2007 City of Lincoln Council election

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2007 City of Lincoln Council election [1] [2]
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  2006 3 May 2007 2008  

All 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout33.9%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election11202
Seats won17151
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote8,0657,6812,569
Percentage32.6%31.1%10.4%

City of Lincoln Council Election Results 2007.svg
Map showing the results of the 2007 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows the Conservatives. Striped wards indicate wards with mixed representation.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2007 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was held on the same day as other local elections. All 33 seats were up for election, with 3 councillors in each of the 11 wards being elected following a boundary review. The Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party. [3]

Contents

Election result

2007 Lincoln Local Election Result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 17Increase2.svg651.532.6%8,065
  Labour 15Decrease2.svg545.531.1%7,681
  Liberal Democrats 1Decrease2.svg13.010.4%2,569
  BNP 0Steady2.svg0.012.4%3,054
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.08.2%2,026
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.03.6%881
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.01.2%285
  Socialist Alternative 0Steady2.svg0.00.7%162
Total3324,723

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Lincoln 2007.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Fay Smith 714
Labour Peter West 707
Labour Kath Brothwell 653
Conservative Cordelia McCartney471
Conservative Susan Harland463
Conservative Michael Carr387
Green Gail Phillips341
Liberal Democrats Daphne Shaw310
BNP Olivia Wolverson250
UKIP Carol Pearson169
Turnout 28.4%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward Birchwood ward in Lincoln 2007.svg
Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Edmund Strengiel 799
Conservative Jane Clark 739
Conservative John Metcalfe 693
Labour Stephen Allnutt556
Labour Tony Duncan456
Labour Julian Gadd392
BNP Philip Marshall313
UKIP David Warde243
UKIP Tony Wells214
UKIP Paul Newton210
Liberal Democrats George Richardson204
Turnout 32.6%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Boultham

Location of Boultham ward Boultham ward in Lincoln 2007.svg
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Gary Hewson 875
Labour Ralph Toofany 862
Labour Richard Coupland 847
Conservative Andrew Bradley597
Conservative Adam Green478
Conservative Lynette Slator473
BNP Alwyn Pearce409
Liberal Democrats Lynn Pepper367
UKIP Pat Buss238
Socialist Alternative Scott Lumsden162
Turnout 36.1%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bracebridge

Location of Bracebridge ward Bracebridge ward in Lincoln 2007.svg
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Darren Grice 1,189
Conservative Hilton Spratt 1,185
Conservative Marc Jones 1,075
Labour Leslie Burke530
Labour Taylor Buckley501
Labour David Rimmington458
Liberal Democrats David Harby325
BNP Dean Lowther306
UKIP Steven Pearson204
Turnout 37.0%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Carholme

Location of Carholme ward Carholme ward in Lincoln 2007.svg
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Neil Murray 746
Labour Karen Lee 742
Liberal Democrats Helen Heath 722
Labour Lesley Rose706
Liberal Democrats Charles Shaw657
Liberal Democrats Ross Pepper592
Conservative Daniel Hutchinson440
Conservative Geoffrey Brooking407
Conservative Valerie Kirby406
Green Nicola Watson316
BNP Sarah Booth156
UKIP Christopher Casement103
Independent Frank King63
Turnout 33.4%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Castle

Location of Castle ward Castle ward in Lincoln 2007.svg
Location of Castle ward
Castle [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Donald Nannestad 925
Labour Loraine Woolley 887
Labour Rachel Taylor 865
Conservative Anne Duguid747
Conservative Alister Williams659
Conservative Michael Reeve654
BNP Sabrina Fincham246
UKIP Peter Sharpe235
Turnout 34.7%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Glebe

Location of Glebe ward Minster ward in Lincoln 2007.svg
Location of Glebe ward
Minster [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Charlotte Metcalfe 688
Labour Ric Metcalfe 682
Conservative David Denman 672
Conservative Claire Metcalfe641
Labour Larry Wells611
Labour Malcolm Withers560
BNP Colin Westcott333
BNP Mike Watts329
Independent Roy Harris222
UKIP Bob Turner174
UKIP David Wells174
Turnout 34.8%
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hartsholme

Location of Hartsholme ward Hartsholme ward in Lincoln 2007.svg
Location of Hartsholme ward
Longdales [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ronald Hills 1,043
Conservative Geoffrey Kirby 934
Conservative Andrew Kerry 930
Labour Irene Coupland409
Labour Mandy Buckley-Taylor399
Labour Olwen Hamer377
UKIP Nicola Smith316
UKIP Kenneth Pratt270
BNP Will Buchanan243
UKIP Jamie Corney223
Turnout 35.4%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Minster

Location of Minster ward Minster ward in Lincoln 2007.svg
Location of Minster ward
Tritton [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Gratrick 970
Conservative Yvonne Bodger 944
Conservative Sandra Gratrick 909
Labour Morris Cookson832
Labour Robert Parker772
Labour Patrick Vaughan743
BNP Tracey Lloyd274
UKIP Nick Smith232
Turnout 37.7%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Moorland

Location of Moorland ward Moorland ward in Lincoln 2007.svg
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Oliver Peeke 836
Conservative Paul Grice 835
Conservative Keith Weaver 835
Labour Geoffrey Ellis712
Labour Jeff Boyall550
Labour Lindsey Cawrey526
BNP Geoff Bowden335
Liberal Democrats Jenny Shaw305
Turnout 34.4%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Park

Location of Park ward Park ward in Lincoln 2007.svg
Location of Park ward
Park [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bud Robinson 700
Labour David Jackson 666
Labour Brent Charlesworth 594
Liberal Democrats Heather Quinton336
Liberal Democrats Ryan Cullen332
Conservative Sally-Ann Grice285
Liberal Democrats Stephen Morgan274
Conservative Luke Flanagan248
Green Kenneth Yates224
Conservative Jill Pyle223
BNP Alan Kirk189
UKIP Gordon Smith112
Turnout 28.4%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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