# 1998 City of Lincoln Council election

An election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Lincoln District Council in Lincolnshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the Council.
After the 1996 election the Labour party held all of the seats on the council but before the 1998 election 7 councillors broke away to sit as Independent Labour councillors.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 28
* Independent Labour 3
* Conservative 1
* Vacant 1

## Election result

Lincoln Local Election Result 1998 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 90.9 | 59.6 | 9,994 | 9.1 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 28.7 | 4,811 | 4.0 |
| | Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 1,051 | 5.5 |
| Total | Total | 11 | | | | | | 16,776 | |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fay Smith | 649 | 57.7% |
| | Conservative | P. Forbes-Ritte | 170 | 15.1% |
| | Independent Labour | F. Martin | 154 | 13.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Price | 152 | 13.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.4% |
| | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour |

### Birchwood

Boultham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edmund Strengiel | 1,040 | 37.7% |
| | Labour | G. Priddey | 954 | 34.6% |
| | Independent Labour | B. Freeborough | 765 | 27.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.9% |
| | Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Conservative gain from Independent Labour |

### Boultham

Boultham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gary Hewson | 966 | 71.4% |
| | Conservative | D. Grice | 251 | 18.6% |
| | Green | J. Hayes | 136 | 10.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bracebridge

Bracebridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bud Robinson | 1,078 | 70.7% |
| | Conservative | A. Simpson | 447 | 29.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Carholme

Carholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lesley Rose | 883 | 56.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Gabriel | 356 | 22.7% |
| | Conservative | Sandra Gratrick | 330 | 21.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Donald Nannestad | 1,062 | 73.5% |
| | Conservative | P. Mappin | 382 | 26.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Longdales

Longdales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Morris Cookson | 865 | 63.0% |
| | Conservative | David Gratrick | 509 | 37.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Minster

Minster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Metcalfe | 1,235 | 57.2% |
| | Conservative | J. Gainey | 706 | 32.7% |
| | Green | L. Monds | 217 | 10.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Moorland

Moorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Ellis | 886 | 61.8% |
| | Conservative | D. Fraser | 415 | 29.0% |
| | Independent Labour | D. Martin | 132 | 9.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patrick Vaughan | 658 | 68.1% |
| | Conservative | B. Briggs | 249 | 25.8% |
| | Green | K. Yates | 59 | 6.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Tritton

Tritton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Denise Moore | 758 | 70.8% |
| | Conservative | R. Hills | 312 | 29.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## By-elections between 1998 and 1999

Park By-Election 2 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 416 | 52.1 | 28.5 |
| | Conservative | | 156 | 19.5 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 112 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| | Independent | | 93 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| | Green | | 21 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 32.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 798 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |