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: