1990 City of Lincoln Council election
# 1990 City of Lincoln Council election

The 1990 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 1990. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of which were last contested in 1986. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

## Overall results

1990 City of Lincoln Council Election :

| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 65.5 | 20,103 | 7.5 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 28.1 | 8,625 | 7.3 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.5 | 1,695 | New |
| | Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 119 | New |
| | SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 100 | New |
| | APT | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 50 | New |
| Total | Total | 11 | | | | | | 30,692 | |

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1986 election.

## Ward results

### Abbey

Abbey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | F. Martin | 1,724 | 75.0% |
| | Conservative | R. Boden | 348 | 15.1% |
| | Green | T. Jones | 227 | 9.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Birchwood

Boultham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | B. Freeborough | 2,430 | 58.8% |
| | Conservative | J. Newton | 1,701 | 41.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Boultham

Boultham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | P. Archer | 1,749 | 71.8% |
| | Conservative | P. Issac | 428 | 17.6% |
| | Green | S. Brown | 260 | 10.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bracebridge

Bracebridge :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Bud Robinson | 1,874 | 65.8% |
| | Conservative | R. Meads | 976 | 34.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Carholme

Carholme :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | L. Vaisey | 1,721 | 62.3% |
| | Conservative | B. Browne | 677 | 24.5% |
| | Green | I. McPherson | 366 | 13.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Castle

Castle :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | H. Bunnage | 1,957 | 70.5% |
| | Conservative | M. Mellows | 555 | 20.0% |
| | Green | D. Kane | 264 | 9.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Longdales

Longdales :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | N. Haigh | 1,686 | 53.7% |
| | Conservative | N. McDonald | 1,173 | 37.4% |
| | Green | S. McGinty | 129 | 4.1% |
| | SDP | B. Smith | 100 | 3.2% |
| | APT | P. North | 50 | 1.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.7% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Minster

Minster :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Richard Metcalfe | 2,199 | 61.3% |
| | Conservative | J. Frost | 1,071 | 29.8% |
| | Green | M. Watkins | 319 | 8.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Moorland

Moorland :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Ellis | 1,674 | 64.4% |
| | Conservative | D. Browne | 927 | 35.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Park

Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Adelle Ellis | 1,404 | 70.7% |
| | Conservative | M. Kay | 333 | 16.8% |
| | Green | K. Yates | 130 | 6.5% |
| | Independent Liberal | D. Webb | 119 | 6.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Tritton

Tritton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | C. Meanwell | 1,685 | 79.4% |
| | Conservative | P. Farrow | 436 | 20.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
