2002 City of Lincoln Council election

2002 City of Lincoln Council election^[1][2][3]

2 May 2002
11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 29 4 Seats won 9 2 Seats after 27 6 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 8,502 6,082 Percentage 52.4% 37.5%
Map showing the results of the 2002 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows Conservative seats.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 27
• Conservative 6

Lincoln Local Election Result 2002

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	7	0	2	2	63.6	52.4	8,502
	Conservative	4	2	0	2	36.4	37.5	6,082
	Lincoln Independent Alliance	0	0	0		0	7.3	1,184
	Green	0	0	0		0	2.8	450

Boultham By-Election 11 July 2002^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		605	52.9	3.3
	Independent		273	23.9	5.0
	Conservative		265	23.2	0.0
Majority			332	29.0
Turnout			1,143	20.5
	Labour hold		Swing