1998 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
1998 UK local government election
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21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Trafford Council were held on 7 May 1998. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2002. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.[1]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Labour Party | 24,844 (44.2%) | ![]() | 12 (57.1%) | 12 / 21 | ![]() | 36 (57.1%) | 36 / 63 | |||
Conservative Party | 25,185 (44.8%) | ![]() | 8 (38.1%) | 8 / 21 | ![]() | 23 (36.5%) | 23 / 63 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 5,114 (9.1%) | ![]() | 1 (4.8%) | 1 / 21 | ![]() | 4 (6.3%) | 4 / 63 | |||
Independent | 773 (1.4%) | ![]() | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | ![]() | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 | |||
Socialist Labour Party | 266 (0.5%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 21 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 63 |
36 | 4 | 23 |
Ward results
Altrincham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. F. M. Fildes | 1,700 | 50.7 | +1.4 | |
Labour | J. C. Graham | 1,501 | 44.8 | −3.6 | |
Independent | P. J. Royle | 77 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Independent | A. L. Brookes | 74 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 199 | 5.9 | −2.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,352 | 37.6 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Bowdon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. C. Harney* | 2,042 | 66.3 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Musgrove | 550 | 17.9 | −1.1 | |
Labour | R. G. Monkhouse | 486 | 15.8 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 1,492 | 48.4 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,078 | 32.7 | −5.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Broadheath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. E. Baugh* | 1,704 | 51.3 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | D. C. Simm | 1,383 | 41.6 | −5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Jones | 238 | 7.2 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 321 | 9.7 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,325 | 38.3 | −5.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Brooklands
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. R. Higgins | 1,879 | 61.9 | +12.9 | |
Labour | J. Bagnoli | 833 | 27.5 | −8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Y. R. Clarke | 322 | 10.6 | −4.6 | |
Majority | 1,046 | 34.4 | −21.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,034 | 38.3 | −3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bucklow
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. G. Kanes | 1,029 | 86.0 | +3.4 | |
Independent | S. Finch | 80 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Independent | M. E. Hindley | 45 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Independent | G. Hindley | 42 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 949 | 79.3 | +20.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,196 | 20.1 | −7.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Clifford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. W. Mitchell* | 1,384 | 68.6 | +3.8 | |
Independent | M. Ali | 377 | 18.7 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | L. G. Peck | 256 | 12.7 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 1,007 | 49.9 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,017 | 27.5 | −1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Davyhulme East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. R. Eadie* | 1,688 | 59.1 | +1.5 | |
Labour | M. H. Rasul | 1,170 | 40.9 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 518 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,858 | 39.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Davyhulme West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Mottley | 1,449 | 48.6 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | J. R. Reilly | 1,438 | 48.2 | −2.0 | |
Socialist Labour | J. D. Flannery | 95 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 11 | 0.4 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,982 | 38.4 | −4.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Flixton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. R. Seddon* | 1,754 | 53.4 | +10.9 | |
Labour | M. G. H. Barker | 1,532 | 46.6 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 222 | 6.8 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,286 | 42.8 | −3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Lucas* | 2,069 | 70.7 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. M. Elliott | 438 | 15.0 | −12.0 | |
Labour | A. D . McNee | 420 | 14.4 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1,631 | 55.7 | +23.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,927 | 34.0 | −8.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Longford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. A. Lloyd | 1,576 | 64.3 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | A. Kelly | 875 | 35.7 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 701 | 28.6 | +10.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,451 | 33.0 | −2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Mersey-St. Mary's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. D. Rigby* | 2,155 | 63.3 | +13.2 | |
Labour | J. Bennett | 952 | 28.0 | −7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | G. P. Rogers | 297 | 8.7 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 1,203 | 35.3 | +20.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,404 | 34.7 | −3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. R. Haydock* | 956 | 64.3 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 531 | 35.7 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 425 | 28.6 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,487 | 24.4 | −8.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Priory
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Brotherton* | 1,533 | 53.0 | +9.4 | |
Conservative | C. E. McEwen | 778 | 26.9 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Vernon | 580 | 20.1 | −13.0 | |
Majority | 755 | 26.1 | +15.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,891 | 36.9 | −8.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sale Moor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Gratrix* | 1,380 | 54.1 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | R. D. Baldwin | 880 | 34.5 | −3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | K. Clarke | 256 | 10.0 | −3.3 | |
Socialist Labour | L. M. Wright | 36 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 500 | 19.6 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,552 | 33.4 | −6.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Martin's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. T. Murkin* | 1,481 | 59.8 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | P. A. Almond | 805 | 32.5 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | T. J. P. Corbett | 189 | 7.6 | 0 | |
Majority | 676 | 27.3 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,475 | 28.8 | −6.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stretford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. A. Adshead* | 1,449 | 59.5 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | K. G. Summerfield | 851 | 35.0 | −2.7 | |
Socialist Labour | P. J. Hibberd | 135 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 598 | 24.5 | 0 | ||
Turnout | 2,435 | 32.0 | −8.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Talbot
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Beaumont* | 944 | 72.3 | −4.0 | |
Conservative | S. M. Dirikis | 361 | 27.7 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 583 | 44.6 | −9.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,305 | 20.9 | −7.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Timperley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Bowker | 1,414 | 45.8 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. C. R. Horstead* | 844 | 27.4 | −8.0 | |
Labour | M. E. Atherton | 827 | 26.8 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 570 | 18.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,085 | 34.6 | −6.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Urmston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Acton* | 1,645 | 58.9 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | D. M. H. Nicklin | 1,068 | 38.3 | +0.2 | |
Independent | N. J. Barrett | 78 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 577 | 20.6 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,791 | 37.1 | −6.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Village
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | M. D. Cragg | 1,400 | 43.1 | −16.4 | |
Conservative | R. G. Strafford | 1,258 | 38.7 | +14.6 | |
Labour | M. E. Rose | 593 | 18.2 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 142 | 4.4 | −31.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,251 | 34.4 | −1.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
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