1998 Ipswich Borough Council election

1998 Ipswich Borough Council election

←  1996 7 May 1998 1999  →
16 seats 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Elections for Ipswich Borough 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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 40
• Conservative 8

Election result

Ipswich Borough Council Election Result 1998

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	12			-1	75.0
	Conservative	4			+2	25.0
	Liberal Democrats	0			-1	0.0

Ward results

Sixteen councillors were elected. ^[1]

Bixley

Bixley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Barker	970	54.7
	Labour	S. Watson	532	29.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Rivett	275	15.5
Majority			438
Turnout			1,777
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Elections Centre Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

• "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16