Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the Council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the Council.
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11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the results of the 2006 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows Conservative seats and orange shows Liberal Democrat seats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 25
- Conservative 7
- Liberal Democrat 1
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 6 | 4 | 0 |  4
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54.5 | 43.6 | 7,693 | 17.0
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| Labour | 4 | 0 | 5 |  5
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36.4 | 40.1 | 7,063 | 16.0
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| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1
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9.1 | 7.8 | 1,371 | New | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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0.0 | 8.5 | 1,506 | New | |
| Total | 11 | 17,633 |
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All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2002 election.
Ward results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter West | 716 | 61.8% | |
| Conservative | John Woolf | 443 | 38.2% | |
| Majority | 273 | 23.6% | ||
| Turnout | 1,159 | 25.3% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Birchwood
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Metcalfe | 810 | 48.2% | |
| Labour | Lynne Gray | 577 | 34.4% | |
| UKIP | Anthony Wells | 292 | 17.4% | |
| Majority | 233 | 13.8% | ||
| Turnout | 1,679 | 29.2% | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
Boultham
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gary Hewson | 819 | 51.4% | |
| Conservative | Oliver Peeke | 542 | 34.0% | |
| UKIP | Malcolm Skeels | 233 | 14.6% | |
| Majority | 277 | 17.4% | ||
| Turnout | 1,594 | 28.8% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Bracebridge
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Darren Grice | 1,209 | 62.0% | |
| Labour | David Rimmington | 740 | 38.0% | |
| Majority | 469 | 24.0% | ||
| Turnout | 1,949 | 31.1% | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
Carholme
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Labour | Lesley Rose | 594 | 37.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Shaw | 551 | 34.4% | |
| Conservative | Valerie Kirby | 459 | 28.6% | |
| Majority | 43 | 2.6% | ||
| Turnout | 1,604 | 30.4% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Castle
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Loraine Woolley | 690 | 51.5% | |
| Conservative | Adrian Birks | 440 | 32.8% | |
| UKIP | Peter Sharpe | 211 | 15.7% | |
| Majority | 250 | 18.7% | ||
| Turnout | 1,341 | 27.5% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Glebe
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Claire Metcalfe | 586 | 34.6% | |
| Labour | Julian Gadd | 566 | 33.5% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Harris | 338 | 20.0% | |
| UKIP | Jamie Corney | 202 | 11.9% | |
| Majority | 20 | 1.1% | ||
| Turnout | 1,692 | 26.0% | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Hartsholme
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Geoffrey Kirby | 1,038 | 50.3% | |
| Labour | Winston Duncan | 634 | 30.7% | |
| UKIP | Nicola Smith | 391 | 19.0% | |
| Majority | 404 | 19.6% | ||
| Turnout | 2,063 | 30.6% | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
Minster
edit | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sandra Gratrick | 963 | 52.2% | |
| Labour | Patrick Vaughan | 706 | 38.2% | |
| UKIP | Nicholas Smith | 177 | 9.6% | |
| Majority | 257 | 14.0% | ||
| Turnout | 1,846 | 34.8% | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
Moorland
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Grice | 899 | 55.8% | |
| Labour | Martin Bushell | 713 | 44.2% | |
| Majority | 186 | 11.6% | ||
| Turnout | 1,612 | 28.4% | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Park
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Ryan Cullen | 482 | 44.1% | |
| Labour | Malcolm Withers | 308 | 28.2% | |
| Conservative | Jayne Heaton-Harris | 304 | 27.8% | |
| Majority | 174 | 15.9% | ||
| Turnout | 1,094 | 21.8% | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | ||||
By-elections between 2006 and 2008
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Oliver Garbutt Peeke | 640 | 39.9 | 15.9
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| Labour | Martin Bushell | 569 | 35.5 | 8.7
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| BNP | Philip Marshall | 254 | 15.8 | 15.8
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| Liberal Democrats | John Price | 96 | 6.0 | 6.0
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| UKIP | Nicholas Smith | 46 | 2.9 | 2.9
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| Majority | 71 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,605 | 28.1 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 2006". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "BBC News - Council by Council - Lincoln". BBC News. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results - 2006 - Lincoln". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Near-miss for Lib Dems in local byelection". The Guardian. London. 30 June 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2009.