2015 City of Lincoln Council election

2015 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
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats before 27 6 Seats won 8 3 Seats after 26 7 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 16,211 13,855 Percentage 39.9% 34.1%
Map showing the results of the 2015 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows the Conservatives.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 2015 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Overall results

The Labour Party retained its majority on the council, but lost one seat, leaving them with 26 seats to the Conservative Party's 7.^[2]

2015 City of Lincoln Council Election Result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	8	0	1		72.7	39.9	16,211	5.2
	Conservative	3	1	0		27.3	34.1	13,855	2.5
	UKIP	0	0	0		0.0	14.1	5,718	7.0
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	7.0	2,837	6.1
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	4.2	1,711	4.1
	TUSC	0	0	0		0.0	0.8	330	1.2

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2011 election.

Ward results

Abbey

Birchwood

Boultham

Bracebridge

Note: This Bracebridge ward seat had been won by the Conservatives the last time it was contested in 2011, but was gained by Labour in a by-election in 2013.

Carholme

Castle

Glebe

Hartsholme

Minster

Moorland

Park

References

This page was last edited on 18 July 2023, at 12:45