1999 City of Lincoln Council election
1999 UK local government election
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Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the Council.
6 May 1999
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All 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1999 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 31 | 3 | 1 | 93.9 | 47.5 | 10,255 | |||
| Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 26.1 | 5,625 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 3,219 | |||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 1,604 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 871 | |||
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election.
Ward results
Abbey

Birchwood

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Allnutt[6] | 675 | |||
| Labour | Lynne Gray[6] | 566 | |||
| Conservative | Edmund Strengiel[6] | 556 | |||
| Labour | W. Duncan | 548 | |||
| Independent | A. Maddox | 407 | |||
| Independent | B. Freeborough | 407 | |||
| Independent | G. Priddey | 317 | |||
| Turnout | 28.4% | ||||
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Boultham

Bracebridge

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bud Robinson[8] | 1,179 | |||
| Labour | P. Taylor | 957 | |||
| Labour | A. Taylor | 950 | |||
| Conservative | Darren Grice[8] | 705 | |||
| Conservative | Hilton Spratt[8] | 696 | |||
| Green | G. Phillips | 365 | |||
| Independent | R. Wells | 280 | |||
| Turnout | 32.1% | ||||
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Carholme

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sharon Clark[9] | 899 | |||
| Labour | Lesley Rose[9] | 818 | |||
| Labour | Neil Murray[9] | 807 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | L. Gabriel | 553 | |||
| Conservative | Sandra Gratrick[10] | 427 | |||
| Green | D. Kane | 297 | |||
| Green | N. Watson | 292 | |||
| Turnout | 31.8% | ||||
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Castle

Glebe

Hartsholme

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Grimshaw[13] | 870 | |||
| Labour | Richard Coupland[7] | 860 | |||
| Conservative | Ronald Hills[13] | 852 | |||
| Labour | L. Burke | 779 | |||
| Independent | R. Hall | 682 | |||
| Turnout | 29.7% | ||||
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Minster

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Morris Cookson[14] | 878 | |||
| Labour | P. McGinlay | 836 | |||
| Labour | M. Schofield | 762 | |||
| Conservative | David Gratrick[14] | 721 | |||
| Independent | P. Wilkinson | 418 | |||
| Independent | J. Humphries | 363 | |||
| Turnout | 33.4% | ||||
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Moorland

Park
