1998 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
1998 UK local government election
Elections to Bury Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout was 26.85%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 39
- Conservative 6
- Liberal Democrat 3
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 12 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 75.0 | 52.1 | 19,449 | ||
Conservative | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 18.8 | 33.9 | 12,663 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 4,889 | ||
Environment and Wildlife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 260 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 62 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Platt | 945 | 70.6 | ||
Conservative | Ellen Singer | 257 | 19.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ivy Hooley | 137 | 10.2 | ||
Majority | 688 | 51.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,339 | 20.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jack Walton | 1,460 | 46.8 | ||
Labour | John Smith | 1,407 | 45.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Eagle | 252 | 8.1 | ||
Majority | 53 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,119 | 35.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Connolly | 1,332 | 79.1 | ||
Conservative | Roger Thompson | 353 | 20.9 | ||
Majority | 979 | 58.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,685 | 22.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Costello | 1,316 | 50.9 | ||
Conservative | Norman Hamer | 986 | 38.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss | 286 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | 330 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,588 | 27.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Wilfred Clegg | 1,352 | 56.5 | ||
Labour | Brendan Hope | 724 | 30.3 | ||
Conservative | Kevin Laughton | 316 | 13.2 | ||
Majority | 628 | 26.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,392 | 29.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dorothy Cassidy | 1,190 | 50.3 | ||
Conservative | Robert Bibby | 999 | 42.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Winifred Rohmann | 176 | 7.4 | ||
Majority | 191 | 8.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,365 | 29.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Warren Flood | 1,036 | 53.7 | ||
Conservative | Cecilia Aaron | 748 | 38.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bird | 146 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 288 | 14.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,930 | 24.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Scarlett | 1,514 | 69.0 | ||
Conservative | Cherrill Dunkley | 359 | 16.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Halsall | 260 | 11.8 | ||
Independent | Mark Campion | 62 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 1,155 | 52.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,195 | 25.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Harwood | 1,421 | 49.7 | ||
Conservative | Denise Bigg | 1,009 | 35.3 | ||
Environment and Wildlife | David Bentley | 260 | 9.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Hooley | 170 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 412 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,859 | 27.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Perkins | 1,044 | 55.2 | ||
Conservative | Peter Wright | 691 | 36.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Theodor Tymczyna | 158 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 353 | 18.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,893 | 23.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dorothy Gunther | 1,540 | 48.7 | ||
Labour | Martina Longworth | 1,274 | 40.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Turner | 351 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | 266 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,165 | 28.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Farook Chaudhry | 1,381 | 66.6 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Hall | 456 | 22.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Robinson Dowland | 236 | 11.4 | ||
Majority | 925 | 44.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,073 | 26.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Higson | 1,274 | 57.1 | ||
Conservative | Neville Singer | 644 | 28.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mary D'Albert | 312 | 14.0 | ||
Majority | 630 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,230 | 24.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frances Adam | 1,217 | 52.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Pickstone | 550 | 23.9 | ||
Conservative | Bernard Vincent | 538 | 23.3 | ||
Majority | 667 | 28.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,305 | 27.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Higgin | 1,614 | 53.7 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Melia | 1,060 | 35.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 331 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | 554 | 18.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,005 | 30.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Shgarkey | 1,314 | 60.3 | ||
Conservative | Samuel Cohen | 693 | 31.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Young | 172 | 7.9 | ||
Majority | 621 | 28.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,179 | 27.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
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