1998 Salford City Council election

1998 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. Overall turnout was 19.39%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Labour 57
Liberal Democrat 3

Election result

Salford Local Election Result 1998
	Seats	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Labour	20	95.2	61.5	20,505
Liberal Democrats	1	4.8	19.5	6,488
Conservative	0	0	18.7	6,237
No Confidence Group	0	0	0.3	95

Ward results

Barton
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

Blackfriars
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

Broughton
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

Cadishead
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

Claremont
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

Eccles
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

Irlam
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

Kersal
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

Langworthy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Andrew Salmon	723	71.9
	Liberal Democrats	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)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Doris Fernandez	859
	Labour	Marion Wordsworth	755
	Conservative	David Stirrup	226
	Conservative	Robert McHale	209
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Dippnall	117
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Dippnall	109
Turnout			2,275	17.0

Ordsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sydney Turner	486	83.2
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Ratcliffe	50	8.6
	Conservative	David Mitchell	48	8.2
Majority			436	74.6
Turnout			584	11.1

Pendlebury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Barry Warner	1,466	72.9
	Conservative	Marjorie Weston	300	14.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Kay	244	12.1
Majority			1,166	58.0
Turnout			2,010	19.0

Pendleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Hulmes	890	75.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Gray	167	14.2
	Conservative	Hillary Lingard	117	10.0
Majority			723	61.6
Turnout			1,174	16.0

Swinton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Derek Antrobus	1,209	68.9
	Conservative	Neil Levay	301	17.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nina Richards	245	14.0
Majority			908	51.7
Turnout			1,755	19.3

Swinton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Keith Mann	997	49.7
	Conservative	Christine Upton	672	33.5
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Gregory	339	16.9
Majority			325	16.2
Turnout			2,008	20.2

Walkden North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Pennington	1,185	79.4
	Conservative	Phillip Hall	158	10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Wilde	149	10.0
Majority			1,027	68.8
Turnout			1,492	17.4

Walkden South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Valerie Burgoyne	1,296	54.7
	Conservative	John Mosley	582	24.6
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian McDermott	490	20.7
Majority			806	30.1
Turnout			2,368	20.0

Weaste & Seedley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Anthony Ullman	944	56.3
	Liberal Democrats	Neville Rogers	387	23.1
	Conservative	Sydney Cooper	345	20.6
Majority			557	33.2
Turnout			1,676	21.7

Winton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Vincent Prior	1,113	69.5
	Conservative	Patricia Kershaw	267	16.7
	Liberal Democrats	William Wain	221	13.8
Majority			846	52.8
Turnout			1,601	17.2

Worsley & Boothstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	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

^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
^ "Salford District Election Results - 7th May 1998". Salford City Council. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
"Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.

v t e Council elections in Greater Manchester
Mayor	2017 2021 2024 2028
Bolton	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Bury	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Manchester	1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Oldham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Rochdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Salford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Stockport	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Tameside	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Trafford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Wigan	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
County Council	1973 1977 1981
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e (1997 ←) 1998 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1999)
London boroughs	Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster
Metropolitan boroughs	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
Unitary authorities	Bristol Derby Hartlepool Isle of Wight Kingston upon Hull Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire Portsmouth Southampton Stoke-on-Trent Swindon
District councils (England)	Adur Amber Valley Barrow-in-Furness Basildon Basingstoke and Deane Bassetlaw Bedford Brentwood Broadland Broxbourne Burnley Cambridge Cannock Chase Carlisle Cheltenham Cherwell Chester Chorley Colchester Congleton Craven Crawley Crewe and Nantwich Daventry Eastbourne Eastleigh Ellesmere Port and Neston Elmbridge Epping Forest Exeter Fareham Gloucester Gosport Great Yarmouth Harlow Harrogate Hart Hastings Havant Hertsmere Huntingdonshire Hyndburn Ipswich Lincoln Macclesfield Maidstone Mole Valley Newcastle-under-Lyme North Hertfordshire Norwich Nuneaton and Bedworth Oxford Pendle Penwith Preston Purbeck Redditch Reigate and Banstead Rochford Rossendale Rugby Runnymede Rushmoor Shrewsbury and Atcham South Bedfordshire South Cambridgeshire South Lakeland St Albans Stevenage Stratford-on-Avon Stroud Swale Tamworth Tandridge Three Rivers Tunbridge Wells Watford Waveney Welwyn Hatfield West Lancashire West Lindsey West Oxfordshire Weymouth and Portland Winchester Woking Worcester Worthing Wyre Forest
National Assembly elections	Northern Ireland
Referendums	Greater London Authority Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement

Categories: