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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 | |
References
- ^ "Lincolnshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
