2019 City of Lincoln Council election

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2019 City of Lincoln Council election [1] [2]
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  2018 3 May 2019 2021  

11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout31.27%
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election249
Seats won101
Seats after249
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote7,8055,430
Percentage44.2%30.7%

City of Lincoln Council Election Results 2019.svg
Map showing the results of the 2019 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows the Conservatives.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2019 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 2019 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was held on the same day as other local elections. One third 33 seats were up for election, with one councillors in each of the 11 wards being elected. As the election in 2016 had been an all-out election with new ward boundaries, the seats of the candidates that had finished second in each ward in the all-out 2016 election were now up for election.

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Overall results

2019 City of Lincoln Council Election Result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1000Steady2.svg90.944.27,805
  Conservative 100Steady2.svg9.130.75,430
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.011.72,074
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.012.82,264
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.586

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Loffhagen 679 41.6 -10.4
Liberal Democrats Clare Smalley47829.3+10.3
Conservative Adam Clegg26015.9-5.4
Green Edward Francis21413.1+5.4
Majority20112.3-18.4
Turnout 1,63128.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 10.4

Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward Birchwood ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Birchwood ward
Birchwood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosanne Kirk 771 47.5 +8.0
Conservative David Clarkson61838.1+9.3
Green Seth Goddard1549.5+6.5
Liberal Democrats Matthew Brooks815.0+0.9
Majority1539.4+1.4
Turnout 1,624
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 0.7

Boultham

Location of Boultham ward Boultham ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liz Bushell 599 47.4 -11.4
Conservative Sharon Longhorn38030.1-1.3
Green Simon Took17613.9+9.0
Liberal Democrats Kian Hearnshaw1088.6+3.8
Majority21917.3-10.1
Turnout 1,263
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.1

Carholme

Location of Carholme ward Carholme ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Murray 825 43.5 -9.6
Liberal Democrats Oliver Craven60932.1+8.3
Conservative Alexander Newman-Taylor19810.4-5.0
Green Nicola Watson1779.3+4.1
Independent Charles Shaw864.5+4.5
Majority21611.4-17.9
Turnout 1,895
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 9.0

Castle

Location of Castle ward Castle ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Castle ward
Castle [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rebecca Longbottom 752 49.5 -4.9
Conservative Oliver Peeke39025.7-7.9
Green Lynne Allison25917.1+9.9
Liberal Democrats James Brown1177.7+3.0
Majority36223.8+3.1
Turnout 1,518
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 1.5

Glebe

Location of Glebe ward Glebe ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Glebe ward
Glebe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jackie Kirk 640 43.5 -7.2
Conservative Mark Storer48032.6-5.0
Green Fiona McKenna23215.8+8.3
Liberal Democrats William Francis1198.1+3.9
Majority16010.9-2.3
Turnout 1,471
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 1.1

Hartsholme

Location of Hartsholme ward Hartsholme ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Hartsholme ward
Hartsholme [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Biff Bean 965 47.3 +9.1
Conservative Sophie Bennett71335.0-15.2
Green John Radford26813.1+4.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Chapman934.6+0.4
Majority25212.3+0.2
Turnout 2,039
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 12.2

Minster

Location of Minster ward Minster ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Minster ward
Minster [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Naomi Tweddle 745 42.9 +2.7
Conservative Jake Monteiro63336.4-6.6
Green Valerie Wilkinson20211.6+8.2
Liberal Democrats Nicole Pouncey1589.1+4.1
Majority1126.5+3.7
Turnout 1,738
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 6.0

Moorland

Location of Moorland ward Moorland ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Bushell 638 45.4 -5.5
Conservative Matthew Fido50536.0-5.8
Green Christopher Padley17012.1+8.6
Liberal Democrats Ross Pepper916.5+2.7
Majority1339.4+0.3
Turnout 1,404
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 0.2

Park

Location of Park ward Park ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Park ward
Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Burke 669 55.2 -4.7
Conservative Richard Butroid22218.3-1.5
Green Sally Horscroft21017.3+9.3
Liberal Democrats Natasha Chapman1129.2+4.0
Majority44736.9-3.0
Turnout 1,213
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 1.6

Witham

Location of Witham ward Witham ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
Location of Witham ward
Witham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Dyer 1,031 55.3 +0.8
Labour Calum Watt52228.0-10.0
Green Michele Servaud20210.8+7.5
Liberal Democrats Oliver Hemming1085.8+1.6
Majority50927.3+10.8
Turnout 1,863
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 5.4

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References

  1. "City of Lincoln Council Elections 2019 - Thursday, 3rd May 2019". City of Lincoln Council.
  2. Elise Uberoi (15 May 2019). "Local Elections 2019" (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Daniel Jaines (3 May 2019). "In full: How Lincolnshire voted in the 2019 local election". Lincolnshire Reporter. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.