Salford City Council election, 1998
The 1998 Salford Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Salford Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout was 19.39%.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Salford Local Election Result 1998[2][3] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
20 |
|
|
0 |
95.2 |
61.5 |
20,505 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
1 |
|
|
0 |
4.8 |
19.5 |
6,488 |
|
|
Conservative |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
18.7 |
6,237 |
|
|
No Confidence Group |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
95 |
|
Ward results
Barton[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Robert Carter |
1,100 |
77.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Ruth Brook |
179 |
12.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Cowpe |
144 |
10.1 |
|
Majority |
921 |
64.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,423 |
18.2 |
|
Blackfriars[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Joseph Murphy |
622 |
78.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Carson |
107 |
13.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Wendy Powell |
61 |
7.7 |
|
Majority |
515 |
65.2 |
|
Turnout |
790 |
13.5 |
|
Broughton[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Merry |
818 |
75.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Robert Marshall |
141 |
12.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sheilah Wallace |
132 |
12.1 |
|
Majority |
677 |
62.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,091 |
17.5 |
|
Cadishead[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Arnold Holt |
878 |
61.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Thomas Holt |
410 |
28.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Tony Gillings |
130 |
9.2 |
|
Majority |
468 |
33.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,404 |
21.5 |
|
Claremont[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Peter Grimshaw |
995 |
46.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Norman Owen |
774 |
36.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
George Herrick |
369 |
17.3 |
|
Majority |
221 |
10.3 |
|
Turnout |
2,138 |
21.5 |
|
Eccles[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Charles Johnson |
1,163 |
61.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
John Marshall |
410 |
21.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Graham Bates |
335 |
17.6 |
|
Majority |
753 |
39.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,908 |
20.8 |
|
Irlam[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Joseph Kean |
1,128 |
80.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Julie Wenham |
276 |
19.7 |
|
Majority |
852 |
60.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,404 |
19.6 |
|
Kersal[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Peter Connor |
1,321 |
68.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Rufus Heron |
474 |
24.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lynn Drake |
130 |
6.8 |
|
Majority |
847 |
44.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,925 |
22.1 |
|
Langworthy[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Andrew Salmon |
723 |
71.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bernard Carson |
122 |
12.1 |
|
|
No Confidence Group |
John Copeland |
95 |
9.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Ian Matthews |
66 |
6.6 |
|
Majority |
601 |
59.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,006 |
15.2 |
|
Little Hulton (2)[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Doris Fernandez |
859 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Marion Wordsworth |
755 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
David Stirrup |
226 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Robert McHale |
209 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Yvonne Dippnall |
117 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Edward Dippnall |
109 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,275 |
17.0 |
|
Ordsall[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sydney Turner |
486 |
83.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Neil Ratcliffe |
50 |
8.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Mitchell |
48 |
8.2 |
|
Majority |
436 |
74.6 |
|
Turnout |
584 |
11.1 |
|
Pendlebury[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Barry Warner |
1,466 |
72.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Marjorie Weston |
300 |
14.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christine Kay |
244 |
12.1 |
|
Majority |
1,166 |
58.0 |
|
Turnout |
2,010 |
19.0 |
|
Pendleton[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
James Hulmes |
890 |
75.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Gray |
167 |
14.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Hillary Lingard |
117 |
10.0 |
|
Majority |
723 |
61.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,174 |
16.0 |
|
Swinton North[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Derek Antrobus |
1,209 |
68.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Neil Levay |
301 |
17.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Nina Richards |
245 |
14.0 |
|
Majority |
908 |
51.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,755 |
19.3 |
|
Swinton South[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Keith Mann |
997 |
49.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Christine Upton |
672 |
33.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Gregory |
339 |
16.9 |
|
Majority |
325 |
16.2 |
|
Turnout |
2,008 |
20.2 |
|
Walkden North[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
William Pennington |
1,185 |
79.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Phillip Hall |
158 |
10.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Wilde |
149 |
10.0 |
|
Majority |
1,027 |
68.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,492 |
17.4 |
|
Walkden South[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Valerie Burgoyne |
1,296 |
54.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
John Mosley |
582 |
24.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Adrian McDermott |
490 |
20.7 |
|
Majority |
806 |
30.1 |
|
Turnout |
2,368 |
20.0 |
|
Weaste & Seedley[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Anthony Ullman |
944 |
56.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Neville Rogers |
387 |
23.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Sydney Cooper |
345 |
20.6 |
|
Majority |
557 |
33.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,676 |
21.7 |
|
Winton[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Vincent Prior |
1,113 |
69.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Patricia Kershaw |
267 |
16.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Williiam Wain |
221 |
13.8 |
|
Majority |
846 |
52.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,601 |
17.2 |
|
Worsley & Boothstown[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Boyd |
1,820 |
55.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Karen Garrido |
902 |
27.5 |
|
|
Labour |
Eric Burgoyne |
557 |
17.0 |
|
Majority |
918 |
28.0 |
|
Turnout |
3,279 |
29.7 |
|
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