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1998 Salford City Council election
...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
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 20 | 0 | 95.2 | 61.5 | 20,505 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Carter | 1,100 | 77.3 | ||
Conservative | Ruth Brook | 179 | 12.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Cowpe | 144 | 10.1 | ||
Majority | 921 | 64.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,423 | 18.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Murphy | 622 | 78.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Carson | 107 | 13.5 | ||
Conservative | Wendy Powell | 61 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 515 | 65.2 | |||
Turnout | 790 | 13.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Merry | 818 | 75.0 | ||
Conservative | Robert Marshall | 141 | 12.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sheilah Wallace | 132 | 12.1 | ||
Majority | 677 | 62.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,091 | 17.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arnold Holt | 878 | 61.9 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Holt | 410 | 28.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tony Gillings | 130 | 9.2 | ||
Majority | 468 | 33.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,404 | 21.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Grimshaw | 995 | 46.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Norman Owen | 774 | 36.2 | ||
Conservative | George Herrick | 369 | 17.3 | ||
Majority | 221 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,138 | 21.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Johnson | 1,163 | 61.0 | ||
Conservative | John Marshall | 410 | 21.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Graham Bates | 335 | 17.6 | ||
Majority | 753 | 39.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,908 | 20.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Kean | 1,128 | 80.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Julie Wenham | 276 | 19.7 | ||
Majority | 852 | 60.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,404 | 19.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Connor | 1,321 | 68.6 | ||
Conservative | Rufus Heron | 474 | 24.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lynn Drake | 130 | 6.8 | ||
Majority | 847 | 44.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,925 | 22.1 |