Pendle Borough Council election, 1998
The 1998 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Campaign
17 seats were contested in the election, with the Liberal Democrats defending 10 seats, Labour 6 and the Conservatives 1 seat.[2] The election saw controversy over proxy votes, as the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties accused each other of abusing the system.[2]
During the campaign the Liberal Democrat national leader Paddy Ashdown came to Pendle to support his party.[3]
Election result
The results saw no change in the political balance of the council, with the Liberal Democrats remaining in control of the council.[4] The Labour party gained 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Bradley and Waterside wards, but the Liberal Democrats took the seats of Walverden and Whitefield back.[4] Meanwhile the Conservative group leader, Roy Clarkson, held the only seat the Conservatives had been defending in Reedley.[4] Overall turnout in the election was 34.4%.[4]
Pendle local election result 1998[5][6] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Liberal Democrat |
10 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
58.8 |
41.6 |
8,662 |
|
|
Labour |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
35.3 |
38.6 |
8,033 |
|
|
Conservative |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.9 |
19.8 |
4,132 |
|
Ward results
Barrowford[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Allan Vickerman |
717 |
45.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Linda Crossley |
460 |
29.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Anthony Hargreaves |
408 |
25.7 |
|
Majority |
257 |
16.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,585 |
33.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Boulsworth[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Davies |
702 |
60.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Martin Wilson |
267 |
22.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
James Ilott |
198 |
17.0 |
|
Majority |
435 |
37.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,167 |
27.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bradley[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Mohammed Iqbal |
750 |
49.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mohammed Munir |
600 |
39.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Janet Riley |
169 |
11.1 |
|
Majority |
150 |
9.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,519 |
41.3 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Coates[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Marjorie Adams |
691 |
57.2 |
|
|
Labour |
William Skinner |
350 |
28.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Craig Toon |
168 |
13.9 |
|
Majority |
341 |
28.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,209 |
31.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Craven[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mary Norcross |
631 |
54.6 |
|
|
Labour |
John Edwards |
333 |
28.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Mark Langtree |
191 |
16.5 |
|
Majority |
298 |
25.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,155 |
28.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Earby[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Doris Allen |
709 |
43.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Rosemary Carroll |
641 |
39.5 |
|
|
Labour |
Kathleen Strachan |
273 |
16.8 |
|
Majority |
68 |
4.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,623 |
37.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Fence[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John David |
731 |
84.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Adrian Mitchell |
89 |
10.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Ian Lockwood |
46 |
5.3 |
|
Majority |
642 |
74.1 |
|
Turnout |
866 |
46.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Horsfield[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gillian Gilhespy |
601 |
53.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Colin Nightingale |
527 |
46.7 |
|
Majority |
74 |
6.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,128 |
33.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Vivary Bridge[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Clegg |
576 |
47.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Pamela Barnett |
548 |
45.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Geoffrey Riley |
93 |
7.6 |
|
Majority |
28 |
2.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,217 |
29.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Walverden[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Safdar Hussain |
680 |
52.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Rahmat Raja |
432 |
33.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Michael Landriau |
194 |
14.9 |
|
Majority |
248 |
19.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,306 |
44.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Waterside[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ann Doult |
547 |
49.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Beck |
483 |
43.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Kathleen Hodgson |
78 |
7.0 |
|
Majority |
64 |
5.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,108 |
35.2 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Whitefield[5][7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Shabbir Ahmed |
940 |
51.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Mohammed Ansar |
788 |
43.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Paul McKenna |
90 |
5.0 |
|
Majority |
152 |
8.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,818 |
60.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
By-elections between 1998 and 1999
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