1998 City of Lincoln Council election

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1998 City of Lincoln Council election [1] [2] [3]
←  1996 7 May 1998 1999  →
11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Independent Labour Conservative
Last election3300
Seats before2677
Seats won1011
Seats after2931
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg4Increase2.svg1
Popular vote9,9944,8114,811
Percentage59.6%28.7%28.7%
City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1998.svg
Map showing the results the 1998 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

An election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Lincoln District Council in Lincolnshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the Council. [4]

Contents

After the 1996 election the Labour party held all of the seats on the council but before the 1998 election 7 councillors broke away to sit as Independent Labour councillors. [5]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Lincoln Local Election Result 1998 [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1030Increase2.svg390.959.69,994Decrease2.svg9.1
  Conservative 110Increase2.svg19.128.74,811Increase2.svg4.0
  Independent Labour 004Decrease2.svg40.06.31,051Increase2.svg5.5
Total1116,776

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Fay Smith [8] 649 57.7%
Conservative P. Forbes-Ritte17015.1%
Independent Labour F. Martin15413.7%
Liberal Democrats J. Price15213.5%
Turnout 21.4%
Labour gain from Independent Labour

Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward Birchwood ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Edmund Strengiel [9] 1,040 37.7%
Labour G. Priddey95434.6%
Independent Labour B. Freeborough76527.7%
Turnout 26.9%
Conservative gain from Independent Labour

Boultham

Location of Boultham ward Boultham ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Gary Hewson [10] 966 71.4%
Conservative D. Grice25118.6%
Green J. Hayes13610.1%
Turnout 25.0%
Labour hold

Bracebridge

Location of Bracebridge ward Bracebridge ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bud Robinson [11] 1,078 70.7%
Conservative A. Simpson44729.3%
Turnout 25.1%
Labour hold

Carholme

Location of Carholme ward Carholme ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Lesley Rose [12] 883 56.3%
Liberal Democrats L. Gabriel35622.7%
Conservative Sandra Gratrick [13] 33021.0%
Turnout 28.7%
Labour hold

Castle

Location of Castle ward Castle ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Castle ward
Castle [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Donald Nannestad [14] 1,062 73.5%
Conservative P. Mappin38226.5%
Turnout 27.4%
Labour hold

Longdales

Location of Longdales ward Longdales ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Longdales ward
Longdales [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Morris Cookson [15] 865 63.0%
Conservative David Gratrick [15] 50937.0%
Turnout 29.5%
Labour hold

Minster

Location of Minster ward Minster ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Minster ward
Minster [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Richard Metcalfe [16] 1,235 57.2%
Conservative J. Gainey70632.7%
Green L. Monds21710.1%
Turnout 29.3%
Labour hold

Moorland

Location of Moorland ward Moorland ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Geoffrey Ellis [17] 886 61.8%
Conservative D. Fraser41529.0%
Independent Labour D. Martin1329.2%
Turnout 29.2%
Labour hold

Park

Location of Park ward Park ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Park ward
Park [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Patrick Vaughan [18] 658 68.1%
Conservative B. Briggs24925.8%
Green K. Yates596.1%
Turnout 20.3%
Labour hold

Tritton

Location of Tritton ward Tritton ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Tritton ward
Tritton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Denise Moore [17] 758 70.8%
Conservative R. Hills31229.2%
Turnout 25.1%
Labour hold

By-elections between 1998 and 1999

Park By-Election 2 July 1998 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 416 52.1 Decrease2.svg28.5
Conservative 15619.5Increase2.svg5.8
Liberal Democrats 11214.0Increase2.svg14.0
Independent 9311.7Increase2.svg11.7
Green 212.6Decrease2.svg3.1
Majority26032.6
Turnout 798
Labour hold Swing

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  2. ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1998". The Elections Centre.
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  6. ↑ "Local Elections results". The Times . 9 May 1998. p. 46.
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  9. ↑ "Councillors - Birchwood ward". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 26 August 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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  17. 1 2 "Councillors - Moorland ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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