2023 City of Lincoln Council election

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2023 City of Lincoln Council election
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11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout29.38%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ric Metcalfe Thomas Dyer Clare Smalley
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 22 9 2
Seats won 8 1 2
Seats after 20 9 4
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady Increase 2
Popular vote 9,020 4,732 3,053
Percentage 49.2% 25.8% 16.7%
Swing Increase 4.0 Decrease 7.6 Increase 1.9
Map showing the results of the 2023 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour, blue shows the Conservatives and orange shows the Liberal Democrats.
Leader before election

Ric Metcalfe
Labour

Leader after election

Ric Metcalfe
Labour

The 2023 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections across England.[2] This election did not result in a change of control of the council as Labour retained a majority, but did result in a doubling of the size of the Liberal Democrat council group at the expense of two Labour councillors.[3]

Background[edit]

In the lead up to the election, two primary issues took centre-stage in Lincoln, first; in February 2023 it was announced by the Council that the Christmas Market was to be cancelled,[4] prompting criticism from the local Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, as well as the MP for Lincoln, Karl McCartney, who described it as "a shallow, stupid and shoddy decision".[5] Secondly, the Government announced plans to turn RAF Scampton into an asylum housing facility,[6] prompting local campaigns aimed at preventing it. Both of these issues were taken up by parties involved in the elections, and were campaigning points for candidates across the city.

The Labour campaign focused on cost-of-living relief, tackling the housing crisis, investment in public spaces and the net zero target of the Council. The Conservatives meanwhile pledged to reinstate the Christmas Market, freeze the council’s parking charges, improve local infrastructure with more seating, trees and biodiversity and promised a commitment to tackle Fly-Tipping, Littering and Anti-social behaviour with increased fines and enforcement. Finally, the Liberal Democrats campaigned against the "shambolic" national Conservative record and pointed to "Labour’s record... Christmas market cancelled without consultation, bus shelters axed, hundreds of damp homes needing mould treatment."[7]

Pre-election composition[edit]

Pre-Election Composition
22
9
2
Party Seats
Labour 20
Conservative 9
Liberal Democrat 2

Councillors standing down[edit]

Councillor Ward First elected Party Date announced
Rosanne Kirk Birchwood 2012 Labour 2 March 2023[8]

Results summary[edit]

2023 Lincoln City Council election [9]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8 Decrease 2 72.7 12 20 60.6 9,020 49.2 +4.0
  Conservative 1 Steady 9.1 8 9 27.3 4,732 25.8 -7.6
  Liberal Democrats 2 Increase 2 18.2 2 4 12.1 3,053 16.7 +1.9
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 815 4.4 -1.8
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 420 2.3 New
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 204 1.1 New
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 64 0.4 +0.1
  Liberal 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 18 0.1 New

Ward results[edit]

[10][11]

Abbey[edit]

Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Natasha Chapman 1,028 56.4 -6.3
Labour Jane Loffhagen 493 27.0 -1.1
Conservative Roger Hansard 154 8.4 -0.8
Green Seamus Murray 92 5.0 +5.0
Reform UK Benjamin Jackson 57 3.1 +3.1
Majority 535 29.4
Turnout 1,824 29.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease 2.6

Birchwood[edit]

Birchwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dylan Stothard 683 45.1 +4.1
Conservative Jamie Cave 603 39.8 -7.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Chapman 118 7.8 +3.0
Reform UK Tony Todd 111 7.3 +7.3
Majority 80 5.3
Turnout 1,515 25.7
Labour hold Swing Increase 6.0

Boultham[edit]

Boultham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liz Bushell 805 59.0 +3.7
Conservative Daniel Carvalho 348 25.5 -6.1
Green David Kenyon 111 8.1 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Sarah Uldall 100 7.3 +0.5
Majority 457 33.5
Turnout 1,364 26.9
Labour hold Swing Increase 4.9

Carholme[edit]

Carholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Murray 1,066 58.9 +1.1
Conservative Thomas Hulme 216 12.0 -6.0
Independent John Bustin 204 11.4 +11.4
Green Nicola Watson 152 8.5 -4.0
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Morris 84 4.7 -3.5
TUSC Nick Parker 64 3.6 +0.1
Liberal Charles Shaw 18 1.0 +1.0
Majority 850 46.9
Turnout 1,804 34.2
Labour hold Swing Increase 3.6

Castle[edit]

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca Longbottom 974 62.4 +3.5
Conservative Henry Osborne 304 19.5 -3.8
Green Lauren Ross 157 10.1 0.0
Liberal Democrats Aidan Turner 126 8.1 +0.4
Majority 670 42.9
Turnout 1,561 29.5
Labour hold Swing Increase 3.7

Glebe[edit]

Glebe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Aiden Wells 1,020 57.6 +31.4
Labour Jackie Kirk 464 26.2 -10.6
Conservative Jeanette Pavey 223 12.6 -17.7
Green Tjeerd Carter 63 3.6 -3.1
Majority 556 31.4
Turnout 1,770 31.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase 21.0

Hartsholme[edit]

Hartsholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Biff Bean 1,374 61.8 +23.3
Conservative Barnabas Bell 612 27.5 -22.4
Liberal Democrats Jim Charters 134 6.0 -5.6
Reform UK Jane Smith 103 4.6 +4.6
Majority 762 34.3
Turnout 2,223 35.4
Labour hold Swing Increase 22.9

Minster[edit]

Minster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Naomi Tweedle 906 51.0 +2.5
Conservative Victoria Brooks 632 35.6 -3.1
Green Valerie Wilkinson 97 5.5 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Emily Morris 80 4.5 -1.3
Reform UK Alex Cambo 62 3.5 +3.5
Majority 274 15.4 +4.6
Turnout 1,777 33.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase 2.8

Moorland[edit]

Moorland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Bushell 768 53.3 +7.4
Conservative Pete Edwards 535 37.1 -5.1
Liberal Democrats Ross Pepper 138 9.6 +4.3
Majority 233 16.2
Turnout 1,441 25.7
Labour hold Swing Increase 6.3

Park[edit]

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sue Burke 760 63.4 +6.1
Conservative George Clark 209 17.4 -6.5
Green Sally Horscroft 143 11.9 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Olly Craven 86 7.2 +0.6
Majority 551 45.9
Turnout 1,198 19.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase 6.3

Witham[edit]

Witham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Dyer 896 48.5 -3.2
Labour Co-op Calvin Bissitt 727 39.3 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Felicity Christopher 139 7.5 +0.8
Reform UK Nick Smith 87 4.7 +4.7
Majority 169 9.2
Turnout 1,849 30.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 3.3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notice of Election". City of Lincoln Council. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ Griffin, Joe (5 May 2023). "City of Lincoln Council election results for 2023 as it happened". LincolnshireLive. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Local election results 2023: Labour retain control of Lincoln". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Council scraps Lincoln Christmas Market after 40 years". ITV. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Karl calls out Labour City Council's plan to close Lincoln's Christmas Market and feels it shows they do not care about nor understand Lincoln". KarlMcCartney.co.uk. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  6. ^ "RAF Scampton". WLDC. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Local Elections 2023: Lincoln party leaders' promises". Lincolnite. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Lincoln Mayor announces resignation after decade of public service". BBC News. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Election results by party, 4 May 2023". City of Lincoln Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Britain Elects – The 2023 English local election results". the New Statesman. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Election results by wards, 4 May 2023". democratic.lincoln.gov.uk. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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