Bury Council election, 1998

Elections to Bury Council were held on 7 May, 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 26.85%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 39
*Conservative 6
*Liberal Democrat 3

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 12
gain = 0
loss = 2
net = -2
seats % = 75.0
votes % = 52.1
votes = 19,449
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 3
gain = 2
loss = 0
net = +2
seats % = 18.8
votes % = 33.9
votes = 12,663
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 6.3
votes % = 13.1
votes = 4,889
plus/minus = Election Summary
party = Environment and Wildlife
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.7
votes = 260
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.2
votes = 62
plus/minus =

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Catherine Platt
votes = 945
percentage = 70.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ellen Singer
votes = 257
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ivy Hooley
votes = 137
percentage = 10.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 688
percentage = 51.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,339
percentage = 20.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jack Walton
votes = 1,460
percentage = 46.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Smith
votes = 1,407
percentage = 45.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Eagle
votes = 252
percentage = 8.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 53
percentage = 1.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,119
percentage = 35.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Connolly
votes = 1,332
percentage = 79.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Thompson
votes = 353
percentage = 20.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 979
percentage = 58.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,685
percentage = 22.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Costello
votes = 1,316
percentage = 50.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Norman Hamer
votes = 986
percentage = 38.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Sloss
votes = 286
percentage = 11.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 330
percentage = 12.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,588
percentage = 27.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Wilfred Clegg
votes = 1,352
percentage = 56.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brendan Hope
votes = 724
percentage = 30.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Laughton
votes = 316
percentage = 13.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 628
percentage = 26.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,392
percentage = 29.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dorothy Cassidy
votes = 1,190
percentage = 50.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Bibby
votes = 999
percentage = 42.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Winifred Rohmann
votes = 176
percentage = 7.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 191
percentage = 8.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,365
percentage = 29.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Warren Flood
votes = 1,036
percentage = 53.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cecilia Aaron
votes = 748
percentage = 38.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nigel Bird
votes = 146
percentage = 7.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 288
percentage = 14.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,930
percentage = 24.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevvin Scarlett
votes = 1,514
percentage = 69.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cherrill Dunkley
votes = 359
percentage = 16.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Halsall
votes = 260
percentage = 11.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Mark Campion
votes = 62
percentage = 2.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,155
percentage = 52.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,195
percentage = 25.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Harwood
votes = 1,421
percentage = 49.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Denise Bigg
votes = 1,009
percentage = 35.3
change = Election box candidate
party = Environment and Wildlife
candidate = David Bentley
votes = 260
percentage = 9.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Hooley
votes = 170
percentage = 5.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 412
percentage = 14.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,859
percentage = 27.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Perkins
votes = 1,044
percentage = 55.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Wright
votes = 691
percentage = 36.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Theodor Tymczyna
votes = 158
percentage = 8.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 353
percentage = 18.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,893
percentage = 23.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dorothy Gunther
votes = 1,540
percentage = 48.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Martina Longworth
votes = 1,274
percentage = 40.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janet Turner
votes = 351
percentage = 11.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 266
percentage = 8.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,165
percentage = 28.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Farook Chaudhry
votes = 1,381
percentage = 66.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Hall
votes = 456
percentage = 22.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Martin Robinson Dowland
votes = 236
percentage = 11.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 925
percentage = 44.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,073
percentage = 26.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Julie Higson
votes = 1,274
percentage = 57.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Neville Singer
votes = 644
percentage = 28.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mary D'Albert
votes = 312
percentage = 14.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 630
percentage = 28.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,230
percentage = 24.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frances Adam
votes = 1,217
percentage = 52.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Timothy Pickstone
votes = 550
percentage = 23.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bernard Vincent
votes = 538
percentage = 23.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 667
percentage = 28.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,305
percentage = 27.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Higgin
votes = 1,614
percentage = 53.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Melia
votes = 1,060
percentage = 35.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Foss
votes = 331
percentage = 11.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 554
percentage = 18.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,005
percentage = 30.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gordon Shgarkey
votes = 1,314
percentage = 60.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Samuel Cohen
votes = 693
percentage = 31.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Young
votes = 172
percentage = 7.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 621
percentage = 28.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,179
percentage = 27.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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