The 1986 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 8 May 1986. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of which were last contested in 1982. The Labour Party retained 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 the 1986 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 91.7 | 58.0 | 13,625 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 | 35.4 | 8,311 | ||
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1,169 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 378 | |||
Total | 12 | 23,483 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1982 election.
Ward results
editAbbey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Gibbons | 1,549 | 75.3% | |
Conservative | H. Nicholson | 509 | 24.7% | |
Turnout | 38.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Birchwood
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Freeborough | 1,245 | 54.7% | |
Conservative | J. Calland | 1,032 | 45.3% | |
Turnout | 33.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Boultham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Archer | 1,307 | 64.7% | |
Conservative | M. Mellows | 713 | 35.3% | |
Turnout | 39.7% | |||
Labour hold |
Bracebridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Bud Robinson[4] | 1,169 | 51.7% | |
Conservative | R. Bracey | 1,090 | 48.3% | |
Turnout | 37.7% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Carholme
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | L. Vaisey | 834 | 40.8% | |
Conservative | J. Fawcett | 626 | 30.6% | |
Alliance | K. Harrison | 474 | 23.2% | |
Green | P. Boizot | 111 | 5.4% | |
Turnout | 37.6% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Castle (2 seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | H. Bunnage | 1,402 | ||
Labour | Loraine Woolley[5] | 1,310 | ||
Conservative | P. Adams | 650 | ||
Conservative | J. Fawcett | 632 | ||
Green | B. Alford | 157 | ||
Turnout | 40.9% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Longdales
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | N. McDonald | 1,150 | 44.2% | |
Labour | B. Watson | 1,143 | 43.9% | |
Alliance | B. Smith | 311 | 11.9% | |
Turnout | 52.4% | |||
Conservative hold |
Minster
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Richard Metcalfe[6] | 1,720 | 61.7% | |
Conservative | F. Horn | 1,069 | 38.3% | |
Turnout | 43.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Moorland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Geoffrey Ellis[7] | 1,173 | 64.0% | |
Conservative | M. Campbell | 661 | 36.0% | |
Turnout | 37.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Drinkall | 1,035 | 66.5% | |
Conservative | J. Howitt | 411 | 26.4% | |
Green | K. Yates | 110 | 7.1% | |
Turnout | 31.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Tritton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | C. Meanwell | 1,048 | 57.2% | |
Conservative | R. Hills | 400 | 21.8% | |
Alliance | G. Lines | 384 | 21.0% | |
Turnout | 42.1% | |||
Labour hold |
References
edit- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1986". The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Councillors - Bracebridge ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Councillors - Moorland ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.