1998 Manchester City Council election

1998 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1998 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1996 Manchester City Council election 1996 1998 05 07 y 1999 Manchester City Council election 1999 35 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 Manchester 1998.png Map of results of 1998 election Leader of the Council Richard Leese Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Richard Leese Labour Party (UK) Richard Leese Labour Party (UK) 29 seats,60.1% Crumpsall 84 30 84 34,027 52.9% 7.2% Simon Ashley Liberal Democrats (UK) Gorton South 6 seats,22.0% 15 5 15 18,294 28.5% 6.5% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2002. A vacancy each in Ardwick and Harpurhey were also being contested. There were two Labour candidates for Barlow Moor ward, the result of de-selected Labour Councillor Arthur Maloney securing an official Labour Party nomination before he was replaced by a new candidate. The Independent Labour candidates stood as Labour Peace 2000. Overall turnout was 20.5%, with Labour retaining control of the council.Manchester Evening News, 8 May 1998. http://www.manchester.gov.uk/election98/index.html Manchester 1998 council election results manchester.gov.uk 2012-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/19980614024021/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/election98/index.html 1998-06-14 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party34,027 (52.9%)52.9 Labour Party (UK) 7.230 (85.7%)30 35 Labour Party (UK) 84 (84.8%)84 99 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Democrats18,294 (28.5%)28.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6.5 5 (14.3%)5 35 Liberal Democrats (UK) 15 (15.2%)15 99 Liberal Democrats (UK)Conservative Party8,261 (12.8%)12.8 Conservative Party (UK) 0.20 (0.0%)0 35 Conservative Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Conservative Party (UK)Green Party2,200 (3.4%)3.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0.5 0 (0.0%)0 35 Green Party of England and Wales 0 (0.0%)0 99 Green Party of England and WalesSocialist Labour997 (1.5%)1.5 Socialist Labour Party (UK) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 35 Socialist Labour Party (UK) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 99 Socialist Labour Party (UK)Independent Labour319 (0.5%)0.5 Independent Labour 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 35 Independent Labour 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent LabourIndependent70 (0.1%)0.1 Independent (politician) 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 35 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent (politician)Communist47 (0.1%)0.1 Communist Party of Britain N/A 0 (0.0%)0 35 Communist Party of Britain N/A 0 (0.0%)0 99 Communist Party of BritainSocialist Alternative32 (0.0%)0.0 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0.5 0 (0.0%)0 35 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Socialist Party (England and Wales)Independent Liberal17 (0.0%)0.0 Independent Liberal 0 (0.0%)0 35 Independent Liberal 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent Liberal + ↓ 84 15 Ward results Ardwick Ardwick (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) Lawrence Murphy* 653 66.0 -10.5 Labour Party (UK) Bernard Priest 577 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Maloney 118 11.9 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Gray 107 Conservative Party (UK) Fanny Davenport 106 10.7 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Davenport 97 Green Party of England and Wales Bruce Bingham 56 5.7 +2.4 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Rachel Newton 56 5.7 +5.7 459 54.1 -12.0 1,770 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -5.9 Baguley Baguley Labour Party (UK) Thomas Farrell* 1,044 69.8 -4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Caddick 291 19.5 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony McGarr 161 10.8 +3.1 753 50.3 -8.3 1,496 Labour Party (UK) -4.1 Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Liberal Democrats (UK) John Leech 1,671 57.8 +9.3 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Whitehead 779 26.9 -14.5 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Maloney* 197 6.8 -34.6 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Bumby 178 6.2 -0.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Margaret Manning 68 2.4 +2.4 892 30.8 +23.7 2,893 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +11.9 Benchill Benchill Labour Party (UK) George Harding* 791 76.1 -1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janice Redmond 178 17.1 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Green 70 6.7 -0.9 613 60.0 -8.4 1,039 Labour Party (UK) -4.7 Beswick and Clayton Beswick and Clayton Labour Party (UK) Andrew Harland 960 52.4 +6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martina Dunican* 805 44.0 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Elena Stars 66 3.6 +0.6 155 8.5 +6.7 1,831 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +5.1 Blackley Blackley Labour Party (UK) Harold Lyons* 1,043 68.4 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Rowland 244 16.0 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Matthews 237 15.6 +4.8 799 52.4 +1.9 1,524 Labour Party (UK) +0.9 Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) Neil Swannick 759 58.4 -17.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Fairhurst 449 34.5 +20.5 Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Haydock 92 7.1 +0.6 310 23.8 -38.4 1,300 Labour Party (UK) -19.1 Brooklands Brooklands Labour Party (UK) Glynn Evans* 1,111 54.5 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Bradshaw 667 32.7 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Fisher 260 12.8 +3.9 444 21.8 -1.7 2,038 Labour Party (UK) -0.8 Burnage Burnage Labour Party (UK) Marilyn Taylor* 1,345 63.0 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Leach 396 18.5 +3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Harrison 325 15.2 -0.6 Green Party of England and Wales Jane Hutchins 70 3.3 +3.3 949 44.4 -6.6 2,136 Labour Party (UK) -3.6 Central Central Labour Party (UK) Thomas Findlow* 643 76.2 -1.5 Green Party of England and Wales William Kearns 101 12.0 +10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Radcliffe 100 11.8 +3.1 542 64.2 -1.5 844 Labour Party (UK) -5.9 Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) Basil Curley* 1,083 65.4 -10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rodney Isherwood 322 19.5 +10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Saunders 260 15.7 +3.3 761 46.0 -17.8 1,655 Labour Party (UK) -10.5 Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) Martin Pagel* 1,153 46.7 -36.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Qassim Afzal 1,096 44.4 +38.0 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Keller 176 7.1 +7.1 Independent (politician) Ahmed Zubair 42 1.7 +1.7 57 2.3 -70.3 2,467 Labour Party (UK) -37.2 Chorlton Chorlton Labour Co-operative Bernard Selby* 1,298 43.5 -24.6 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Cleall-Hill 624 20.9 +3.0 Green Party of England and Wales Julian Parry 404 13.5 +7.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cath Hall 393 13.2 +5.7 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Evan Pritchard 267 8.9 +8.9 674 22.6 -27.6 2,986 Labour Party (UK) -13.8 Crumpsall Crumpsall Labour Party (UK) Alan Spinks* 1,462 68.1 -6.1 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Dugmore 379 17.6 +2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Gordon 307 14.3 +6.5 1,083 50.4 -8.4 2,148 Labour Party (UK) -4.1 Didsbury Didsbury Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Bridson* 1,700 43.5 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hilton 1,051 26.9 -5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Sandiford 1,009 25.8 -2.3 Green Party of England and Wales Tom McGahan 147 3.8 +3.8 649 16.6 +10.9 3,907 Labour Party (UK) +5.4 Fallowfield Fallowfield Labour Party (UK) Peter Morrison* 900 53.4 -16.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Hennigan 267 15.8 +5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Davenport 265 15.7 +2.2 Independent Labour Tommy Kelly 108 6.4 +6.4 Green Party of England and Wales Micheal Daw 83 4.9 -1.4 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Paul Hepburn 63 3.7 +3.7 633 37.5 -18.9 1,686 Labour Party (UK) -10.9 Gorton North Gorton North Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Helsby* 1,333 50.0 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) James Battle 1,173 44.0 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Albert Walsh 103 3.9 -0.6 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Alan Wardlaw 55 2.1 +2.1 160 6.0 -3.6 2,664 Liberal Democrats (UK) -1.8 Gorton South Gorton South Liberal Democrats (UK) John Bridges* 1,347 60.8 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Lowe 705 31.8 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Hodkinson 75 3.4 +0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Emma Hamilton 61 2.8 +1.7 Independent (politician) James Piper 28 1.3 N/A 642 29.0 +10.3 2,216 Liberal Democrats (UK) +5.1 Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) Pat Karney* 804 63.8 -8.7 Labour Party (UK) Joanne Green 761 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Steele 300 23.8 +12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Tozowonah 212 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Coombes 156 12.4 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Coombes 151 461 40.0 -20.7 1,260 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -10.3 Hulme Hulme Labour Party (UK) Mary Murphy* 508 63.4 -10.6 Green Party of England and Wales Melanie Jarman 108 13.5 +5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Graham 88 11.0 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Kierman 62 7.7 +0.5 Communist Party of Britain Steve Riley 18 2.2 +2.2 Independent Liberal Charles Lyn-Lloyd 17 2.1 -1.3 400 49.9 -16.2 801 Labour Party (UK) -8.1 Levenshulme Levenshulme Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Whitmore* 1,550 57.7 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Macgregor 771 28.7 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Davies 148 5.5 +1.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) John Garratt 104 3.9 +3.9 Green Party of England and Wales Simon Chislett 81 3.0 -0.2 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Andrew Pitts 32 1.2 +1.2 779 29.0 +6.3 2,686 Liberal Democrats (UK) +3.1 Lightbowne Lightbowne Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Franklin* 1,277 71.7 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) William Clapham 258 14.5 +0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Samantha McCormick 247 13.9 +5.9 1,019 57.2 -5.0 1,782 Labour Party (UK) -2.5 Longsight Longsight Labour Party (UK) Razak Saeed 1,314 55.9 +9.0 Green Party of England and Wales Spencer Fitzgibbon 360 15.3 +6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Abu Chowdhury 278 11.8 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Mostyn 274 11.7 -12.6 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Hilary Partridge 123 5.2 +5.2 954 40.6 +18.0 2,349 Labour Party (UK) +1.3 Moss Side Moss Side Labour Party (UK) Roy Walters 1,095 76.3 -3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Doreen Dankyl 143 10.0 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Barnes 126 8.8 +1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Teresa Romagnuolo 43 3.0 -2.3 Communist Party of Britain John Pearson 29 2.0 +2.0 952 66.3 -5.5 1,436 Labour Party (UK) -2.7 Moston Moston Labour Party (UK) Derek Shaw* 1,248 64.6 -8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Gregory Skorzewski 356 18.4 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joyce Laslett 327 16.9 +5.8 892 46.2 -11.5 1,931 Labour Party (UK) -5.7 Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) Mathis Smitheman 1,051 80.4 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Wattenbach 132 10.1 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbera McKay 124 9.5 +2.5 919 70.3 +0.2 1,307 Labour Party (UK) +0.1 Northenden Northenden Labour Party (UK) Richard Cowell 1,205 56.2 -12.8 Conservative Party (UK) Richard West 394 18.4 +0.3 Green Party of England and Wales Lance Crookes 324 15.1 +10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeanette McKay 222 10.3 +1.7 811 37.8 -13.1 2,145 Labour Party (UK) -6.5 Old Moat Old Moat Labour Party (UK) Andrew Fender* 1,396 49.8 -17.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Yasmen Zalzala 1,031 36.8 +26.6 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Brown 213 7.6 -6.0 Green Party of England and Wales Lucy Fogarty 163 5.8 -0.4 365 13.0 -40.4 2,803 Labour Party (UK) -21.9 Rusholme Rusholme Labour Party (UK) John Byrne* 945 43.6 -6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ray Atkins 693 32.0 +1.8 Independent Labour Michael Robinson 211 9.7 +9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Karen Abbad 197 9.1 -0.5 Green Party of England and Wales Bernard Ekbery 74 3.4 +3.4 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Trevor Wongsam 47 2.2 +2.2 252 11.6 -8.7 2,167 Labour Party (UK) -4.3 Sharston Sharston Labour Party (UK) Hugh Barrett* 910 73.4 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Karen Farnen 196 15.8 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) George Stars 134 10.8 -0.1 776 62.6 -2.3 1,240 Labour Party (UK) -3.8 Whalley Range Whalley Range Labour Party (UK) Bernard Stone* 1,247 51.4 -8.8 Conservative Party (UK) John Kershaw 516 21.3 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Powell 414 17.1 +5.5 Green Party of England and Wales Mary Candeland 125 5.2 -0.4 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Steven Wynn 124 5.1 +5.1 731 30.1 -34.5 2,426 Labour Party (UK) -3.8 Withington Withington Liberal Democrats (UK) Audrey Jones* 1,943 61.2 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) Isobel Freeman 921 29.0 -8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Muhammed Naqui 222 7.0 +0.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Janice Whitehead 90 2.8 +2.8 1,022 32.2 +16.3 3,176 Liberal Democrats (UK) +8.1 Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) Paul Andrews* 936 72.2 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Ford 360 27.8 +16.4 576 44.4 -14.5 1,296 Labour Party (UK) -7.2 By-elections between 1998 and 1999 Cheetham By-Election 24 September 1998 http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/types/byres.htm By-election past results manchester.gov.uk 2012-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20030427063625/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/types/byres.htm 2003-04-27 Liberal Democrats (UK) Qassim Afzal 1,394 48.5 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) Imran Rizvi 1,342 46.6 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Keller 141 4.9 -2.2 52 1.9 -0.4 2,877 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +2.1 References expanded Category:1998 English local elections 1998 Category:1990s in Manchester