1992 City of Lincoln Council election

The 1992 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 7 May 1992. 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 1988. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

1992 City of Lincoln Council election[1][2]
7 May 1992
11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 31 2
Seats won 9 2
Seats after 30 3
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 12,242 10,066
Percentage 51.6% 42.4%
Map showing the results the 1992 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

Overall results
1992 City of Lincoln Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 9 0 1 1 81.8 51.6 12,242 8.6
  Conservative 2 0 1 1 18.2 42.4 10,066 2.9
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0.0 2.8 653 New
  Green 0 0 0 0.0 2.5 602 New
  Liberal 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 150 New
Total 11 23,713

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1988 election.

Ward results

Abbey
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Robertson 1,119 69.2%
Conservative J. McKernan 497 30.8%
Turnout 31.6%
Labour hold

Birchwood
Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative W. Crumblehulme 2,001 57.6%
Labour G. Pepper 1,165 33.5%
Liberal Democrats G. Scarisbrick 309 8.9%
Turnout 35.5%
Conservative hold

Boultham
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ralph Toofany[4] 1,022 56.8%
Conservative P. Daly 551 30.6%
Liberal Democrats D. Paton 132 7.3%
Green P. North 95 5.3%
Turnout 34.6%
Labour hold

Bracebridge
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Bradley 1,079 46.1%
Conservative R. Meads 1,048 44.8%
Liberal Democrats N. Sandall 212 9.1%
Turnout 39.4%
Labour hold

Carholme
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Paterson 1,261 52.7%
Conservative M. Mellows 900 37.6%
Green D. Kane 233 9.7%
Turnout 44.8%
Labour hold

Castle
Location of Castle ward
Castle[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Loraine Woolley[5] 1,140 55.8%
Conservative T. McKernan 735 36.0%
Green S. Brown 168 8.2%
Turnout 36.7%
Labour hold

Longdales
Location of Longdales ward
Longdales[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Miller 1,207 56.9%
Conservative Sandra Gratrick[6] 913 43.1%
Turnout 42.6%
Labour hold

Minster
Location of Minster ward
Minster[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Lawrence Wells[7] 1,415 49.8%
Conservative David Gratrick[8] 1,279 45.0%
Liberal D. Webb 150 5.3%
Turnout 38.1%
Labour hold

Moorland
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D. Browne 1,151 53.4%
Labour N. Baldock 1,006 46.6%
Turnout 43.0%
Conservative gain from Labour

Park
Location of Park ward
Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Y. Jackson 787 56.9%
Conservative J. Winder 489 35.4%
Green K. Yates 106 7.7%
Turnout 27.3%
Labour hold

Tritton
Location of Tritton ward
Tritton[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Richard Coupland[4] 1,041 67.5%
Conservative P. Farrow 502 32.5%
Turnout 36.7%
Labour hold

References
  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1992". The Elections Centre.
  3. "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. "Councillors - Boultham ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  7. "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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