title: 1996 City of Lincoln Council election
text: # 1996 City of Lincoln Council election
  
  The 1996 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 2 May 1996. 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 1992. The Labour Party retained control of the council.
  
  ## Overall results
  
  1996 City of Lincoln Council Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 14,161 | 17.8 |
  | | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 23.9 | 4,883 | 18.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.2 | 243 | 2.6 |
  | | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.5 | 1,130 | 3.0 |
  | Total | Total | 11 | | | | | | 20,417 | |
  
  All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1992 election.
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Abbey
  
  Abbey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. Robertson | 1,190 | 79.2% |
  | | Conservative | P. Forbes-Ritte | 208 | 13.8% |
  | | Green | P. North | 104 | 6.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.2% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Birchwood
  
  Boultham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Stephen Allnutt | 1,820 | 58.9% |
  | | Conservative | Edmund Strengiel | 1,147 | 37.1% |
  | | Green | T. Ligema | 121 | 3.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.4% |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
  
  ### Boultham
  
  Boultham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ralph Toofany | 1,221 | 76.5% |
  | | Conservative | M. Franks | 268 | 16.8% |
  | | Green | G. Phillips | 108 | 6.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.9% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Bracebridge
  
  Bracebridge :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | A. Bradley | 1,273 | 69.0% |
  | | Conservative | R. Meads | 491 | 26.6% |
  | | Green | R. Leedham-Green | 80 | 4.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.7% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Carholme
  
  Carholme :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | S. Paterson | 1,264 | 60.8% |
  | | Conservative | M. Mellows | 402 | 19.3% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | L. Gabriel | 243 | 11.7% |
  | | Green | D. Kane | 171 | 8.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Castle
  
  Castle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Loraine Woolley | 1,324 | 75.1% |
  | | Conservative | B. Tibble | 334 | 19.0% |
  | | Green | E. Gurney | 104 | 5.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.4% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Longdales
  
  Longdales :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | P. McGinlay | 1,216 | 69.5% |
  | | Conservative | David Gratrick | 476 | 27.2% |
  | | Green | A. Hansell | 57 | 3.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Minster
  
  Minster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Lawrence Wells | 1,648 | 65.3% |
  | | Conservative | C. Talbor | 719 | 28.5% |
  | | Green | A. Smith | 156 | 6.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.4% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Moorland
  
  Moorland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | N. Baldock | 1,192 | 70.7% |
  | | Conservative | D. Fraser | 410 | 24.3% |
  | | Green | L. Durrant | 84 | 5.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.5% |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
  
  ### Park
  
  Park :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Y. Jackson | 868 | 73.6% |
  | | Conservative | B. Briggs | 223 | 18.9% |
  | | Green | K. Yates | 88 | 7.5% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.9% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Tritton
  
  Tritton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Richard Coupland | 1,145 | 81.4% |
  | | Conservative | M. Clark | 205 | 14.6% |
  | | Green | R. Weavers | 57 | 4.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.9% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ## By-elections between 1996 and 1998
  
  Carholme By-Election 22 May 1997 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | | 841 | 54.6 |
  | | Conservative | | 380 | 24.7 |
  | | Independent | | 223 | 14.5 |
  | | Green | | 95 | 6.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 461 | 29.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,539 | 28.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  