1982 City of Lincoln Council election

The 1982 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 6 May 1982. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of the second-highest polling candidates at the all out election of 1979. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.

1982 City of Lincoln Council election[1][2]
6 May 1982
11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 16 17
Seats won 8 3
Seats after 20 13
Seat change Increase4 Decrease4
Popular vote 10,573 8,906
Percentage 40.7% 34.3%
Map showing the results the 1982 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows the Conservatives seats.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Labour

Overall results
1982 City of Lincoln Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 8 4 0 Increase4 72.7 40.7 10,573
  Conservative 3 0 4 Decrease4 27.3 34.3 8,906
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 24.3 6,314
  Ecology 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 116
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 53
  Rev Reform 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 11
Total 11 25,973

Ward results

Abbey
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Gibbons 1,012 47.5%
Conservative M. Mellows 601 28.2%
Alliance E. Coles 519 %24.3
Turnout 39.7%
Labour hold

Birchwood
Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Hall 950 44.5%
Conservative W. Crumblehulme 658 30.8%
Alliance F. Hyde 525 24.6%
Turnout 40.5%
Labour gain from Conservative

Boultham
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour P. Archer 945 43.2%
Conservative P. Samways 710 32.4%
Alliance B. Smith 502 22.9%
Ecology C. Moulton 33 1.5%
Turnout 44.5%
Labour hold

Bracebridge
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative R. Bracey 1,224 47.4%
Labour P. Hurst 859 33.3%
Alliance J. Gill 500 19.4%
Turnout 45.5%
Conservative hold

Carholme
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative I. Campbell 1,040 39.6%
Labour L. Wells 781 29.8%
Alliance F. Goulding 752 28.6%
Ecology S. Moulton 52 2.0%
Turnout 47.6%
Conservative hold

Castle
Location of Castle ward
Castle[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour H. Bunnage 1,214 48.6%
Conservative I. Adams 704 28.2%
Alliance J. Kirby 580 23.2%
Turnout 48.6%
Labour hold

Longdales
Location of Longdales ward
Longdales[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative N. McDonald 1,030 42.4%
Labour N. Murray 973 40.1%
Alliance L. Davis 426 17.5%
Turnout 49.0%
Conservative hold

Minster
Location of Minster ward
Minster[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Richard Metcalfe[4] 1,228 38.6%
Conservative Y. Bodger 1,175 37.0%
Alliance B. Bagnall 722 22.7%
Independent M. Erskine 53 1.7%
Turnout 51.8%
Labour gain from Conservative

Moorland
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour L. Greenhalgh 839 38.5%
Conservative J. Turner 723 33.2%
Alliance G. Quixley 606 27.8%
Rev Reform T. Kyle 11 0.5%
Turnout 44.6%
Labour gain from Conservative

Park
Location of Park ward
Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Mason 780 36.6%
Alliance P. Taylor 699 32.8%
Conservative G. Close 619 29.1%
Ecology K. Yates 31 1.5%
Turnout 41.9%
Labour gain from Conservative

Tritton
Location of Tritton ward
Tritton[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour C. Meanwell 992 52.3%
Conservative R. Barnes 483 25.5%
Alliance S. Stanton 422 22.2%
Turnout 43.4%
Labour hold

References
  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre.
  3. "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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