2012 City of Lincoln Council election[1]
3 May 2012
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 17 15
Seats won 10 1
Seats after 24 8
Seat change Increase7 Decrease7
Popular vote 8,823 5,618
Percentage 50.5% 32.2%
Map showing the results of the 2012 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 2012 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect one-third of the members of City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, for a 4-year term of office.[2] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2012 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[3] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[4]

Summary

The Labour Party retained overall control of the council with an increased majority, gaining 7 seats from the Conservatives who retained a single contested seat. No other party won any seats and the Liberal Democrats were out-polled by the UKIP and lost their sole councillor. After the election the party representation was Labour Party 24 and Conservative Party (UK) 8; Others 1.

From the comments of the party leaders, it appears that significant numbers of Conservative voters withheld their support and the Conservatives also blamed the intervention of UKIP candidates.

Candidates

Labour and Conservative candidates contested every ward.

Election results

Lincoln Council Election Results 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 10 7 0 Increase7 90.9 50.5 8,823 Increase17.9
  Conservative 1 0 6 Decrease6 9.1 32.2 5,618 Decrease11.3
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 7.7 1,347 Increase6.8
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 6.9 1,197 Decrease7.9
  TUSC 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.4 423 New
  BNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 49 Decrease5.3
Total 11 17,457

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2008 election.

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward
Abbey[5][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Kath Brothwell 892 57.3%
Conservative Laura Goodliffe 386 24.8%
Liberal Democrats Natasha Chapman 141 9.1%
TUSC Gavyn Graham 139 8.9%
Majority 506 32.5%
Turnout 1,558 23.4%
Labour hold

Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham[5][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Rosanne Kirk 686 45.0%
Conservative John Metcalfe 467 30.6%
UKIP Tony Wells 287 18.8%
Liberal Democrats Janice Charters 85 5.6%
Majority 219 14.4%
Turnout 1,525 25.2%
Labour gain from Conservative

Boultham

Location of Boultham ward
Boultham[5][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Gill Clayton-Hewson 885 52.9%
Conservative Carly Sharples 530 31.7%
UKIP Nick Smith 183 10.9%
Liberal Democrats Ross Pepper 74 4.4%
Majority 355 21.2%
Turnout 1,672 30.4%
Labour hold

Bracebridge

Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge[5][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Bill Bilton 719 41.2%
Conservative Marc Jones 712 40.8%
UKIP Callum Newton 183 10.5%
Liberal Democrats Lynn Pepper 82 4.7%
BNP Dean Lowther 49 2.8%
Majority 7 0.4%
Turnout 1,745 30.4%
Labour gain from Conservative

Carholme

Location of Carholme ward
Carholme[5][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Tony Speakman 1,042 55.7%
Conservative Vasos Melides 413 22.1%
Liberal Democrats David Harding-Price 173 9.2%
UKIP Ollie Foster 138 7.4%
TUSC Nick Parker 106 5.7%
Majority 629 33.6%
Turnout 1,872 23.6%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Castle

Location of Castle ward
Castle[5][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jim Hanrahan 1,007 64.1%
Conservative Malcolm Barham 423 26.9%
Liberal Democrats Charles Shaw 142 9.0%
Majority 584 37.2%
Turnout 1,572 26.4%
Labour gain from Conservative

Glebe

Location of Glebe ward
Minster[5][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jackie Kirk 731 52.3%
Conservative David Denman 500 35.7%
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Harding-Price 168 12.0%
Majority 231 16.6%
Turnout 1,399 26.3%
Labour gain from Conservative

Hartsholme

Location of Hartsholme ward
Longdales[5][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Andrew Kerry 672 45.6%
Labour Sean Burke 442 30.0%
UKIP Jane Smith 259 17.6%
Liberal Democrats Jim Charters 102 6.9%
Majority 230 15.6%
Turnout 1,475 27.8%
Conservative hold

Minster

Location of Minster ward
Tritton[5][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Sue Burke 909 48.4%
Conservative Sandra Gratrick 684 36.4%
UKIP Ken Pratt 173 9.2%
Liberal Democrats Aidan Turner 72 3.8%
TUSC Emma-Jayne Woodhall 41 2.2%
Majority 225 12.0%
Turnout 1,879 32.3%
Labour gain from Conservative

Moorland

Location of Moorland ward
Moorland[5][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Adrianna Ellis 836 51.9%
Conservative Keith Weaver 634 39.3%
TUSC Karen Williams 78 4.8%
Liberal Democrats Robert Heathorn 64 4.0%
Majority 202 12.6%
Turnout 1,612 28.3%
Labour gain from Conservative

Park

Location of Park ward
Park[5][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Brent Charlesworth 674 58.7%
Conservative Graham Kent 197 17.2%
UKIP Joe Harrison 124 10.8%
Liberal Democrats Ryan Cullen 94 8.2%
TUSC Lucy Bland 59 5.1%
Majority 477 41.5%
Turnout 1,148 22.6%
Labour hold

By-elections between 2012 and 2014

Bracebridge By-Election 22 August 2013[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Katie Vause 577 38.7% Decrease2.5
Conservative David Denman 480 32.2% Decrease8.6
UKIP Elaine Elizabeth Warde 345 32.1% Increase12.7
Liberal Democrats Ross David Pepper 75 5.0% Increase0.3
TUSC Karen Elizabeth Williams 14 0.9% Increase0.9
Majority 97 6.5%
Turnout 1,491 26%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2012 – Lincoln". Local Elections Archive Project.
  2. ↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 November 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Keith Edkins. "Local Authority Byelection Results – August 2013". Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Bracebridge Ward By-Election – Thursday, 22nd August 2013". City of Lincoln Council}. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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