Abbey (Lincoln ward)

Human settlement in England

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward

Abbey

Location within Lincolnshire

Population| 10,664 (2019)[1]
District|

* Lincoln

Ceremonial county|

* Lincolnshire

Region|

* East Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
UK Parliament|

* Lincoln

Councillors|

* Clare Smalley (Liberal Democrat)
* Martin Christopher (Liberal Democrat)
* Natasha Chapman (Liberal Democrat)

List of places

England
Lincolnshire

53°14′06″N 0°31′16″W﻿ / ﻿53.235°N 0.521°W﻿ / 53.235; -0.521

Lincoln Abbey Ward is one of eleven electoral districts within the city of Lincoln, England. As of 2023, the Liberal Democrats control all three seats in the ward having first taken a seat in the 2021 local elections being the first time a non-Labour Party candidate had won a seat in the ward since 1979.

The wards boundaries are divided between two Lincolnshire County Council wards, St. Giles in the north and Park in the south who respectively have elected a Conservative and Labour County Councillor.

## Geography

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The ward encompasses a large part of the east of Lincoln, stretching from Danesgate near the centre of town, up part of Lindum Hill, along Monks, Greetwell and Wragby Road, ending at the Carlton Centre bordering West Lindsay. It contains the County Hospital, Lincoln Prison, Greetwell Hollow Nature Reserve, The Usher Art Gallery and the Museum as well as the City of Lincoln Arboretum and the old ruins of an abbey located on Monks Road. Furthermore, there are two schools for Primary and Secondary education in the ward; Monks Abbey School and Lincoln Carlton Academy as well as Lincoln College on the west end of Monks Road.

Abbey ward contains several areas of high deprivation, with an area in the south of the ward covering Cannon and Croft Street ranking in the top 5% in the UK for economic deprivation[2] with 25.7% of children in poverty.

Approximately 9.4% of 16-18 year olds not in education, employment or training, the second highest in the city[3] and the ward has the highest unemployment rate of all electoral wards in the city, at 10.8%.

## Councillors

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Abbey is represented in Westminster by Karl McCartney MP for Lincoln .[4]

The ward is represented on the City of Lincoln Council by three councillors: Clare Smalley, Martin Christopher and Natasha Chapman. Each of the three were elected in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 local elections respectively, with the latter two defeating incumbent Labour Councillors.

Election | Councillor |

|
|

2016 |  | K. Brothwell (Labour Party)
F. Smith (Labour Party)
P. West (Labour Party)
2018 |  | B. Bilton (Labour Party)
2019 |  | J. Loffhagen (Labour Party)
2021 |  | C. Smalley (Liberal Democrat)
2022 |  | M. Christopher (Liberal Democrat)
2023 |  | N. Chapman (Liberal Democrat)

## Electoral history

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### 2020s

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2023 City of Lincoln Council election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Natasha Chapman  | 1,028  | 56.4  |  6.3
| Labour | Jane Loffhagen  | 493  | 27.0  |  1.1
| Conservative | Roger Hansard  | 154  | 8.4  |  0.8
| Green | Seamus Murray  | 92  | 5.0  |  5.0
| Reform UK | Benjamin Jackson  | 57  | 3.1  |  3.1
Majority  | 535  | 29.4  |
Turnout | 1,824  | 29.8  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  2.6  |

2022 City of Lincoln Council election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Martin Christopher  | 1,220  | 62.7  |  13.1
| Labour | Bill Bilton  | 546  | 28.1  |  0.1
| Conservative | Roger Hansard  | 180  | 9.2  |  6.3
Majority  | 674  | 34.6  |
Turnout | 1,946  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  6.5  |

2021 City of Lincoln Council election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Liberal Democrats | Clare Smalley  | 974  | 49.6  |  24.8
| Labour | Val Moore  | 549  | 28.0  |  22.7
| Conservative | Roger Hansard  | 305  | 15.5  |  2.0
| Green | Kenneth Yates  | 99  | 5.0  |  6.1
| Reform UK | Donald Penman  | 36  | 1.8  |  1.8
Majority  | 425  | 21.6  |
Turnout | 1,963  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  23.8  |

### 2010s

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2019 City of Lincoln Council election[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | Jane Loffhagen  | 679  | 42
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Smalley  | 478  | 29
| Conservative | Adam Clegg  | 260  | 16
| Green | Edward Francis  | 214  | 13
Majority  | 201  | 13
Turnout | 28.27  |
| Labour hold

2018 City of Lincoln Council election[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | Bill Bilton  | 850  | 52.0
| Conservative | Richard Butroid  | 348  | 21.3
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Smalley  | 311  | 19.0
| Green | Edward Evelyn Francis  | 126  | 7.7
Majority  | 502  | 30.7
Turnout | 28%  |
| Labour hold

2016 City of Lincoln Council election (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | Kathleen Brothwell  | 877  | 19.3%
| Labour | Fay Smith  | 833  | 18.3%
| Labour | Peter West  | 790  | 17.4%
| Conservative | Graham Bratby  | 381  | 8.4%
| Conservative | Douglas Collison  | 303  | 6.7%
| Conservative | Caleb Harris  | 286  | 6.3%
| UKIP | Chris Butler  | 271  | 6.0%
| Green | Kenneth Yates  | 247  | 5.4%
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Smalley  | 191  | 4.2%
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Brown  | 188  | 4.1%
| TUSC | Nick Parker  | 64  | 1.4%
| TUSC | Gavyn Graham  | 61  | 1.3%
| TUSC | Jac Green  | 54  | 1.2%
Turnout | 4,546  |
| Labour win (new seat)
| Labour win (new seat)
| Labour win (new seat)

2015 City of Lincoln Council election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
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| Labour | Fay Smith  | 1,730  | 42.9%
| Conservative | Yaroslav Pustarnakov  | 1,034  | 25.7%
| UKIP | Chris Butler  | 568  | 14.1%
| Green | James Bird  | 417  | 10.3%
| Liberal Democrats | Aarron Smith  | 207  | 5.1%
| TUSC | Danny Wilkinson  | 74  | 1.8%
Turnout | 4,030  | 55.9%
| Labour hold

2014 City of Lincoln Council election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | Peter West  | 744  | 43.2%
| UKIP | Chris Butler  | 385  | 22.3%
| Conservative | Christopher Reid  | 364  | 21.1%
| Liberal Democrats | Heather Cullen  | 138  | 8.0%
| TUSC | Nick Parker  | 93  | 5.4%
Majority  | 359  | 20.9%
Turnout | 1,724  |
| Labour hold

2012 City of Lincoln Council election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
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| Labour | Kath Brothwell  | 892  | 57.3%
| Conservative | Laura Goodliffe  | 386  | 24.8%
| Liberal Democrats | Natasha Chapman  | 141  | 9.1%
| TUSC | Gavyn Graham  | 139  | 8.9%
Majority  | 506  | 32.5%
Turnout | 1,558  | 23.4%
| Labour hold

2011 City of Lincoln Council election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Fay Smith  | 1,052  | 48.3%
| Conservative | Barry Reeves  | 619  | 28.4%
| Liberal Democrats | Charly Harding-Price  | 236  | 10.8%
| UKIP | Pat Nurse  | 151  | 6.9%
| TUSC | Richard Steven Banks  | 120  | 5.5%
Majority  | 433  | 19.9%
Turnout | 2,178  | 31.16%
| Labour hold

2010 City of Lincoln Council election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
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| Labour | Peter West  | 1,438  | 37.0%
| Conservative | James Clarkson  | 1,155  | 29.7%
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Holden  | 1,018  | 26.2%
| UKIP | Pat Nurse  | 207  | 5.3%
| TUSC | Richard Banks  | 71  | 1.8%
Majority  | 283  | 7.3%
Turnout | 3,889  | 55.5%
| Labour hold

### 2000s

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2008 City of Lincoln Council election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
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| Labour | Kath Brothwell  | 657  | 40.0%
| Conservative | Cordelia McCartney  | 625  | 38.1%
| Liberal Democrats | Heather Cullen  | 259  | 15.8%
| UKIP | Carol Pearson  | 101  | 6.2%
Majority  | 32  | 1.9%
Turnout | 1,642  | 25.2%
| Labour hold

## References

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1. ^ "Office for National Statistics". Retrieved 15 March 2024.
2. ^ "Lincoln Drivers Report (2011)" (PDF). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
3. ^ "The Lincolnite". Retrieved 15 March 2024.
4. ^ "Mr Karl McCartney MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
5. ^ Daniel Jaines (3 May 2019). "In full: How Lincolnshire voted in the 2019 local election". Lincolnshire Reporter. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
6. ^ "Election results for Abbey". City of Lincoln Council.