2002 UK local government election
2002 City of Lincoln Council election[1] [2] [3] 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 29 4 Seats won 9 2 Seats after 27 6 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 8,502 6,082 Percentage 52.4% 37.5%
Map showing the results of the 2002 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
Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result Lincoln Local Election Result 2002 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 7 0 2 2 63.6 52.4 8,502 Conservative 4 2 0 2 36.4 37.5 6,082 Lincoln Independent Alliance 0 0 0 0 7.3 1,184 Green 0 0 0 0 2.8 450
Ward results
Abbey Location of Abbey ward Abbey[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Fay Smith 663 64.4 Conservative Jonathan Gainey 366 35.6 Majority 297 28.8 Turnout 1,029 Labour hold
Birchwood Location of Birchwood ward Birchwood[4] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Edmund Strengiel 672 50.9 Labour Paul Gowen 560 42.5 Lincoln Independent Alliance Robert Wells 87 6.6 Majority 112 8.4 Turnout 1,319 Conservative gain from Labour
Boultham Location of Boultham ward Boultham[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Amode Toofany 749 52.1 Conservative Darren Grice 327 22.7 Lincoln Independent Alliance Malcolm Skeels 240 16.7 Liberal Democrats Daniel Paton 122 8.5 Majority 422 29.4 Turnout 1,438 Labour hold
Bracebridge Location of Bracebridge ward Bracebridge[4] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Hilton Spratt 912 50.1 Labour Andrew Taylor 688 37.8 Liberal Democrats Donald Simpson 192 10.6 Lincoln Independent Alliance Amanda Fletcher 27 1.5 Majority 224 12.3 Turnout 1,819 Conservative gain from Labour
Carholme Location of Carholme ward Carholme[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Neil Murray 695 45.4 Conservative Sally-Ann Grice 364 23.8 Liberal Democrats Daniel Paton 239 15.6 Green Nicola Watson 147 9.6 Lincoln Independent Alliance Janet Spencer 87 5.7 Majority 331 21.6 Turnout 1,532 Labour hold
Castle Location of Castle ward Castle[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Donald Nannestad 714 57.8 Conservative Beryl Hollands 442 35.8 Lincoln Independent Alliance Lee Openshaw 80 6.5 Majority 272 22.0 Turnout 1,236 Labour hold
Glebe Location of Glebe ward Glebe[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Lawrence Wells 692 49.7 Conservative Phillip Mappin 408 29.3 Lincoln Independent Alliance George Spencer 292 21.0 Majority 284 20.4 Turnout 1,392 Labour hold
Hartsholme Location of Hartsholme ward Hartsholme[4] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Ronald Hills 814 47.5 Labour Leslie Burke 535 31.2 Lincoln Independent Alliance Richard Hall 364 21.2 Majority 279 16.3 Turnout 1,713 Conservative gain from Labour
Minster Location of Minster ward Minster[4] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative David Gratrick 757 47.4 Labour Margaret Schofield 601 37.7 Lincoln Independent Alliance Paul Wilkinson 238 14.9 Majority 156 9.7 Turnout 1,596 Conservative gain from Labour
Moorland Location of Moorland ward Moorland[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Denise Moore 686 52.6 Conservative Duncan Fraser 541 41.5 Lincoln Independent Alliance John Webster 76 5.8 Majority 145 11.1 Turnout 1,303 Labour hold
Park Location of Park ward Park[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Patrick Vaughan 512 55.1 Conservative Barry Briggs 222 23.9 Liberal Democrats Jack Merian 128 13.8 Green Kenneth Yates 37 4.0 Lincoln Independent Alliance Barbara Freeborough 31 3.3 Majority 290 31.2 Turnout 930 Labour hold
By-elections between 2002 and 2003 Boultham By-Election 11 July 2002[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour 605 52.9 3.3 Independent 273 23.9 5.0 Conservative 265 23.2 0.0 Majority 332 29.0 Turnout 1,143 20.5 Labour hold Swing
References ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre. ^ "Local Election Summaries 2002". The Elections Centre. ^ "Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News . Retrieved 2 November 2019 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2002 - Lincoln". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 5 November 2019 . ^ Keith Edkins. "Local Authority Byelection Results - July 2002". Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .