1996 City of Lincoln Council election

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1996 City of Lincoln Council election [1] [2]
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11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election312
Seats won110
Seats after330
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote14,1614,883
Percentage69.4%23.9%
City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1996.svg
Map showing the results the 1996 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 1996 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 2 May 1996. 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 1992. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

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Overall results

1996 City of Lincoln Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1120Increase2.svg2100.069.414,161Increase2.svg17.8
  Conservative 002Decrease2.svg20.023.94,883Decrease2.svg18.5
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.01.2243Decrease2.svg2.6
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.05.51,130Increase2.svg3.0
Total1120,417

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1992 election.

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Robertson 1,190 79.2%
Conservative P. Forbes-Ritte20813.8%
Green P. North1046.9%
Turnout 30.2%
Labour hold

Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward Birchwood ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Stephen Allnutt [4] 1,820 58.9%
Conservative Edmund Strengiel [5] 1,14737.1%
Green T. Ligema1213.9%
Turnout 32.4%
Labour gain from Conservative

Boultham

Location of Boultham ward Boultham ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ralph Toofany [6] 1,221 76.5%
Conservative M. Franks26816.8%
Green G. Phillips1086.8%
Turnout 30.9%
Labour hold

Bracebridge

Location of Bracebridge ward Bracebridge ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Bradley 1,273 69.0%
Conservative R. Meads49126.6%
Green R. Leedham-Green804.3%
Turnout 30.7%
Labour hold

Carholme

Location of Carholme ward Carholme ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour S. Paterson 1,264 60.8%
Conservative M. Mellows40219.3%
Liberal Democrats L. Gabriel24311.7%
Green D. Kane1718.2%
Turnout 38.3%
Labour hold

Castle

Location of Castle ward Castle ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Castle ward
Castle [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Loraine Woolley [7] 1,324 75.1%
Conservative B. Tibble33419.0%
Green E. Gurney1045.9%
Turnout 33.4%
Labour hold

Longdales

Location of Longdales ward Longdales ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Longdales ward
Longdales [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. McGinlay 1,216 69.5%
Conservative David Gratrick [8] 47627.2%
Green A. Hansell573.3%
Turnout 36.6%
Labour hold

Minster

Location of Minster ward Minster ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Minster ward
Minster [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Lawrence Wells [9] 1,648 65.3%
Conservative C. Talbor71928.5%
Green A. Smith1566.2%
Turnout 34.4%
Labour hold

Moorland

Location of Moorland ward Moorland ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour N. Baldock 1,192 70.7%
Conservative D. Fraser41024.3%
Green L. Durrant845.0%
Turnout 34.5%
Labour gain from Conservative

Park

Location of Park ward Park ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Park ward
Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Y. Jackson 868 73.6%
Conservative B. Briggs22318.9%
Green K. Yates887.5%
Turnout 23.9%
Labour hold

Tritton

Location of Tritton ward Tritton ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Tritton ward
Tritton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Richard Coupland [6] 1,145 81.4%
Conservative M. Clark20514.6%
Green R. Weavers574.1%
Turnout 33.9%
Labour hold

By-elections between 1996 and 1998

Carholme By-Election 22 May 1997 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour 841 54.6
Conservative 38024.7
Independent 22314.5
Green 956.2
Majority46129.9
Turnout 1,53928.3
Labour hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1996". 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. ↑ "City of Lincoln Council - Your council". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 12 May 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "City of Lincoln Council - Your council". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 25 January 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Councillors - Boultham ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  10. ↑ Keith Edkins. "Local Authority Byelection Results - May 1997". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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