1995 City of Lincoln Council election

The 1995 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 4 May 1995. 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 1991. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

1995 City of Lincoln Council election[1][2]
4 May 1995
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 30 3
Seats won 11 0
Seats after 31 2
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 16,949 5,447
Percentage 72.8% 23.4%
Map showing the results the 1995 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

Overall results
1995 City of Lincoln Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 1 0 1 100.0 72.8 16,949 12.9
  Conservative 0 0 1 1 0.0 23.4 5,447 11.9
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 240 New
  Green 0 0 0 0.0 2.5 573 1.9
  Independent 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 68 New
Total 11 23,277

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1991 election.

Ward results

Abbey
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter West[4] 1,322 78.1%
Conservative P. Forbes-Ritte 200 11.8%
Green P. North 102 6.0%
Independent D. Webb 68 4.0%
Turnout 33.7%
Labour hold

Birchwood
Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour W. Duncan 2,092 59.6%
Conservative Edmund Strengiel[5] 1,421 40.4%
Turnout 35.1%
Labour gain from Conservative

Boultham
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour T. Rook 1,414 74.9%
Liberal Democrats D. Paton 240 12.7%
Conservative S. Daly 234 12.4%
Turnout 36.9%
Labour hold

Bracebridge
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Hall 1,602 72.4%
Conservative R. Meads 611 27.6%
Turnout 38.1%
Labour hold

Carholme
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour L. Richardson 1,548 68.0%
Conservative Sandra Gratrick[6] 449 19.7%
Green D. Kane 278 12.2%
Turnout 41.8%
Labour hold

Castle
Location of Castle ward
Castle[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Anthony Morgan[7] 1,659 79.2%
Conservative Y. Sampson 322 15.4%
Green B. Alford 114 5.4%
Turnout 37.5%
Labour hold

Longdales
Location of Longdales ward
Longdales[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Neil Murray[8] 1,497 74.7%
Conservative David Gratrick[9] 507 25.3%
Turnout 41.8%
Labour hold

Minster
Location of Minster ward
Minster[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jerome O'Brien[10] 1,943 70.9%
Conservative C. Talbot 799 29.1%
Turnout 37.4%
Labour hold

Moorland
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Martin Bushell[11] 1,420 75.8%
Conservative D. Fraser 454 24.2%
Turnout 36.9%
Labour hold

Park
Location of Park ward
Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Jackson[12] 1,109 80.6%
Conservative P. Brooks 188 13.7%
Green K. Yates 79 5.7%
Turnout 27.6%
Labour hold

Tritton
Location of Tritton ward
Tritton[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Hurst 1,343 83.7%
Conservative M. Clark 262 16.3%
Turnout 38.7%
Labour hold

References
  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1995". The Elections Centre.
  3. "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. "Councillors - Abbey ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. "Councillors - Birchwood ward". City of Lincoln Council. Archived from the original on 26 August 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  7. "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 26 August 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  10. "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  11. "Councillors - Moorland ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  12. "Councillors - Park ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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