2015 City of Lincoln Council election
# 2015 City of Lincoln Council election

The 2015 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of City of Lincoln Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Overall results

The Labour Party retained its majority on the council, but lost one seat, leaving them with 26 seats to the Conservative Party's 7.

2015 City of Lincoln Council Election Result :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 8 | 0 | 1 | 72.7 | 39.9 | 16,211 | 5.2 |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.3 | 34.1 | 13,855 | 2.5 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 5,718 | 7.0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2,837 | 6.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1,711 | 4.1 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 330 | 1.2 |

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2011 election.

## Ward results

### Abbey

Abbey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Fay Smith | 1,730 | 42.9% |
| | Conservative | Yaroslav Pustarnakov | 1,034 | 25.7% |
| | UKIP | Chris Butler | 568 | 14.1% |
| | Green | James Bird | 417 | 10.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aarron Smith | 207 | 5.1% |
| | TUSC | Danny Wilkinson | 74 | 1.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,030 | 55.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Birchwood

Birchwood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Eddie Strengiel | 1,409 | 42.2% |
| | Labour | Paul Gowen | 1,185 | 35.5% |
| | UKIP | Tony Wells | 599 | 17.9% |
| | Green | John Radford | 147 | 4.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,340 | 55.3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Boultham

Boultham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gary Hewson | 1,596 | 44.8% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Reid | 1,110 | 31.1% |
| | UKIP | Tim Richens | 516 | 14.5% |
| | Green | Ryan Brown | 184 | 5.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Pepper | 160 | 4.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,566 | 62.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bracebridge

Bracebridge :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wilson | 1,603 | 41.2% |
| | Labour | Jane Loffhagen | 1,220 | 31.3% |
| | UKIP | Barry Stonham | 666 | 17.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gaskell | 236 | 6.1% |
| | Green | Lee Thomas | 169 | 4.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,894 | 66.8% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

Note: This Bracebridge ward seat had been won by the Conservatives the last time it was contested in 2011, but was gained by Labour in a by-election in 2013.

### Carholme

Carholme :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Neil Murray | 2,436 | 44.3% |
| | Conservative | Jamie Bartch | 1,466 | 26.7% |
| | Green | Judith Coops | 713 | 13.0% |
| | UKIP | Mike Wilkinson | 437 | 7.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natasha Chapman | 356 | 6.5% |
| | TUSC | Nick Parker | 91 | 1.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,499 | 66.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Castle

Castle :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Donald Nannestad | 1,553 | 41.2% |
| | Conservative | Alex Hanney | 1,191 | 31.6% |
| | UKIP | David Warde | 498 | 13.2% |
| | Green | Richard Leedham-Green | 283 | 7.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Shaw | 190 | 5.0% |
| | TUSC | Michael Hancock | 51 | 1.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,766 | 61.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Glebe

Glebe :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Patrick Vaughan | 1,205 | 40.2% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Bodger | 1,049 | 35.0% |
| | UKIP | Max Smith | 439 | 14.6% |
| | Green | Norman Haigh | 141 | 4.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Carnie | 122 | 4.1% |
| | TUSC | Keri Lowe | 42 | 1.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,998 | 54.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Hartsholme

Hartsholme :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ron Hills | 1,642 | 46.6% |
| | Labour | Biff Bean | 1,065 | 30.2% |
| | UKIP | Nicola Smith | 566 | 16.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Atkinson | 137 | 3.9% |
| | Green | Peaceful Warrior | 114 | 3.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,524 | 66.9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Minster

Minster :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Carol Daniel | 1,497 | 40.4% |
| | Conservative | David Gratrick | 1,426 | 38.5% |
| | UKIP | Elaine Warde | 486 | 13.1% |
| | Green | Timothy Taylor | 262 | 7.1% |
| | TUSC | Gavyn Graham | 35 | 0.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,706 | 63.3% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Moorland

Moorland :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Bob Bushell | 1,403 | 41.7% |
| | Conservative | David Denman | 1,200 | 35.7% |
| | UKIP | Kevin Harrington | 501 | 14.9% |
| | Green | James Grigg | 134 | 4.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Pepper | 125 | 3.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,363 | 58.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Park

Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Chris Burke | 1,321 | 44.4% |
| | Conservative | Tracy Talavia | 725 | 24.4% |
| | UKIP | Hannah Smith | 442 | 14.9% |
| | Green | Kenneth Yates | 273 | 9.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Baker | 178 | 6.0% |
| | TUSC | Vince Williams | 37 | 1.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,976 | 52.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
