Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 1 May 2003. 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 2003 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A trial took place for all postal voting leading to turnout increasing from 26% in 2002 to 47% in this election.[4]
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 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 
|
100 | 51.5 | 14,382 |  5.1
| |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 35.8 | 10,005 |  2.3
| |
| Lincoln Independent Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
0 | 5.2 | 1,455 | 4.7
| |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
0 | 2.9 | 812 | 1.5
| |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 2.4 | 657 | 1.2
| |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 2.2 | 613 | 2.2
| |
Ward results edit
Abbey edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kathleen Brothwell | 1,011 | 50.4 | |
| Conservative | David Bellamy | 641 | 32.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Shaw | 353 | 17.6 | |
| Majority | 370 | 18.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,005 | 46.2% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Birchwood edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Allnutt | 1,100 | 45.2 | |
| Conservative | Frank Martin | 801 | 32.9 | |
| Lincoln Independent Alliance | Richard Hall | 532 | 21.9 | |
| Majority | 299 | 12.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,433 | 46.3% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Boultham edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Coupland | 1,346 | 53.6 | |
| Independent | Malcolm Skeels | 613 | 24.4 | |
| Conservative | John Woolf | 550 | 21.9 | |
| Majority | 733 | 29.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,509 | 46.8% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Bracebridge edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bud Robinson | 1,628 | 52.5 | |
| Conservative | Paul Grice | 1,473 | 47.5 | |
| Majority | 155 | 5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,101 | 50.8% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Carholme edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Karen Lee | 970 | 42.0 | |
| Conservative | Ann Duguid | 584 | 25.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phillip Mappin | 459 | 19.9 | |
| Green | Nicola Watson | 299 | 12.9 | |
| Majority | 386 | 16.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,312 | 45.5% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Castle edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Morgan | 1,470 | 66.2 | |
| Conservative | Michael Reeve | 749 | 33.8 | |
| Majority | 721 | 32.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,219 | 47.7% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Glebe edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Metcalfe | 1,254 | 44.0 | |
| Lincoln Independent Alliance | George Spencer | 923 | 32.4 | |
| Conservative | Marion Mellows | 670 | 23.5 | |
| Majority | 331 | 11.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,847 | 48.8% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Hartsholme edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Grimshaw | 1,563 | 51.4 | |
| Conservative | Philip Hubbard | 1,477 | 48.6 | |
| Majority | 86 | 2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,070 | 46.7% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Minster edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Morris Cookson | 1,336 | 50.4 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Calvert | 1,313 | 49.6 | |
| Majority | 23 | 0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,649 | 51.6% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Moorland edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geoffrey Ellis | 1,638 | 58.6 | |
| Conservative | Duncan Fraser | 1,157 | 41.4 | |
| Majority | 481 | 17.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,795 | 51.0% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Park edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Jackson | 1,066 | 52.9 | |
| Conservative | Barry Briggs | 590 | 29.3 | |
| Green | Kenneth Yates | 358 | 17.8 | |
| Majority | 576 | 23.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,014 | 39.1% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 2003". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Postal voting is election's big winner". BBC Online. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2003 - Lincoln". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 5 November 2019.