1998 Liverpool City Council election

1998 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 1998 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1998 05 07 y 1996 1996 Liverpool City Council election 1999 1999 Liverpool City Council election 33 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards 50 Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party took control of the council from the Labour Party. Local Elections results The Times 46 1998-05-09 After the election the composition of the council was: PartySeats  ±  Liberal Democrat 52 +10Labour 39 -8Militant Labour 3 -1Liberal Party 4 +2Independent 1 -1Conservative 0 -2 Election results Liverpool local election result 1998 Liberal Democrats (UK) 23 +10 67.6 54.9 43,587 Labour Party (UK) 9 -8 26.5 28.3 20,829 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 2 +2 5.9 8.0 6,426 Conservative Party (UK) 0 -2 0.0 5.1 4,025 Independent (politician) 0 -1 0.0 0 -1 0.0 Ward results Abercromby Abercromby - 2 seats Labour Party (UK) Joe Anderson 588 54% Labour Party (UK) S. Mumby 547 50% Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Barnett 290 25.75% Liberal Democrats (UK) J.Cowan 244 25.75% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) M. Wingfield 71 7% Conservative Party (UK) C.P.S. Biller 42 4% Conservative Party (UK) C.S. Harley 41 4% 298 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Aigburth Aigburth Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Gould 1,757 63.36% Labour Party (UK) J. Middleton 754 27% Conservative Party (UK) A. McGing 262 9% 1,003 Allerton Allerton Liberal Democrats (UK) Flo Clucas 2,015 60.13% Labour Party (UK) P. Rhodes 580 17% Conservative Party (UK) M.E. Bill 405 12% Allerton Lib Dem Ward Resident C. Hulme 351 10% 1,435 Anfield Anfield Liberal Democrats (UK) Kiron Reid 1.739 62.08% Labour Party (UK) A. Keenan 655 23% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) S. Brooks 305 11% Socialist P. Filby 61 2% Conservative Party (UK) E.A. Jones 57 2% Official Labour G. Casey 45 2% Independent (politician) H. Jones 32 1% 1,084 Arundel Arundel Liberal Democrats (UK) Jan Clein 1,324 58% Labour Party (UK) H. Burrage 739 32% Socialist Labour I. Foulkes 143 6% Conservative Party (UK) D.I. Watson 75 3% 585 Breckfield Breckfield Labour Party (UK) Frank Prendergast 721 37% Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Clucas 413 21% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) M. Seigar 91 5% Socialist Labour Party (UK) J. Dooher 90 5% Conservative Party (UK) E. Bayley 77 4% 308 Broadgreen Broadgreen Liberal Democrats (UK) Dave Irving 2,029 65% Labour Party (UK) A. Concepcion 852 27% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) J. Newall 154 5% 1,177 Childwall Childwall Liberal Democrats (UK) Lady Doreen Jones 3,452 48% Labour Party (UK) L. French 513 12% Conservative Party (UK) A. Garnett 170 4% 2,939 Church Church Liberal Democrats (UK) Len Tyrer 2,990 89.6% Conservative Party (UK) G.Fawcett 275 8% Labour Party (UK) H. Adams 72 2% 2,918 Clubmoor Clubmoor Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Paul Woodruff 910 42% Labour Party (UK) B. Williams 645 29% Official New Labour J. Kenny 563 26% Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Ousby 500 23% Socialist Labour K. Anderson 75 3% Conservative Party (UK) G. Hicklin 41 2% 275 County County Liberal Democrats (UK) Karren Afford 2,010 72% Labour Party (UK) T. Denny 613 22% Socialist L. Mahmood 63 2% Conservative Party (UK) J. Atkinson 58 2% 1,397 Croxteth Croxteth Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Hines 2,394 70% Labour Party (UK) V. Moffatt 554 16% Conservative Party (UK) G. Brandwood 275 8% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) R. Cameron 175 5% 1,840 Dingle Dingle Liberal Democrats (UK) E. Phelan 1,309 60% Labour Party (UK) S. Sharma 718 33% Conservative Party (UK) D. Patmore 94 4% Socialist P. Dunne 65 3% 591 Dovecot Dovecot Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Hulme 543 35% Labour Party (UK) J. Jones 476 31% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) K. Buchanan 355 23% Ward Labour B. Walsh 112 7% Conservative Party (UK) W.H. Connolly 71 5% 67 Everton Everton Labour Party (UK) P. Brennan 432 48% Ward Labour C.M. Dooley 372 41% Liberal Democrats (UK) W. Allen 75 8% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) A. Taylor 26 3% 60 Fazakerley Fazakerley Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Poole 947 43% Labour Party (UK) E. Thomas 768 35% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) S. Rutherford 213 10% Ward Labour C.A. Heron 166 8% Conservative Party (UK) D. Johnson 94 4% 179 Gillmoss Gillmoss Labour Party (UK) Rose Bailey 682 26% Ward Labour C. Morgan 621 23% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) F. Fall 583 22% Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Monkcom 560 21% Independent E. Burke 119 4% Conservative Party (UK) B. Jones 93 3% 122 Granby Granby Labour Party (UK) Gideon Ben-Tovim 752 62% Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Lewis 339 28% Socialist C.Wilson 92 8% 413 Grassendale Grassendale Liberal Democrats (UK) Beatrice Fraenkel 2,596 72% Labour Party (UK) A. Burrage 560 16% Conservative Party (UK) C. Cross 368 10% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) J. Moore 52 1% Natural Law Party G. Mead 10 0.3% 2,036 Kensington Kensington Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Marbrow 1,280 61% Labour Party (UK) J. Hamilton 525 25% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) M. Bickley 254 12% Conservative Party (UK) I. McFall 42 2% 755 Melrose Melrose Labour Party (UK) F. Kidd 629 37% Ward Labour B.P. Hincks 481 28% Liberal Democrats (UK) F. Forrester 361 21% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) T. Newall 185 11% Conservative Party (UK) A. Nugent 50 3% 148 Netherley Netherley Liberal Democrats (UK) T. Marshall 594 48% Labour Party (UK) D. Garman 472 38% Socialist Labour A. Fogg 132 11% Conservative Party (UK) P. Hughes 34 3% Independent M. Fowler 28 2% 122 Old Swan Old Swan Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Firth 1,631 65% Labour Party (UK) D. Minahan 643 26% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) F. Carroll 169 7% Conservative Party (UK) S. Lennard 64 3% 988 Picton Picton Liberal Democrats (UK) H. Herrity 1,631 67% Labour Party (UK) J. Nolan 712 29% Conservative Party (UK) P.D. Barron 76 3% 919 Pirrie Pirrie Labour Party (UK) C. Prayle 741 49% Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Kelly 372 25% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) C. Mayes 301 20% Conservative Party (UK) F.V. Stevens 88 6% 369 St. Mary's St. Mary's Liberal Democrats (UK) F. Roderick 1,442 56% Labour Party (UK) M. Rasmussen 885 35% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) P. Hayes 172 7% Conservative Party (UK) D.M. Nuttall 42 2% 537 Smithdown Smithdown Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Airey 681 51% Labour Party (UK) N. Bann 525 39% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) M. Williams 77 6% Ward Labour V. Marsland 53 4% 156 Speke Speke Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Smith 856 56% Labour Party (UK) P. Bostok 508 33% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) M. Langley 126 8% Conservative Party (UK) M. Williams 36 2% 348 Tuebrook Tuebrook Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Hazel Williams 1,958 73% Labour Party (UK) B. Lawless 434 16% Liberal Democrats (UK) L. Kinahan 233 9% Conservative Party (UK) A.E. Bowness 71 3% 1,524 Valley Valley Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Craig 1,531 67% Labour Party (UK) I. Harvey 596 26% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) I. Mayes 47 2% Conservative Party (UK) J. Perry 34 1% 935 Vauxhall Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) M. Kennedy 715 62% Ward Labour F. Murphy 284 25% Liberal Democrats (UK) T. Drake 98 9% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) D. Mayes 52 5% 617 1,149 Warbreck Warbreck Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Lang 2,165 71% Labour Party (UK) P. Harvey 778 26% Conservative Party (UK) A. Gray 89 3% 1,387 Woolton Woolton Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Collinge 3,206 70% Conservative Party (UK) S. Fitzsimmons 817 17% Labour Party (UK) B.C. Wilde 455 10% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) G. Bellas 99 2% 2,751 Liverpool Echo 8 May 1998 Jeffery David Merseyside Local Election Results Project https://david-jeffery.com/project/merseyside-local-election-results-project/ Dr David Jeffery 9 June 2025 References 1998 Category:1998 English local elections Category:1990s in Liverpool