# 2003 City of Lincoln Council election

Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the Council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
A trial took place for all postal voting leading to turnout increasing from 26% in 2002 to 47% in this election.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 27
* Conservative 6

## Election result

Lincoln Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 51.5 | 14,382 | 5.1 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.8 | 10,005 | 2.3 |
| Lincoln Independent Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 1,455 | 4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 812 | 1.5 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 657 | 1.2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 613 | 2.2 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kathleen Brothwell | 1,011 | 50.4 |
| | Conservative | David Bellamy | 641 | 32.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Shaw | 353 | 17.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | 18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,005 | 46.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Birchwood

Birchwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Allnutt | 1,100 | 45.2 |
| | Conservative | Frank Martin | 801 | 32.9 |
| | Lincoln Independent Alliance | Richard Hall | 532 | 21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,433 | 46.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Boultham

Boultham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Coupland | 1,346 | 53.6 |
| | Independent | Malcolm Skeels | 613 | 24.4 |
| | Conservative | John Woolf | 550 | 21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 733 | 29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,509 | 46.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bracebridge

Bracebridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bud Robinson | 1,628 | 52.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Grice | 1,473 | 47.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,101 | 50.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Carholme

Carholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Karen Lee | 970 | 42.0 |
| | Conservative | Ann Duguid | 584 | 25.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Mappin | 459 | 19.9 |
| | Green | Nicola Watson | 299 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,312 | 45.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Morgan | 1,470 | 66.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Reeve | 749 | 33.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 721 | 32.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,219 | 47.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Glebe

Glebe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Metcalfe | 1,254 | 44.0 |
| | Lincoln Independent Alliance | George Spencer | 923 | 32.4 |
| | Conservative | Marion Mellows | 670 | 23.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,847 | 48.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Hartsholme

Hartsholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher Grimshaw | 1,563 | 51.4 |
| | Conservative | Philip Hubbard | 1,477 | 48.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,070 | 46.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Minster

Minster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Morris Cookson | 1,336 | 50.4 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Calvert | 1,313 | 49.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,649 | 51.6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Moorland

Moorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Ellis | 1,638 | 58.6 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Fraser | 1,157 | 41.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 481 | 17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,795 | 51.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Jackson | 1,066 | 52.9 |
| | Conservative | Barry Briggs | 590 | 29.3 |
| | Green | Kenneth Yates | 358 | 17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 | 23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,014 | 39.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |