- Salford Council election, 1998
Elections to Salford Council were held on
7th May ,1998 . One third of the council was up for election. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 19.39%.After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 57
*Liberal Democrat 3Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 20
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 95.2
votes % = 61.5
votes = 20,505
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 4.8
votes % = 19.5
votes = 6,488
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 18.7
votes = 6,237
plus/minus =Election Summary
party = No Confidence Group
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.3
votes = 95
plus/minus =Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Carter
votes = 1,100
percentage = 77.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ruth Brook
votes = 179
percentage = 12.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Cowpe
votes = 144
percentage = 10.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 921
percentage = 64.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,423
percentage = 18.2
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Murphy
votes = 622
percentage = 78.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Susan Carson
votes = 107
percentage = 13.5
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Wendy Powell
votes = 61
percentage = 7.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 515
percentage = 65.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 790
percentage = 13.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Merry
votes = 818
percentage = 75.0
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Marshall
votes = 141
percentage = 12.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sheilah Wallace
votes = 132
percentage = 12.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 677
percentage = 62.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,091
percentage = 17.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arnold Holt
votes = 878
percentage = 61.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Holt
votes = 410
percentage = 28.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tony Gillings
votes = 130
percentage = 9.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 468
percentage = 33.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,404
percentage = 21.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Grimshaw
votes = 995
percentage = 46.5
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Norman Owen
votes = 774
percentage = 36.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Herrick
votes = 369
percentage = 17.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 221
percentage = 10.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,138
percentage = 21.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Johnson
votes = 1,163
percentage = 61.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Marshall
votes = 410
percentage = 21.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Graham Bates
votes = 335
percentage = 17.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 753
percentage = 39.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,908
percentage = 20.8
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Kean
votes = 1,128
percentage = 80.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Julie Wenham
votes = 276
percentage = 19.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 852
percentage = 60.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,404
percentage = 19.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Connor
votes = 1,321
percentage = 68.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rufus Heron
votes = 474
percentage = 24.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lynn Drake
votes = 130
percentage = 6.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 847
percentage = 44.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,925
percentage = 22.1
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Salmon
votes = 723
percentage = 71.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Bernard Carson
votes = 122
percentage = 12.1
change = Election box candidate
party = No Confidence Group
candidate = John Copeland
votes = 95
percentage = 9.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Matthews
votes = 66
percentage = 6.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 601
percentage = 59.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,006
percentage = 15.2
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Doris Fernandez
votes = 859
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marion Wordsworth
votes = 755
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Stirrup
votes = 226
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert McHale
votes = 209
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Yvonne Dippnall
votes = 117
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Edward Dippnall
votes = 109
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,275
percentage = 17.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sydney Turner
votes = 486
percentage = 83.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Neil Ratcliffe
votes = 50
percentage = 8.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Mitchell
votes = 48
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 436
percentage = 74.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 584
percentage = 11.1
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Warner
votes = 1,466
percentage = 72.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marjorie Weston
votes = 300
percentage = 14.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christine Kay
votes = 244
percentage = 12.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,166
percentage = 58.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,010
percentage = 19.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Hulmes
votes = 890
percentage = 75.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Gray
votes = 167
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Hillary Lingard
votes = 117
percentage = 10.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 723
percentage = 61.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,174
percentage = 16.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Antrobus
votes = 1,209
percentage = 68.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Neil Levay
votes = 301
percentage = 17.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nina Richards
votes = 245
percentage = 14.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 908
percentage = 51.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,755
percentage = 19.3
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Mann
votes = 997
percentage = 49.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Upton
votes = 672
percentage = 33.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Gregory
votes = 339
percentage = 16.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 325
percentage = 16.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,008
percentage = 20.2
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Pennington
votes = 1,185
percentage = 79.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Phillip Hall
votes = 158
percentage = 10.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Wilde
votes = 149
percentage = 10.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,027
percentage = 68.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,492
percentage = 17.4
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Valerie Burgoyne
votes = 1,296
percentage = 54.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Mosley
votes = 582
percentage = 24.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Adrian McDermott
votes = 490
percentage = 20.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 806
percentage = 30.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,368
percentage = 20.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Ullman
votes = 944
percentage = 56.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Neville Rogers
votes = 387
percentage = 23.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sydney Cooper
votes = 345
percentage = 20.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 557
percentage = 33.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,676
percentage = 21.7
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Vincent Prior
votes = 1,113
percentage = 69.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Kershaw
votes = 267
percentage = 16.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Williiam Wain
votes = 221
percentage = 13.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 846
percentage = 52.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,601
percentage = 17.2
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Boyd
votes = 1,820
percentage = 55.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Karen Garrido
votes = 902
percentage = 27.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Eric Burgoyne
votes = 557
percentage = 17.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 918
percentage = 28.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,279
percentage = 29.7
change =sequence
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