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1998 Watford Borough Council election
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1998 UK local government election
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Watford, a city in England, held its 1998 Watford Borough Council elections on 7 May.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Watford-1973-2012.pdf Watford Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 28 December 2021 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
Election result
1998 Watford Borough Council election
Labour Party (UK)
7
53.8
14
21
58.3
7,570
39.1
-3.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
3
23.1
6
9
25.0
6,282
32.4
-1.0
Conservative Party (UK)
3
23.1
3
6
16.7
5,514
28.5
+4.7
Ward results
Callowland
Callowland
Labour Party (UK)
F. Hodgson
479
55.7
-7.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
A. Canning
221
25.7
+2.7
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Taylor
160
18.6
+4.8
30.0
860
21.5
Labour Party (UK)
5.1
Central
Central
Labour Party (UK)
R. Atkin
808
47.7
-5.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
R. Martins
721
42.6
+7.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Z. Basit
164
9.7
-2.0
5.1
1,693
31.0
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
6.6
Holywell
Holywell
Labour Party (UK)
S. Rosser
664
62.9
-3.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
J. Baddeley
218
20.6
+4.0
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Jenkins
174
16.5
-0.5
42.2
1,056
19.7
Labour Party (UK)
3.8
Leggatts
Leggatts
Conservative Party (UK)
S. O'Brien
730
49.3
+19.6
Labour Party (UK)
J. Dhindsa
620
41.9
-14.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
S. Hamid
130
8.8
-4.7
7.4
1,480
33.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
17.3
Meriden
Meriden
Labour Party (UK)
R. Banham
794
54.2
-8.1
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Bell
480
32.7
+10.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
M. Lane
192
13.1
-2.7
21.4
1,466
27.5
Labour Party (UK)
9.5
Nascot
Nascot
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Brown
752
51.6
+3.3
Labour Party (UK)
T. Meldrum
359
24.7
-5.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
J. Jenkins
345
23.7
+2.1
27.0
1,456
26.9
Conservative Party (UK)
4.3
Oxhey
Oxhey
Liberal Democrats (UK)
A. Poole
1,112
58.8
-3.4
Conservative Party (UK)
G. Greenstreet
483
25.6
+4.5
Labour Party (UK)
N. Akubue
295
15.6
-1.0
33.3
1,890
40.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
4.0
Park
Park
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Wright
928
61.4
+6.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
P. Jenkins
364
24.1
-5.9
Labour Party (UK)
C. Barry
220
14.6
-0.7
37.3
1,512
37.4
Conservative Party (UK)
6.3
Stanborough
Stanborough
Liberal Democrats (UK)
D. Scudder
965
60.5
+17.7
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Jones
359
22.5
-7.7
Labour Party (UK)
S. Sardar
270
16.9
-10.1
38.0
1,594
32.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
12.7
Tudor
Tudor (2 seats due to by-election)
Labour Party (UK)
S. Palmer
690
44.8
Labour Party (UK)
M. Chhina
634
41.2
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Fincham
464
30.1
Conservative Party (UK)
H. Ling
397
25.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
M. Palmer
346
22.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
J. Richmond
315
20.5
1,539
29.9
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Vicarage
Vicarage
Labour Party (UK)
B. Graham
990
58.7
+7.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
A. Zafar
414
24.6
-14.9
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Bell
282
16.7
+7.5
34.2
1,686
31.0
Labour Party (UK)
11.2
Woodside
Woodside
Liberal Democrats (UK)
A. Burtenshaw
939
51.4
+1.7
Labour Party (UK)
G. O'Connell
747
40.9
-1.2
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Ealey
141
7.7
-0.5
10.5
1,827
35.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
1.5
References
"Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16
1998
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