Abbey, Lincoln
{{Short description|Suburb and ward of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Abbey
| councillor1 = Clare Smalley
| party1 = Liberal Democrat
| councillor2 = Martin Christopher
| party2 = Liberal Democrat
| councillor3 = Natasha Chapman
| party3 = Liberal Democrat
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.232701|-0.516705|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Lincolnshire
| static_image_name = {{multiple images
| image1 = Lincoln Prison (geograph 2783502).jpg
| image2 = Houses between Monks Road and the railway, Lincoln, aerial 2016 - geograph.org.uk - 5009185.jpg
| image3 = Carlton Boulevard - geograph.org.uk - 861352.jpg
|align = center |total_width = 280|perrow=1 2
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| static_image_caption = Clockwise from top: Lincoln Prison, Carlton Boulevard & Monks Road and All Saints Church aerial
| population = 11,310
| population_ref = (2021 Census Ward Profile){{cite web |title=Abbey (Ward, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastmidlands/wards/lincoln/E05010784__abbey/ |website=citypopulation.de |access-date=16 October 2024}}
| shire_district = Lincoln
| shire_county = Lincolnshire
| region = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = Lincoln
| civil_parish = Unparished
| post_town = Lincoln
| postcode_district = LN2
| postcode_area = LN
| dial_code = 01522
| os_grid_reference =
| london_distance_mi = 157
| london_direction = S
}}
Abbey is one of eleven electoral districts within the City of Lincoln Council. As of 2023, the Liberal Democrats hold 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 ward is split between two Lincolnshire County Council divisions, St Giles in the north and Park in the south who respectively have elected a Conservative and Labour county councillor.
Geography
File:Abbey ward in Lincoln 2016.svg
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 Lindsey. 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 ruins of an abbey on Monks Road. Furthermore, there are two primary and secondary education schools 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{{cite web |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Lincoln-Drivers-Report-2011.pdf |title = Lincoln Drivers Report (2011) |access-date = 15 Mar 2024}} 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{{cite web |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2011/11/10000-lincoln-residents-live-in-deprivation |title = The Lincolnite |date = 21 November 2011 |access-date = 15 Mar 2024}} and the ward has the highest unemployment rate of all electoral wards in the city, at 10.8%.
Demographics
At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 11,310. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| class="wikitable"
| colspan="14" style="text-align:right;" |Abbey: Ethnicity: 2021 Census |
| Ethnic group
!Population ! % |
|---|
| White
| style="text-align:right;" |9,766 | style="text-align:right;" |86.4% |
| Asian or Asian British
| style="text-align:right;" |638 | style="text-align:right;" |5.6% |
| Black or Black British
| style="text-align:right;" |317 | style="text-align:right;" |2.8% |
| Mixed
| style="text-align:right;" |305 | style="text-align:right;" |2.7% |
| Other Ethnic Group
| style="text-align:right;" |192 | style="text-align:right;" |1.7% |
| Arab
| style="text-align:right;" |86 | style="text-align:right;" |0.8% |
| Total
| style="text-align:right;" |11,310 | style="text-align:right;" |100% |
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| class="wikitable"
| colspan="14" style="text-align:right;" |Abbey: Religion: 2021 Census |
| Religious
!Population ! % |
|---|
| Irreligious
| style="text-align:right;" |5,032 | style="text-align:right;" |48.3% |
| Christian
| style="text-align:right;" |4,598 | style="text-align:right;" |44.1% |
| Muslim
| style="text-align:right;" |455 | style="text-align:right;" |4.4% |
| Other religion
| style="text-align:right;" |132 | style="text-align:right;" |1.3% |
| Hindu
| style="text-align:right;" |114 | style="text-align:right;" |1.1% |
| Buddhist
| style="text-align:right;" |57 | style="text-align:right;" |0.5% |
| Sikh
| style="text-align:right;" |18 | style="text-align:right;" |0.3% |
| Jewish
| style="text-align:right;" |10 | style="text-align:right;" |0.2% |
| Total
| style="text-align:right;" |11,310 | style="text-align:right;" |100% |
Councillors
Abbey is represented in Westminster by Hamish Falconer MP for Lincoln.
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.
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Election | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"| |
|---|---|---|
| 2016
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor=“#FFFFFF"|K. Brothwell (Labour Party) | ||
| 2018
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor=“#FFFFFF"| B. Bilton (Labour Party) | ||
| 2019
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor=“#FFFFFF"| J. Loffhagen (Labour Party) | ||
| 2021
|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor=“#FFFFFF"| C. Smalley (Liberal Democrat) | ||
| 2022
|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor=“#FFFFFF"| M. Christopher (Liberal Democrat) | ||
| 2023
|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor=“#FFFFFF"| N. Chapman (Liberal Democrat) |
Electoral history
=2020s=
{{Election box begin | title=2023 City of Lincoln Council election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Natasha Chapman
|votes = 1,028
|percentage = 56.4
|change = {{decrease}} 6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Jane Loffhagen
|votes=493
|percentage=27.0
|change={{decrease}} 1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Roger Hansard
|votes=154
|percentage=8.4
|change={{decrease}} 0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate=Seamus Murray
|votes=92
|percentage=5.0
|change={{increase}} 5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Reform UK
|candidate=Benjamin Jackson
|votes=57
|percentage=3.1
|change={{increase}} 3.1
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes=535
|percentage=29.4
|change=}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes=1,824
|percentage=29.8
|change=
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing ={{decrease}} 2.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2022 City of Lincoln Council election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Martin Christopher
|votes = 1,220
|percentage = 62.7
|change = {{increase}} 13.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bill Bilton
|votes = 546
|percentage =28.1
|change = {{increase}} 0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Roger Hansard
|votes = 180
|percentage =9.2
|change = {{decrease}} 6.3
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 674
|percentage = 34.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,946
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 6.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2021 City of Lincoln Council election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Clare Smalley
|votes = 974
|percentage = 49.6
|change = {{increase}} 24.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Val Moore
|votes = 549
|percentage =28.0
|change = {{decrease}} 22.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Roger Hansard
|votes = 305
|percentage =15.5
|change = {{increase}} 2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Kenneth Yates
|votes = 99
|percentage = 5.0
|change = {{decrease}} 6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Donald Penman
|votes = 36
|percentage = 1.8
|change = {{increase}} 1.8
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 425
|percentage = 21.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,963
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = {{increase}} 23.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2010s=
{{Election box begin no change | title=2019 City of Lincoln Council election{{cite web|url=https://lincolnshirereporter.co.uk/2019/05/in-full-how-lincolnshire-voted-in-the-2019-local-election/|title=In full: How Lincolnshire voted in the 2019 local election|publisher=Lincolnshire Reporter|date=3 May 2019|author=Daniel Jaines|access-date=3 May 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724223525/https://lincolnshirereporter.co.uk/2019/05/in-full-how-lincolnshire-voted-in-the-2019-local-election/|url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jane Loffhagen
|votes = 679
|percentage = 42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Clare Smalley
|votes = 478
|percentage = 29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Adam Clegg
|votes = 260
|percentage = 16
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Edward Francis
|votes = 214
|percentage = 13
}}
{{Election box majority no change
|votes = 201
|percentage = 13
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 28.27
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=2018 City of Lincoln Council election{{cite web|url=https://democratic.lincoln.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=47&RPID=6924986|title=Election results for Abbey|date=3 May 2018 |publisher=City of Lincoln Council}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bill Bilton
|votes = 850
|percentage = 52.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Butroid
|votes = 348
|percentage = 21.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Clare Smalley
|votes = 311
|percentage = 19.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Edward Evelyn Francis
|votes = 126
|percentage = 7.7
}}
{{Election box majority no change
|votes = 502
|percentage =30.7
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 28%
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=2016 City of Lincoln Council election (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kathleen Brothwell
|votes = 877
|percentage = 19.3%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Fay Smith
|votes = 833
|percentage = 18.3%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter West
|votes = 790
|percentage = 17.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Graham Bratby
|votes = 381
|percentage = 8.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Douglas Collison
|votes = 303
|percentage = 6.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Caleb Harris
|votes = 286
|percentage = 6.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Chris Butler
|votes = 271
|percentage = 6.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Kenneth Yates
|votes = 247
|percentage = 5.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Clare Smalley
|votes = 191
|percentage = 4.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Brown
|votes = 188
|percentage = 4.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Nick Parker
|votes = 64
|percentage = 1.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Gavyn Graham
|votes = 61
|percentage = 1.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Jac Green
|votes = 54
|percentage = 1.2%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 4,546
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box new seat win no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box new seat win no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box new seat win no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=2015 City of Lincoln Council election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Fay Smith
|votes = 1,730
|percentage = 42.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Yaroslav Pustarnakov
|votes = 1,034
|percentage = 25.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Chris Butler
|votes = 568
|percentage = 14.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = James Bird
|votes = 417
|percentage = 10.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Aarron Smith
|votes = 207
|percentage = 5.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Danny Wilkinson
|votes = 74
|percentage = 1.8%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 4,030
|percentage = 55.9%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=2014 City of Lincoln Council election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter West
|votes = 744
|percentage = 43.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Chris Butler
|votes = 385
|percentage = 22.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Reid
|votes = 364
|percentage = 21.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Heather Cullen
|votes = 138
|percentage = 8.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Nick Parker
|votes = 93
|percentage = 5.4%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 359
|percentage = 20.9%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,724
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=2012 City of Lincoln Council election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kath Brothwell
|votes = 892
|percentage = 57.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Laura Goodliffe
|votes = 386
|percentage = 24.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Natasha Chapman
|votes = 141
|percentage = 9.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Gavyn Graham
|votes = 139
|percentage = 8.9%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 506
|percentage = 32.5%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,558
|percentage = 23.4%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=2011 City of Lincoln Council election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Fay Smith
|votes = 1,052
|percentage = 48.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Barry Reeves
|votes = 619
|percentage = 28.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Charly Harding-Price
|votes = 236
|percentage = 10.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Pat Nurse
|votes = 151
|percentage = 6.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Richard Steven Banks
|votes = 120
|percentage = 5.5%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 433
|percentage = 19.9%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 2,178
|percentage = 31.16%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=2010 City of Lincoln Council election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter West
|votes = 1,438
|percentage = 37.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Clarkson
|votes = 1,155
|percentage = 29.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Matthew Holden
|votes = 1,018
|percentage = 26.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Pat Nurse
|votes = 207
|percentage = 5.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Richard Banks
|votes = 71
|percentage = 1.8%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 283
|percentage = 7.3%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 3,889
|percentage = 55.5%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2000s=
{{Election box begin no change | title=2008 City of Lincoln Council election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kath Brothwell
|votes = 657
|percentage = 40.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Cordelia McCartney
|votes = 625
|percentage = 38.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Heather Cullen
|votes = 259
|percentage = 15.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Carol Pearson
|votes = 101
|percentage = 6.2%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 32
|percentage = 1.9%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,642
|percentage = 25.2%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
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Category:Politics of Lincoln, England
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