2009 Lincolnshire County Council election

2009 Lincolnshire County Council election

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All 77 seats to Lincolnshire County Council
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 45 8
Seats won 60 5
Seat change Increase15 Decrease3
Popular vote 87,764 36,485
Percentage 47 19.4

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Lincolnshire Independent
Last election 21 0
Seats won 4 4
Seat change Decrease17 Increase4
Popular vote 20,199 17,634
Percentage 10.8 9.4

Map of the results of the election coloured by victorious party

Leader before election


Conservative

Elected Leader


Conservative

Elections to Lincolnshire County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections, having been delayed from 7 May, in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. 77 councillors were elected, each electoral division returned either one or two county councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 2005.

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 4 June 2009 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[2]

  1. ^ "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011.
  2. ^ "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2011.