Lincoln residents go to the polls on May 3 to elect 11 councillors to represent them.
Ahead of election day, The Lincolnite spoke to representatives from the four parties fielding candidates in all wards (Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats and Green).
The representatives were city council leader Ric Metcalfe (Labour), opposition group leader Ron Hills (Conservative), Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson Caroline Kenyon and former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett.
The interviews focused on each party’s views on main issues facing Lincoln over the next few years such as government funding, congestion, health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness.
City of Lincoln Council is Labour controlled, with the party holding 26 of the 33 seats, with six Conservatives and one Independent.
Even if Labour loses all nine seats it is defending, it will still retain overall control of the council.
Below is a list of candidates for each ward in full. The party defending each ward is highlighted in bold:
Abbey
Bill Bilton – Labour (Councillor Pete West is not standing for re-election)
Richard Butroid – Conservative
Edward Francis – Green
Clare Smalley – Liberal Democrat
Birchwood
Alan Briggs – Conservative
Adam Carnie – Liberal Democrat
Paul Gowen – Labour and Co-operative
Ben Loryman – Green
Elaine Warde – UKIP
Boultham
Kian Hearnshaw – Liberal Democrat
Gary Hewson – Labour and Co-operative
Simon Pouncey – Conservative
Simon Tooke – Green
Carholme
James Brown – Liberal Democrat
Andrew Dunn – UKIP
Laura McWilliams – Labour and Co-operative (Councillor Tony Speakman is not standing for re-election)
Kateryna Salvador – Conservative
Nicola Watson – Green
Castle
Lynne Allison – Green
Diana Catton – Liberal Democrat
Tom Roche – Conservative
Loraine Woolley – Labour
Glebe
Jenine Butroid – Conservative
Stephen Lonsdale – Liberal Democrat
Fiona McKenna – Green
Pat Vaughan – Labour
Hartsholme
Liz Bushell – Labour
Jamie Gurden – Liberal Democrat
Andy Kerry – Conservative
John Radford – Green
Minster
Ivan Chafen – Green
Rebecca Longbottom – Labour
Liz Maxwell – Independent (Councillor Maxwell was elected as a Labour candidate in 2016 but is now standing as an Independent)
Nicole Pouncey – Liberal Democrat
Christopher Reid – Conservative
Moorland
Sharon Longthorne – Conservative
Adrianna McNulty – Labour
Christopher Padley – Green
Ross Pepper – Liberal Democrat
Park
Natasha Chapman – Liberal Democrat
Sally Horscroft – Green
Helena Mair – Labour
Oliver Peeke – Conservative
Tony Todd – UKIP
Witham
George Hill – Liberal Democrat
Jane Loffhagen – Labour
Michele Servaud – Green
Hilton Spratt – Conservative
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