title: 2002 City of Lincoln Council election
text: # 2002 City of Lincoln Council election
  
  Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was:
  
  * Labour 27
  * Conservative 6
  
  ## Election result
  
  Lincoln Local Election Result 2002 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 63.6 | 52.4 | 8,502 |
  | Conservative | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36.4 | 37.5 | 6,082 |
  | Lincoln Independent Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 7.3 | 1,184 |
  | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2.8 | 450 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Abbey
  
  Abbey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Fay Smith | 663 | 64.4 |
  | | Conservative | Jonathan Gainey | 366 | 35.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 28.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,029 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Birchwood
  
  Birchwood :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Edmund Strengiel | 672 | 50.9 |
  | | Labour | Paul Gowen | 560 | 42.5 |
  | | Lincoln Independent Alliance | Robert Wells | 87 | 6.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 8.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,319 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
  
  ### Boultham
  
  Boultham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Amode Toofany | 749 | 52.1 |
  | | Conservative | Darren Grice | 327 | 22.7 |
  | | Lincoln Independent Alliance | Malcolm Skeels | 240 | 16.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Paton | 122 | 8.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 29.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,438 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Bracebridge
  
  Bracebridge :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Hilton Spratt | 912 | 50.1 |
  | | Labour | Andrew Taylor | 688 | 37.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Donald Simpson | 192 | 10.6 |
  | | Lincoln Independent Alliance | Amanda Fletcher | 27 | 1.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 12.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,819 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
  
  ### Carholme
  
  Carholme :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Neil Murray | 695 | 45.4 |
  | | Conservative | Sally-Ann Grice | 364 | 23.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Paton | 239 | 15.6 |
  | | Green | Nicola Watson | 147 | 9.6 |
  | | Lincoln Independent Alliance | Janet Spencer | 87 | 5.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 21.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,532 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Castle
  
  Castle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Donald Nannestad | 714 | 57.8 |
  | | Conservative | Beryl Hollands | 442 | 35.8 |
  | | Lincoln Independent Alliance | Lee Openshaw | 80 | 6.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 22.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,236 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Glebe
  
  Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Lawrence Wells | 692 | 49.7 |
  | | Conservative | Phillip Mappin | 408 | 29.3 |
  | | Lincoln Independent Alliance | George Spencer | 292 | 21.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 20.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,392 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Hartsholme
  
  Hartsholme :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ronald Hills | 814 | 47.5 |
  | | Labour | Leslie Burke | 535 | 31.2 |
  | | Lincoln Independent Alliance | Richard Hall | 364 | 21.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 16.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,713 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
  
  ### Minster
  
  Minster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | David Gratrick | 757 | 47.4 |
  | | Labour | Margaret Schofield | 601 | 37.7 |
  | | Lincoln Independent Alliance | Paul Wilkinson | 238 | 14.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 9.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,596 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
  
  ### Moorland
  
  Moorland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Denise Moore | 686 | 52.6 |
  | | Conservative | Duncan Fraser | 541 | 41.5 |
  | | Lincoln Independent Alliance | John Webster | 76 | 5.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 11.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,303 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Park
  
  Park :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Patrick Vaughan | 512 | 55.1 |
  | | Conservative | Barry Briggs | 222 | 23.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jack Merian | 128 | 13.8 |
  | | Green | Kenneth Yates | 37 | 4.0 |
  | | Lincoln Independent Alliance | Barbara Freeborough | 31 | 3.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 31.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 930 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ## By-elections between 2002 and 2003
  
  Boultham By-Election 11 July 2002 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | | 605 | 52.9 | 3.3 |
  | | Independent | | 273 | 23.9 | 5.0 |
  | | Conservative | | 265 | 23.2 | 0.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 29.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,143 | 20.5 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  