1998 Waveney District Council election

1998 UK local government election

The 1998 Waveney Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

1998 Waveney District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	11	3	68.8	30	41	85.4	10,466	51.3	-10.1
	Conservative	2	1	12.5	1	3	6.3	5,360	26.3	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	1		6.3	1	2	4.2	2,464	12.1	+0.4
	Independent	2	2	2	0	2	4.2	2,101	10.3	+6.9

Ward results

Beccles Town

Beccles Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. Cracknell	978	46.2	*N/A*
	Labour	K. Jenkins*	730	34.5	−7.1
	Conservative	V. Pulford	231	10.9	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	W. Fleetney	178	8.4	−36.4
Majority			248	11.7	N/A
Turnout			2,117	35.9	−6.4
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Carlton

Carlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Gower*	939	56.0	−6.8
	Conservative	R. Bell	596	35.5	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Thomas	142	8.5	−1.6
Majority			343	20.5	−15.1
Turnout			1,677	25.6	−9.4
	Labour hold		Swing	7.6

Gunton

Gunton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Devereaux*	709	48.8	−1.8
	Conservative	A. Choveaux	602	41.4	+17.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Woolley	142	9.8	+2.6
Majority			107	7.4	−19.6
Turnout			1,453	28.5	−8.6
	Labour hold		Swing	9.8

Harbour

Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Patience	588	67.2	−12.0
	Conservative	P. Biggs	154	17.6	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	L. Batchelor	133	15.2	+6.6
Majority			434	49.6	−17.4
Turnout			875	21.9	−6.4
	Labour hold		Swing	8.7

Kessingland

Kessingland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Graham	530	57.9	−7.9
	Conservative	A. Mylan	210	23.0	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	C. Faith	175	19.1	+8.1
Majority			320	35.0	−7.7
Turnout			915	25.4	−6.9
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Kirkley

Kirkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Young	715	48.6	+8.3
	Labour	J. Bellham	619	42.1	−9.7
	Conservative	M. Reader	138	9.4	+1.5
Majority			96	6.5	N/A
Turnout			1,472	33.6	−9.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.0

Lothingland

Lothingland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Hunter*	890	60.5	+7.8
	Conservative	S. Ames	459	31.2	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Tibbitt	122	8.3	−14.5
Majority			391	29.3	+1.0
Turnout			1,471	30.5	−17.0
	Labour hold		Swing	0.6

Mutford

Mutford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Taylor*	327	57.8	+4.4
	Conservative	B. Reader	202	35.7	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Howe	37	6.5	−13.2
Majority			125	22.1	−4.4
Turnout			566	38.8	−10.0
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Normanston

Normanston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Leverett*	787	77.4	+1.3
	Conservative	F. Gaimster	135	13.3	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	B. Batchelder	95	9.3	−2.2
Majority			652	64.1	+0.3
Turnout			1,017	23.9	−9.8
	Labour hold		Swing	0.2

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rodgers*	817	56.1	−5.0
	Conservative	R. Wallington	462	31.7	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	A. Martin	178	12.2	+1.4
Majority			355	24.4	−8.7
Turnout			1,455	27.3	−9.2
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Pakefield

Pakefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Kelly*	1,043	66.9	−4.0
	Conservative	E. Tarlot	349	22.4	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Shepherd	167	10.7	+2.0
Majority			694	44.5	−6.1
Turnout			1,559	28.5	−10.9
	Labour hold		Swing	3.1

South Elmham

South Elmham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Rose	368	61.7	+15.0
	Labour	A. Fisher	168	28.2	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Morgan	60	10.1	−18.5
Majority			200	33.6	+15.5
Turnout			596	39.6	−14.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

Southwold

Southwold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Langley	1,123	49.7	*N/A*
	Conservative	C. Pretty	860	38.0	−13.4
	Labour	C. Scott	278	12.3	−36.3
Majority			263	11.6	N/A
Turnout			2,261	44.3	−0.5
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Coward	958	71.0	−5.9
	Conservative	P. Pulford	238	17.6	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Haworth	154	11.4	+2.3
Majority			720	53.3	−9.6
Turnout			1,350	24.5	−6.2
	Labour hold		Swing	4.8

Wainford

Wainford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Bee	208	47.5	+2.7
	Labour	S. Robbins	164	37.4	−17.8
	Liberal Democrats	S. May	66	15.1	N/A
Majority			44	10.0	N/A
Turnout			438	32.6	−17.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	10.3

Whitton

Whitton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Carter*	919	78.7	−5.9
	Conservative	B. Bee	148	12.7	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	S. Tonge	100	8.8	+1.3
Majority			771	66.1	−10.3
Turnout			1,167	26.9	−8.7
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

References

^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.

v t e Council elections in Suffolk
Suffolk County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Babergh District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
East Suffolk District Council	2019 2023
Ipswich Borough Council	1973 1976 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
Mid Suffolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
West Suffolk District Council	2019 2023
East Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Forest Heath District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
St Edmundsbury Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Suffolk Coastal District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Waveney District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 Abolished
West Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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