2001 Lincolnshire County Council election explained

Election Name:2001 Lincolnshire County Council election
Country:Lincolnshire
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:1997 Lincolnshire County Council election
Previous Year:1997
Next Election:2005 Lincolnshire County Council election
Next Year:2005
Seats For Election:All 77 seats to Lincolnshire County Council
Majority Seats:39
Election Date:7 June 2001
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before1:42
Seats1:49
Seat Change1:7
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before2:19
Seats2:21
Seat Change2:2
Party4:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before4:11
Seats4:4
Seat Change4:7
Party5:Independent (politician)
Seats Before5:4
Seats5:3
Seat Change5:1
Map Size:360px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative
After Election:Conservative

The 2001 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 7 June 2001, the same day as the general election. Boundary changes to the electoral divisions of the county took effect at this election, with the number of seats increased by 1. The whole council of 77 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party retaining control of the council, winning 49 seats.[1]

Results by division

Each electoral division returned one county councillor. The candidate elected to the council in each electoral division is shown in the table below. "Unopposed" indicates that the councillor was elected unopposed.[1]

Electoral DivisionPartyCouncillorVotes
Alford & SuttonConservativeM. Kennedy1,650
Ancholme CliffConservativeC. Strange1,837
Bardney & Cherry WillinghamConservativeI. Fleetwood2,078
Bassingham RuralConservativeW. Wyrill2,204
Billinghay & MetheringhamConservativeP. Bradwell1,976
Boston CoastalConservativeB. Powell1,724
Boston EastLabourP. Kenny2,069
Boston FishtoftConservativeH. Judge1,823
Boston North WestLabourF. Gilchrist1,741
Boston RuralConservativeR. Day2,270
Boston SouthConservativeT. Taylor1,518
Boston WestLabourP. Goodale1,228
Bourne AbbeyIndependentJ. Kirkman1,566
Bourne CastleConservativeI. Croft2,103
Bracebridge Heath & WaddingtonConservativeC.A. Talbot2,460
Branston & NavenbyIndependentM. Overton1,695
Colsterworth RuralConservativeE. Chapman1,979
Crowland & WhaplodeConservativeW. Speechley2,527
Deeping St. JamesLabourP. Dilks1,954
Donington RuralIndependentS. Whyles2,179
Folkingham RuralConservativeM. Hill2,550
Gainsborough HillLiberal DemocratM. Tinker2,236
Gainsborough Rural SouthConservativeB. Knight2,259
Gainsborough TrentLiberal DemocratP. O'Connor1,420
Grantham BarrowbyLabourA. Davidson1,848
Grantham EastLabourC. Wells2,158
Grantham NorthConservativeH. Wheat2,410
Grantham North WestConservativeE. Chapman1,321
Grantham SouthLabourM. Williams1,455
Heighington & WashingboroughConservativeW. Bliss1,839
HolbeachConservativeJ. TaylorUnopposed
Holbeach RuralConservativeW. Webb2,369
Horncastle & TetfordConservativeW. Aron2,337
HoughConservativeM. Spencer-Gregson2,820
Hykeham ForumLiberal DemocratJ. Marriott1,626
Ingoldmells RuralConservativeG. Wilson1,997
Lincoln BirchwoodLabourB. Flippard1,408
Lincoln BoulthamLabourT. Rook2,057
Lincoln BracebridgeLabourB. Robinson2,189
Lincoln EastLabourR. Renshaw1,950
Lincoln GlebeLabourA. Taylor1,671
Lincoln HartsholmeLabourR. Coupland2,173
Lincoln MoorlandLabourG. Ellis1,980
Lincoln NorthLabourL. Burke2,490
Lincoln ParkLabourN. Jackson1,537
Lincoln WestLabourR. Parker2,134
Louth MarshConservativeJ. Libell2,242
Louth NorthConservativeP. Watson1,052
Louth Rural NorthConservativeJ. Johnson2,046
Louth SouthLabourJ. Hough1,728
Louth WoldsConservativeS. Roy1,934
MablethorpeLabourA. Howard1,418
Market & West DeepingConservativeP. Robinson1,741
Market Rasen WoldsConservativeB. Thoebald1,419
Nettleham & SaxilbyLiberal DemocratR. Sellars2,124
North WoldsConservativeA. Turner2,398
Ruskington & CranwellConservativeI. Cartwright2,113
Scotter RuralConservativeC. Underwood-Frost1,810
Skegness NorthLabourM. Anderson2,116
Skegness SouthConservativeD. Edginton1,616
Skellingthorpe & Hykeham SouthConservativeR. Yates1,605
SleafordConservativeD. Dickinson1,390
Sleaford Rural SouthConservativeB. Young2,783
Sleaford West & LeasinghamConservativeB. Singleton1,792
Spalding East & MoultonConservativeE. Poll2,720
Spalding ElloeConservativeP. Bray2,247
Spalding SouthConservativeN. Carter2,242
Spalding WestConservativeC. Fisher2,269
Spilsby FenConservativeI. Stimson1,391
Stamford NorthLabourC. Wood1,679
Stamford RuralConservativeT. Trollope-Bellew2,455
Stamford WestConservativeC. Helstrip1,338
Sutton ElloeConservativeJ. Fisher2,537
Tattershall CastleConservativeB. Harvey2,361
Wainfleet & BurghConservativeN. Cooper1,658
Welton RuralConservativeC. Ireland2,493
Woodhall Spa & WragbyConservativeD. Hoyes2,632

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lincolnshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009. Elections Centre. 28 September 2016.