2014 City of Lincoln Council election

The 2014 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in England.[4] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party increased its majority on the council by gaining three seats, leaving them with 27 seats to the Conservatives 6.[5]

2014 City of Lincoln Council election[1]
22 May 2014
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 24 9
Seats before 25† 8†
Seats won 9 2
Seats after 27 6
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Popular vote 7,730 5,280
Percentage 39.9% 27.3%
Map showing the results of the 2014 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows the Conservative Party's.
† Labour gained a seat from the Conservatives in a by-election in 2013[2][3]
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

Election results
2012 Lincoln Council Election Results
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 9 2 0 Increase2 81.8 39.9 7,730 Increase3.9
  Conservative 2 0 2 Decrease2 18.2 27.3 5,280 Decrease6.7
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 23.3 4,520 Increase21.3
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 4.7 901 Decrease18.4
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.4% 467 New
  TUSC 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.8% 353 Increase1.6
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.6% 120 New

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2010 election.

Ward results

Abbey
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter West 744 43.2%
UKIP Chris Butler 385 22.3%
Conservative Christopher Reid 364 21.1%
Liberal Democrats Heather Cullen 138 8.0%
TUSC Nick Parker 93 5.4%
Majority 359 20.9%
Turnout 1,724
Labour hold

Birchwood
Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Anthony Gray 579 33.6%
Conservative David Denman 576 33.4%
UKIP Tony Wells 523 30.3%
TUSC Samuel Mumby 47 2.7%
Majority 3 0.2%
Turnout 1,725
Labour gain from Conservative

Boultham
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ralph Toofany 834 47.2%
UKIP Jane Smith 445 25.2%
Conservative Alexander Gilder 363 20.5%
Liberal Democrats Lynn Pepper 79 4.5%
TUSC Nicole Good 46 2.6%
Majority 389 22.0%
Turnout 1,767
Labour hold

Bracebridge
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Keith Weaver 674 35.6%
Labour Carol Daniel 576 30.4%
UKIP Barry Stonham 551 29.1%
Liberal Democrats Tony Gaskell 92 4.9%
Majority 98 5.2%
Turnout 1,893
Conservative hold

Carholme
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Karen Lee 1,129 52.7%
Conservative Vasos Melides 413 19.3%
UKIP Mike Wilkinson 328 15.3%
Liberal Democrats Natasha Chapman 143 6.7%
Independent Jacek Musialik 80 3.7%
TUSC Lewis Shearwood 48 2.2%
Majority 716 33.4%
Turnout 2,141
Labour hold

Castle
Location of Castle ward
Castle[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Loraine Woolley 655 38.1%
Conservative Kirsty Esberger 389 22.6%
UKIP David Warde 382 22.2%
Green Ruth Dredge 152 8.8%
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Atkinson 102 5.9%
TUSC Danny Wilkinson 39 2.3%
Majority 266 15.5%
Turnout 1,719
Labour hold

Glebe
Location of Glebe ward
Glebe[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ric Metcalfe 569 36.8%
Conservative Matthew Wilson 402 26.0%
UKIP Max Smith 368 23.8%
Green Norman Haigh 110 7.1%
Liberal Democrats David Harding-Price 81 5.2%
TUSC Keri Lowe 16 1.0%
Majority 167 10.8%
Turnout 1,546
Labour hold

Hartsholme
Location of Hartsholme ward
Longdales[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Marika Riddick 730 39.1%
Labour Biff Bean 632 33.8%
UKIP Elaine Warde 429 23.0%
Liberal Democrats Jessica Key 78 4.2%
Majority 98 5.3%
Turnout 1,869
Conservative hold

Minster
Location of Minster ward
Tritton[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Liz Maxwell 683 35.1%
Conservative Yvonne Bodger 660 34.0%
UKIP Joseph Willan 405 20.8%
Green Valerie Wilkinson 105 5.4%
Liberal Democrats Michael Brown 72 3.7%
TUSC Michael Hancock 19 1.0%
Majority 23 1.1%
Turnout 1,944
Labour gain from Conservative

Moorland
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Geoff Ellis 768 43.9%
Conservative Marc Jones 505 28.8%
UKIP James Simpson 396 22.6%
Liberal Democrats Ross Pepper 54 3.1%
TUSC Vince Williams 28 1.6%
Majority 263 15.1%
Turnout 1,751
Labour hold

Park
Location of Park ward
Park[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Jackson 561 43.4%
UKIP Hannah Smith 308 23.8%
Conservative Janusz Kala 204 15.8%
Green Kenneth Yates 100 7.7%
Liberal Democrats Iain Baker 62 4.8%
Independent Zivile Zuokiene 40 3.1%
TUSC Gavyn Graham 17 1.3%
Majority 253 19.6%
Turnout 1,292
Labour hold

References
  1. Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2014". Local Election Results 2014 - Lincoln.
  2. Keith Edkins. "Local Authority Byelection Results - August 2013". Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. "Bracebridge Ward By-Election - Thursday, 22nd August 2013". City of Lincoln Council}. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  5. Steven Ayres (11 June 2014). "Local elections 2014". House of Commons Library. p. 19.
  6. "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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