1998 Salford City Council election

1998 election

The 1998 Salford Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Salford Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout was 19.39%.[2]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Labour 57
* Liberal Democrat 3[1]

## Election result

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

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| Labour | 20  |  |  | 0  | 95.2  | 61.5  | 20,505  |
| Liberal Democrats | 1  |  |  | 0  | 4.8  | 19.5  | 6,488  |
| Conservative | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0  | 18.7  | 6,237  |
| No Confidence Group  | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0  | 0.3  | 95  |

## Ward results

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Barton[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Robert Carter  | 1,100  | 77.3  |
| Conservative | Ruth Brook  | 179  | 12.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Cowpe  | 144  | 10.1  |
Majority  | 921  | 64.7  |
Turnout | 1,423  | 18.2  |
Blackfriars[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Joseph Murphy  | 622  | 78.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Carson  | 107  | 13.5  |
| Conservative | Wendy Powell  | 61  | 7.7  |
Majority  | 515  | 65.2  |
Turnout | 790  | 13.5  |
Broughton[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Merry  | 818  | 75.0  |
| Conservative | Robert Marshall  | 141  | 12.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Sheilah Wallace  | 132  | 12.1  |
Majority  | 677  | 62.1  |
Turnout | 1,091  | 17.5  |
Cadishead[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Arnold Holt  | 878  | 61.9  |
| Conservative | Thomas Holt  | 410  | 28.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Gillings  | 130  | 9.2  |
Majority  | 468  | 33.0  |
Turnout | 1,404  | 21.5  |
Claremont[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Peter Grimshaw  | 995  | 46.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Owen  | 774  | 36.2  |
| Conservative | George Herrick  | 369  | 17.3  |
Majority  | 221  | 10.3  |
Turnout | 2,138  | 21.5  |
Eccles[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Charles Johnson  | 1,163  | 61.0  |
| Conservative | John Marshall  | 410  | 21.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Bates  | 335  | 17.6  |
Majority  | 753  | 39.5  |
Turnout | 1,908  | 20.8  |
Irlam[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Joseph Kean  | 1,128  | 80.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Wenham  | 276  | 19.7  |
Majority  | 852  | 60.6  |
Turnout | 1,404  | 19.6  |
Kersal[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Peter Connor  | 1,321  | 68.6  |
| Conservative | Rufus Heron  | 474  | 24.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynn Drake  | 130  | 6.8  |
Majority  | 847  | 44.0  |
Turnout | 1,925  | 22.1  |
Langworthy[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Andrew Salmon  | 723  | 71.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Bernard Carson  | 122  | 12.1  |
| No Confidence Group  | John Copeland  | 95  | 9.4  |
| Conservative | Ian Matthews  | 66  | 6.6  |
Majority  | 601  | 59.8  |
Turnout | 1,006  | 15.2  |
Little Hulton (2)[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Doris Fernandez  | 859  |  |
| Labour | Marion Wordsworth  | 755  |  |
| Conservative | David Stirrup  | 226  |  |
| Conservative | Robert McHale  | 209  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Dippnall  | 117  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Dippnall  | 109  |  |
Turnout | 2,275  | 17.0  |
Ordsall[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Sydney Turner  | 486  | 83.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Ratcliffe  | 50  | 8.6  |
| Conservative | David Mitchell  | 48  | 8.2  |
Majority  | 436  | 74.6  |
Turnout | 584  | 11.1  |
Pendlebury[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Barry Warner  | 1,466  | 72.9  |
| Conservative | Marjorie Weston  | 300  | 14.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Kay  | 244  | 12.1  |
Majority  | 1,166  | 58.0  |
Turnout | 2,010  | 19.0  |
Pendleton[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James Hulmes  | 890  | 75.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | John Gray  | 167  | 14.2  |
| Conservative | Hillary Lingard  | 117  | 10.0  |
Majority  | 723  | 61.6  |
Turnout | 1,174  | 16.0  |
Swinton North[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Derek Antrobus  | 1,209  | 68.9  |
| Conservative | Neil Levay  | 301  | 17.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Nina Richards  | 245  | 14.0  |
Majority  | 908  | 51.7  |
Turnout | 1,755  | 19.3  |
Swinton South[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Keith Mann  | 997  | 49.7  |
| Conservative | Christine Upton  | 672  | 33.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Gregory  | 339  | 16.9  |
Majority  | 325  | 16.2  |
Turnout | 2,008  | 20.2  |
Walkden North[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Pennington  | 1,185  | 79.4  |
| Conservative | Phillip Hall  | 158  | 10.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Wilde  | 149  | 10.0  |
Majority  | 1,027  | 68.8  |
Turnout | 1,492  | 17.4  |
Walkden South[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Valerie Burgoyne  | 1,296  | 54.7  |
| Conservative | John Mosley  | 582  | 24.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian McDermott  | 490  | 20.7  |
Majority  | 806  | 30.1  |
Turnout | 2,368  | 20.0  |
Weaste & Seedley[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Anthony Ullman  | 944  | 56.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Neville Rogers  | 387  | 23.1  |
| Conservative | Sydney Cooper  | 345  | 20.6  |
Majority  | 557  | 33.2  |
Turnout | 1,676  | 21.7  |
Winton[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Vincent Prior  | 1,113  | 69.5  |
| Conservative | Patricia Kershaw  | 267  | 16.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | William Wain  | 221  | 13.8  |
Majority  | 846  | 52.8  |
Turnout | 1,601  | 17.2  |
Worsley & Boothstown[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Robert Boyd  | 1,820  | 55.5  |
| Conservative | Karen Garrido  | 902  | 27.5  |
| Labour | Eric Burgoyne  | 557  | 17.0  |
Majority  | 918  | 28.0  |
Turnout | 3,279  | 29.7  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Salford District Election Results - 7th May 1998". Salford City Council. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
3. ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.

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