1999 City of Lincoln Council election

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1999 City of Lincoln Council election [1] [2] [3]
←  1998 6 May 1999 2000  →
All 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election291
Seats after312
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote10,2555,625
Percentage47.5%26.1%
City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1999.svg
Map showing the results 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

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.

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Election result

Lincoln Local Election Result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3131Increase2.svg293.947.510,255
  Conservative 210Increase2.svg16.126.15,625
  Independent 000Steady2.svg014.93,219
  Green 000Steady2.svg07.41,604
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg04.0871

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

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alan Darley [5] 758
Labour Peter West [5] 753
Labour Fay Smith [5] 704
Independent J. Robertson289
Conservative S. Grice280
Green A. Smith256
Turnout 23.6%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward Birchwood ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Stephen Allnutt [6] 675
Labour Lynne Gray [6] 566
Conservative Edmund Strengiel [6] 556
Labour W. Duncan548
Independent A. Maddox407
Independent B. Freeborough407
Independent G. Priddey317
Turnout 28.4%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Boultham

Location of Boultham ward Boultham ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour T. Rook 1,151
Labour Gary Hewson [7] 1,117
Labour Ralph Toofany [7] 1,107
Independent M. Skeels510
Conservative D. Braithwaite465
Green B. Alford257
Turnout 32.3%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bracebridge

Location of Bracebridge ward Bracebridge ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
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. Phillips365
Independent R. Wells280
Turnout 32.1%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Carholme

Location of Carholme ward Carholme ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sharon Clark [9] 899
Labour Lesley Rose [9] 818
Labour Neil Murray [9] 807
Liberal Democrats L. Gabriel553
Conservative Sandra Gratrick [10] 427
Green D. Kane297
Green N. Watson292
Turnout 31.8%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Castle

Location of Castle ward Castle ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Castle ward
Castle [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Anthony Morgan [11] 959
Labour Loraine Woolley [11] 863
Labour Donald Nannestad [11] 853
Conservative P. Mappin367
Green K. Stephenson226
Independent A. Wenham175
Turnout 28.1%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Glebe

Location of Glebe ward Minster ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Glebe ward
Minster [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Richard Metcalfe [12] 1,076
Labour Jerome O'Brien [12] 911
Labour Lawrence Wells [12] 883
Conservative J. Gainey455
Independent T. Clark267
Turnout 27.4%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hartsholme

Location of Hartsholme ward Hartsholme ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Hartsholme ward
Longdales [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Christopher Grimshaw [13] 870
Labour Richard Coupland [7] 860
Conservative Ronald Hills [13] 852
Labour L. Burke779
Independent R. Hall682
Turnout 29.7%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Minster

Location of Minster ward Minster ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Minster ward
Tritton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Morris Cookson [14] 878
Labour P. McGinlay 836
Labour M. Schofield 762
Conservative David Gratrick [14] 721
Independent P. Wilkinson418
Independent J. Humphries363
Turnout 33.4%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Moorland

Location of Moorland ward Moorland ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Geoffrey Ellis [15] 1,021
Labour Martin Bushell [15] 894
Labour Denise Moore [15] 841
Conservative D. Fraser512
Independent D. Priddey191
Turnout 27.7%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Park

Location of Park ward Park ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Park ward
Park [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Jackson [16] 789
Labour M. Theaker 678
Labour Patrick Vaughan [16] 614
Liberal Democrats D. Paton318
Conservative P. Brooks285
Green K. Yates203
Turnout 22.0%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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  2. ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1999". The Elections Centre.
  3. ↑ "BBC News - Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News . Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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  12. 1 2 3 "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  13. 1 2 "Councillors - Hartsholme ward". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  14. 1 2 "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  15. 1 2 3 "Councillors - Moorland ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  16. 1 2 "Councillors - Park ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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