1998 Harlow District Council election

none November 2019 1998 Harlow District Council election Parliamentary no yes 1996 Harlow District Council election 1996 1999 Harlow District Council election 1999 14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council 17 7 May 1998 Labour Party (UK) 39 40 13 2 38 8,305 53.0% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 2 1 1 3 3,124 19.9% Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 1 1 1 4,248 27.1% Harlow UK local election 1998 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1998 Harlow District Council elections. Council control Council control after election Labour Labour The 1998 Harlow District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. Local Elections results The Times 46 1998-05-09 After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 38 Liberal Democrats 3 Conservative 1 Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results The Guardian 16 1998-05-09 Background Before the election Labour had 40 of the 42 seats on the council, with only 2 Liberal Democrat councillors forming the opposition.Let battle commence 9 May 1998 Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications NewsBank 3 Labour councillors stood down at the election from Katherines with Sumners, Netteswell West and Tye Green wards. Each of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrats had candidates for all 15 seats contested at the election, with 2 seats available in Old Harlow ward. Election result Labour held 13 of the 15 seats they had been defending, but the council chairman John Young was defeated in Kingsmoor ward by 21-year-old Conservative Andrew Johnson, who became the youngest councillor on the council.Results of Harlow local elections 1998 9 May 1998 Greater London, Kent and Surrey County Publications NewsBank The Liberal Democrats also regained Stewards from Labour, a seat they had previously lost at a by-election. Harlow local election result 1998 Labour Party (UK) 13 0 2 2 86.7 53.0 8,305 4.3 Conservative Party (UK) 1 1 0 1 6.7 27.1 4,248 3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 1 0 1 6.7 19.9 3,124 1.4 All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election. Ward results Brays Grove thumb|Location of Brays Grove ward Brays Grove Labour Party (UK) Annie Howard 524 71.6 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Tweed 119 16.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Jackson 89 12.2 405 55.3 732 Labour Party (UK) Hare Street thumb|Location of Hare Street ward Hare Street Labour Party (UK) John Cave 422 65.9 Conservative Party (UK) David Roberts 114 17.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stanley Ward 104 16.3 308 48.1 640 Labour Party (UK) Katherines with Sumners thumb|Location of Katherines with Sumner ward Katherines with Sumners Labour Party (UK) Godfrey Hocking 445 44.2 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Carter 419 41.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harry Ackland-Snow 143 14.2 26 2.6 1,007 Labour Party (UK) Kingsmoor thumb|Location of Kingsmoor ward Kingsmoor Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Johnson 576 43.4 Labour Party (UK) John Young 574 43.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Jones 178 13.4 2 0.2 1,328 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Latton Bush thumb|Location of Latton Bush ward Latton Bush Labour Party (UK) Alan Frost 548 57.9 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Norton 272 28.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Lawton 127 13.4 276 29.1 947 Labour Party (UK) Little Parndon thumb|Location of Little Parndon ward Little Parndon Labour Party (UK) Mavis Carter 648 67.6 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Ross 199 20.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Davis 111 11.6 449 46.9 958 Labour Party (UK) Mark Hall North thumb|Mark Location of Hall North ward Mark Hall North Labour Party (UK) Edith Morris 426 62.8 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Gronland 164 24.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Atkinson 88 13.0 262 38.6 678 Labour Party (UK) Mark Hall South thumb|Location of Mark Hall South ward Mark Hall South Labour Party (UK) Caroline Vaughan 603 54.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Glennis George 400 35.9 Conservative Party (UK) Dianne Crossingham 111 10.0 203 18.2 1,114 Labour Party (UK) Netteswell West thumb|Location of Netteswell West ward Netteswell West Labour Party (UK) Derek Eardley 396 66.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shiela Herbert 110 18.5 Conservative Party (UK) Sue Livings 90 15.1 286 48.0 596 Labour Party (UK) Old Harlow (2 seats) thumb|Location of Old Harlow ward Old Harlow (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Simcox 780 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Sully 749 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Garnett 638 Conservative Party (UK) George Reynolds 603 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gareth Higgins 206 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Macy 173 3,149 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Passmores thumb|Locations of Passmores ward Passmores Labour Party (UK) Rob Collyer 574 63.6 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Shannon 190 21.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Arnold 139 15.4 384 42.5 903 Labour Party (UK) Potter Street thumb|Location of Potter Street ward Potter Street Labour Party (UK) Feroz Khan 681 41.2 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Cross 547 33.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Arnott 425 25.7 134 8.1 1,653 Labour Party (UK) Stewards thumb|Location of Stewards ward Stewards Liberal Democrats (UK) Audrey Curran 704 64.9 Labour Party (UK) Gregory Peck 311 28.7 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Butt 69 6.4 393 36.3 1,084 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Tye Green thumb|Location of Tye Green ward Tye Green Labour Party (UK) Margaret Hickey 624 70.3 Conservative Party (UK) Vivien Ross 137 15.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Valerie Scott 127 14.3 487 54.8 888 Labour Party (UK) References 1998 Category:1998 English local elections Category:1990s in Essex