1988 City of Lincoln Council election

1988 City of Lincoln Council election[1][2]
5 May 1988

11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 25 7
Seats won 10 1
Seats after 27 6
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 15,071 9,892
Percentage 60.2% 39.5%

Map showing the results of the 1988 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

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

1988 City of Lincoln Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 10 2 0 2 90.9 60.2 15,071 6.2
  Conservative 1 0 2 2 9.1 39.5 9,892 0.6
  Other parties 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 54 7.0
Total 11 25,017

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Robertson 1,492 79.8%
Conservative C. Sanderson 377 20.2%
Turnout 38.3%
Labour hold

Birchwood

Birchwood[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative W. Crumblehulme 1,336 51.2%
Labour B. Fippard 1,275 48.8%
Turnout 29.9%
Labour hold

Boultham

Boultham[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ralph Toofany[4] 1,432 68.5%
Conservative W. Pixsley 657 31.5%
Turnout 41.0%
Labour hold

Bracebridge

Bracebridge[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Bradley 1,312 54.4%
Conservative F. Hanson 1,100 45.6%
Turnout 40.0%
Labour gain from Conservative

Carholme

Carholme[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Castle[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Loraine Woolley[5] 1,422 63.8%
Conservative J. Fawcett 806 36.2%
Turnout 41.7%
Labour hold

Longdales

Longdales[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Miller 1,468 58.0%
Conservative David Gratrick[6] 1,062 42.0%
Turnout 51.5%
Labour hold

Minster

Minster[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Lawrence Wells[7] 1,733 55.4%
Conservative J. Frost 1,396 44.6%
Turnout 44.2%
Labour hold

Moorland

Moorland[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour N. Baldock 1,149 52.4%
Conservative R. Meads 1,042 47.6%
Turnout %
Labour hold

Park

Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Y. Jackson 1,143 71.5%
Conservative F. Kay 455 28.5%
Turnout 31.2%
Labour hold

Tritton

Tritton[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour B. Watson 1,358 68.3%
Conservative J. Winder 630 31.7%
Turnout 46.6%
Labour hold

References

  1. ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1988". The Elections Centre.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Councillors - Boultham ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.