1998 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election

1998 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 The 1998 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.Local Elections results 9 May 1998 The Times NewsBank 46 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 42 Liberal Democrats 10 Conservative 2Local government election results 8 May 1998 The Independent NewsBank Election result Both the Labour and Liberal Democrat group leaders said that they were pleased with the election results.Leaders salute poll results 14 May 1998 Lancashire County Publications NewsBank Labour held control of the council after winning 13 of the 19 seats contested, leaving the party with 42 councillors. However the Liberal Democrats gained a seat in Newton East from Labour to have 10 seats and there was a vote swing from Labour to the Liberal Democrats. Meanwhile, the Conservatives gained 1 seat, after taking Rainford, to have 2 councillors. St Helens local election result 1998 Labour Party (UK) 13 0 2 -2 68.4 53.3 15,856 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 1 0 +1 26.3 31.7 9,430 Conservative Party (UK) 1 1 0 +1 5.3 14.4 4,297 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 182 Ward results Billinge and Seneley Green Labour Party (UK) Bessie Griffin 1,184 65.4 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Hall 335 18.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Ferry 291 16.1 849 46.9 1,810 Labour Party (UK) Blackbrook Labour Party (UK) Linda Maloney 658 71.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Broughton 187 20.2 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Harvey 82 8.8 471 50.8 927 Labour Party (UK) Broad Oak Labour Party (UK) John Pinder 914 71.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline Partington 275 21.5 Conservative Party (UK) Edna Ashby 50 3.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Ronald Waugh 40 3.1 639 50.0 1,279 Labour Party (UK) Eccleston Liberal Democrats (UK) Teresa Sims 1,544 64.9 Conservative Party (UK) John Goodacre 418 17.6 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Glover 416 17.5 1,126 47.4 2,378 Liberal Democrats (UK) Grange Park Labour Party (UK) Terence Hanley 667 59.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Evans 271 24.1 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Lindon 187 16.6 396 35.2 1,125 Labour Party (UK) Haydock Labour Party (UK) William Swift 1,178 71.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carole Worthington 205 12.5 Conservative Party (UK) Judith Collins 169 10.3 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Andrew Rimaitis 90 5.5 973 59.3 1,642 Labour Party (UK) Marshalls Cross Liberal Democrats (UK) John Beirne 1,127 71.2 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Cooke 415 26.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jill Jones 40 2.5 712 45.0 1,582 Liberal Democrats (UK) Moss Bank Liberal Democrats (UK) Carole Kavanagh 1,329 54.4 Labour Party (UK) Michael McGough 1,025 42.0 Conservative Party (UK) William Highcock 88 3.6 304 12.4 2,442 Liberal Democrats (UK) Newton East Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Taylor 928 49.2 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Chisnall 799 42.4 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Honey 158 8.4 129 6.8 1,885 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Newton West Labour Party (UK) Keith Deakin 1,028 66.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Crowther 403 25.9 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Holt 123 7.9 625 40.2 1,554 Labour Party (UK) Parr and Hardshaw Labour Party (UK) Mark Arnold 743 79.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Ellis 133 14.3 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Brooke 54 5.8 610 65.6 930 Labour Party (UK) Queens Park Labour Party (UK) Patricia Ireland 782 65.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vivienne Lavery 306 25.5 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Bolton 112 9.3 476 39.7 1,200 Labour Party (UK) Rainford Conservative Party (UK) John Brown 1,293 54.1 Labour Party (UK) John Appleton 933 39.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharon Birch 162 6.8 360 15.1 2,388 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rainhill Labour Party (UK) Phillip Speakman 1,054 63.8 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Seddon 376 22.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Knowles 222 13.4 678 41.0 1,652 Labour Party (UK) Sutton and Bold Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Spencer 1,353 58.4 Labour Party (UK) Derek Maylor 912 39.4 Conservative Party (UK) Herbert Williams 51 2.2 441 19.0 2,316 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thatto Heath (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Patricia Robinson 862 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Hudson 722 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Pearl 156 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Brown 130 Conservative Party (UK) Albert Pearson 108 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Michael Perry 52 2,030 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Sutton Labour Party (UK) Frank Robinson 671 73.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Darren Makin 185 20.2 Conservative Party (UK) Charmian Pyke 60 6.6 486 53.1 916 Labour Party (UK) Windle Labour Party (UK) Graham Whiteside 893 52.3 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Rigby 593 34.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Audrey Ashall 223 13.0 300 17.6 1,709 Labour Party (UK) By-elections between 1998 and 1999 Marshalls Cross Marshalls Cross by-election 21 January 1999http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le9901.htm#2103 Local Authority Byelection Results - January 1999 Local Authority Byelection Results 21 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140810112314/http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le9901.htm#2103 10 August 2014 dead Liberal Democrats (UK) 848 69.0 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) 352 28.6 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) 16 1.3 -1.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 13 1.1 +1.1 496 40.4 -4.6 1,229 19.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Newton West A by-election took place in Newton West on 21 January 1999 to replace Labour councillor Martin Schofield.Lib Dems oust Labour 29 January 1999 Cheshire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside Counties Publications NewsBank The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Virginia Taylor with a majority of 145 votes over Labour's Thomas Chisnall after a 25% swing. Newton West by-election 21 January 1999 Liberal Democrats (UK) Virginia Taylor 842 53.2 +27.3 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Chisnall 697 44.0 -22.2 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Honey 44 2.8 -5.1 145 9.2 1,583 19.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Thatto Heath Thatto Heath by-election 21 January 1999 Labour Party (UK) 493 76.1 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 61 9.4 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) 47 7.3 -1.9 Socialist Unity 47 7.3 +2.4 432 66.7 648 9 Labour Party (UK) References Saint Helens 1998 Category:1990s in Merseyside Category:May 1998 in the United Kingdom