City of Lincoln Council election, 2003
Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the Council.
A trial took place for all postal voting leading to turnout increasing from 26% in 2002 to 47% in this election.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Lincoln Local Election Result 2003 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
51.5 |
14,382 |
+5.1% |
|
Conservative |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35.8 |
10,005 |
-2.3% |
|
Lincoln Independent Alliance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.2 |
1,455 |
-4.7% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
812 |
-1.5% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
657 |
+1.2% |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.2 |
613 |
+2.2% |
Ward results
Birchwood |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Stephen Allnutt |
1,100 |
45.2 |
+2.7 |
|
Conservative |
Frank Martin |
801 |
32.9 |
-18.0 |
|
Lincoln Independent Alliance |
Richard Hall |
532 |
21.9 |
+15.3 |
Majority |
299 |
12.3 |
|
Turnout |
2,433 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Glebe |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Richard Metcalfe |
1,254 |
44.0 |
-5.7 |
|
Lincoln Independent Alliance |
George Spencer |
923 |
32.4 |
+11.4 |
|
Conservative |
Marion Mellows |
670 |
23.5 |
-5.8 |
Majority |
331 |
11.6 |
-8.8 |
Turnout |
2,847 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
References
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| Holland County Council |
- 1889
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| Humberside County Council |
- 1973
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- 1993
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| Kesteven County Council | |
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| Lindsey County Council |
- 1889
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| Boothferry Borough Council |
- 1973
- 1976
- 1979
- 1983
- 1987
- 1991
- Abolished
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| Cleethorpes Borough Council |
- 1973
- 1976
- 1979
- 1983
- 1987
- 1991
- Abolished
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| Glanford Borough Council |
- 1973
- 1976
- 1979
- 1983
- 1987
- 1991
- Abolished
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| Great Grimsby Borough Council |
- 1973
- 1976
- 1979
- 1983
- 1987
- 1991
- Abolished
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| Scunthorpe Borough Council |
- 1973
- 1976
- 1979
- 1983
- 1987
- 1991
- Abolished
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