One third of Lincoln

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....

 District

Non-metropolitan district

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 Council in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, England

England

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 is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Lincolnshire County Council

Lincolnshire local elections

-Political control:Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:-Council elections:Lincolnshire Council election, 2001 Lincolnshire Council election, 2005...

 instead. The council is divided up into 11 wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...

, electing 33 councillors

Councillor

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, since the last boundary changes in 2007.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Independent

Independent (politician)

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Party in control	Years
1973 - 1979
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	1979 - 1982
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	1982 - 2007
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2007 - 2010
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	2010 - present

Council elections

Lincoln Council election, 1998

Lincoln Council election, 1998

The 1998 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....

Lincoln Council election, 1999

Lincoln Council election, 1999

Elections to Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the Council.-Election result:...

 (whole council elected after boundary changes)

Lincoln Council election, 2000

Lincoln Council election, 2000

Elections to Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 4 May 2000. 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 29...

Lincoln Council election, 2002

Lincoln Council election, 2002

Elections to 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 26...

Lincoln Council election, 2003

Lincoln Council election, 2003

Elections to Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the Council....

Lincoln Council election, 2004

Lincoln Council election, 2004

Elections to Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 10 June 2004. 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 25...

Lincoln Council election, 2006

Lincoln Council election, 2007 (whole council elected after boundary changes)

Lincoln Council election, 2008

Lincoln Council election, 2010

Lincoln Council election, 2011

Lincoln Council election, 2011

Elections to Lincoln City Council will take place on Thursday 5 May 2011.There will be 11 seats up for election, one third of the councillors. The last election left the council with no overall control.-Election result:-Ward results:...

1997-2001

2001-2005

2005-2009