2003 City of Lincoln Council election

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2003 City of Lincoln Council election [1] [2] [3]
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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 election276
Seats won110
Seats after276
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote14,38210,005
Percentage51.5%35.8%
City of Lincoln Council Election Results 2003.svg
Map showing the results of the 2003 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 1 May 2003. One third of the Council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

Contents

A trial took place for all postal voting leading to turnout increasing from 26% in 2002 to 47% in this election. [4]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Lincoln local election result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1100Steady2.svg10051.514,382Increase2.svg5.1
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg035.810,005Decrease2.svg2.3
 Lincoln Independent Alliance000Steady2.svg05.21,455Decrease2.svg4.7
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg02.9812Decrease2.svg1.5
  Green 000Steady2.svg02.4657Increase2.svg1.2
  Independent 000Steady2.svg02.2613Increase2.svg2.2

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Kathleen Brothwell 1,011 50.4
Conservative David Bellamy64132.0
Liberal Democrats Charles Shaw35317.6
Majority37018.4
Turnout 2,00546.2%
Labour hold

Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward Birchwood ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Birchwood ward
Birchwood [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Stephen Allnutt 1,100 45.2
Conservative Frank Martin80132.9
Lincoln Independent AllianceRichard Hall53221.9
Majority29912.3
Turnout 2,43346.3%
Labour hold

Boultham

Location of Boultham ward Boultham ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Richard Coupland 1,346 53.6
Independent Malcolm Skeels61324.4
Conservative John Woolf55021.9
Majority73329.2
Turnout 2,50946.8%
Labour hold

Bracebridge

Location of Bracebridge ward Bracebridge ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bud Robinson 1,628 52.5
Conservative Paul Grice1,47347.5
Majority1555.0
Turnout 3,10150.8%
Labour hold

Carholme

Location of Carholme ward Carholme ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Karen Lee 970 42.0
Conservative Ann Duguid58425.3
Liberal Democrats Phillip Mappin45919.9
Green Nicola Watson29912.9
Majority38616.7
Turnout 2,31245.5%
Labour hold

Castle

Location of Castle ward Castle ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Castle ward
Castle [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Anthony Morgan 1,470 66.2
Conservative Michael Reeve74933.8
Majority72132.4
Turnout 2,21947.7%
Labour hold

Glebe

Location of Glebe ward Minster ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Glebe ward
Glebe [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Richard Metcalfe 1,254 44.0
Lincoln Independent AllianceGeorge Spencer92332.4
Conservative Marion Mellows67023.5
Majority33111.6
Turnout 2,84748.8%
Labour hold

Hartsholme

Location of Hartsholme ward Hartsholme ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Hartsholme ward
Hartsholme [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Christopher Grimshaw 1,563 51.4
Conservative Philip Hubbard1,47748.6
Majority862.8
Turnout 3,07046.7%
Labour hold

Minster

Location of Minster ward Minster ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Minster ward
Minster [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Morris Cookson 1,336 50.4
Conservative Anthony Calvert1,31349.6
Majority230.8
Turnout 2,64951.6%
Labour hold

Moorland

Location of Moorland ward Moorland ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Geoffrey Ellis 1,638 58.6
Conservative Duncan Fraser1,15741.4
Majority48117.2
Turnout 2,79551.0%
Labour hold

Park

Location of Park ward Park ward in Lincoln 1999.svg
Location of Park ward
Park [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Jackson 1,066 52.9
Conservative Barry Briggs59029.3
Green Kenneth Yates35817.8
Majority57623.6
Turnout 2,01439.1%
Labour hold

References

  1. ↑ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Summaries 2003". The Elections Centre.
  3. ↑ "Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News . Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Postal voting is election's big winner". BBC Online. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2003 - Lincoln". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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