# 2012 City of Lincoln Council election

The 2012 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect one-third of the members of City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, for a 4-year term of office. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2012 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.

## Summary

The Labour Party retained overall control of the council with an increased majority, gaining 7 seats from the Conservatives who retained a single contested seat. No other party won any seats and the Liberal Democrats were out-polled by the UKIP and lost their sole councillor. After the election the party representation was Labour Party 24 and Conservative Party (UK) 8; Others 1.
From the comments of the party leaders, it appears that significant numbers of Conservative voters withheld their support and the Conservatives also blamed the intervention of UKIP candidates.

## Candidates

Labour and Conservative candidates contested every ward.

## Election results

Lincoln Council Election Results 2012 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 90.9 | 50.5 | 8,823 | 17.9 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9.1 | 32.2 | 5,618 | 11.3 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 7.7 | 1,347 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 1,197 | 7.9 |
| | TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.4 | 423 | New |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 49 | 5.3 |
| Total | Total | 11 | | | | | | 17,457 | |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2008 election.

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kath Brothwell | 892 | 57.3% |
| | Conservative | Laura Goodliffe | 386 | 24.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natasha Chapman | 141 | 9.1% |
| | TUSC | Gavyn Graham | 139 | 8.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | 32.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,558 | 23.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Birchwood

Boultham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rosanne Kirk | 686 | 45.0% |
| | Conservative | John Metcalfe | 467 | 30.6% |
| | UKIP | Tony Wells | 287 | 18.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Charters | 85 | 5.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 14.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,525 | 25.2% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Boultham

Boultham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gill Clayton-Hewson | 885 | 52.9% |
| | Conservative | Carly Sharples | 530 | 31.7% |
| | UKIP | Nick Smith | 183 | 10.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Pepper | 74 | 4.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 21.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,672 | 30.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bracebridge

Bracebridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Bilton | 719 | 41.2% |
| | Conservative | Marc Jones | 712 | 40.8% |
| | UKIP | Callum Newton | 183 | 10.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Pepper | 82 | 4.7% |
| | BNP | Dean Lowther | 49 | 2.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,745 | 30.4% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Carholme

Carholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tony Speakman | 1,042 | 55.7% |
| | Conservative | Vasos Melides | 413 | 22.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Harding-Price | 173 | 9.2% |
| | UKIP | Ollie Foster | 138 | 7.4% |
| | TUSC | Nick Parker | 106 | 5.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 629 | 33.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,872 | 23.6% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jim Hanrahan | 1,007 | 64.1% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Barham | 423 | 26.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Shaw | 142 | 9.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 | 37.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,572 | 26.4% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Glebe

Minster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jackie Kirk | 731 | 52.3% |
| | Conservative | David Denman | 500 | 35.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Harding-Price | 168 | 12.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 16.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,399 | 26.3% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Hartsholme

Longdales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Kerry | 672 | 45.6% |
| | Labour | Sean Burke | 442 | 30.0% |
| | UKIP | Jane Smith | 259 | 17.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Charters | 102 | 6.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 15.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,475 | 27.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Minster

Tritton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sue Burke | 909 | 48.4% |
| | Conservative | Sandra Gratrick | 684 | 36.4% |
| | UKIP | Ken Pratt | 173 | 9.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aidan Turner | 72 | 3.8% |
| | TUSC | Emma-Jayne Woodhall | 41 | 2.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 12.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,879 | 32.3% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Moorland

Moorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Adrianna Ellis | 836 | 51.9% |
| | Conservative | Keith Weaver | 634 | 39.3% |
| | TUSC | Karen Williams | 78 | 4.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Heathorn | 64 | 4.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 12.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,612 | 28.3% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brent Charlesworth | 674 | 58.7% |
| | Conservative | Graham Kent | 197 | 17.2% |
| | UKIP | Joe Harrison | 124 | 10.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Cullen | 94 | 8.2% |
| | TUSC | Lucy Bland | 59 | 5.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 41.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,148 | 22.6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## By-elections between 2012 and 2014

Bracebridge By-Election 22 August 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Katie Vause | 577 | 38.7% | 2.5 |
| | Conservative | David Denman | 480 | 32.2% | 8.6 |
| | UKIP | Elaine Elizabeth Warde | 345 | 32.1% | 12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross David Pepper | 75 | 5.0% | 0.3 |
| | TUSC | Karen Elizabeth Williams | 14 | 0.9% | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 6.5% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,491 | 26% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |