1998 Cambridge City Council election

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1998 Cambridge City Council election
Cambridgeshire Flag.svg
  1996 7 May 1998 (1998-05-07) 1999  

14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout27.8% (Decrease2.svg8.1%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election21 seats, 45.0%17 seats, 35.2%4 seats, 19.8%
Seats won572
Seats after19176
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote8,5729,3355,223
Percentage36.1%39.3%22.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.9%Increase2.svg 4.1%Increase2.svg 2.2%

Cambridge UK ward map 1998.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1998 Cambridge City Council election

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1998 Cambridge City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

Prior to the election, Cllr Alan Charlesworth (Castle) left the Liberal Democrats to sit as an Independent.

Summary

Election result

1998 Cambridge City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 5Decrease2.svg 235.7141945.28,57236.1–8.9
  Liberal Democrats 7Increase2.svg 150.0101740.59,33539.3+4.1
  Conservative 2Increase2.svg 214.34614.35,22322.0+2.2
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06162.6N/A

In addition to the gains/losses above, one Independent lost a seat but is not shown as no Independent candidates stood at this election.

Ward result

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mungai Mbayah 578 65.0 –6.5
Conservative Ann Watkins16318.3+2.1
Liberal Democrats Catherine Stebbings14816.6+4.4
Majority41546.7–8.6
Turnout 88919.0–6.4
Registered electors 4,668
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.3

Arbury

Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Schofield* 676 53.2 –1.7
Conservative Mark Taylor39531.1–3.5
Liberal Democrats Rhordi James19915.7+5.1
Majority28122.1+1.8
Turnout 1,27025.2–11.6
Registered electors 5,057
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.9

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David White 1,172 60.4 +4.6
Labour Stephen Hartley36518.8–8.1
Conservative Richard Hollie29315.1–2.2
Green Marion Barber1125.8N/A
Majority80741.6–12.7
Turnout 1,94227.7–8.4
Registered electors 7,036
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg6.4

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Stuart 893 46.6 +19.0
Labour Richard Carling86245.0–10.4
Liberal Democrats Ashley Woodford1618.4–8.6
Majority311.6N/A
Turnout 1,91634.7+1.8
Registered electors 5,525
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg14.7

Coleridge

Coleridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruth Bagnall 873 61.7 –0.4
Conservative Eric Barrett-Payton36325.6+0.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Folley18012.7–0.1
Majority51036.0–0.9
Turnout 1,41623.8–9.5
Registered electors 5,966
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.4

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Levison 971 44.2 +0.1
Labour Tricia Charlesworth90341.1–2.2
Conservative Colin Havercroft32414.7+2.0
Majority683.1+2.3
Turnout 2,19832.1–9.4
Registered electors 6,867
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg1.2

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Talbot 613 65.1 –11.9
Conservative Christopher Howell17718.8+5.2
Liberal Democrats Tim Wesson15116.0+6.6
Majority43646.3–17.1
Turnout 94119.8–9.7
Registered electors 4,774
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.6

Market

Market
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joye Rosenstiel* 837 60.5 +4.6
Labour Andrew Jones28820.8–12.8
Conservative Julie-Ann Ing15411.1+0.7
Green Adam Swallow1057.6N/A
Majority54939.7+17.4
Turnout 1,38421.1–11.5
Registered electors 6,595
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg8.7

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Larkin* 1,041 59.2 +15.1
Labour Trevor Critchlow47326.9–18.4
Conservative James Strachan24313.8+3.2
Majority56832.3+31.1
Turnout 1,75722.3–13.0
Registered electors 7,929
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg16.8

Petersfield

Petersfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Blencowe* 865 55.1 –7.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Smith26216.7–8.4
Green Shayne Mitchell24815.8N/A
Conservative Peter Welton19612.5–0.1
Majority60338.4+1.1
Turnout 1,57121.9–11.7
Registered electors 7,181
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.6

Queens Edith

Queens Edith
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Amanda Taylor* 1,394 54.8 +17.7
Conservative Richard Williams80231.5–6.2
Labour Kira Davison34913.7–11.5
Majority59223.3N/A
Turnout 2,54541.7–8.9
Registered electors 6,107
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg12.0

Romsey

Romsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Smart 1,027 48.8 +9.4
Labour Paul Gilchrist88742.1–13.4
Green Hamish Downer1145.4N/A
Conservative Peter Whitehead773.7–1.4
Majority1406.7N/A
Turnout 2,10533.9–1.6
Registered electors 6,107
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg11.4

Trumpington

Trumpington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Douglas 910 45.0 +7.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Dixon81940.5–0.7
Labour Patrick Diamond29414.5–6.3
Majority914.5N/A
Turnout 2,02334.7–0.1
Registered electors 5,837
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg3.9

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Nimmo-Smith* 973 51.4 –1.7
Labour Patrick Schicker54628.8–4.0
Conservative Vivian Ellis23312.3–1.7
Green Margaret Wright 1427.5N/A
Majority42722.5+2.2
Turnout 1,89431.3–7.5
Registered electors 6,064
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg1.2

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References

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