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.
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11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the results of the 2002 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 27
- Conservative 6
Election result edit
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 2 |  2
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63.6 | 52.4 | 8,502 | ||
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 0 |  2
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36.4 | 37.5 | 6,082 | ||
| Lincoln Independent Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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0 | 7.3 | 1,184 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 2.8 | 450 | ||
Ward results edit
Abbey edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | 605 | 52.9 | 3.3
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| Independent | 273 | 23.9 | 5.0
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| Conservative | 265 | 23.2 | 0.0
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| Majority | 332 | 29.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,143 | 20.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References edit
- ^ "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.