# 2006 City of Lincoln Council election

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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 25
* Conservative 7
* Liberal Democrat 1

## Election result

Lincoln Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 54.5 | 43.6 | 7,693 | 17.0 |
| | Labour | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 36.4 | 40.1 | 7,063 | 16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 1,371 | New |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 8.5 | 1,506 | New |
| Total | Total | 11 | | | | | | 17,633 | |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2002 election.

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter West | 716 | 61.8% |
| | Conservative | John Woolf | 443 | 38.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273 | 23.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,159 | 25.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Birchwood

Birchwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Metcalfe | 810 | 48.2% |
| | Labour | Lynne Gray | 577 | 34.4% |
| | UKIP | Anthony Wells | 292 | 17.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 13.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,679 | 29.2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Boultham

Boultham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gary Hewson | 819 | 51.4% |
| | Conservative | Oliver Peeke | 542 | 34.0% |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Skeels | 233 | 14.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 17.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,594 | 28.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bracebridge

Bracebridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Darren Grice | 1,209 | 62.0% |
| | Labour | David Rimmington | 740 | 38.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 24.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,949 | 31.1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Carholme

Carholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lesley Rose | 594 | 37.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Shaw | 551 | 34.4% |
| | Conservative | Valerie Kirby | 459 | 28.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 2.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,604 | 30.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Loraine Woolley | 690 | 51.5% |
| | Conservative | Adrian Birks | 440 | 32.8% |
| | UKIP | Peter Sharpe | 211 | 15.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 18.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,341 | 27.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Glebe

Glebe :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 20 | 1.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,692 | 26.0% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Hartsholme

Hartsholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Kirby | 1,038 | 50.3% |
| | Labour | Winston Duncan | 634 | 30.7% |
| | UKIP | Nicola Smith | 391 | 19.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 19.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,063 | 30.6% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Minster

Minster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sandra Gratrick | 963 | 52.2% |
| | Labour | Patrick Vaughan | 706 | 38.2% |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Smith | 177 | 9.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 14.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,846 | 34.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Moorland

Moorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Grice | 899 | 55.8% |
| | Labour | Martin Bushell | 713 | 44.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 11.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,612 | 28.4% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Cullen | 482 | 44.1% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Withers | 308 | 28.2% |
| | Conservative | Jayne Heaton-Harris | 304 | 27.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 15.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,094 | 21.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

## By-elections between 2006 and 2008

Moorland By-Election 29 June 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oliver Garbutt Peeke | 640 | 39.9 | 15.9 |
| | Labour | Martin Bushell | 569 | 35.5 | 8.7 |
| | BNP | Philip Marshall | 254 | 15.8 | 15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Price | 96 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Smith | 46 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,605 | 28.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |