The 1998 Waveney Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 1998 Waveney District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 11 |  3 | 68.8 | 30 | 41 | 85.4 | 10,466 | 51.3 | -10.1 | |
| Conservative | 2 |  1 | 12.5 | 1 | 3 | 6.3 | 5,360 | 26.3 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 |  | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.2 | 2,464 | 12.1 | +0.4 | |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.2 | 2,101 | 10.3 | +6.9 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | K. Cracknell | 978 | 46.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | K. Jenkins* | 730 | 34.5 | -7.1 | |
| Conservative | V. Pulford | 231 | 10.9 | -2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | W. Fleetney | 178 | 8.4 | -36.4 | |
| Majority | 248 | 11.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,117 | 35.9 | -6.4 | ||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Gower* | 939 | 56.0 | -6.8 | |
| Conservative | R. Bell | 596 | 35.5 | +8.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Thomas | 142 | 8.5 | -1.6 | |
| Majority | 343 | 20.5 | -15.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,677 | 25.6 | -9.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 7.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Devereaux* | 709 | 48.8 | -1.8 | |
| Conservative | A. Choveaux | 602 | 41.4 | +17.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Woolley | 142 | 9.8 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 107 | 7.4 | -19.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,453 | 28.5 | -8.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 9.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Patience | 588 | 67.2 | -12.0 | |
| Conservative | P. Biggs | 154 | 17.6 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | L. Batchelor | 133 | 15.2 | +6.6 | |
| Majority | 434 | 49.6 | -17.4 | ||
| Turnout | 875 | 21.9 | -6.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | I. Graham | 530 | 57.9 | -7.9 | |
| Conservative | A. Mylan | 210 | 23.0 | -0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | C. Faith | 175 | 19.1 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 320 | 35.0 | -7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 915 | 25.4 | -6.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | D. Young | 715 | 48.6 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | J. Bellham | 619 | 42.1 | -9.7 | |
| Conservative | M. Reader | 138 | 9.4 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 96 | 6.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,472 | 33.6 | -9.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. Hunter* | 890 | 60.5 | +7.8 | |
| Conservative | S. Ames | 459 | 31.2 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Tibbitt | 122 | 8.3 | -14.5 | |
| Majority | 391 | 29.3 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,471 | 30.5 | -17.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Taylor* | 327 | 57.8 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | B. Reader | 202 | 35.7 | +8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Howe | 37 | 6.5 | -13.2 | |
| Majority | 125 | 22.1 | -4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 566 | 38.8 | -10.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Leverett* | 787 | 77.4 | +1.3 | |
| Conservative | F. Gaimster | 135 | 13.3 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | B. Batchelder | 95 | 9.3 | -2.2 | |
| Majority | 652 | 64.1 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,017 | 23.9 | -9.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Rodgers* | 817 | 56.1 | -5.0 | |
| Conservative | R. Wallington | 462 | 31.7 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Martin | 178 | 12.2 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 355 | 24.4 | -8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,455 | 27.3 | -9.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Kelly* | 1,043 | 66.9 | -4.0 | |
| Conservative | E. Tarlot | 349 | 22.4 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Shepherd | 167 | 10.7 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 694 | 44.5 | -6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,559 | 28.5 | -10.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Rose | 368 | 61.7 | +15.0 | |
| Labour | A. Fisher | 168 | 28.2 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Morgan | 60 | 10.1 | -18.5 | |
| Majority | 200 | 33.6 | +15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 596 | 39.6 | -14.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | G. Langley | 1,123 | 49.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | C. Pretty | 860 | 38.0 | -13.4 | |
| Labour | C. Scott | 278 | 12.3 | -36.3 | |
| Majority | 263 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,261 | 44.3 | -0.5 | ||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Coward | 958 | 71.0 | -5.9 | |
| Conservative | P. Pulford | 238 | 17.6 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | G. Haworth | 154 | 11.4 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 720 | 53.3 | -9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,350 | 24.5 | -6.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Bee | 208 | 47.5 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | S. Robbins | 164 | 37.4 | -17.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | S. May | 66 | 15.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 44 | 10.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 438 | 32.6 | -17.9 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Carter* | 919 | 78.7 | -5.9 | |
| Conservative | B. Bee | 148 | 12.7 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | S. Tonge | 100 | 8.8 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 771 | 66.1 | -10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,167 | 26.9 | -8.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |||
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