City of Lincoln Council elections

One third of the City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Lincolnshire County Council instead. The council is divided up into 11 wards, electing 33 councillors, since the last boundary changes in 2007.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Independent	1973 - 1979
Conservative	1979 - 1982
Labour	1982 - 2007
Conservative	2007 - 2010
No overall control	2010–present

Council elections

• City of Lincoln Council election, 1973
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1976
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1980
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1982 (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1983
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1984
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1986
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1987
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1988
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1990
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1991
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1992
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1994
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1995
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1996
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1998
• City of Lincoln Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries)^[5][6]
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2000
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2002
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2003
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2004
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2006
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2007 (New ward boundaries)^[7][8]
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2008
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2010
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2011
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2012
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2014
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2015
• City of Lincoln Council election, 2016 (New ward boundaries)^[9]

By-election results

1997-2001

Carholme By-Election 22 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		841	54.6
	Conservative		380	24.7
	Independent		223	14.5
	Green		95	6.2
Majority			461	29.9
Turnout			1,539	28.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Park By-Election 2 July 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		416	52.1	-28.5
	Conservative		156	19.5	+5.8
	Liberal Democrat		112	14.0	+14.0
	Independent		93	11.7	+11.7
	Green		21	2.6	-3.1
Majority			260	32.6
Turnout			798
	Labour hold		Swing

2001-2005

Boultham By-Election 11 July 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		605	52.9	-3.3
	Independent		273	23.9	+5.0
	Conservative		265	23.2	+0.0
Majority			332	29.0
Turnout			1,143	20.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2005-2009

Moorland By-Election 29 June 2006[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oliver Peeke	640	39.9	-15.9
	Labour	Martin Bushell	569	35.5	-8.7
	BNP	Philip Marshall	254	15.8	+15.8
	Liberal Democrat	John Price	96	6.0	+6.0
	UKIP	Nicholas Smith	46	2.9	+2.9
Majority			71	4.4
Turnout			1,605	28.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Election Facts and Figures". City of Lincoln Council. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
2. "Lincoln". BBC News Online. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
3. The City of Lincoln (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
4. The Lincoln and North Kesteven (Areas) Order 1982
5. "Lincoln". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Lincoln (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
7. "Lincoln". BBC Online. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Lincoln (Electoral Changes) Order 2006. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
9. legislation.gov.uk - The Lincoln (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
10. "Near-miss for Lib Dems in local byelection". London: guardian.co.uk. 2006-06-30. Retrieved 2009-11-22.

• By-election results

External links

• City of Lincoln Council