Election Name: | 2024 City of Lincoln Council election |
Country: | Lincolnshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Party Colour: | Labour |
Previous Election: | 2023 City of Lincoln Council election |
Previous Year: | 2023 |
Next Election: | 2026 City of Lincoln Council election |
Next Year: | 2026 |
Seats For Election: | 11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council |
Election Date: | 2 May 2024 |
Majority Seats: | 17 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 20 |
Seats1: | 8 |
Seats After1: | 23 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 8,196 |
Percentage1: | 45.0% |
Swing1: | -4.2 |
Leader1: | Ric Metcalfe |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 9 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seats After2: | 5 |
Seat Change2: | 4 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,853 |
Percentage2: | 21.1% |
Swing2: | -4.7 |
Leader2: | Thomas Dyer |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 4 |
Seats3: | 2 |
Seats After3: | 5 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 3,314 |
Percentage3: | 18.2% |
Swing3: | 1.5 |
Leader3: | Clare Smalley |
Map Size: | 300px |
Leader | |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
Before Election: | Ric Metcalfe |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Election: | Naomi Tweddle |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2024 City of Lincoln Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect 11 of the 33 members of City of Lincoln Council, being the usual third of the council. It took place on the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom.[1]
The council remained under Labour majority control at this election, with the party increasing their majority.[2] The leader of the council prior to the election, Ric Metcalfe, did not stand for re-election. After the election Labour chose Naomi Tweddle to be their new group leader. She was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 14 May 2024.[3]
Party | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 20 | |
Conservative | 9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 4 | |