1998_Derby_Council_election
The 1998 Derby City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[3]
Quick Facts 14 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council 23 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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One of the two Labour councillors defeated in the election was Milton Crosdale, the father of Imaani, who was taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom two days after the election.[4] Crosdale had been defending a three-vote majority in Blagreaves ward.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 71.4 | 48.8 | 16,936 | ||
Conservative | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21.4 | 34.1 | 11,821 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 16.0 | 5,548 | ||
National Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 125 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 123 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 121 | |||
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Abbey
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Till | 1,191 | 67.3% | |
Conservative | D. Sice | 365 | 20.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | B. Harry | 215 | 12.1% | |
Turnout | 15.4% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Allestree
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Webb | 1,666 | 63.2% | |
Labour | M. Musih-Ud Daullah | 601 | 22.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Kirkman King | 368 | 14.0% | |
Turnout | 32.7% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Alvaston
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | N. Wawman | 1,077 | 61.3% | |
Conservative | P. Willitts | 427 | 24.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | T. Hall | 171 | 9.7% | |
National Democrats | G. Hardy | 81 | 4.6% | |
Turnout | 22.8% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Babington
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | V. Wilsoncroft | 903 | 52.5% | |
Conservative | M. Yaqub | 595 | 34.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Savage | 223 | 13.0% | |
Turnout | 23.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Blagreaves
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | R. Skelton | 2,409 | 58.4% | |
Labour | M. Crosdale | 1,314 | 31.8% | |
Conservative | J. Lee | 361 | 8.7% | |
National Democrats | K. Sharp | 44 | 1.1% | |
Turnout | 45.2% | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | ||||
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Boulton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Hardyal Dhindsa | 1,190 | 56.5% | |
Conservative | J. Slater | 683 | 32.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Charlesworth | 234 | 11.1% | |
Turnout | 25.1% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Breadsall
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Ireland | 1,807 | 51.3% | |
Conservative | M. Webb | 1,363 | 38.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | E. Ashburner | 349 | 9.9% | |
Turnout | 22.4% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Chaddesden
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Repton | 1,323 | 60.1% | |
Conservative | J. Veitch | 600 | 27.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Whitaker | 156 | 7.1% | |
Independent | L. Alcock | 121 | 5.5% | |
Turnout | 27.0% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Chellaston
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Jackson | 1,492 | 51.4% | |
Conservative | D. Black | 1,209 | 41.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | B. Lowe | 199 | 6.9% | |
Turnout | 29.4% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Darley
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | P. Latham | 1,647 | 48.5% | |
Labour | D. Roberts | 1,375 | 40.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | J-P. Keane | 377 | 11.1% | |
Turnout | 36.1% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
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Derwent
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Young | 1,067 | 70.2% | |
Conservative | J. Thorpe | 301 | 19.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Whitaker | 151 | 9.9% | |
Turnout | 20.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Kingsway
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Hill | 979 | 45.0% | |
Conservative | B. Maw | 862 | 39.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Troup | 333 | 15.3% | |
Turnout | 27.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Litchurch
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Rehman | 1,158 | 73.1% | |
Conservative | J. Magee | 222 | 14.0% | |
Green | J. Macdonald | 123 | 7.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | W. Savage | 81 | 5.1% | |
Turnout | 22.0% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Spondon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Brown | 1,520 | 46.6% | |
Labour | R. Morgan | 1,459 | 44.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Peat | 282 | 8.6% | |
Turnout | 33.3% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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- "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Summaries 1998". The Elections Centre.
- "Father has the blues". Birmingham Post. 8 May 1998. p. 3.
- "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- "Derby City Council Election Results 1996-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre.