1995 City of Lincoln Council election
Election held in City of Lincoln Council in 1995
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The 1995 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 4 May 1995. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of which were last contested in 1991. The Labour Party retained control of the council.
4 May 1995
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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 1995 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 72.8 | 16,949 | |||
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 23.4 | 5,447 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 240 | New | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 573 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 68 | New | ||
| Total | 11 | 23,277 | |||||||
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1991 election.
Ward results
Abbey

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter West[4] | 1,322 | 78.1% | |
| Conservative | P. Forbes-Ritte | 200 | 11.8% | |
| Green | P. North | 102 | 6.0% | |
| Independent | D. Webb | 68 | 4.0% | |
| Turnout | 33.7% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Birchwood

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Duncan | 2,092 | 59.6% | |
| Conservative | Edmund Strengiel[5] | 1,421 | 40.4% | |
| Turnout | 35.1% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Boultham

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Rook | 1,414 | 74.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Paton | 240 | 12.7% | |
| Conservative | S. Daly | 234 | 12.4% | |
| Turnout | 36.9% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Bracebridge

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Hall | 1,602 | 72.4% | |
| Conservative | R. Meads | 611 | 27.6% | |
| Turnout | 38.1% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Carholme

Castle

Longdales

Minster

Moorland

Park

Tritton

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Labour | Roland Hurst | 1,343 | 83.7% | |
| Conservative | M. Clark | 262 | 16.3% | |
| Turnout | 38.7% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||