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 Map showing the results of the 2024 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour, blue shows the Conservatives and orange shows the Liberal Democrats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 City of Lincoln Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect 11 of the 33 members of City of Lincoln Council, being the usual third of the council. It took place on the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. [1]
The council remained under Labour majority control at this election, with the party increasing their majority. [2] The leader of the council prior to the election, Ric Metcalfe, did not stand for re-election. After the election Labour chose Naomi Tweddle to be their new group leader. She was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 14 May 2024. [3]
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20 | |
| Conservative | 9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4 | |
| Councillor | Ward | First elected | Party | Date announced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ric Metcalfe | Glebe | 1982 | Labour | 16 January 2024 [4] | |
| 2024 Lincoln City Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 8 |  3 | 72.7 | 15 | 23 | 69.7 | 8,196 | 45.0 | -4.2 | |
| Conservative | 1 |  4 | 9.1 | 4 | 5 | 15.2 | 3,853 | 21.1 | -4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 18.2 | 3 | 5 | 15.2 | 3,314 | 18.2 | +1.5 | |
| Reform UK | 0 |  | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1470 | 8.1 | +5.8 | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 985 | 5.4 | +1.0 | |
| Party of Women | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 167 | 0.9 | New | |
| Lincolnshire Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 0.8 | New | |
| TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 73 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| Liberal | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Smalley | 1,050 | 52.5 | −3.9 | |
| Labour Co-op | Calvin Bissitt | 630 | 31.5 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Roger Hansard | 109 | 5.5 | −2.9 | |
| Reform UK | Donald Penman | 109 | 5.5 | +2.4 | |
| Green | Betty Whitwell | 101 | 5.1 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 420 | 21.0 | −8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,999 | 32.2 | +2.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laura Danese | 663 | 43.8 | −1.3 | |
| Conservative | Eddie Strengeil | 573 | 37.8 | −2.0 | |
| Reform UK | Tony Todd | 175 | 11.6 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Felicity Christopher | 104 | 6.9 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 90 | 6.0 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,515 | 25.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Calum Watt | 801 | 55.4 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative | George Clark | 250 | 17.3 | −8.2 | |
| Reform UK | Mike Bailey | 155 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Debbie Grant | 123 | 8.5 | +1.2 | |
| Green | David Kenyon | 116 | 8.0 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 551 | 38.1 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,445 | 28.3 | +1.3 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 2.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Lucinda Preston | 1,062 | 56.3 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Freddie Easters | 366 | 19.4 | +14.7 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Hulme | 141 | 7.5 | −4.5 | |
| Lincolnshire Independent | Ashley Delaney | 140 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
| Green | Séamus Murray | 103 | 5.5 | −3.0 | |
| TUSC | Nick Parker | 73 | 3.9 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 636 | 36.9 | −10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,885 | 34.3 | +0.1 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 5.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Donald Nannestad | 894 | 59.9 | −2.5 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Gwinn | 212 | 14.2 | −5.3 | |
| Green | Lauren Ross | 141 | 9.4 | −0.7 | |
| Reform UK | Corina Ochoa Avalos | 130 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Ballinger | 90 | 6.0 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal | Charles Shaw | 26 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 682 | 45.7 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,493 | 28.0 | −1.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Brown | 857 | 51.7 | −5.9 | |
| Labour | Duncan Spencer | 473 | 28.5 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Victoria Brooks | 173 | 10.4 | −2.2 | |
| Reform UK | Allan McCauley | 156 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 384 | 23.2 | −8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,659 | 29.1 | −1.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 4.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Annie Currier | 849 | 43.3 | −18.5 | |
| Conservative | David Clarkson | 692 | 35.3 | +7.8 | |
| Reform UK | Jane Smith | 190 | 9.7 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Charters | 129 | 6.6 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Charles Rodgers | 99 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 157 | 8.0 | −26.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,959 | 31.5 | −4.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anita Pritchard | 816 | 49.2 | −1.8 | |
| Conservative | Mark Storer | 457 | 27.5 | −8.1 | |
| Reform UK | Alex Cambo | 129 | 7.8 | +4.3 | |
| Green | Valeria Wilkinson | 89 | 5.4 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aidan Turner | 85 | 5.1 | +0.6 | |
| Party of Women | Esther Knight | 84 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 359 | 21.7 | +6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,660 | 31.5 | −2.0 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Callum Roper | 667 | 45.5 | −7.8 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Fido | 479 | 32.7 | −4.4 | |
| Reform UK | Darren Benson | 155 | 10.6 | +10.6 | |
| Green | Paddy Driscoll | 100 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Olly Craven | 64 | 4.4 | −5.2 | |
| Majority | 188 | 12.8 | −3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,465 | 26.5 | +0.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Chris Burke | 696 | 47.2 | −16.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Uldall | 346 | 23.4 | +16.2 | |
| Green | Sally Horscroft | 152 | 10.3 | −1.6 | |
| Conservative | Charlie Rogers | 107 | 7.2 | −10.2 | |
| Reform UK | Ben Jackson | 92 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
| Party of Women | Sarah Freeman | 83 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 350 | 23.8 | −22.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,476 | 23.4 | +3.5 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 16.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Mara | 660 | 39.6 | −8.9 | |
| Labour | Jane Loffhagen | 645 | 38.7 | −0.6 | |
| Reform UK | Nick Smith | 179 | 10.7 | +6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Osborne | 100 | 6.0 | −1.5 | |
| Green | Lynda Skipper | 84 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 15 | 0.9 | −8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,668 | 28.3 | −2.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.7 | |||
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