2000 City of Lincoln Council election

Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

2000 City of Lincoln Council election[1][2][3]
3 May 2000
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 31 2
Seats won 7 4
Seats after 29 4
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 7,095 5,725
Percentage 46.7% 37.6%
Map showing the results of the 2000 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result
Lincoln Local Election Result 2000
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 7 0 2 Decrease2 63.6 46.7 7,095
  Conservative 4 2 0 Increase2 36.4 37.6 5,725
  Lincoln Independent Alliance 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 10.0 1,522
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 4.5 681
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.2 184

Ward results

Abbey
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Fay Smith[5] 663 64.4%
Conservative J. Gainey 366 35.6%
Turnout 20.4%
Labour hold

Birchwood
Location of Birchwood ward
Birchwood[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Edmund Strengiel[6] 672 50.9%
Labour P. Gowen 560 42.5%
Lincoln Independent Alliance R. Wells 87 6.6%
Turnout 24.3%
Conservative hold

Boultham
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ralph Toofany[7] 749 52.1%
Conservative D. Grice 327 22.7%
Lincoln Independent Alliance M. Skeels 240 16.7%
Liberal Democrats D. Paton 122 8.5%
Turnout 25.2%
Labour hold

Bracebridge
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Hilton Spratt[8] 812 47.2%
Labour A. Taylor 688 40.0%
Liberal Democrats D. Simpson 192 11.2%
Lincoln Independent Alliance A. Fletcher 27 1.6%
Turnout 27.8%
Conservative gain from Labour

Carholme
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Neil Murray[9] 695 45.4%
Conservative S. Grice 364 23.8%
Liberal Democrats L. Gabriel 239 15.6%
Green N. Watson 147 9.6%
Lincoln Independent Alliance J. Spencer 87 5.7%
Turnout 28.8%
Labour hold

Castle
Location of Castle ward
Castle[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Donald Nannestad[10] 714 57.8%
Conservative B. Hollands 442 35.8%
Lincoln Independent Alliance L. Openshaw 80 6.5%
Turnout 23.9%
Labour hold

Glebe
Location of Glebe ward
Minster[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Lawrence Wells[11] 692 49.7%
Conservative P. Mappin 408 29.3%
Lincoln Independent Alliance G. Spencer 292 21.0%
Turnout 23.7%
Labour hold

Hartsholme
Location of Hartsholme ward
Longdales[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ronald Hills[12] 814 47.5%
Labour L. Burke 535 31.2%
Lincoln Independent Alliance R. Hall 364 21.2%
Turnout 25.3%
Conservative gain from Labour

Minster
Location of Minster ward
Tritton[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Gratrick[13] 757 47.4%
Labour M. Schofield 601 37.7%
Lincoln Independent Alliance P. Wilkinson 238 14.9%
Turnout 28.9%
Conservative hold

Moorland
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Denise Moore[14] 686 52.6%
Conservative D. Fraser 541 41.5%
Lincoln Independent Alliance J. Webster 76 5.8%
Turnout 22.8%
Labour hold

Park
Location of Park ward
Park[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Patrick Vaughan[15] 512 55.1%
Conservative B. Briggs 222 23.9%
Liberal Democrats J. Merian 128 13.8%
Green K. Yates 37 4.0%
Lincoln Independent Alliance B. Freeborough 31 3.3%
Turnout 16.4%
Labour hold

References
  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 2000". The Elections Centre.
  3. "Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. "Councillors - Abbey ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. "City of Lincoln Council - Your council". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 25 January 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. "Councillors - Boultham ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. "Councillors - Bracebridge ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 25 January 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  10. "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  11. "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  12. "Councillors - Hartsholme ward". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  13. "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  14. "Councillors - Moorland ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  15. "Councillors - Park ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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