1997 Lincolnshire County Council election

1997 Lincolnshire County Council election

1 May 1997
All 76 seats to Lincolnshire County Council 39 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats before 31 25 Seats won 42 19 Seat change 11 6   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Seats before 15 5 Seats won 11 4 Seat change 4 1
Map of the results of the election in each division. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

The 1997 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 1 May 1997, the same day as the general election. The whole council of 76 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party making significant gains and regaining control of the council, winning 42 seats.

Results by division

Each electoral division returned one county councillor. The candidate elected to the council in each electoral division is shown in the table below.

Electoral Division		Party	Councillor	Votes
	Alford & Spilsby	Conservative	M. Kennedy	1,945
	Alford Coast	Conservative	G. Wilson	2,026
	Bardney & Cherry Willingham	Independent	C. Greenaway	1,953
	Bassingham Rural	Conservative	W. Wyrill	2,610
	Billinghay & Cranwell	Conservative	P. Bradwell	1,846
	Birchwood	Labour	B. Fippard	3,607
	Bolingbroke Castle	Conservative	I. Simons	2,169
	Boston Rural South	Independent	J. Smith	3,324
	Boston West	Liberal Democrat	C. Tebbs	1,631
	Boultham	Labour	A. Knox	2,133
	Bourne Abbey	Independent	J. Kirkman	1,633
	Bourne Castle	Conservative	I. Croft	3,640
	Caenby	Conservative	C. Ireland	2,544
	Carholme	Labour	R. Parker	1,801
	Cliff	Conservative	C. Talbot	2,028
	Coastal	Conservative	B. Powell	2,006
	Crowland Rural	Conservative	W. Speechley	2,622
	Devon & St. Johns	Conservative	R. Welby	1,075
	Donington Rural	Independent	S. Whyles	1,611
	Earlesfield	Labour	A. Davidson	1,272
	East Elloe	Conservative	J. Fisher	3,161
	Fenside	Labour	F. Gilchrist	1,714
	Folkingham Rural	Conservative	M. Hill	2,705
	Gainsborough East	Liberal Democrat	R. Rainsforth	1,490
	Gainsborough North	Liberal Democrat	L. Bradley	1,225
	Gainsborough South	Liberal Democrat	D. Lomas	1,258
	Gainsborough Rural North	Liberal Democrat	M. French	2,089
	Gainsborough Rural South	Conservative	B. Knight	1,752
	Grantham North	Conservative	H. Wheat	2,690
	Grantham South	Conservative	E. Chapman	1,536
	Grantham West	Conservative	G. Foster	3,494
	Grimsthorpe	Conservative	T. Trollope-Bellew	2,032
	Harrowby	Labour	C. Wells	1,004
	Holbeach	Conservative	J. Taylor	2,330
	Holbeach Fen	Conservative	D. Mawby	2,286
	Horncastle & Tetford	Liberal Democrat	F. Martin	2,188
	Hough	Conservative	N. Spencer-Gregson	2,327
	Hykeham Forum	Liberal Democrat	G. Witney	1,547
	Lincoln Abbey	Labour	L. Rooney	1,961
	Lincoln Bracebridge	Labour	S. Taylor	2,578
	Lincoln Castle	Labour	A. Morgan	2,313
	Lincoln Moorland	Labour	G. Ellis	2,234
	Lincoln Park	Labour	N. Jackson	2,057
	Longdales	Labour	N. Murray	2,228
	Louth Marsh	Conservative	J. Libell	2,303
	Louth North	Liberal Democrat	C. Finch	1,423
	Louth Rural North	Conservative	J. Johnson	2,212
	Louth South	Labour	D. Bolland	1,683
	Louth Wolds	Conservative	S. Roy	1,604
	Mablethorpe	Liberal Democrat	M. Morgan	2,961
	Metheringham	Conservative	R. Kendrick	1,821
	Minster	Labour	P. Metcalfe	3,238
	Nettleham & Saxilby	Liberal Democrat	S. Turner	2,266
	North East Kesteven	Conservative	W. Bliss	3,017
	North Wolds	Conservative	A. Turner	2,752
	Rasen Wolds	Conservative	L. Wilson	2,722
	Skegness North	Labour	M. Anderson	2,803
	Skegness South	Conservative	D. Edginton	1,777
	Skellingthorpe & Hykeham South	Conservative	R. Yates	1,853
	Skirbeck	Labour	P. Kenny	1,960
	Sleaford	Labour	D. Romney	2,430
	Sleaford Rural North	Conservative	D. Moor	2,079
	Sleaford Rural South	Conservative	B. Young	1,975
	Spalding Abbey	Conservative	P. Buffham	1,698
	Spalding East & Weston	Conservative	E. Poll	1,346
	Spalding North West	Conservative	C. Fisher	2,631
	Stamford North	Labour	P. Keddell	1,740
	Stamford South	Conservative	C. Helstrip	3,107
	Tattershall Castle	Conservative	B. Harvey	2,466
	The Deepings	Conservative	P. Robinson	3,430
	Tritton	Labour	R. Coupland	1,839
	Wainfleet & Burgh	Liberal Democrat	J. Dodsworth	2,385
	West Elloe	Conservative	P. Bray	1,895
	Witham	Conservative	M. Wright	2,194
	Woodhall Spa & Wragby	Conservative	D. Hoyes	2,544
	Wyberton	Conservative	H. Judge	1,731