1999 City of Lincoln Council election

1999 City of Lincoln Council election^[1]^[2]^[3]
All 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council ; 17 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1999 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 ;

Last updated October 14, 2025

Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the Council.

Election results

Lincoln local election result 1999
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Labour	31	3	1	2	93.9	47.5	10,255
Conservative	2	1	0	1	6.1	26.1	5,625
Independent	0	0	0		0.0	14.9	3,219
Green	0	0	0		0.0	7.4	1,604
Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	4.0	871

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election.

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan Darley^[5]	758
	Labour	Peter West^[5]	753
	Labour	Fay Smith^[5]	704
	Independent	J. Robertson	289
	Conservative	S. Grice	280
	Green	A. Smith	256
Turnout				23.6%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Birchwood

Birchwood^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Stephen Allnutt^[6]	675
	Labour	Lynne Gray^[6]	566
	Conservative	Edmund Strengiel^[6]	556
	Labour	W. Duncan	548
	Independent	A. Maddox	407
	Independent	B. Freeborough	407
	Independent	G. Priddey	317
Turnout				28.4%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Boultham

Boultham^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Rook	1,151
	Labour	Gary Hewson^[7]	1,117
	Labour	Ralph Toofany^[7]	1,107
	Independent	M. Skeels	510
	Conservative	D. Braithwaite	465
	Green	B. Alford	257
Turnout				32.3%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bracebridge

Bracebridge^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bud Robinson^[8]	1,179
	Labour	P. Taylor	957
	Labour	A. Taylor	950
	Conservative	Darren Grice^[8]	705
	Conservative	Hilton Spratt^[8]	696
	Green	G. Phillips	365
	Independent	R. Wells	280
Turnout				32.1%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Carholme

Carholme^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sharon Clark^[9]	899
	Labour	Lesley Rose^[9]	818
	Labour	Neil Murray^[9]	807
	Liberal Democrats	L. Gabriel	553
	Conservative	Sandra Gratrick^[10]	427
	Green	D. Kane	297
	Green	N. Watson	292
Turnout				31.8%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Castle

Castle^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Anthony Morgan^[11]	959
	Labour	Loraine Woolley^[11]	863
	Labour	Donald Nannestad^[11]	853
	Conservative	P. Mappin	367
	Green	K. Stephenson	226
	Independent	A. Wenham	175
Turnout				28.1%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Glebe

Glebe^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Richard Metcalfe^[12]	1,076
	Labour	Jerome O'Brien^[12]	911
	Labour	Lawrence Wells^[12]	883
	Conservative	J. Gainey	455
	Independent	T. Clark	267
Turnout				27.4%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hartsholme

Hartsholme^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Christopher Grimshaw^[13]	870
	Labour	Richard Coupland^[7]	860
	Conservative	Ronald Hills^[13]	852
	Labour	L. Burke	779
	Independent	R. Hall	682
Turnout				29.7%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Minster

Minster^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Morris Cookson^[14]	878
	Labour	P. McGinlay	836
	Labour	M. Schofield	762
	Conservative	David Gratrick^[14]	721
	Independent	P. Wilkinson	418
	Independent	J. Humphries	363
Turnout				33.4%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Moorland

Moorland^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Geoffrey Ellis^[15]	1,021
	Labour	Martin Bushell^[15]	894
	Labour	Denise Moore^[15]	841
	Conservative	D. Fraser	512
	Independent	D. Priddey	191
Turnout				27.7%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Park

Park^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Jackson^[16]	789
	Labour	M. Theaker	678
	Labour	Patrick Vaughan^[16]	614
	Liberal Democrats	D. Paton	318
	Conservative	P. Brooks	285
	Green	K. Yates	203
Turnout				22.0%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

↑ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
↑ "Local Election Summaries 1999". The Elections Centre.
↑ "BBC News - Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News . Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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.
1 2 3 "Councillors - Abbey ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
1 2 3 "Councillors - Birchwood ward". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 26 August 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
1 2 3 "Councillors - Boultham ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
1 2 3 "Councillors - Bracebridge ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
1 2 3 "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 25 January 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
↑ "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
1 2 3 "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
1 2 3 "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
1 2 "Councillors - Hartsholme ward". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
1 2 "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
1 2 3 "Councillors - Moorland ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
1 2 "Councillors - Park ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

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[1] "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.

[2] "Local Election Summaries 1999". The Elections Centre.

[3] "BBC News - Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News . Retrieved 2 November 2019.

[results-4] 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.

[abbey-5] 1 2 3 "Councillors - Abbey ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[birchwood-6] 1 2 3 "Councillors - Birchwood ward". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 26 August 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[boultham-7] 1 2 3 "Councillors - Boultham ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[bracebridge-8] 1 2 3 "Councillors - Bracebridge ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[carholme-9] 1 2 3 "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 25 January 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[gratrick-10] "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[castle-11] 1 2 3 "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[glebe-12] 1 2 3 "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[hartsholme-13] 1 2 "Councillors - Hartsholme ward". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[minster-14] 1 2 "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[moorland-15] 1 2 3 "Councillors - Moorland ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[park-16] 1 2 "Councillors - Park ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

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