# 2024 City of Lincoln Council election

The 2024 City of Lincoln Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect 11 of the 33 members of City of Lincoln Council, being the usual third of the council. It took place on the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom.

## Summary

The council remained under Labour majority control at this election, with the party increasing their majority. The leader of the council prior to the election, Ric Metcalfe, did not stand for re-election. After the election Labour chose Naomi Tweddle to be their new group leader. She was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 14 May 2024.

## Pre-election composition

Pre-Election Composition :
| 2094 |||
| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 20 |
| | Conservative | 9 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 4 |

## Councillors standing down

| Councillor | Ward | First elected | Party | Party | Date announced |
| Ric Metcalfe | Glebe | 1982 | | Labour | 16 January 2024 |

## Results summary

2024 Lincoln City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 15 | 23 | 69.7 | 8,196 | 45.0 | -4.2 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 4 | 9.1 | 4 | 5 | 15.2 | 3,853 | 21.1 | -4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 18.2 | 3 | 5 | 15.2 | 3,314 | 18.2 | +1.5 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1470 | 8.1 | +5.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 985 | 5.4 | +1.0 |
| | Party of Women | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 167 | 0.9 | New |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 0.8 | New |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 73 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.0 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Smalley | 1,050 | 52.5 | −3.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Calvin Bissitt | 630 | 31.5 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Roger Hansard | 109 | 5.5 | −2.9 |
| | Reform UK | Donald Penman | 109 | 5.5 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Betty Whitwell | 101 | 5.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 21.0 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,999 | 32.2 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.2 | |

### Birchwood

Birchwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laura Danese | 663 | 43.8 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Strengeil | 573 | 37.8 | −2.0 |
| | Reform UK | Tony Todd | 175 | 11.6 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Felicity Christopher | 104 | 6.9 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 6.0 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,515 | 25.8 | +0.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Boultham

Boultham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Calum Watt | 801 | 55.4 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | George Clark | 250 | 17.3 | −8.2 |
| | Reform UK | Mike Bailey | 155 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debbie Grant | 123 | 8.5 | +1.2 |
| | Green | David Kenyon | 116 | 8.0 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 551 | 38.1 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,445 | 28.3 | +1.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 2.3 | |

### Carholme

Carholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Lucinda Preston | 1,062 | 56.3 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freddie Easters | 366 | 19.4 | +14.7 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hulme | 141 | 7.5 | −4.5 |
| | Lincolnshire Independent | Ashley Delaney | 140 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| | Green | Séamus Murray | 103 | 5.5 | −3.0 |
| | TUSC | Nick Parker | 73 | 3.9 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 636 | 36.9 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,885 | 34.3 | +0.1 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donald Nannestad | 894 | 59.9 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gwinn | 212 | 14.2 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Lauren Ross | 141 | 9.4 | −0.7 |
| | Reform UK | Corina Ochoa Avalos | 130 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Ballinger | 90 | 6.0 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal | Charles Shaw | 26 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 | 45.7 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,493 | 28.0 | −1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Glebe

Glebe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Brown | 857 | 51.7 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Duncan Spencer | 473 | 28.5 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Victoria Brooks | 173 | 10.4 | −2.2 |
| | Reform UK | Allan McCauley | 156 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | 23.2 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,659 | 29.1 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Hartsholme

Hartsholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Annie Currier | 849 | 43.3 | −18.5 |
| | Conservative | David Clarkson | 692 | 35.3 | +7.8 |
| | Reform UK | Jane Smith | 190 | 9.7 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Charters | 129 | 6.6 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Charles Rodgers | 99 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 8.0 | −26.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,959 | 31.5 | −4.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.2 | |

### Minster

Minster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anita Pritchard | 816 | 49.2 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Storer | 457 | 27.5 | −8.1 |
| | Reform UK | Alex Cambo | 129 | 7.8 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Valeria Wilkinson | 89 | 5.4 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aidan Turner | 85 | 5.1 | +0.6 |
| | Party of Women | Esther Knight | 84 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 21.7 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,660 | 31.5 | −2.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Moorland

Moorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Callum Roper | 667 | 45.5 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Fido | 479 | 32.7 | −4.4 |
| | Reform UK | Darren Benson | 155 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Green | Paddy Driscoll | 100 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olly Craven | 64 | 4.4 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 12.8 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,465 | 26.5 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Burke | 696 | 47.2 | −16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Uldall | 346 | 23.4 | +16.2 |
| | Green | Sally Horscroft | 152 | 10.3 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Charlie Rogers | 107 | 7.2 | −10.2 |
| | Reform UK | Ben Jackson | 92 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Party of Women | Sarah Freeman | 83 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 23.8 | −22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,476 | 23.4 | +3.5 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 16.2 | |

### Witham

Witham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Mara | 660 | 39.6 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | Jane Loffhagen | 645 | 38.7 | −0.6 |
| | Reform UK | Nick Smith | 179 | 10.7 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Osborne | 100 | 6.0 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Lynda Skipper | 84 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.9 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,668 | 28.3 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.7 | |