2004 City of Lincoln Council election

Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

2004 City of Lincoln Council election[1][2][3]
10 June 2004
11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 27 6 0
Seats won 5 5 1
Seats after 25 7 1
Seat change Decrease2 Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 9,450 9,689 3,211
Percentage 39.2% 40.2% 13.3%
Map showing the results of the 2004 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows Conservative seats and orange shows Liberal Democrat 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 2004
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 5 1 0 Increase1 45.5 40.2 9,689 Increase4.4
  Labour 5 0 2 Decrease2 45.5 39.2 9,450 Decrease12.3
  Liberal Democrats 1 1 0 Increase1 9.1 13.3 3,211 Increase10.4
  Lincoln Independent Alliance 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 5.0 1,218 Decrease0.2
  Socialist Alternative 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.4 329 Increase1.4
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.9 222 Decrease1.3

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2000 election.

Ward results

Abbey
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Fay Smith 703 42.1
Liberal Democrats John Margetts 489 29.3
Conservative Anne Duguid 479 28.7
Majority 214 12.8
Turnout 1,671 40.0%
Labour hold

Birchwood
Location of Birchwood ward
Birchwood[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Edmund Strengiel 1,015 48.3
Labour Julie Cooper 756 36.0
Socialist Alternative Ryan Hayward 329 15.7
Majority 259 12.3
Turnout 2,100 38.9%
Conservative hold

Boultham
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Amode Toofany 979 43.5
Liberal Democrats Jayne Fisk 637 28.3
Conservative Darius Laws 635 28.2
Majority 342 15.2
Turnout 2,251 41.4%
Labour hold

Bracebridge
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Hilton Spratt 1,575 59.0
Labour Kevin Parnham 1,093 41.0
Majority 482 18.0
Turnout 2,668 43.3%
Conservative hold

Carholme
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Neil Murray 767 36.6
Liberal Democrats Charles Shaw 596 28.5
Conservative Jayne Harris 509 24.3
Independent Peter McGovern 222 10.6
Majority 171 8.1
Turnout 2,094 45.4%
Labour hold

Castle
Location of Castle ward
Castle[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Donald Nannestad 790 40.7
Conservative Michael Reeve 426 21.9
Liberal Democrats Phillip Mappin 372 19.2
Lincoln Independent Alliance Richard Hall 353 18.2
Majority 364 18.8
Turnout 1,941 42.1%
Labour hold

Glebe
Location of Glebe ward
Glebe[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Lawrence Wells 926 38.2
Lincoln Independent Alliance George Spencer 865 35.7
Conservative Geoffrey Brooking 634 26.1
Majority 61 2.5
Turnout 2,425 45.4%
Labour hold

Hartsholme
Location of Hartsholme ward
Hartsholme[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ronald Hills 1,710 63.7
Labour Elizabeth Jones 973 36.3
Majority 737 27.4
Turnout 2,683 41.6%
Conservative hold

Minster
Location of Minster ward
Minster[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Gratrick 1,099 46.2
Labour Winston Duncan 760 32.0
Liberal Democrats Daphne Shaw 518 21.8
Majority 339 14.2
Turnout 2,377 46.1%
Conservative hold

Moorland
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Bellamy 1,181 51.4
Labour Denise Moore 1,117 48.6
Majority 64 2.8
Turnout 2,298 41.6%
Conservative hold

Park
Location of Park ward
Park[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Heather Quinton 599 37.2
Labour Patrick Vaughan 586 36.4
Conservative Paul Grice 426 26.4
Majority 13 0.8
Turnout 1,611 33.5%
Liberal Democrats hold

References
  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 2004". The Elections Centre.
  3. "Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2004 - Lincoln". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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