1998 Gloucester City Council election

The 1998 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1998 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

Results

Gloucester City Council election, 1998 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	4					35.6
	Labour	10				50.0	38.3
	Liberal Democrats	6					26.0
	Green	0					0.0
	Independent	0					0.0
	Other	0					0.1

Ward results

Abbeymead

Abbeymead (3) 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. R. Holman	1,178	51.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Lush	1,119
	Liberal Democrats	S. Reeve	1,013
	Conservative	A. Gravells	720	31.6
	Conservative	M. Rentell	598
	Conservative	M. Richings	582
	Labour	Ms. J. Grigg	381	16.7
	Labour	T. Smith	357
	Labour	M. Shepstone	315
Turnout			7091
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Barnwood

Barnwood (3)1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hanks	818	52.7
	Labour	D. Mockridge	711
	Labour	M. Lawlor	624
	Conservative	P. Beer	560	36.1
	Conservative	Ms. N. Richings	507
	Conservative	M. Day	491
	Liberal Democrats	K. Mitchell	174	11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. N. West	157
	Liberal Democrats	U. Bhaimia	113
Turnout			6033
	Labour hold		Swing

Barton

Barton 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Haines	638	71.4
	Conservative	L. Proctor	177	19.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. V. Ellis	78	8.7
Turnout			4901
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastgate

Eastgate 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Duncan	943	64.3
	Conservative	H. Harrison	378	25.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ginwalla	146	10.0
Turnout			5979
	Labour hold		Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote (3) 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. S. Blakeley	1,542	47.4
	Liberal Democrats	W. Crowther	1,472
	Liberal Democrats	P. McLellan	1,457
	Conservative	C. Pullon	1176	36.1
	Conservative	Ms. E. Noakes	983
	Conservative	A. Franklin	887
	Labour	M. Dempsey	536	16.5
	Labour	Ms. C. Knapman	503
	Labour	M. Ferguson	476
Turnout			7471
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kingsholm

Kingsholm 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hawthorne	1,250	52.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Evans	734	30.6
	Labour	P. Barker	416	17.3
Turnout			6453
	Conservative hold		Swing

Linden

Linden 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. M. Smith	922	63.6
	Conservative	M. Taylor	401	27.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. V. Wilcox	126	8.7
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Cook	828	38.9
	Conservative	Ms. S. McClung	757	35.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. Phillips V.	541	25.4
Turnout			6695
	Labour hold		Swing

Matson

Matson 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Stephens	649	62.9
	Conservative	R. Cooke	246	23.9
	Liberal Democrats	G. Phillips	102	9.9
	Socialist	R. Frost	34	3.3
Turnout			5495
	Labour hold		Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Meredith	714	54.0
	Conservative	K. Moran	343	26.0
	Liberal Democrats	G. Slatter	264	20.0
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Quedgeley

Quedgeley (2) 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Thompson	883	47.0
	Conservative	M. White	850
	Labour	A. McGonigle	581	30.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Brearey	416	22.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Balsham	413
	Labour	C. Clarke	412
Turnout			7532
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Durrant	1,098	53.0
	Conservative	T. Leach	741	35.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. A. Evans	232	11.2
Turnout			6161
	Labour hold		Swing

Westgate

Westgate 1998 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Morgan	664	41.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. B. Caldwell	519	32.7
	Labour	B. Large	406	25.6
Turnout			5196
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Local Election Handbook 1998" (PDF). Election Centre. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 March 2021.