1998 Newcastle City Council election

1998 UK local government election February 2025 June 2015 2024 05 07 y legislative no 1996 1996 Newcastle City Council election 1999 1999 Newcastle City Council election 28 out of 78 seats to Newcastle City Council(including 2 by-elections) 40 22.1%https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-1998-complete.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com Local Elections Handbook 1998 www.electionscentre.co.uk Labour Party (UK) 65 23 65 Liberal Democrats (UK) 13 5 13 26,889 54.0% 4.3% 14,271 28.6% 3.3% The 1998 Newcastle City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Newcastle upon Tyne Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, 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 65 Liberal Democrat 13 Election result 1998 Newcastle City Council electionshttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Newcastle-Upon-Tyne-1973-2012.pdf Elections Centre: Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1973-2012 www.electionscentre.co.uk Labour Party (UK) 23 82.1 42 65 83.3 26,889 54.0 4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 17.9 8 13 16.7 14,271 28.6 3.3 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 7,468 15.0 0.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,066 2.1 0.8 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 96 0.2 New Communist Party of Britain 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 43 0.1 Ward results Benwell Benwell Labour Party (UK) J. Beecham 674 74.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Tulip 163 18.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Latif 69 7.6 16.0 Blakelaw Blakelaw Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Keating 1,447 51.0 Labour Party (UK) F. Copley 1,281 45.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. Gilfillan 110 3.9 31.3 Byker Byker Labour Party (UK) T. Russell 802 75.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) T. Thompson 201 18.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Best 58 5.5 15.8 Castle Castle Liberal Democrats (UK) I. Graham 1,726 61.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Mackinlay 735 26.0 Conservative Party (UK) C. Smith 366 12.9 31.6 Dene Dene Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Renton 2,150 55.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Young 1,193 30.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Gingell 530 13.7 33.8 Denton Denton Labour Party (UK) M. Carr 1,159 75.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Down 220 14.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Birkmyre 159 10.3 19.3 Elswick Elswick Labour Party (UK) S. Khan 716 69.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Mansfield 177 17.1 Conservative Party (UK) L. Neave 142 13.7 17.5 Fawdon Fawdon Labour Party (UK) K. Taylor 1,257 67.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Rook 454 24.2 Conservative Party (UK) F. Kirkby 166 8.8 24.9 Fenham Fenham Labour Party (UK) G. Johnson 1,349 67.3 Conservative Party (UK) K. Wake 427 21.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Mansfield 228 11.4 24.1 Grange Grange Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Moore 1,895 68.5 Labour Party (UK) H. Jackson 606 21.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. McQueen 267 9.6 28.3 Heaton Heaton Labour Party (UK) D. Price 896 51.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Middleton 252 14.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Psallidas 231 13.4 Green Party of England and Wales C. Hayday 211 12.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) B. Carpenter 96 5.6 Communist Party of Britain M. Levy 43 2.5 18.9 Jesmond Jesmond Labour Party (UK) I. Owens 993 37.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. Gilfillan 724 27.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Walker 657 24.8 Green Party of England and Wales A. Lipman 273 10.3 25.6 Kenton Kenton Labour Party (UK) G. Ormonde 1,203 57.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. Turner 568 27.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Stone 235 11.3 Green Party of England and Wales J. Cotton 80 3.8 27.1 Lemington Lemington Labour Party (UK) B. Phillipson 1,041 74.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. Graham 183 13.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Coulthard 165 11.9 17.9 Monkchester Monkchester Labour Party (UK) C. Gray 968 84.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) F. Beare 121 10.6 Conservative Party (UK) N. Best 56 4.9 18.3 Moorside Moorside Labour Party (UK) T. Wilson 569 54.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Blenkinsop 227 21.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Besag 127 12.2 Green Party of England and Wales P. Hilton 119 11.4 11.9 Newburn Newburn Labour Party (UK) M. Nixon 1,050 70.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Findlay 220 14.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hind 210 14.2 21.1 Sandyford Sandyford (2 seats due to by-election) Labour Party (UK) S. Spencer 1,126 50.6 Labour Party (UK) H. Sen 1,076 - Liberal Democrats (UK) L. McKeever 428 19.2 Green Party of England and Wales D. Shepherdson 383 17.2 Conservative Party (UK) N. Cartmell 289 13.0 19.8 Scotswood Scotswood Labour Party (UK) D. Bedford 685 80.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Burt 95 11.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Pratt 76 8.9 17.0 South Gosforth South Gosforth Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Douthwaite 1,554 54.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Forster 771 27.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Lydon 511 18.0 33.4 Walker Walker Labour Party (UK) G. Douglas 866 84.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Cain 154 15.1 16.9 Walkergate Walkergate Labour Party (UK) M. Wood 1,145 57.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Wood 661 33.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Dawson 177 8.9 25.0 West City West City Labour Party (UK) D. James 523 76.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Lower 86 12.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Kelly 73 10.7 12.4 Westerhope Westerhope (2 seats due to by-election) Labour Party (UK) J. Angus 1,412 51.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Brannen 1,321 - Conservative Party (UK) T. Troman 817 29.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Horey 506 18.5 24.7 Wingrove Wingrove Labour Party (UK) Z. Khan 1,049 58.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Johnson 506 28.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) N. Bradbury 249 13.8 22.8 Woolsington Wingrove Labour Party (UK) L. Kennedy 683 65.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Ramsey 215 20.5 Conservative Party (UK) C. Forster 151 14.4 18.1 References Category:1998 English local elections 1998 Category:20th century in Newcastle upon Tyne