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1998 Harrogate Borough Council election
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1998 UK local government election
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The 1998 Harrogate Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council. Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results The Guardian 16 1998-05-09 0261-3077
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Liberal Democrat 40
Conservative 14
Labour 4
Independent 1
Election result
Harrogate local election result 1998 Local Elections results The Times 46 1998-05-09 http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/pdf/DIST%20RESULTS%201998.PDF District Council election 2011-01-11 Harrogate Borough Council October 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes
Liberal Democrats (UK)
13
-3
65.0
48.8
12,590
Conservative Party (UK)
6
+3
30.0
37.2
9,612
Labour Party (UK)
1
0
5.0
11.5
2,979
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
2.4
627
Ward results
Bilton
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Richold
927
64.2
Labour Party (UK)
Peter Caunt
319
22.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Simon Hogben
198
13.7
608
42.1
1,444
25.3
Bishop Monkton
Conservative Party (UK)
Richard Thomas
427
51.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Parnaby
353
42.5
Labour Party (UK)
Patricia Foxall
51
6.1
74
8.9
831
42.0
Duchy
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Geoffrey Webber
929
61.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Eric Cooper
478
31.4
Labour Party (UK)
Anthony Blakesley
113
7.4
451
29.7
1,520
23.0
East Central
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Stephen Macare
707
59.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Alan Findlay
292
24.6
Labour Party (UK)
Simon Hutchings
188
15.8
415
35.0
1,187
23.7
Granby
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Margaret-Ann De Courcey-Bayley
717
66.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Andrew Sommer
196
18.1
Labour Party (UK)
David King
170
15.7
521
48.1
1,083
19.6
Harlow
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Jack Duckworth
1,259
51.8
Conservative Party (UK)
James Clark
1,078
44.4
Labour Party (UK)
Glynn Robinson
93
3.8
181
7.4
2,430
40.0
Kirkby Malzeard
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Charles Coverdale
559
67.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Christine Adamson
233
27.9
Labour Party (UK)
Jacqueline Heptinstall
42
5.0
326
39.1
834
44.1
Knaresborough East
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ann Hetherington
817
48.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Charles Shaw
532
31.7
Labour Party (UK)
Ann Crouch
328
19.6
285
17.0
1,677
28.3
Knaresborough West
Labour Party (UK)
Andrew Wright
784
38.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Bill Hoult
695
34.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Lilian Mina
550
27.1
89
4.4
2,029
36.2
Marston Moor
Conservative Party (UK)
John Dickinson
386
51.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Gillean Firth
280
37.0
Labour Party (UK)
Patrick O'Connor
91
12.0
106
14.0
757
35.0
New Park
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Michael Johnston
468
72.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Jean Butterfield
106
16.4
Labour Party (UK)
Bryan Robinson
74
11.4
362
55.9
648
21.6
Newby
Conservative Party (UK)
Simon Mercer
351
70.6
Labour Party (UK)
David Sapherson
146
29.4
205
41.2
497
23.0
Pannal
Conservative Party (UK)
Frederick Willis
1,518
56.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Eric Waight
1,086
40.6
Labour Party (UK)
Cynthia Coltman
72
2.7
432
16.1
2,676
52.5
Ripon East
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Phillip Barlow
512
56.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Malcolm Campbell
392
43.4
120
13.3
904
15.4
Ripon West
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Alan Skidmore
825
63.3
Conservative Party (UK)
John Topping
479
36.7
346
26.5
1,304
22.8
Spofforth
Conservative Party (UK)
Shirley Fawcett
502
75.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Andrew Goss
111
16.6
Labour Party (UK)
Alan Beatham
56
8.4
391
58.4
669
36.2
Starbeck
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Patricia Marsh
771
46.5
Independent (politician)
Joan Waud
627
37.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Phillip Dixon
133
8.0
Labour Party (UK)
Geoffrey Foxall
126
7.6
144
8.7
1,657
31.0
Wathvale
Conservative Party (UK)
Christopher Brown
490
78.3
Labour Party (UK)
Alan Woodhead
75
12.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Alistair Mason
61
9.7
415
66.3
626
37.0
Wedderburn
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ivan Lester
887
50.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Nigel Middlemass
720
40.9
Labour Party (UK)
Robert Swithinbank
153
8.7
167
9.5
1,760
29.4
West Central
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Anthony Baker
626
49.1
Conservative Party (UK)
John Frobisher
551
43.2
Labour Party (UK)
Christine Colman
98
7.7
75
5.9
1,275
22.3
References
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