1998 Preston Borough Council election

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Elections to Preston 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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 30+2
Liberal Democrat 13+1
Conservative 130
Independent 1+1

Election result

Preston Local Election Result 1998
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 8-242.11
  Liberal Democrats 5+126.32
  Conservative 5026.32
  Independent 1+15.36

Wards

Ashton

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Ball1,10462.80
Labour G Greenidge54030.72
Liberal Democrats Joe Fitzgerald1146.48

Avenham

Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ron Atkins 82668.83
Conservative L Hammond19916.58
Liberal Democrats R Zimmy17514.58

Brookfield

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Atkinson54462.96
Conservative R Edmondson21224.54
Liberal Democrats J Abram10812.50

Cadley

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Hackett1,35867.73
Conservative P Balshaw53526.68
Labour P Malliband1125.59

Central

Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G Walmsley76966.93
Conservative D Barber19516.97
Liberal Democrats M Middleton18516.10

Deepdale

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Cartwright1,00753.88
IndependentM Jiwa39821.29
Liberal Democrats U Zinga28915.46
Conservative Sheila Heys1759.36

Fishwick

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I Patel51758.95
Conservative D Hammond20223.03
Liberal Democrats Wilf Gavin15818.02

Greyfriars

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Chaloner1,30759.17
Liberal Democrats C Hughes78435.49
Labour A Milne-Picken1185.34

Ingol

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ron Marshall89768.68
Labour C Abbot25119.22
Conservative P Randles15812.10

Larches

Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J Willacy66653.19
Labour J Swindells46136.82
Conservative P Halshaw1259.98

Moor Park

Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mick Moulding72543.28
Labour G di Cioccio63838.09
Conservative K Sedgewick31218.63

Preston Rural East

Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K Hudson1,20677.96
Labour J Houghton17511.31
Liberal Democrats E Rowland16610.73

Preston Rural West

Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats R Nash1,03346.91
Conservative Neil Cartwright93842.60
Labour M Clegg23110.49

Ribbleton

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P Woods51265.47
Conservative Jane Balshaw14718.80
Liberal Democrats A Riedel12315.73

Riversway

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elaine Abbot71761.60
Conservative S Brown24020.62
Liberal Democrats Alan Valentine20717.78

Sharoe Green

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E Clarkson1,03955.21
Liberal Democrats M Turner66135.12
Labour A McLaren1829.67

Sherwood

Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Greenhalgh1,23263.57
Labour T Mattinson37919.57
Labour M Maritan32716.87

St Matthews

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Richardson76670.15
Conservative P Pugh18817.22
Liberal Democrats M Cooper13812.64

Tulketh

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Wilkinson66952.10
Conservative S Halshaw41932.63
Liberal Democrats N Sumner19615.26

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