1995 City of Lincoln Council election

Election held in City of Lincoln Council in 1995 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Quick facts 11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
1995 City of Lincoln Council election[1][2]
 1994
4 May 1995
1996 

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 30 3
Seats won 11 0
Seats after 31 2
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 16,949 5,447
Percentage 72.8% 23.4%

Map showing the results of the 1995 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

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Overall results

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1995 City of Lincoln Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 1 0 Increase1 100.0 72.8 16,949 Increase12.9
  Conservative 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 23.4 5,447 Decrease11.9
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.0 240 New
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.5 573 Decrease1.9
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 68 New
Total 11 23,277
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All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1991 election.

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward
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Abbey[3]
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
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Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward
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Birchwood[3]
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
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Boultham

Location of Boultham ward
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Boultham[3]
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
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Bracebridge

Location of Bracebridge ward
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Bracebridge[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Hall 1,602 72.4%
Conservative R. Meads 611 27.6%
Turnout 38.1%
Labour hold
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Carholme

Location of Carholme ward
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Carholme[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour L. Richardson 1,548 68.0%
Conservative Sandra Gratrick[6] 449 19.7%
Green D. Kane 278 12.2%
Turnout 41.8%
Labour hold
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Castle

Location of Castle ward
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Castle[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Anthony Morgan[7] 1,659 79.2%
Conservative Y. Sampson 322 15.4%
Green B. Alford 114 5.4%
Turnout 37.5%
Labour hold
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Longdales

Location of Longdales ward
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Longdales[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Neil Murray[8] 1,497 74.7%
Conservative David Gratrick[9] 507 25.3%
Turnout 41.8%
Labour hold
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Minster

Location of Minster ward
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Minster[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jerome O'Brien[10] 1,943 70.9%
Conservative C. Talbot 799 29.1%
Turnout 37.4%
Labour hold
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Moorland

Location of Moorland ward
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Moorland[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Martin Bushell[11] 1,420 75.8%
Conservative D. Fraser 454 24.2%
Turnout 36.9%
Labour hold
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Park

Location of Park ward
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Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Jackson[12] 1,109 80.6%
Conservative P. Brooks 188 13.7%
Green K. Yates 79 5.7%
Turnout 27.6%
Labour hold
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Tritton

Location of Tritton ward
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Tritton[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Roland Hurst 1,343 83.7%
Conservative M. Clark 262 16.3%
Turnout 38.7%
Labour hold
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