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] | ||||||||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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] | |||||
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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 | |||
References
- 1 2 "Local Elections results". The Times. 1998-05-09. p. 46.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Salford District Election Results - 7th May 1998". Salford City Council. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ↑ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 1998-05-09. p. 16.
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