1998 Southampton City Council election

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The 1998 Southampton City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Southampton Local Election Result 1998 [1] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 9-160.044.318,612
  Liberal Democrats 5+133.329.212,272
  Conservative 106.722.19,269
  Independent 00000.02.2926
  Independent Labour 00000.01.1458
  Green 00000.00.9397
  Socialist Alternative 00000.00.291

Ward results

Bargate [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Rayment1,17155.1
Conservative Clifford Combes41419.5
Independent Labour Kim Rose23711.1
Liberal Democrats Nigel Impey21410.1
Socialist Alternative Nicholas Chaffey914.3
Majority75735.6
Turnout 2,127
Bassett [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hannides1,60149.6
Labour Christine Medway1,23038.1
Liberal Democrats Terence Holden-Brown39412.2
Majority37111.5
Turnout 3,225
Bitterne [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Penelpe Baldwin1,41161.2
Conservative Keith Worthy58325.3
Liberal Democrats Edward Blake31113.5
Majority82835.9
Turnout 2,305
Bitterne Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Milton1,63846.9
Independent Royston Smith92626.5
Labour Brian Hilton59717.1
Conservative Roger Burra3339.5
Majority71220.4
Turnout 3,494
Coxford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Gausden1,53948.0
Labour Matthew Stevens1,31140.9
Conservative William Reynard35611.1
Majority2287.1
Turnout 3,206
Freemantle [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Noon1,30252.8
Conservative Brian Parnell69228.1
Liberal Democrats Natalie Murphy35614.4
Green John Spottiswoode1174.7
Majority61024.7
Turnout 2,467
Harefield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hill1,57351.6
Conservative John Hartwell1,04134.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Naish2588.5
Independent Labour Graham Cotton1113.6
Green Andrew Shaw642.1
Majority53217.5
Turnout 3,047
Millbrook [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Virginia Moore1,59956.8
Labour John Merritt87030.9
Conservative Eva Jeffery34812.4
Majority72925.9
Turnout 2,817
Peartree [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Slade1,77554.5
Labour John Truscott1,15335.4
Conservative Brian Lankford33010.1
Majority62219.1
Turnout 3,258
Portswood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Vinson1,71357.8
Labour Kenneth Street85228.7
Conservative Michael Ball39913.5
Majority86129.0
Turnout 2,964
Redbridge [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Jenks1,50767.4
Liberal Democrats Phillip Lloyd36616.4
Conservative Julian Isaacson36216.2
Majority1,14151.1
Turnout 2,235
Shirley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eric Pointer1,29543.1
Conservative Alec Samuels1,07435.8
Liberal Democrats Ronald Fitzgerald53017.7
Green Paul Garratt1033.4
Majority2217.4
Turnout 3,002
Sholing [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Heather Corless1,81659.0
Conservative Phillip Lankford83327.1
Liberal Democrats David Heather42913.9
Majority98331.9
Turnout 3,078
St. Lukes [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Jenks98346.0
Conservative Thomas Paterson58027.2
Liberal Democrats Calvin Horner34916.3
Green Peter Davis1135.3
Independent Labour Peter Baillie1105.2
Majority40318.9
Turnout 2,135
Woolston [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Williams1,54157.8
Liberal Democrats David Simpson80130.1
Conservative Marlene Unwin32312.1
Majority74027.8
Turnout 2,665

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References

  1. 1 2 "Local Elections results". The Times . 9 May 1998. p. 46.
  2. ↑ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian . 9 May 1998. p. 16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Election: City Council Elections May 1998 - 7th May 1998". Southampton City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
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1996 Southampton Council election 		Southampton local elections Succeeded by
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