title: 1998 City of Lincoln Council election
text: # 1998 City of Lincoln Council election
  
  The 1998 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Lincoln District Council in Lincolnshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the Council.
  
  After the 1996 election the Labour party held all of the seats on the council but before the 1998 election 7 councillors broke away to sit as Independent Labour councillors.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was
  
  * Labour 28
  * Independent Labour 3
  * Conservative 1
  * Vacant 1
  
  ## Election result
  
  Lincoln Local Election Result 1998 :
  
  | Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 90.9 | 59.6 | 9,994 | 9.1 |
  | | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 28.7 | 4,811 | 4.0 |
  | | Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 1,051 | 5.5 |
  | Total | Total | 11 | | | | | | 16,776 | |
  
  All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Abbey
  
  Abbey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Fay Smith | 649 | 57.7% |
  | | Conservative | P. Forbes-Ritte | 170 | 15.1% |
  | | Independent Labour | F. Martin | 154 | 13.7% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Price | 152 | 13.5% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.4% |
  | | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour |
  
  ### Birchwood
  
  Boultham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Edmund Strengiel | 1,040 | 37.7% |
  | | Labour | G. Priddey | 954 | 34.6% |
  | | Independent Labour | B. Freeborough | 765 | 27.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.9% |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Conservative gain from Independent Labour |
  
  ### Boultham
  
  Boultham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Gary Hewson | 966 | 71.4% |
  | | Conservative | D. Grice | 251 | 18.6% |
  | | Green | J. Hayes | 136 | 10.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.0% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Bracebridge
  
  Bracebridge :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Bud Robinson | 1,078 | 70.7% |
  | | Conservative | A. Simpson | 447 | 29.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.1% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Carholme
  
  Carholme :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Lesley Rose | 883 | 56.3% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | L. Gabriel | 356 | 22.7% |
  | | Conservative | Sandra Gratrick | 330 | 21.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.7% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Castle
  
  Castle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Donald Nannestad | 1,062 | 73.5% |
  | | Conservative | P. Mappin | 382 | 26.5% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.4% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Longdales
  
  Longdales :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Morris Cookson | 865 | 63.0% |
  | | Conservative | David Gratrick | 509 | 37.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.5% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Minster
  
  Minster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Richard Metcalfe | 1,235 | 57.2% |
  | | Conservative | J. Gainey | 706 | 32.7% |
  | | Green | L. Monds | 217 | 10.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.3% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Moorland
  
  Moorland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Geoffrey Ellis | 886 | 61.8% |
  | | Conservative | D. Fraser | 415 | 29.0% |
  | | Independent Labour | D. Martin | 132 | 9.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.2% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Park
  
  Park :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Patrick Vaughan | 658 | 68.1% |
  | | Conservative | B. Briggs | 249 | 25.8% |
  | | Green | K. Yates | 59 | 6.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.3% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Tritton
  
  Tritton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Denise Moore | 758 | 70.8% |
  | | Conservative | R. Hills | 312 | 29.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.1% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ## By-elections between 1998 and 1999
  
  Park By-Election 2 July 1998 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | | 416 | 52.1 | 28.5 |
  | | Conservative | | 156 | 19.5 | 5.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 112 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
  | | Independent | | 93 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
  | | Green | | 21 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 32.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 798 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  