2001 Lincolnshire County Council election

2001 Lincolnshire County Council election
← 1997 7 June 2001 2005 →
All 77 seats to Lincolnshire County Council
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before 42 19
Seats won 49 21
Seat change Increase7 Increase2
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats before 11 4
Seats won 4 3
Seat change Decrease7 Decrease1
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 before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

The 2001 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 7 June 2001, the same day as the general election. Boundary changes to the electoral divisions of the county took effect at this election, with the number of seats increased by 1. The whole council of 77 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party retaining control of the council, winning 49 seats.[1]

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. "Unopposed" indicates that the councillor was elected unopposed.[1]

Electoral Division Party Councillor Votes
Alford & Sutton Conservative M. Kennedy 1,650
Ancholme Cliff Conservative C. Strange 1,837
Bardney & Cherry Willingham Conservative I. Fleetwood 2,078
Bassingham Rural Conservative W. Wyrill 2,204
Billinghay & Metheringham Conservative P. Bradwell 1,976
Boston Coastal Conservative B. Powell 1,724
Boston East Labour P. Kenny 2,069
Boston Fishtoft Conservative H. Judge 1,823
Boston North West Labour F. Gilchrist 1,741
Boston Rural Conservative R. Day 2,270
Boston South Conservative T. Taylor 1,518
Boston West Labour P. Goodale 1,228
Bourne Abbey Independent J. Kirkman 1,566
Bourne Castle Conservative I. Croft 2,103
Bracebridge Heath & Waddington Conservative C.A. Talbot 2,460
Branston & Navenby Independent M. Overton 1,695
Colsterworth Rural Conservative E. Chapman 1,979
Crowland & Whaplode Conservative W. Speechley 2,527
Deeping St. James Labour P. Dilks 1,954
Donington Rural Independent S. Whyles 2,179
Folkingham Rural Conservative M. Hill 2,550
Gainsborough Hill Liberal Democrat M. Tinker 2,236
Gainsborough Rural South Conservative B. Knight 2,259
Gainsborough Trent Liberal Democrat P. O'Connor 1,420
Grantham Barrowby Labour A. Davidson 1,848
Grantham East Labour C. Wells 2,158
Grantham North Conservative H. Wheat 2,410
Grantham North West Conservative E. Chapman 1,321
Grantham South Labour M. Williams 1,455
Heighington & Washingborough Conservative W. Bliss 1,839
Holbeach Conservative J. Taylor Unopposed
Holbeach Rural Conservative W. Webb 2,369
Horncastle & Tetford Conservative W. Aron 2,337
Hough Conservative M. Spencer-Gregson 2,820
Hykeham Forum Liberal Democrat J. Marriott 1,626
Ingoldmells Rural Conservative G. Wilson 1,997
Lincoln Birchwood Labour B. Flippard 1,408
Lincoln Boultham Labour T. Rook 2,057
Lincoln Bracebridge Labour B. Robinson 2,189
Lincoln East Labour R. Renshaw 1,950
Lincoln Glebe Labour A. Taylor 1,671
Lincoln Hartsholme Labour R. Coupland 2,173
Lincoln Moorland Labour G. Ellis 1,980
Lincoln North Labour L. Burke 2,490
Lincoln Park Labour N. Jackson 1,537
Lincoln West Labour R. Parker 2,134
Louth Marsh Conservative J. Libell 2,242
Louth North Conservative P. Watson 1,052
Louth Rural North Conservative J. Johnson 2,046
Louth South Labour J. Hough 1,728
Louth Wolds Conservative S. Roy 1,934
Mablethorpe Labour A. Howard 1,418
Market & West Deeping Conservative P. Robinson 1,741
Market Rasen Wolds Conservative B. Thoebald 1,419
Nettleham & Saxilby Liberal Democrat R. Sellars 2,124
North Wolds Conservative A. Turner 2,398
Ruskington & Cranwell Conservative I. Cartwright 2,113
Scotter Rural Conservative C. Underwood-Frost 1,810
Skegness North Labour M. Anderson 2,116
Skegness South Conservative D. Edginton 1,616
Skellingthorpe & Hykeham South Conservative R. Yates 1,605
Sleaford Conservative D. Dickinson 1,390
Sleaford Rural South Conservative B. Young 2,783
Sleaford West & Leasingham Conservative B. Singleton 1,792
Spalding East & Moulton Conservative E. Poll 2,720
Spalding Elloe Conservative P. Bray 2,247
Spalding South Conservative N. Carter 2,242
Spalding West Conservative C. Fisher 2,269
Spilsby Fen Conservative I. Stimson 1,391
Stamford North Labour C. Wood 1,679
Stamford Rural Conservative T. Trollope-Bellew 2,455
Stamford West Conservative C. Helstrip 1,338
Sutton Elloe Conservative J. Fisher 2,537
Tattershall Castle Conservative B. Harvey 2,361
Wainfleet & Burgh Conservative N. Cooper 1,658
Welton Rural Conservative C. Ireland 2,493
Woodhall Spa & Wragby Conservative D. Hoyes 2,632

References

  1. ^ a b "Lincolnshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 September 2016.