1985 Lincolnshire County Council election

UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1985 Lincolnshire County Council election Lincolnshire Parliamentary no yes 1981 Lincolnshire County Council election 1981 1989 Lincolnshire County Council election 1989 All 76 seats to Lincolnshire County Council 39 2 May 1985 Conservative Party (UK) 42 39 3 SDP–Liberal Alliance 12 20 8 Labour Party (UK) 13 14 1 Independent (politician) 9 2 7 Residents' association 0 1 1 Lincolnshire County Council election, 1985.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 Conservative Conservative The 1985 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 2 May 1985. The whole council of 76 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party retaining control of the council with a majority of 2, winning 39 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 1,194 Alford Coast Conservative J. Martin 885 Bardney & Cherry Willingham SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Dodds 924 Bassingham Rural Conservative W. Wyrill 1,545 Billinghay & Cranwell Conservative Z. Scoley 1,250 Birchwood Labour P. Robinson 1,083 Bolingbroke Castle SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Dyde 1,171 Boston Rural South Conservative J. Smith 1,344 Boston West SDP–Liberal Alliance T. Cummings 1,102 Boultham Labour L. Wells 1,110 Bourne Abbey Conservative D. Fisher 841 Bourne Castle Conservative I. Croft 1,026 Caenby Conservative R. Eley 1,488 Carholme Conservative S. Campbell 953 Cliff Conservative W. Rawson 1,177 Coastal Independent J. Hildred 921 Crowland Rural Conservative W. Speechley 1,230 Devon & St. Johns Conservative E. Chapman 879 Donington Rural Conservative S. Bingham 1,287 Earlesfield Labour J. Chadwick 822 East Elloe Residents' association J. Fisher 1,727 Fenside Labour J. Lowery 1,037 Folkingham Rural Conservative B. Lee 1,160 Gainsborough East SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Rainsforth 993 Gainsborough North SDP–Liberal Alliance W. Craigs 610 Gainsborough South SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Lomas 717 Gainsborough Rural North SDP–Liberal Alliance M. French 1,445 Gainsborough Rural South Independent J. Westgarth 1,347 Grantham North Conservative M. Spencer-Gregson 1,555 Grantham South Conservative H. Nadin 1,259 Grantham West Conservative G. Foster 1,328 Grimsthorpe Conservative D. Fletcher 1,129 Harrowby Labour E. Davies 1,205 Holbeach SDP–Liberal Alliance C. Pearl 640 Holbeach Fen Conservative D. Mawby 1,109 Horncastle & Tetford Conservative F. Cupit 1,152 Hough Conservative P. Newton 1,247 Hykeham Forum Conservative P. Gaul 1,091 Lincoln Abbey Labour J. Robertson 1,520 Lincoln Bracebridge Conservative E. Jenkins 1,259 Lincoln Castle Labour J. Ward 1,445 Lincoln Moorland Labour N. Baldock 984 Lincoln Park Labour A. McFarlane 1,163 Longdales Labour G. Burrell 1,282 Louth Marsh Conservative J. Libell 1,092 Louth North SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Sellick 1,410 Louth Rural North Conservative J. Johnson 878 Louth South SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Birmingham 1,452 Louth Wolds Conservative C. Turner 1,032 Mablethorpe SDP–Liberal Alliance W. Baker 1,766 Metheringham Conservative E. Powditch 796 Minster Labour P. Metcalfe 1,724 Nettleham & Saxilby SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Turner 1,427 North East Kesteven Conservative P. Richardson 1,420 North Wolds Conservative V. Hudson 1,357 Rasen Wolds Conservative L. Wilson 1,361 Skegness North SDP–Liberal Alliance H. Fianlight 941 Skegness South SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Holland 995 Skellingthorpe & Hykeham South Conservative B. Gledhill 1,058 Skirbeck Labour B. Bisby 793 Sleaford Labour J. Pratt 1,418 Sleaford Rural North Conservative D. Monk 1,465 Sleaford Rural South SDP–Liberal Alliance L. Pinchbeck 1,355 Spalding Abbey Conservative D. Gutteridge 686 Spalding East & Weston Conservative R. King 1,011 Spalding North West SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Newton 1,066 Stamford North Conservative W. Simpson 763 Stamford South SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Belton 1,440 Tattershall Castle Conservative B. Harvey 1,198 The Deepings SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Anderson 2,349 Tritton Labour I. Goldingson 1,089 Wainfleet & Burgh SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Dodsworth 1,271 West Elloe Conservative G. Walker 1,055 Witham Conservative M. Giles 1,026 Woodhall Spa & Wragby Conservative D. Hoyes 1,315 Wyberton SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Ward 1,099 References 1985 Lincolnshire Category:1980s in Lincolnshire