow47424.3%
Turnout 47.1%
Labour hold

References

  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1991". The Elections Centre.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. "Councillors - Abbey ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. "Councillors - Birchwood ward". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 26 August 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. "Councillors - Carholme ward". Archived from the original on 26 August 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  10. "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  11. "Councillors - Bracebridge ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  12. "Councillors - Park ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.