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2024 City of Lincoln Council election

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2024 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 Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Ric Metcalfe Thomas Dyer Clare Smalley
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 20 9 4
Seats won 8 1 2
Seats after 23 5 5
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 4 Increase 1
Popular vote 8,196 3,853 3,314
Percentage 45.0% 21.1% 18.2%
Swing Decrease -4.2 Decrease -4.7 Increase 1.5

Map showing the results of the 2024 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour, blue shows the Conservatives and orange shows the Liberal Democrats.

Leader before election

Ric Metcalfe
Labour

Leader after election

Naomi Tweddle
Labour

The 2024 City of Lincoln Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect 11 of the 33 members of City of Lincoln Council, being the usual third of the council. It took place on the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom.[1]

Summary

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The council remained under Labour majority control at this election, with the party increasing their majority.[2] The leader of the council prior to the election, Ric Metcalfe, did not stand for re-election. After the election Labour chose Naomi Tweddle to be their new group leader. She was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 14 May 2024.[3]

Pre-election composition

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Pre-Election Composition
20
9
4
Party Seats
Labour 20
Conservative 9
Liberal Democrat 4

Councillors standing down

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Councillor Ward First elected Party Date announced
Ric Metcalfe Glebe 1982 Labour 16 January 2024[4]

Results summary

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2024 Lincoln City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8 Increase 3 72.7 15 23 69.7 8,196 45.0 -4.2
  Conservative 1 Decrease 4 9.1 4 5 15.2 3,853 21.1 -4.7
  Liberal Democrats 2 Increase 1 18.2 3 5 15.2 3,314 18.2 +1.5
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1470 8.1 +5.8
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 985 5.4 +1.0
  Party of Women 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 167 0.9 New
  Lincolnshire Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 140 0.8 New
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 73 0.4 0.0
  Liberal 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 26 0.1 0.0

Ward results

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Abbey

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Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Smalley 1,050 52.5 −3.9
Labour Co-op Calvin Bissitt 630 31.5 +4.5
Conservative Roger Hansard 109 5.5 −2.9
Reform UK Donald Penman 109 5.5 +2.4
Green Betty Whitwell 101 5.1 +0.1
Majority 420 21.0 −8.4
Turnout 1,999 32.2 +2.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease 4.2

Birchwood

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Birchwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laura Danese 663 43.8 −1.3
Conservative Eddie Strengeil 573 37.8 −2.0
Reform UK Tony Todd 175 11.6 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Felicity Christopher 104 6.9 −0.9
Majority 90 6.0 +0.7
Turnout 1,515 25.8 +0.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 0.4

Boultham

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Boultham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Calum Watt 801 55.4 −3.6
Conservative George Clark 250 17.3 −8.2
Reform UK Mike Bailey 155 10.7 +10.7
Liberal Democrats Debbie Grant 123 8.5 +1.2
Green David Kenyon 116 8.0 −1.0
Majority 551 38.1 +4.6
Turnout 1,445 28.3 +1.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase 2.3

Carholme

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Carholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lucinda Preston 1,062 56.3 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Freddie Easters 366 19.4 +14.7
Conservative Thomas Hulme 141 7.5 −4.5
Lincolnshire Independent Ashley Delaney 140 7.4 +7.4
Green Séamus Murray 103 5.5 −3.0
TUSC Nick Parker 73 3.9 +0.3
Majority 636 36.9 −10.0
Turnout 1,885 34.3 +0.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease 5.0

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donald Nannestad 894 59.9 −2.5
Conservative Joseph Gwinn 212 14.2 −5.3
Green Lauren Ross 141 9.4 −0.7
Reform UK Corina Ochoa Avalos 130 8.7 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Keith Ballinger 90 6.0 −2.1
Liberal Charles Shaw 26 1.7 +1.7
Majority 682 45.7 +2.8
Turnout 1,493 28.0 −1.5
Labour hold Swing Increase 1.4

Glebe

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Glebe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Brown 857 51.7 −5.9
Labour Duncan Spencer 473 28.5 +2.3
Conservative Victoria Brooks 173 10.4 −2.2
Reform UK Allan McCauley 156 9.4 +9.4
Majority 384 23.2 −8.2
Turnout 1,659 29.1 −1.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease 4.1

Hartsholme

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Hartsholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Annie Currier 849 43.3 −18.5
Conservative David Clarkson 692 35.3 +7.8
Reform UK Jane Smith 190 9.7 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Jim Charters 129 6.6 +0.6
Green Charles Rodgers 99 5.1 +5.1
Majority 157 8.0 −26.3
Turnout 1,959 31.5 −4.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease 13.2

Minster

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Minster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anita Pritchard 816 49.2 −1.8
Conservative Mark Storer 457 27.5 −8.1
Reform UK Alex Cambo 129 7.8 +4.3
Green Valeria Wilkinson 89 5.4 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Aidan Turner 85 5.1 +0.6
Party of Women Esther Knight 84 5.1 +5.1
Majority 359 21.7 +6.3
Turnout 1,660 31.5 −2.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 3.2

Moorland

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Moorland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Callum Roper 667 45.5 −7.8
Conservative Matthew Fido 479 32.7 −4.4
Reform UK Darren Benson 155 10.6 +10.6
Green Paddy Driscoll 100 6.8 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Olly Craven 64 4.4 −5.2
Majority 188 12.8 −3.4
Turnout 1,465 26.5 +0.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease 1.7

Park

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Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Chris Burke 696 47.2 −16.2
Liberal Democrats Sarah Uldall 346 23.4 +16.2
Green Sally Horscroft 152 10.3 −1.6
Conservative Charlie Rogers 107 7.2 −10.2
Reform UK Ben Jackson 92 6.2 +6.2
Party of Women Sarah Freeman 83 5.6 +5.6
Majority 350 23.8 −22.1
Turnout 1,476 23.4 +3.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease 16.2

Witham

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Witham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Mara 660 39.6 −8.9
Labour Jane Loffhagen 645 38.7 −0.6
Reform UK Nick Smith 179 10.7 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Sharon Osborne 100 6.0 −1.5
Green Lynda Skipper 84 5.0 +5.0
Majority 15 0.9 −8.3
Turnout 1,668 28.3 −2.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 4.7

References

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  1. ^ Administrator. "City of Lincoln Council Elections". City of Lincoln Council. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ Griffin, Joe (3 May 2024). "City of Lincoln Council full results as Labour celebrates several key victories". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ Griffin, Joe (7 May 2024). "Naomi Tweddle chosen as next City of Lincoln Council leader following Ric Metcalfe's retirement". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Longest-serving City of Lincoln Council leader steps down". BBC News. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Notice of Statement of Persons Nominated". City of Lincoln Council. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

See also

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