2002 City of Lincoln Council election
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11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results of the 2002 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 27
- Conservative 6
Election result[]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 7 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
63.6 | 52.4 | 8,502 | ||
Conservative | 4 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
36.4 | 37.5 | 6,082 | ||
Lincoln Independent Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 7.3 | 1,184 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 2.8 | 450 |
Ward results[]
Abbey[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Abbey_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg/190px-Abbey_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg.png)
Location of Abbey ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fay Smith | 663 | 64.4 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Gainey | 366 | 35.6 | |
Majority | 297 | 28.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,029 | |||
Labour hold |
Birchwood[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Birchwood_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg/190px-Birchwood_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg.png)
Location of Birchwood ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund Strengiel | 672 | 50.9 | |
Labour | Paul Gowen | 560 | 42.5 | |
Lincoln Independent Alliance | Robert Wells | 87 | 6.6 | |
Majority | 112 | 8.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,319 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Boultham[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Boultham_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg/190px-Boultham_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg.png)
Location of Boultham ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amode Toofany | 749 | 52.1 | |
Conservative | Darren Grice | 327 | 22.7 | |
Lincoln Independent Alliance | Malcolm Skeels | 240 | 16.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Paton | 122 | 8.5 | |
Majority | 422 | 29.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,438 | |||
Labour hold |
Bracebridge[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Bracebridge_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg/190px-Bracebridge_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg.png)
Location of Bracebridge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hilton Spratt | 912 | 50.1 | |
Labour | Andrew Taylor | 688 | 37.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Donald Simpson | 192 | 10.6 | |
Lincoln Independent Alliance | Amanda Fletcher | 27 | 1.5 | |
Majority | 224 | 12.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,819 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Carholme[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Carholme_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg/190px-Carholme_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg.png)
Location of Carholme ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Murray | 695 | 45.4 | |
Conservative | Sally-Ann Grice | 364 | 23.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Paton | 239 | 15.6 | |
Green | Nicola Watson | 147 | 9.6 | |
Lincoln Independent Alliance | Janet Spencer | 87 | 5.7 | |
Majority | 331 | 21.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,532 | |||
Labour hold |
Castle[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Castle_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg/190px-Castle_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg.png)
Location of Castle ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Nannestad | 714 | 57.8 | |
Conservative | Beryl Hollands | 442 | 35.8 | |
Lincoln Independent Alliance | Lee Openshaw | 80 | 6.5 | |
Majority | 272 | 22.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,236 | |||
Labour hold |
Glebe[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Minster_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg/190px-Minster_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg.png)
Location of Glebe ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lawrence Wells | 692 | 49.7 | |
Conservative | Phillip Mappin | 408 | 29.3 | |
Lincoln Independent Alliance | George Spencer | 292 | 21.0 | |
Majority | 284 | 20.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,392 | |||
Labour hold |
Hartsholme[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hartsholme_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg/190px-Hartsholme_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg.png)
Location of Hartsholme ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Ronald Hills | 814 | 47.5 | |
Labour | Leslie Burke | 535 | 31.2 | |
Lincoln Independent Alliance | Richard Hall | 364 | 21.2 | |
Majority | 279 | 16.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,713 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Minster[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Minster_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg/190px-Minster_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg.png)
Location of Minster ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Gratrick | 757 | 47.4 | |
Labour | Margaret Schofield | 601 | 37.7 | |
Lincoln Independent Alliance | Paul Wilkinson | 238 | 14.9 | |
Majority | 156 | 9.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,596 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Moorland[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Moorland_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg/190px-Moorland_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg.png)
Location of Moorland ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denise Moore | 686 | 52.6 | |
Conservative | Duncan Fraser | 541 | 41.5 | |
Lincoln Independent Alliance | John Webster | 76 | 5.8 | |
Majority | 145 | 11.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,303 | |||
Labour hold |
Park[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Park_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg/190px-Park_ward_in_Lincoln_1999.svg.png)
Location of Park ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick Vaughan | 512 | 55.1 | |
Conservative | Barry Briggs | 222 | 23.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Merian | 128 | 13.8 | |
Green | Kenneth Yates | 37 | 4.0 | |
Lincoln Independent Alliance | Barbara Freeborough | 31 | 3.3 | |
Majority | 290 | 31.2 | ||
Turnout | 930 | |||
Labour hold |
By-elections between 2002 and 2003[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 605 | 52.9 | ![]() | ||
Independent | 273 | 23.9 | ![]() | ||
Conservative | 265 | 23.2 | ![]() | ||
Majority | 332 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,143 | 20.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 2002". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2002 - Lincoln". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Keith Edkins. "Local Authority Byelection Results - July 2002". Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
Categories:
- 2002 English local elections
- City of Lincoln Council elections
- 2000s in Lincolnshire