2026 City of Lincoln Council election
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7 May 2026
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The 2026 City of Lincoln Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 23 | Labour | 20 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | Liberal Democrats | 6 | ||
| Conservative | 5 | Conservative | 5 | ||
| Independent | 0 | Independent | 2 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- January 2025: Sue Burke (Labour) dies – by-election held April 2025[3]
- April 2025: Sarah Uldall (Liberal Democrats) gains by-election from Labour[4]
- February 2026: Biff Bean (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[5]
- February 2026: Neil Murray (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[6]
Election result
| 2026 City of Lincoln Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 13 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 2 | |||||||||
| Independent | 2 | |||||||||
| Reform | 0 | |||||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||||
| Lincolnshire Independent | 0 | |||||||||
| Liberal | 0 | |||||||||
