2016 City of Lincoln Council election

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2016 City of Lincoln Council election [1] [2]
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  2015 5 May 2016 2018  

All 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout31.27% [3]
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election267
Seats won276
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote26,39916,386
Percentage50.2%31.2%

City of Lincoln Council Election Results 2016.svg
Map showing the results of the 2016 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows the Conservatives. Striped wards indicate wards with mixed representation.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2016 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in England. [4] This was held on the same day as other local elections. All 33 seats were up for election, with 3 councillors in each of the 11 wards being elected following a boundary review.

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Overall results

2016 City of Lincoln Council Election Result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2710Increase2.svg81.850.226,399
  Conservative 601Decrease2.svg18.231.216,386
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.08.04,210
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.05.12,700
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.05.02,628
  TUSC 000Steady2.svg0.00.5254

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Kathleen Brothwell 877 19.3%
Labour Fay Smith 833 18.3%
Labour Peter West 790 17.4%
Conservative Graham Bratby3818.4%
Conservative Douglas Collison3036.7%
Conservative Caleb Harris2866.3%
UKIP Chris Butler2716.0%
Green Kenneth Yates2475.4%
Liberal Democrats Clare Smalley1914.2%
Liberal Democrats Michael Brown1884.1%
TUSC Nick Parker641.4%
TUSC Gavyn Graham611.3%
TUSC Jac Green541.2%
Turnout 4,546
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward Birchwood ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Birchwood ward
Birchwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Edmund Strengiel 703 14.5%
Labour Rosanne Kirk 682 14.1%
Labour Paul Gowen 647 13.4%
Conservative David Denman64413.3%
Labour Tony Gray61812.8%
Conservative Jenine Butroid49810.3%
UKIP Elaine Warde3978.2%
UKIP Tony Wells3837.9%
Green John Radford1673.4%
Liberal Democrats Morgan Aran1072.2%
Turnout 4,846
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Boultham

Location of Boultham ward Boultham ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ralph Toofany 778 20.5%
Labour Gill Clayton-Hewson 764 20.1%
Labour Gary Hewson 760 20.0%
Conservative Alan Briggs39310.3%
Conservative Caroline Wilson3128.2%
Conservative Roger Hansard2977.8%
UKIP Hannah Smith2436.4%
Liberal Democrats Heather Cullen1463.8%
Liberal Democrats Ryan Cullen1072.8%
Turnout 3,800
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Carholme

Location of Carholme ward Carholme ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Karen Lee 1,176 22.5%
Labour Neil Murray 1,076 20.6%
Labour Tony Speakman 1,029 19.7%
Conservative Matthew Fido4147.9%
Conservative David Smith3416.5%
Conservative Katya Roures Salvador3116.0%
Green Nicola Watson2935.6%
Green Benjamin Loryman2234.3%
Green Christopher Padley1803.4%
Liberal Democrats Charles Shaw1763.4%
Turnout 5,219
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Castle

Location of Castle ward Castle ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Castle ward
Castle (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jim Hanrahan 867 21.0%
Labour Donald Nannestad 867 21.0%
Labour Loraine Woolley 853 20.7%
Conservative Rod Archer3789.2%
Conservative David Wright3709.0%
Conservative Malcolm Barham3187.7%
UKIP David Warde2977.2%
Liberal Democrats Daphne Shaw1794.3%
Turnout 4,129
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Glebe

Location of Glebe ward Glebe ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Glebe ward
Glebe (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ric Metcalfe 841 18.2%
Labour Jackie Kirk 778 16.9%
Labour Pat Vaughan 740 16.0%
Conservative Andrew Bradley52811.4%
Conservative Jamie Bartch51011.1%
Conservative Peter McNeil48410.5%
Green Fiona McKenna2074.5%
Green Norman Haigh1944.2%
Green Adam Holman1553.4%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lonsdale1012.2%
TUSC Keri Lowe751.6%
Turnout 4,613
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hartsholme

Location of Hartsholme ward Hartsholme ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Hartsholme ward
Hartsholme (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ronald Hills 887 14.5%
Labour Biff Bean 860 14.0%
Conservative Andrew Kerry 707 11.5%
Conservative Marika Riddick70211.5%
Labour Adelle Ellis68711.2%
Labour Liz Massey66310.8%
UKIP Nick Smith4036.6%
UKIP Jeff McGeachie3966.5%
UKIP Nicola Smith3896.3%
Green Angela Porter1322.2%
Liberal Democrats Mervyn Hobden1091.8%
Liberal Democrats Tony Gaskell1061.7%
Green Peaceful Warrior901.5%
Turnout 6,131
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Minster

Location of Minster ward Minster ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Minster ward
Minster (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Yvonne Bodger 843 16.4%
Labour Naomi Tweddle 824 16.1%
Labour Liz Maxwell 820 16.0%
Labour Dave Callow78315.3%
Conservative Tony Higgs75714.8%
Conservative Christopher Reid70513.8%
Liberal Democrats James Easter2044.0%
Liberal Democrats Nicole Pouncey1913.7%
Turnout 5,127
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Moorland

Location of Moorland ward Moorland ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Geoff Ellis 905 20%
Labour Bob Bushell 857 18.9%
Labour Adrianna McNulty 759 16.8%
Conservative David Kerry55712.3%
Conservative Sharon Longthorne49410.9%
Conservative Vasos Melides3668.1%
UKIP Kevin Harrington3407.5%
Liberal Democrats Lynn Pepper1363.0%
Liberal Democrats Ross Pepper1112.5%
Turnout 4,525
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Park

Location of Park ward Park ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Park ward
Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Chris Burke 799 19.3%
Labour Sue Burke 735 17.8%
Labour Helena Mair 677 16.4%
UKIP Roly Bunce2806.8%
Conservative Liam Sperrin2455.9%
Conservative Richard Butroid2215.3%
Green Sally Horscroft2135.1%
Green Allegra Wild2115.1%
Conservative Janusz Kala2105.1%
Green Lauren Finka1894.6%
Liberal Democrats Natasha Chapman1593.8%
Liberal Democrats Sean Oxspring1082.6%
Liberal Democrats Aarron Smith922.2%
Turnout 4,139
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Witham

Location of Witham ward Witham ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Witham ward
Witham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Keith Weaver 790 14.4%
Conservative Thomas Dyer 756 13.7%
Labour Jane Loffhagen 724 13.2%
Labour Bill Bilton71012.9%
Conservative Matthew Wilson67512.3%
Labour Funmi Adeyemi62011.3%
UKIP Tim Richens4428.0%
UKIP Barry Stonham3696.7%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Byrne2173.9%
Green Elizabeth Bathory-Porther1993.6%
Turnout 5,502
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

By-elections between 2016 and 2018

Carholme By-Election 19 October 2017 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lucinda Preston 922 63.4% Increase2.svg6.3%
Conservative Kateryna R Salvador36825.3%Increase2.svg5.2%
Green Benjamin Loryman835.7%Decrease2.svg8.5%
Liberal Democrats James R. Brown825.6Decrease2.svg2.9%
Majority55438.1
Turnout 1,455
Labour hold Swing

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