title: 2011 City of Lincoln Council election
text: # 2011 City of Lincoln Council election
  
  Elections to City of Lincoln Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011.
  
  There were 11 seats up for election, one third of the councillors. The Labour Party gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.
  
  ## Election result
  
  2011 Lincoln City Council Election :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63.6 | 45.1 | 10,559 |
  | Conservative | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36.4 | 36.6 | 8,573 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 1,951 |
  | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1,664 |
  | TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 479 |
  | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 205 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Abbey Ward
  
  Abbey Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Fay Smith | 1,052 | 48.3% |
  | | Conservative | Barry Reeves | 619 | 28.4% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Charly Harding-Price | 236 | 10.8% |
  | | UKIP | Pat Nurse | 151 | 6.9% |
  | | TUSC | Richard Steven Banks | 120 | 5.5% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 19.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,178 | 31.16% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Birchwood Ward
  
  Birchwood Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Eddie Strengiel | 847 | 41.9% |
  | | Labour Co-op | Rosanne Kirk | 826 | 40.8% |
  | | UKIP | Tony Wells | 205 | 10.1% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jan Charters | 145 | 7.2% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 1.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,023 | 34.2% |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Boultham Ward
  
  Boultham Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Gary Trevor Hewson | 1,196 | 54.8% |
  | | Conservative | Sharon Dawn Longthorne | 671 | 30.8% |
  | | UKIP | Nick Smith | 145 | 6.6% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Joan Pepper | 139 | 6.4% |
  | | TUSC | Rupert Walker | 31 | 1.4% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 525 | 24.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2182 | 39.92% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Bracebridge Ward
  
  Bracebridge Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Darren Peter Grice | 1,134 | 49.3% |
  | | Labour | Bill Bilton | 932 | 40.5% |
  | | UKIP | Callum Christophe Newton | 234 | 10.2% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 8.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,300 | 40.47% |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Carholme Ward
  
  Carholme Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Neil McElhinny Murray | 1,248 | 47.5% |
  | | Conservative | Vasos Melides | 594 | 22.6% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Charles William Shaw | 407 | 15.5% |
  | | Green | Nicola Watson | 205 | 7.8% |
  | | UKIP | Mike Murray | 113 | 4.3% |
  | | TUSC | Nick Parker | 62 | 2.4% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | 24.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,629 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Castle Ward
  
  Castle Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Donald James Nannestad | 1,088 | 50.7% |
  | | Conservative | Drew Anthony Stafford | 661 | 30.8% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ross David Pepper | 194 | 9.0% |
  | | UKIP | Peter Engel Kort | 144 | 6.7% |
  | | TUSC | Dave Pike | 59 | 2.7% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 19.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,146 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Glebe Ward
  
  Glebe Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Patrick Joseph Vaughan | 832 | 43.8% |
  | | Conservative | Paul Alan Lewis | 731 | 38.5% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Harding-Price | 170 | 8.9% |
  | | UKIP | Buffy-Jo Hogan | 110 | 5.8% |
  | | TUSC | Gavyn Robert Graham | 58 | 3.1% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 5.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,901 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
  
  ### Hartsholme Ward
  
  Hartsholme Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ronald Hills | 1,107 | 52.8% |
  | | Labour | Sean Burke | 586 | 27.9% |
  | | UKIP | Jane Smith | 206 | 9.8% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Jopson Charters | 198 | 9.4% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 24.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,097 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Minster Ward
  
  Minster Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | David Frederick Gratrick | 1,018 | 43.7% |
  | | Labour Co-op | Jim Hanrahan | 989 | 42.5% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Christopher McDonnell-Woods | 142 | 6.1% |
  | | UKIP | Ken Pratt | 121 | 5.2% |
  | | TUSC | Emma Woodhall | 57 | 2.4% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 1.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,327 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Moorland Ward
  
  Moorland Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Bob Bushall | 962 | 46.7% |
  | | Conservative | Keith James Weaver | 794 | 38.6% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Helen Shaw | 140 | 6.8% |
  | | UKIP | David Frank Warde | 125 | 6.1% |
  | | TUSC | Karen Elizabeth Williams | 37 | 1.8% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 8.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,058 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
  
  ### Park Ward
  
  Park Ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Chris Burke | 848 | 53.3% |
  | | Conservative | Graham Kent | 397 | 25.0% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Heather Elizabeth Cullen | 180 | 11.3% |
  | | UKIP | Hannah Poppy Smith | 110 | 6.9% |
  | | TUSC | Harry Ziegler | 55 | 3.5% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 28.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,590 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  