2003 UK local government election
2003 City of Lincoln Council election[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
First party
Second party
Party
Labour
Conservative
Last election
27
6
Seats won
11
0
Seats after
27
6
Seat change
Popular vote
14,382
10,005
Percentage
51.5%
35.8%
Map showing the results of the 2003 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
Elections to City of 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.
A trial took place for all postal voting leading to turnout increasing from 26% in 2002 to 47% in this election.[ 4]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
Lincoln Local Election Result 2003
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
11
0
0
100
51.5
14,382
5.1
Conservative
0
0
0
0
35.8
10,005
2.3
Lincoln Independent Alliance
0
0
0
0
5.2
1,455
4.7
Liberal Democrats
0
0
0
0
2.9
812
1.5
Green
0
0
0
0
2.4
657
1.2
Independent
0
0
0
0
2.2
613
2.2
Ward results
Abbey
Location of Abbey ward
Birchwood
Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham
Location of Boultham ward
Bracebridge
Location of Bracebridge ward
Carholme
Location of Carholme ward
Castle
Location of Castle ward
Glebe
Location of Glebe ward
Hartsholme
Location of Hartsholme ward
Minster
Location of Minster ward
Moorland
Location of Moorland ward
Park
Location of Park ward
References