2000 City of Lincoln Council election

2000 City of Lincoln Council election ^{[1] [2] [3]}

←  1999 3 May 2000 2002  →
11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 31 2 Seats won 7 4 Seats after 29 4 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 7,095 5,725 Percentage 46.7% 37.6%
Map showing the results of the 2000 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 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 29
• Conservative 4

Election results

Lincoln Local Election Result 2000

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	7	0	2	2	63.6	46.7	7,095
	Conservative	4	2	0	2	36.4	37.6	5,725
	Lincoln Independent Alliance	0	0	0		0.0	10.0	1,522
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	4.5	681
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.2	184

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward

Abbey ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Fay Smith [5]	663	64.4%
	Conservative	J. Gainey	366	35.6%
Turnout				20.4%
	Labour hold

Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward

Birchwood ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edmund Strengiel [6]	672	50.9%
	Labour	P. Gowen	560	42.5%
	Lincoln Independent Alliance	R. Wells	87	6.6%
Turnout				24.3%
	Conservative hold

Boultham

Location of Boultham ward

Boultham ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ralph Toofany [7]	749	52.1%
	Conservative	D. Grice	327	22.7%
	Lincoln Independent Alliance	M. Skeels	240	16.7%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Paton	122	8.5%
Turnout				25.2%
	Labour hold

Bracebridge

Location of Bracebridge ward

Bracebridge ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hilton Spratt [8]	812	47.2%
	Labour	A. Taylor	688	40.0%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Simpson	192	11.2%
	Lincoln Independent Alliance	A. Fletcher	27	1.6%
Turnout				27.8%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Carholme

Location of Carholme ward

Carholme ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Neil Murray [9]	695	45.4%
	Conservative	S. Grice	364	23.8%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Gabriel	239	15.6%
	Green	N. Watson	147	9.6%
	Lincoln Independent Alliance	J. Spencer	87	5.7%
Turnout				28.8%
	Labour hold

Castle

Location of Castle ward

Castle ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Donald Nannestad [10]	714	57.8%
	Conservative	B. Hollands	442	35.8%
	Lincoln Independent Alliance	L. Openshaw	80	6.5%
Turnout				23.9%
	Labour hold

Glebe

Location of Glebe ward

Glebe ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Lawrence Wells [11]	692	49.7%
	Conservative	P. Mappin	408	29.3%
	Lincoln Independent Alliance	G. Spencer	292	21.0%
Turnout				23.7%
	Labour hold

Hartsholme

Location of Hartsholme ward

Hartsholme ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ronald Hills [12]	814	47.5%
	Labour	L. Burke	535	31.2%
	Lincoln Independent Alliance	R. Hall	364	21.2%
Turnout				25.3%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Minster

Location of Minster ward

Minster ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Gratrick [13]	757	47.4%
	Labour	M. Schofield	601	37.7%
	Lincoln Independent Alliance	P. Wilkinson	238	14.9%
Turnout				28.9%
	Conservative hold

Moorland

Location of Moorland ward

Moorland ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Denise Moore [14]	686	52.6%
	Conservative	D. Fraser	541	41.5%
	Lincoln Independent Alliance	J. Webster	76	5.8%
Turnout				22.8%
	Labour hold

Park

Location of Park ward

Park ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Patrick Vaughan [15]	512	55.1%
	Conservative	B. Briggs	222	23.9%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Merian	128	13.8%
	Green	K. Yates	37	4.0%
	Lincoln Independent Alliance	B. Freeborough	31	3.3%
Turnout				16.4%
	Labour hold

References

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2. "Local Election Summaries 2000". The Elections Centre.
3. "Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News . Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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14. "Councillors - Moorland ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
15. "Councillors - Park ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.