2002 City of Lincoln Council election

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.

2002 City of Lincoln Council election[1][2][3]
2 May 2002
11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 29 4
Seats won 9 2
Seats after 27 6
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 8,502 6,082
Percentage 52.4% 37.5%
Map showing the results of the 2002 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result
Lincoln Local Election Result 2002
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 7 0 2 Decrease2 63.6 52.4 8,502
  Conservative 4 2 0 Increase2 36.4 37.5 6,082
  Lincoln Independent Alliance 0 0 0 Steady 0 7.3 1,184
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0 2.8 450

Ward results

Abbey
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey[4]
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
Location of Birchwood ward
Birchwood[4]
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
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham[4]
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
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge[4]
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
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme[4]
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
Location of Castle ward
Castle[4]
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
Location of Glebe ward
Glebe[4]
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
Location of Hartsholme ward
Hartsholme[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Location of Minster ward
Minster[4]
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
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland[4]
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
Location of Park ward
Park[4]
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
Boultham By-Election 11 July 2002[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 605 52.9 Decrease3.3
Independent 273 23.9 Increase5.0
Conservative 265 23.2 Steady0.0
Majority 332 29.0
Turnout 1,143 20.5
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 2002". The Elections Centre.
  3. "Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2002 - Lincoln". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  5. Keith Edkins. "Local Authority Byelection Results - July 2002". Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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