1989 Lincolnshire County Council election

The 1989 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 4 May 1989. The whole council of 76 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party retaining control of the council and winning the same number of seats as the previous election in 1985, with 39 seats.[1]

1989 Lincolnshire County Council election
4 May 1989
All 76 seats to Lincolnshire County Council
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour SLD
Seats before 39 14 20
Seats won 39 19 12
Seat change Steady0 Increase5 Decrease8
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent SDP
Seats before 2 0
Seats won 5 1
Seat change Increase3 Increase1
Map of the results of the election in each division. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

Results by division

Each electoral division returned one county councillor. The candidate elected to the council in each electoral division is shown in the table below. "Unopposed" indicates that the councillor was elected unopposed.[1]

Electoral Division Party Councillor Votes
Alford & Spilsby Conservative M. Kennedy 1,395
Alford Coast Conservative G. Wilson 1,179
Bardney & Cherry Willingham Independent C. Greenaway 1,575
Bassingham Rural Conservative W. Wyrill 1,584
Billinghay & Cranwell Conservative Z. Scoley 1,279
Birchwood Labour B. Fippard 1,611
Bolingbroke Castle Social and Liberal Democrats J. Dyde 1,585
Boston Rural South Conservative J. Smith 1,416
Boston West Social and Liberal Democrats C. Tebbs 1,505
Boultham Labour L. Wells 1,345
Bourne Abbey Independent J. Kirkman 1,224
Bourne Castle Conservative I. Croft 1,196
Caenby Conservative R. Cracroft-Eley 1,557
Carholme Labour R. Parker 1,393
Cliff Conservative W. Rawson 1,197
Coastal Independent J. Hildred 1,413
Crowland Rural Conservative W. Speechley 1,464
Devon & St. Johns Conservative E. Chapman 827
Donington Rural Conservative S. Bingham 978
Earlesfield Labour J. Chadwick 552
East Elloe Conservative J. Fisher 1,715
Fenside Labour W. Ruck 919
Folkingham Rural Conservative B. Lee 1,500
Gainsborough East Social and Liberal Democrats R. Rainsforth 1,251
Gainsborough North Independent W. Craigs Unopposed
Gainsborough South Social and Liberal Democrats D. Lomas 825
Gainsborough Rural North Social and Liberal Democrats M. French 1,412
Gainsborough Rural South Independent J. Westgarth 1,827
Grantham North Conservative H. Wheat 1,530
Grantham South Labour C. Burrows 1,089
Grantham West Conservative G. Foster 1,595
Grimsthorpe Conservative D. Fletcher Unopposed
Harrowby Labour E. Davies Unopposed
Holbeach Conservative J. Taylor 1,014
Holbeach Fen Conservative D. Mawby 1,251
Horncastle & Tetford Conservative F. Cupit 1,234
Hough Conservative P. Newton 1,262
Hykeham Forum Conservative P. Gaul 1,022
Lincoln Abbey Labour J. Robertson 1,404
Lincoln Bracebridge Labour T. Rook 1,433
Lincoln Castle Labour B. Taggart 1,446
Lincoln Moorland Labour N. Baldock 1,243
Lincoln Park Labour B. Robinson 1,050
Longdales Labour G. Burrell 1,527
Louth Marsh Conservative J. Libell 1,202
Louth North Conservative J. Barkworth 918
Louth Rural North Conservative J. Johnson 1,223
Louth South Conservative A. Morris 1,058
Louth Wolds Conservative C. Turner 1,179
Mablethorpe Social and Liberal Democrats W. Baker 1,759
Metheringham Conservative E. Powditch 984
Minster Labour P. Metcalfe 1,902
Nettleham & Saxilby Social and Liberal Democrats S. Turner 1,761
North East Kesteven Conservative S. Kenyon 2,400
North Wolds Conservative V. Hudson 909
Rasen Wolds Conservative L. Wilson 1,306
Skegness North Conservative K. Sadler 852
Skegness South Conservative D. Edginton 1,012
Skellingthorpe & Hykeham South Conservative T. Hargreaves 1,083
Skirbeck Labour B. Bisby 984
Sleaford Labour D. Romney 1,815
Sleaford Rural North Conservative D. Monk Unopposed
Sleaford Rural South Social and Liberal Democrats L. Pinchbeck 1,633
Spalding Abbey Labour C. Evans 1,097
Spalding East & Weston Conservative G. Moore 1,002
Spalding North West Social Democrat A. Newton 1,259
Stamford North Labour J. Gaffigan 1,050
Stamford South Social and Liberal Democrats M. Belton 1,626
Tattershall Castle Conservative B. Harvey Unopposed
The Deepings Social and Liberal Democrats J. Anderson 1,631
Tritton Labour C. Goldson 1,418
Wainfleet & Burgh Social and Liberal Democrats J. Dodsworth 1,176
West Elloe Conservative P. Bray 1,043
Witham Conservative M. Giles 1,084
Woodhall Spa & Wragby Conservative D. Hoyes Unopposed
Wyberton Social and Liberal Democrats K. Ward 1,170

References
  1. "Lincolnshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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