1999 City of Lincoln Council election

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.

1999 City of Lincoln Council election[1][2][3]
6 May 1999
All 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 29 1
Seats after 31 2
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 10,255 5,625
Percentage 47.5% 26.1%
Map showing the results the 1999 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

Election result
Lincoln Local Election Result 1999
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 31 3 1 2 93.9 47.5 10,255
  Conservative 2 1 0 1 6.1 26.1 5,625
  Independent 0 0 0 0 14.9 3,219
  Green 0 0 0 0 7.4 1,604
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 4.0 871

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election.

Ward results

Abbey
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Alan Darley[5] 758
Labour Peter West[5] 753
Labour Fay Smith[5] 704
Independent J. Robertson 289
Conservative S. Grice 280
Green A. Smith 256
Turnout 23.6%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Birchwood
Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham[4]
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%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Boultham
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour T. Rook 1,151
Labour Gary Hewson[7] 1,117
Labour Ralph Toofany[7] 1,107
Independent M. Skeels 510
Conservative D. Braithwaite 465
Green B. Alford 257
Turnout 32.3%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bracebridge
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge[4]
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%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Carholme
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme[4]
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%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Castle
Location of Castle ward
Castle[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Anthony Morgan[11] 959
Labour Loraine Woolley[11] 863
Labour Donald Nannestad[11] 853
Conservative P. Mappin 367
Green K. Stephenson 226
Independent A. Wenham 175
Turnout 28.1%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Glebe
Location of Glebe ward
Minster[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Richard Metcalfe[12] 1,076
Labour Jerome O'Brien[12] 911
Labour Lawrence Wells[12] 883
Conservative J. Gainey 455
Independent T. Clark 267
Turnout 27.4%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hartsholme
Location of Hartsholme ward
Longdales[4]
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%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Minster
Location of Minster ward
Tritton[4]
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%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Moorland
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Geoffrey Ellis[15] 1,021
Labour Martin Bushell[15] 894
Labour Denise Moore[15] 841
Conservative D. Fraser 512
Independent D. Priddey 191
Turnout 27.7%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Park
Location of Park ward
Park[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Jackson[16] 789
Labour M. Theaker 678
Labour Patrick Vaughan[16] 614
Liberal Democrats D. Paton 318
Conservative P. Brooks 285
Green K. Yates 203
Turnout 22.0%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References
  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1999". The Elections Centre.
  3. "BBC News - Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. "Councillors - Abbey ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. "Councillors - Birchwood ward". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 26 August 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. "Councillors - Boultham ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. "Councillors - Bracebridge ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 25 January 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  10. "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  11. "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  12. "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  13. "Councillors - Hartsholme ward". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  14. "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  15. "Councillors - Moorland ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  16. "Councillors - Park ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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