2003 City of Lincoln Council election explained

Election Name:2003 City of Lincoln Council election[1] [2] [3]
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2002 City of Lincoln Council election
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2004 City of Lincoln Council election
Next Year:2004
Seats For Election:11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
Majority Seats:17
Election Date:1 May 2003
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:27
Seats1:11
Seats After1:27
Popular Vote1:14,382
Percentage1:51.5%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:6
Seats2:0
Seats After2:6
Popular Vote2:10,005
Percentage2:35.8%
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Labour
After Election:Labour

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.[4]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward results

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References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council compositions by year. The Elections Centre.
  2. Web site: Local Election Summaries 2003. The Elections Centre.
  3. Web site: Council by Council - Lincoln. BBC News. 2 November 2019.
  4. Web site: Postal voting is election's big winner . 2008-04-29 . 2003-05-02. BBC Online.