1998 UK local government election
The 1998 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 34
- Liberal Democrats 14
- Labour 3
- Independent 2[2]
Election result
Huntingdonshire local election result 1998[1][3] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 66.7 | 51.4 | 10,726 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 27.8 | 28.9 | 6,028 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 688 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16.4 | 3,426 | |
Ward results
Brampton[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Elionor McNeill | 907 | 51.8 | |
| Conservative | Janet Bennion | 802 | 45.8 | |
| Labour | Sandra Wilcox | 42 | 2.4 | |
Majority | 105 | 6.0 | |
Turnout | 1,751 | 50.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Buckden[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | William Clough | 774 | 66.0 | |
| Conservative | William Sinclair | 368 | 31.4 | |
| Labour | Reginald Wilcox | 30 | 2.6 | |
Majority | 406 | 34.6 | |
Turnout | 1,172 | 58.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bury[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Rignall | 556 | 70.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carole Crompton | 164 | 20.8 | |
| Labour | Lesley Shipgood | 70 | 8.9 | |
Majority | 392 | 49.6 | |
Turnout | 790 | 48.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elton[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nicholas Guyatt | 324 | 69.8 | |
| Labour | Raymond Atkins | 95 | 20.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Virginia Bowley | 45 | 9.7 | |
Majority | 229 | 49.4 | |
Turnout | 464 | 34.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Farcet[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Burgess | 260 | 53.7 | |
| Labour | Kevin Goddard | 207 | 42.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Hagger | 17 | 3.5 | |
Majority | 53 | 11.0 | |
Turnout | 484 | 37.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Godmanchester[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Keith Gabb | 540 | 45.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Looker | 495 | 41.9 | |
| Labour | Rosemary Eaton | 147 | 12.4 | |
Majority | 45 | 3.8 | |
Turnout | 1,182 | 27.9 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hemingford Grey[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Day | 529 | 69.7 | |
| Labour | Grace Adams | 168 | 22.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Rainer | 62 | 8.2 | |
Majority | 361 | 47.6 | |
Turnout | 759 | 38.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Houghton and Wyton[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roger Rhodes | 424 | 67.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hunter | 142 | 22.5 | |
| Labour | Gail Findlay | 64 | 10.2 | |
Majority | 282 | 44.8 | |
Turnout | 630 | 34.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Huntingdon North[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Martin Stephenson | 1,163 | 64.4 | |
| Labour | Valerie Brooker | 642 | 35.6 | |
Majority | 521 | 28.9 | |
Turnout | 1,805 | 27.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Huntingdon West[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Sadler | 823 | 49.3 | |
| Labour | George Beevor | 700 | 41.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Wyatt | 146 | 8.7 | |
Majority | 123 | 7.4 | |
Turnout | 1,669 | 25.0 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Ramsey[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Muir | 816 | 64.3 | |
| Labour | Keith Bennett | 241 | 19.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wheatley | 213 | 16.8 | |
Majority | 575 | 45.3 | |
Turnout | 1,270 | 22.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sawtry[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Richard Tuplin | 688 | 48.1 | |
| Conservative | Alan Morris | 522 | 36.5 | |
| Labour | Kevin Hawkins | 127 | 8.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Rimington | 94 | 6.6 | |
Majority | 166 | 11.6 | |
Turnout | 1,431 | 32.5 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St. Ives North[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jean Chandler | 877 | 64.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Glen Clarke | 264 | 19.4 | |
| Labour | David Brown | 223 | 16.3 | |
Majority | 613 | 44.9 | |
Turnout | 1,364 | 20.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Neots Eynesbury[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Debbie Lewsey | 558 | 50.5 | |
| Labour | Ian Webb | 315 | 28.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Priedy | 232 | 21.0 | |
Majority | 243 | 22.0 | |
Turnout | 1,105 | 18.6 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St. Neots Priory Park[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Guines | 660 | 51.8 | |
| Conservative | Ronald Dean | 469 | 36.8 | |
| Labour | Patricia Nicholls | 146 | 11.5 | |
Majority | 191 | 15.0 | |
Turnout | 1,275 | 32.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The Offords[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Edgley | 540 | 48.3 | |
| Conservative | Lawrence Simpson | 504 | 45.1 | |
| Labour | Janet Boston | 73 | 6.5 | |
Majority | 36 | 3.2 | |
Turnout | 1,117 | 54.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The Stukeleys[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Turpin | 683 | 58.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Pencak | 400 | 34.3 | |
| Labour | Daniel McCracken | 83 | 7.1 | |
Majority | 283 | 24.3 | |
Turnout | 1,166 | 46.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warboys[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Taylor | 873 | 60.9 | |
| Conservative | Iain Gourlay | 508 | 35.4 | |
| Labour | Graeme Watkins | 53 | 3.7 | |
Majority | 365 | 25.5 | |
Turnout | 1,434 | 41.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
By-elections between 1998 and 1999
Gransden by-election 10 December 1998[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 379 | 81.3 | +27.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 87 | 18.7 | −27.1 |
Majority | 292 | 62.7 | +54.2 |
Turnout | 466 | 22.9 | −19.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b "Local Elections results". The Times. NewsBank. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
- ^ "Local government election results". The Independent. NewsBank. 8 May 1998.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "District Council Election" (PDF). Huntingdonshire District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2014.