1998 Fareham Borough Council election

The 1998 Fareham Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Fareham Borough 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]

After the election, the composition of the council was

* Liberal Democrat 16
* Conservative 14
* Labour 8
* Others 4[1]

## Election result[edit]

Fareham Local Election Result 1998[2][3] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 7  |  |  | +5  | 50.0  | 42.1  | 10,552  |
| Liberal Democrats | 6  |  |  | -4  | 42.9  | 32.6  | 8,181  |
| Labour | 1  |  |  | 0  | 7.1  | 19.8  | 4,973  |
| Liberal | 0  |  |  | -1  | 0  | 2.3  | 580  |
| Conservative  | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0  | 1.8  | 449  |
| Independent Warsash Residents' Association  | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0  | 1.4  | 342  |

## Ward results[edit]

Fareham East[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Donald Murrary  | 819  | 53.7  |
| Conservative | David Kemp  | 483  | 31.7  |
| Labour | Alison Garrett  | 222  | 14.6  |
Majority  | 336  | 22.0  |
Turnout | 1,524  | 29.3  |
Fareham North[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Peter Davies  | 681  | 43.7  |
| Conservative | Patrick Dibben  | 645  | 41.4  |
| Labour | Barry Towler  | 231  | 14.8  |
Majority  | 36  | 2.3  |
Turnout | 1,557  | 32.4  |
Fareham North-West[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Evelyn Burley  | 451  | 35.1  |
| Labour | Brenda Pleasants  | 442  | 34.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Cunnington  | 392  | 30.5  |
Majority  | 9  | 0.7  |
Turnout | 1,285  | 22.8  |
Fareham South[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Michael Prior  | 589  | 56.0  |
| Conservative | Robert Smith  | 278  | 26.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Chaloner  | 185  | 17.6  |
Majority  | 311  | 29.6  |
Turnout | 1,052  | 21.9  |
Fareham West[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Eric Dunn  | 1,067  | 53.2  |
| Conservative | Charles Tierney  | 679  | 33.9  |
| Labour | Wilfred Phillips  | 259  | 12.9  |
Majority  | 388  | 19.4  |
Turnout | 2,005  | 36.8  |
Hill Head[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Curtis  | 1,087  | 47.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Chapman  | 900  | 39.1  |
| Labour | Karen Gray  | 313  | 13.6  |
Majority  | 187  | 8.1  |
Turnout | 2,300  | 36.9  |
Locks Heath[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Englefield  | 1,134  | 37.9  |
| Conservative | Susan Wilson  | 888  | 29.6  |
| Labour | Angela Carr  | 698  | 23.3  |
| Conservative  | Carolyn Lee  | 275  | 9.2  |
Majority  | 246  | 8.2  |
Turnout | 2,995  | 26.4  |
Portchester Central[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | David Norris  | 761  | 53.8  |
| Labour | Debra Cusack  | 367  | 26.0  |
| Conservative | Susan Walker  | 286  | 20.2  |
Majority  | 394  | 27.9  |
Turnout | 1,414  | 31.2  |
Portchester East[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Nicholas Walker  | 551  | 41.4  |
| Labour | Ian Christie  | 403  | 30.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Lionel Yeates  | 377  | 28.3  |
Majority  | 148  | 11.1  |
Turnout | 1,331  | 31.9  |
Portchester West[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Bernard Munden  | 880  | 52.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Murray  | 462  | 27.3  |
| Labour | Leslie Ricketts  | 350  | 20.7  |
Majority  | 418  | 24.7  |
Turnout | 1,692  | 29.1  |
Sarisbury[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sean Woodward  | 1,735  | 74.1  |
| Labour | Nicholas Knight  | 246  | 10.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Williamson  | 185  | 7.9  |
| Conservative  | Philip Garrett  | 174  | 7.4  |
Majority  | 1,489  | 63.6  |
Turnout | 2,340  | 36.1  |
Stubbington[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Linda Owen  | 1,027  | 52.1  |
| Conservative | Linda Bounds  | 702  | 35.6  |
| Labour | Michael Taylor  | 243  | 12.3  |
Majority  | 325  | 16.5  |
Turnout | 1,972  | 37.5  |
Titchfield[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Constance Hockley  | 727  | 44.8  |
| Liberal | John Thompson  | 580  | 35.8  |
| Labour | Beryl Oldroyd  | 315  | 19.4  |
Majority  | 147  | 9.1  |
Turnout | 1,622  | 28.3  |
Warsash[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Keith Estlin  | 1,160  | 58.4  |
| Independent Warsash Residents' Association  | Deborah Emery  | 342  | 17.2  |
| Labour | Graham Holden  | 295  | 14.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Byrne  | 191  | 9.6  |
Majority  | 818  | 41.1  |
Turnout | 1,988  | 29.8  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
2. ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Election of borough councillors : 7 May 1998" (PDF). Fareham Borough Council. Retrieved 8 November 2010.

Preceded by
1996 Fareham Council election | Fareham local elections | Succeeded by
1999 Fareham Council election

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