1979 City of Lincoln Council election

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Election held in City of Lincoln Council in 1979

1979 City of Lincoln Council election[1][2]
All 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Democratic Labour
Last election 12 0 17
Seats won 21 9 3
Seat change Increase8 Increase9 Decrease14
Popular vote 16,796 14,516 7,462
Percentage 41.2% 35.6% 18.3%
City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1979.svg

Map showing the results the 1979 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives and orange shows Democratic Labour seats. Striped wards indicate wards with mixed representation.

The 1979 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 1979. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries.[3] The entire council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Democratic Labour Party.

Overall results[edit]

Ward results[edit]

Abbey (3 seats)[edit]

Birchwood (3 seats)[edit]

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Location of Birchwood ward

Boultham (3 seats)[edit]

Location of Boultham ward

Bracebridge (3 seats)[edit]

Location of Bracebridge ward

Carholme (3 seats)[edit]

Location of Carholme ward

Castle (3 seats)[edit]

Longdales (3 seats)[edit]

Location of Longdales ward

Minster (3 seats)[edit]

Moorland (3 seats)[edit]

Location of Moorland ward

Park (3 seats)[edit]

Tritton (3 seats)[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^

    “Council compositions by year”. The Elections Centre.

  2. ^ “Local Election Summaries 1979”. The Elections Centre.
  3. ^ The City of Lincoln (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k “City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012”. Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. ^ “Councillors – Minster ward”. Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. ^ “Councillors – Park ward”. Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.



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