1998_Huntingdonshire_District_Council_election
The 1998 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 34
- Liberal Democrats 14
- Labour 3
- Independent 2[2]
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 12 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 66.7 | 51.4 | 10,726 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 27.8 | 28.9 | 6,028 | ||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 688 | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16.4 | 3,426 | ||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Elionor McNeill | 907 | 51.8 | ||
Conservative | Janet Bennion | 802 | 45.8 | ||
Labour | Sandra Wilcox | 42 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 105 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,751 | 50.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | William Clough | 774 | 66.0 | ||
Conservative | William Sinclair | 368 | 31.4 | ||
Labour | Reginald Wilcox | 30 | 2.6 | ||
Majority | 406 | 34.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,172 | 58.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Rignall | 556 | 70.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carole Crompton | 164 | 20.8 | ||
Labour | Lesley Shipgood | 70 | 8.9 | ||
Majority | 392 | 49.6 | |||
Turnout | 790 | 48.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nicholas Guyatt | 324 | 69.8 | ||
Labour | Raymond Atkins | 95 | 20.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Virginia Bowley | 45 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | 229 | 49.4 | |||
Turnout | 464 | 34.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Burgess | 260 | 53.7 | ||
Labour | Kevin Goddard | 207 | 42.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carol Hagger | 17 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 53 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 484 | 37.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Gabb | 540 | 45.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Looker | 495 | 41.9 | ||
Labour | Rosemary Eaton | 147 | 12.4 | ||
Majority | 45 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,182 | 27.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Day | 529 | 69.7 | ||
Labour | Grace Adams | 168 | 22.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Rainer | 62 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 361 | 47.6 | |||
Turnout | 759 | 38.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Rhodes | 424 | 67.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Hunter | 142 | 22.5 | ||
Labour | Gail Findlay | 64 | 10.2 | ||
Majority | 282 | 44.8 | |||
Turnout | 630 | 34.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Martin Stephenson | 1,163 | 64.4 | ||
Labour | Valerie Brooker | 642 | 35.6 | ||
Majority | 521 | 28.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,805 | 27.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Sadler | 823 | 49.3 | ||
Labour | George Beevor | 700 | 41.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Wyatt | 146 | 8.7 | ||
Majority | 123 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,669 | 25.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Muir | 816 | 64.3 | ||
Labour | Keith Bennett | 241 | 19.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wheatley | 213 | 16.8 | ||
Majority | 575 | 45.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,270 | 22.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Richard Tuplin | 688 | 48.1 | ||
Conservative | Alan Morris | 522 | 36.5 | ||
Labour | Kevin Hawkins | 127 | 8.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Rimington | 94 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 166 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,431 | 32.5 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jean Chandler | 877 | 64.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Glen Clarke | 264 | 19.4 | ||
Labour | David Brown | 223 | 16.3 | ||
Majority | 613 | 44.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,364 | 20.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Debbie Lewsey | 558 | 50.5 | ||
Labour | Ian Webb | 315 | 28.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dave Priedy | 232 | 21.0 | ||
Majority | 243 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,105 | 18.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Sally Guines | 660 | 51.8 | ||
Conservative | Ronald Dean | 469 | 36.8 | ||
Labour | Patricia Nicholls | 146 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 191 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,275 | 32.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Keith Edgley | 540 | 48.3 | ||
Conservative | Lawrence Simpson | 504 | 45.1 | ||
Labour | Janet Boston | 73 | 6.5 | ||
Majority | 36 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,117 | 54.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Turpin | 683 | 58.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Caroline Pencak | 400 | 34.3 | ||
Labour | Daniel McCracken | 83 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | 283 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,166 | 46.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jack Taylor | 873 | 60.9 | ||
Conservative | Iain Gourlay | 508 | 35.4 | ||
Labour | Graeme Watkins | 53 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 365 | 25.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,434 | 41.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | 379 | 81.3 | +27.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 87 | 18.7 | -27.1 | ||
Majority | 292 | 62.7 | +54.2 | ||
Turnout | 466 | 22.9 | -19.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- "Local government election results". The Independent. NewsBank. 8 May 1998.
- "District Council Election" (PDF). Huntingdonshire District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2014.