1988 City of Lincoln Council election
Appearance
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11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results the 1988 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 5 May 1988. 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 1984. The Labour Party retained control of the council.
Overall results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 10 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
90.9 | 60.2 | 15,071 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
9.1 | 39.5 | 9,892 | ![]() | |
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.2 | 54 | ![]() | |
Total | 11 | 25,017 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.
Ward results
[edit]Abbey
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Abbey_ward_in_Lincoln_1979.svg/150px-Abbey_ward_in_Lincoln_1979.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Robertson | 1,492 | 79.8% | |
Conservative | C. Sanderson | 377 | 20.2% | |
Turnout | 38.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Birchwood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | W. Crumblehulme | 1,336 | 51.2% | |
Labour | B. Fippard | 1,275 | 48.8% | |
Turnout | 29.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Boultham
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Ralph Toofany[4] | 1,432 | 68.5% | |
Conservative | W. Pixsley | 657 | 31.5% | |
Turnout | 41.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Bracebridge
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Bracebridge_ward_in_Lincoln_1979.svg/150px-Bracebridge_ward_in_Lincoln_1979.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Bradley | 1,312 | 54.4% | |
Conservative | F. Hanson | 1,100 | 45.6% | |
Turnout | 40.0% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Carholme
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Carholme_ward_in_Lincoln_1979.svg/150px-Carholme_ward_in_Lincoln_1979.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | S. Paterson | 1,287 | 54.3% | |
Conservative | C. Ireland | 1,031 | 43.5% | |
Other parties | T. Kyle | 54 | 2.3% | |
Turnout | 43.8% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Castle
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Loraine Woolley[5] | 1,422 | 63.8% | |
Conservative | J. Fawcett | 806 | 36.2% | |
Turnout | 41.7% | |||
Labour hold |
Longdales
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Miller | 1,468 | 58.0% | |
Conservative | David Gratrick[6] | 1,062 | 42.0% | |
Turnout | 51.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Minster
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Lawrence Wells[7] | 1,733 | 55.4% | |
Conservative | J. Frost | 1,396 | 44.6% | |
Turnout | 44.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Moorland
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | N. Baldock | 1,149 | 52.4% | |
Conservative | R. Meads | 1,042 | 47.6% | |
Turnout | % | |||
Labour hold |
Park
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Park_ward_in_Lincoln_1979.svg/150px-Park_ward_in_Lincoln_1979.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Y. Jackson | 1,143 | 71.5% | |
Conservative | F. Kay | 455 | 28.5% | |
Turnout | 31.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Tritton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Watson | 1,358 | 68.3% | |
Conservative | J. Winder | 630 | 31.7% | |
Turnout | 46.6% | |||
Labour hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1988". The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Councillors - Boultham ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.