# 2008 City of Lincoln Council election

The 2008 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England. This was held on the same day as other local elections. One third of the 33 seats were up for election, with one councillor in each of the 11 wards being elected. As the previous election in 2007 had been an all-out election with new ward boundaries, the seats of the candidates that had finished third in each ward in 2006 were up for election. The Conservative Party retained control of the council.

## Election result

2008 Lincoln Local Election Result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | Conservative | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63.6 | 44.5 | 8,797 |
| | Labour | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.3 | 32.6 | 6,454 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 9.1 | 14.8 | 2,924 |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.6 | 1,106 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 188 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.9 | 187 |
| | Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 127 |
| Total | Total | 11 | | | | | | 19,783 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kath Brothwell | 657 | 40.0% |
| | Conservative | Cordelia McCartney | 625 | 38.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Cullen | 259 | 15.8% |
| | UKIP | Carol Pearson | 101 | 6.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 1.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,642 | 25.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Birchwood

Boultham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Metcalfe | 740 | 43.5% |
| | Labour | Stephen Allnutt | 464 | 27.2% |
| | Independent | Jack Humphries | 188 | 11.0% |
| | BNP | Philip Marshall | 183 | 10.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Richardson | 128 | 7.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 16.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,703 | 30.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Boultham

Boultham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Coupland | 667 | 35.4% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Bradley | 655 | 34.8% |
| | BNP | Colin Westcott | 342 | 18.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Pepper | 218 | 11.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,882 | 33.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bracebridge

Bracebridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Marc Jones | 1,126 | 60.1% |
| | Labour | David Rimmington | 517 | 27.6% |
| | BNP | Dean Lowther | 230 | 12.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | 32.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,873 | 32.6% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Carholme

Carholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Heath | 852 | 41.9% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Withers | 547 | 26.9% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Hutchinson | 509 | 25.0% |
| | Socialist Alternative | Nick Parker | 127 | 6.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 15.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,035 | 30.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alister Williams | 783 | 43.3% |
| | Labour | Rachel Taylor | 699 | 38.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Shaw | 327 | 18.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 4.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,809 | 32.3% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Glebe

Minster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Denman | 832 | 49.1% |
| | Labour | Larry Wells | 524 | 30.9% |
| | BNP | Alan Kirk | 174 | 10.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Morgan | 166 | 9.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 18.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,696 | 31.2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Hartsholme

Longdales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Kerry | 1,212 | 65.5% |
| | Labour | Tony Duncan | 347 | 18.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Pepper | 291 | 15.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 865 | 46.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,850 | 34.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Minster

Tritton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sandra Gratrick | 1,093 | 52.0% |
| | Labour | Judy Renshaw | 769 | 36.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daphne Shaw | 238 | 11.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 15.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,100 | 37.2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Moorland

Moorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Grice | 859 | 46.5% |
| | Labour | Bob Bushell | 646 | 34.9% |
| | BNP | Olivia Wolverson | 177 | 9.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Shaw | 167 | 9.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 11.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,849 | 32.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brent Charlesworth | 617 | 45.9% |
| | Conservative | Sally Grice | 363 | 27.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Cullen | 278 | 20.7% |
| | UKIP | Steve Pearson | 86 | 6.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 18.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,344 | 25.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |