1998_Southampton_City_Council_election
The 1998 Southampton Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Southampton Unitary 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
- Labour 28
- Liberal Democrat 14
- Conservative 3[2]
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 9 | -1 | 60.0 | 44.3 | 18,612 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 5 | +1 | 33.3 | 29.2 | 12,272 | ||||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 22.1 | 9,269 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 926 | ||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 458 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 397 | ||
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 91 | ||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jacqueline Rayment | 1,171 | 55.1 | ||
Conservative | Clifford Combes | 414 | 19.5 | ||
Independent Labour | Kim Rose | 237 | 11.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Impey | 214 | 10.1 | ||
Socialist Alternative | Nicholas Chaffey | 91 | 4.3 | ||
Majority | 757 | 35.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,127 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Hannides | 1,601 | 49.6 | ||
Labour | Christine Medway | 1,230 | 38.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Terence Holden-Brown | 394 | 12.2 | ||
Majority | 371 | 11.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,225 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Penelpe Baldwin | 1,411 | 61.2 | ||
Conservative | Keith Worthy | 583 | 25.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Edward Blake | 311 | 13.5 | ||
Majority | 828 | 35.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,305 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ann Milton | 1,638 | 46.9 | ||
Independent | Royston Smith | 926 | 26.5 | ||
Labour | Brian Hilton | 597 | 17.1 | ||
Conservative | Roger Burra | 333 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | 712 | 20.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,494 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Michael Gausden | 1,539 | 48.0 | ||
Labour | Matthew Stevens | 1,311 | 40.9 | ||
Conservative | William Reynard | 356 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | 228 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,206 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Noon | 1,302 | 52.8 | ||
Conservative | Brian Parnell | 692 | 28.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Natalie Murphy | 356 | 14.4 | ||
Green | John Spottiswoode | 117 | 4.7 | ||
Majority | 610 | 24.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,467 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Hill | 1,573 | 51.6 | ||
Conservative | John Hartwell | 1,041 | 34.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Naish | 258 | 8.5 | ||
Independent Labour | Graham Cotton | 111 | 3.6 | ||
Green | Andrew Shaw | 64 | 2.1 | ||
Majority | 532 | 17.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,047 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Virginia Moore | 1,599 | 56.8 | ||
Labour | John Merritt | 870 | 30.9 | ||
Conservative | Eva Jeffery | 348 | 12.4 | ||
Majority | 729 | 25.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,817 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Slade | 1,775 | 54.5 | ||
Labour | John Truscott | 1,153 | 35.4 | ||
Conservative | Brian Lankford | 330 | 10.1 | ||
Majority | 622 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,258 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Adrian Vinson | 1,713 | 57.8 | ||
Labour | Kenneth Street | 852 | 28.7 | ||
Conservative | Michael Ball | 399 | 13.5 | ||
Majority | 861 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,964 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Jenks | 1,507 | 67.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Phillip Lloyd | 366 | 16.4 | ||
Conservative | Julian Isaacson | 362 | 16.2 | ||
Majority | 1,141 | 51.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,235 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Eric Pointer | 1,295 | 43.1 | ||
Conservative | Alec Samuels | 1,074 | 35.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ronald Fitzgerald | 530 | 17.7 | ||
Green | Paul Garratt | 103 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 221 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,002 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Heather Corless | 1,816 | 59.0 | ||
Conservative | Phillip Lankford | 833 | 27.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Heather | 429 | 13.9 | ||
Majority | 983 | 31.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,078 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Jenks | 983 | 46.0 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Paterson | 580 | 27.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Calvin Horner | 349 | 16.3 | ||
Green | Peter Davis | 113 | 5.3 | ||
Independent Labour | Peter Baillie | 110 | 5.2 | ||
Majority | 403 | 18.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,135 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Richard Williams | 1,541 | 57.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Simpson | 801 | 30.1 | ||
Conservative | Marlene Unwin | 323 | 12.1 | ||
Majority | 740 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,665 |
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- "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- "Election: City Council Elections May 1998 - 7th May 1998". Southampton City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
Preceded by 1996 Southampton Council election |
Southampton local elections | Succeeded by 1999 Southampton Council election |