1997 Lincolnshire County Council election

1997 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1997 Lincolnshire County Council election Lincolnshire Parliamentary no yes 1993 Lincolnshire County Council election 1993 2001 Lincolnshire County Council election 2001 All 76 seats to Lincolnshire County Council 39 1 May 1997 Conservative Party (UK) 31 42 11 Labour Party (UK) 25 19 6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 15 11 4 Independent (politician) 5 4 1 Lincolnshire County Council election, 1997.png 360px Map of the results of the election in each division. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. Council control Council control after election No overall control Conservative The 1997 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 1 May 1997, the same day as the general election. The whole council of 76 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party making significant gains and regaining control of the council, winning 42 seats.Lincolnshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Lincolnshire-County.pdf Elections Centre 28 September 2016 Results by division Each electoral division returned one county councillor. The candidate elected to the council in each electoral division is shown in the table below. Electoral Division Party Councillor Votes Alford & Spilsby Conservative M. Kennedy 1,945 Alford Coast Conservative G. Wilson 2,026 Bardney & Cherry Willingham Independent C. Greenaway 1,953 Bassingham Rural Conservative W. Wyrill 2,610 Billinghay & Cranwell Conservative P. Bradwell 1,846 Birchwood Labour B. Fippard 3,607 Bolingbroke Castle Conservative I. Simons 2,169 Boston Rural South Independent J. Smith 3,324 Boston West Liberal Democrat C. Tebbs 1,631 Boultham Labour A. Knox 2,133 Bourne Abbey Independent J. Kirkman 1,633 Bourne Castle Conservative I. Croft 3,640 Caenby Conservative C. Ireland 2,544 Carholme Labour R. Parker 1,801 Cliff Conservative C. Talbot 2,028 Coastal Conservative B. Powell 2,006 Crowland Rural Conservative W. Speechley 2,622 Devon & St. Johns Conservative R. Welby 1,075 Donington Rural Independent S. Whyles 1,611 Earlesfield Labour A. Davidson 1,272 East Elloe Conservative J. Fisher 3,161 Fenside Labour F. Gilchrist 1,714 Folkingham Rural Conservative M. Hill 2,705 Gainsborough East Liberal Democrat R. Rainsforth 1,490 Gainsborough North Liberal Democrat L. Bradley 1,225 Gainsborough South Liberal Democrat D. Lomas 1,258 Gainsborough Rural North Liberal Democrat M. French 2,089 Gainsborough Rural South Conservative B. Knight 1,752 Grantham North Conservative H. Wheat 2,690 Grantham South Conservative E. Chapman 1,536 Grantham West Conservative G. Foster 3,494 Grimsthorpe Conservative T. Trollope-Bellew 2,032 Harrowby Labour C. Wells 1,004 Holbeach Conservative J. Taylor 2,330 Holbeach Fen Conservative D. Mawby 2,286 Horncastle & Tetford Liberal Democrat F. Martin 2,188 Hough Conservative N. Spencer-Gregson 2,327 Hykeham Forum Liberal Democrat G. Witney 1,547 Lincoln Abbey Labour L. Rooney 1,961 Lincoln Bracebridge Labour S. Taylor 2,578 Lincoln Castle Labour A. Morgan 2,313 Lincoln Moorland Labour G. Ellis 2,234 Lincoln Park Labour N. Jackson 2,057 Longdales Labour N. Murray 2,228 Louth Marsh Conservative J. Libell 2,303 Louth North Liberal Democrat C. Finch 1,423 Louth Rural North Conservative J. Johnson 2,212 Louth South Labour D. Bolland 1,683 Louth Wolds Conservative S. Roy 1,604 Mablethorpe Liberal Democrat M. Morgan 2,961 Metheringham Conservative R. Kendrick 1,821 Minster Labour P. Metcalfe 3,238 Nettleham & Saxilby Liberal Democrat S. Turner 2,266 North East Kesteven Conservative W. Bliss 3,017 North Wolds Conservative A. Turner 2,752 Rasen Wolds Conservative L. Wilson 2,722 Skegness North Labour M. Anderson 2,803 Skegness South Conservative D. Edginton 1,777 Skellingthorpe & Hykeham South Conservative R. Yates 1,853 Skirbeck Labour P. Kenny 1,960 Sleaford Labour D. Romney 2,430 Sleaford Rural North Conservative D. Moor 2,079 Sleaford Rural South Conservative B. Young 1,975 Spalding Abbey Conservative P. Buffham 1,698 Spalding East & Weston Conservative E. Poll 1,346 Spalding North West Conservative C. Fisher 2,631 Stamford North Labour P. Keddell 1,740 Stamford South Conservative C. Helstrip 3,107 Tattershall Castle Conservative B. Harvey 2,466 The Deepings Conservative P. Robinson 3,430 Tritton Labour R. Coupland 1,839 Wainfleet & Burgh Liberal Democrat J. Dodsworth 2,385 West Elloe Conservative P. Bray 1,895 Witham Conservative M. Wright 2,194 Woodhall Spa & Wragby Conservative D. Hoyes 2,544 Wyberton Conservative H. Judge 1,731 References 1997 Category:1997 English local elections Category:1990s in Lincolnshire