1985 Lincolnshire County Council election

1985 Lincolnshire County Council election

2 May 1985
All 76 seats to Lincolnshire County Council 39 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Alliance Labour Seats before 42 12 13 Seats won 39 20 14 Seat change 3 8 1   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent RA Seats before 9 0 Seats won 2 1 Seat change 7 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 Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1985 Lincolnshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 2 May 1985. The whole council of 76 members was up for election and the election resulted in the Conservative Party retaining control of the council with a majority of 2, winning 39 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	1,194
	Alford Coast	Conservative	J. Martin	885
	Bardney & Cherry Willingham	SDP–Liberal Alliance	P. Dodds	924
	Bassingham Rural	Conservative	W. Wyrill	1,545
	Billinghay & Cranwell	Conservative	Z. Scoley	1,250
	Birchwood	Labour	P. Robinson	1,083
	Bolingbroke Castle	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J. Dyde	1,171
	Boston Rural South	Conservative	J. Smith	1,344
	Boston West	SDP–Liberal Alliance	T. Cummings	1,102
	Boultham	Labour	L. Wells	1,110
	Bourne Abbey	Conservative	D. Fisher	841
	Bourne Castle	Conservative	I. Croft	1,026
	Caenby	Conservative	R. Eley	1,488
	Carholme	Conservative	S. Campbell	953
	Cliff	Conservative	W. Rawson	1,177
	Coastal	Independent	J. Hildred	921
	Crowland Rural	Conservative	W. Speechley	1,230
	Devon & St. Johns	Conservative	E. Chapman	879
	Donington Rural	Conservative	S. Bingham	1,287
	Earlesfield	Labour	J. Chadwick	822
	East Elloe	Residents' association	J. Fisher	1,727
	Fenside	Labour	J. Lowery	1,037
	Folkingham Rural	Conservative	B. Lee	1,160
	Gainsborough East	SDP–Liberal Alliance	R. Rainsforth	993
	Gainsborough North	SDP–Liberal Alliance	W. Craigs	610
	Gainsborough South	SDP–Liberal Alliance	D. Lomas	717
	Gainsborough Rural North	SDP–Liberal Alliance	M. French	1,445
	Gainsborough Rural South	Independent	J. Westgarth	1,347
	Grantham North	Conservative	M. Spencer-Gregson	1,555
	Grantham South	Conservative	H. Nadin	1,259
	Grantham West	Conservative	G. Foster	1,328
	Grimsthorpe	Conservative	D. Fletcher	1,129
	Harrowby	Labour	E. Davies	1,205
	Holbeach	SDP–Liberal Alliance	C. Pearl	640
	Holbeach Fen	Conservative	D. Mawby	1,109
	Horncastle & Tetford	Conservative	F. Cupit	1,152
	Hough	Conservative	P. Newton	1,247
	Hykeham Forum	Conservative	P. Gaul	1,091
	Lincoln Abbey	Labour	J. Robertson	1,520
	Lincoln Bracebridge	Conservative	E. Jenkins	1,259
	Lincoln Castle	Labour	J. Ward	1,445
	Lincoln Moorland	Labour	N. Baldock	984
	Lincoln Park	Labour	A. McFarlane	1,163
	Longdales	Labour	G. Burrell	1,282
	Louth Marsh	Conservative	J. Libell	1,092
	Louth North	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J. Sellick	1,410
	Louth Rural North	Conservative	J. Johnson	878
	Louth South	SDP–Liberal Alliance	M. Birmingham	1,452
	Louth Wolds	Conservative	C. Turner	1,032
	Mablethorpe	SDP–Liberal Alliance	W. Baker	1,766
	Metheringham	Conservative	E. Powditch	796
	Minster	Labour	P. Metcalfe	1,724
	Nettleham & Saxilby	SDP–Liberal Alliance	S. Turner	1,427
	North East Kesteven	Conservative	P. Richardson	1,420
	North Wolds	Conservative	V. Hudson	1,357
	Rasen Wolds	Conservative	L. Wilson	1,361
	Skegness North	SDP–Liberal Alliance	H. Fianlight	941
	Skegness South	SDP–Liberal Alliance	K. Holland	995
	Skellingthorpe & Hykeham South	Conservative	B. Gledhill	1,058
	Skirbeck	Labour	B. Bisby	793
	Sleaford	Labour	J. Pratt	1,418
	Sleaford Rural North	Conservative	D. Monk	1,465
	Sleaford Rural South	SDP–Liberal Alliance	L. Pinchbeck	1,355
	Spalding Abbey	Conservative	D. Gutteridge	686
	Spalding East & Weston	Conservative	R. King	1,011
	Spalding North West	SDP–Liberal Alliance	A. Newton	1,066
	Stamford North	Conservative	W. Simpson	763
	Stamford South	SDP–Liberal Alliance	M. Belton	1,440
	Tattershall Castle	Conservative	B. Harvey	1,198
	The Deepings	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J. Anderson	2,349
	Tritton	Labour	I. Goldingson	1,089
	Wainfleet & Burgh	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J. Dodsworth	1,271
	West Elloe	Conservative	G. Walker	1,055
	Witham	Conservative	M. Giles	1,026
	Woodhall Spa & Wragby	Conservative	D. Hoyes	1,315
	Wyberton	SDP–Liberal Alliance	K. Ward	1,099