1998_Ipswich_Borough_Council_election

1998 Ipswich Borough Council election
16 seats; 25 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

1998 Ipswich Borough Council election

1998 election results for Ipswich Borough Council

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

Quick Facts 16 seats 25 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

After the election, the composition of the council was

Labour 40
Conservative 8

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Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Elections Centre Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

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	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Labour	12	-1	75.0
Conservative	4	+2	25.0
Liberal Democrats	0	-1	0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stephen Barker	970	54.7
	Labour	S. Watson	532	29.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Rivett	275	15.5
Majority			438
Turnout			1,777
	Conservative hold		Swing

1998_Ipswich_Borough_Council_election

1998 Ipswich Borough Council election

Election result

Ward Results

Bixley

References

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