1998 Broxbourne Borough Council election
The Broxbourne Council election, 1998 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.[1]
Composition of expiring seats before election
editWard | Party | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Standing again? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Broxbourne | Conservative | 1994 | Don Smith | Yes[Table note 1] |
Bury Green | Conservative | 1994 | Geoffrey Morris | No |
Cheshunt Central | Liberal Democrats | 1994 | Robert Smith | Yes |
Cheshunt North | Conservative | 1994 | Don Poole | Yes[Table note 2] |
Flamstead End | Conservative | 1994 | Sheila Kendall | Yes[Table note 3] |
Goffs Oak | Conservative | 1994 | Marie Dowsett | Yes |
Hoddesdon North | Conservative | 1994 | Michael Lavender | Yes |
Hoddesdon Town | Liberal Democrats | 1994 | Dorothy Morgan | No |
Rosedale | Liberal Democrats | 1994 | Carolyn Iles | Yes[Table note 4] |
Rye Park | Labour | 1994 | Linda Dambrauskas | No |
Theobalds | Labour | 1994 | Lester Hickling | Yes[Table note 5] |
Waltham Cross North | Conservative | 1994 | Norman Ames | Yes |
Waltham Cross South | Labour | 1994 | Mark Farrington | Yes |
Wormley & Turnford | Conservative | 1994 | Brian Hill | Yes |
Election results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 13 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 92.85 | 53.70 | 8,920 | ||
Labour | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7.15 | 33.12 | 5,501 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 11.76 | 1,953 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 236 |
Results summary
editAn election was held in 14 wards on 7 May 1998.
The Conservative party gained 5 council seats at this election taking 3 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Cheshunt Central Ward, Hoddesdon Town Ward and Rosedale Ward and taking 2 seats from the Labour Party in Rye Park Ward and Theobalds Ward.
Since the last Broxbourne Local Government Election in 1996 a by-election had been held in Waltham Cross North Ward that had resulted in a gain for the Conservatives at the expense of Labour. Additionally a Liberal Democrat Councillor had "crossed the floor" of the chamber and had joined the Conservative Group.
This was the last Broxbourne local election fought before new electoral boundaries took effect in 1999.
The boundary changes would necessitate an "all out" election in 1999 when all of the 38 "new" seats would be contested.
Accordingly, all councillors elected in 1998 served a 1-year term of office.
The political balance of the new council following this election was:
- Conservative 31 seats
- Labour 11 seats
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Donald Poole | 845 | 58.88 | ||
Labour | Robert Foskett | 284 | 19.79 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Deborah Gibson | 189 | 13.17 | ||
Independent | Raymond Stone | 117 | 8.16 | ||
Majority | 561 | ||||
Turnout | 1,435 | 24.00 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dennis Clayton | 835 | 49.76 | ||
Labour | Linda Dambrauskas | 766 | 45.65 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Henry Appiah | 77 | 4.59 | ||
Majority | 69 | ||||
Turnout | 1,678 | 30.00 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sheila Kendall | 576 | 53.33 | ||
Labour | James Emslie | 255 | 23.62 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Smith | 249 | 23.05 | ||
Majority | 321 | ||||
Turnout | 1,080 | 29.00 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leonard Merry | 651 | 47.73 | ||
Labour | Lester Hickling | 622 | 45.60 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Gould | 91 | 6.67 | ||
Majority | 29 | ||||
Turnout | 1,364 | 24.00 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Donald Smith | 762 | 57.99 | ||
Labour | George Panayiotopoulos | 357 | 27.17 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Blackshaw | 195 | 14.84 | ||
Majority | 405 | ||||
Turnout | 1,314 | 24.00 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marie Dowsett | 815 | 71.68 | ||
Labour | Ronald McCole | 146 | 12.84 | ||
Independent | Christopher Stone | 94 | 8.27 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Barton | 82 | 7.21 | ||
Majority | 669 | ||||
Turnout | 1,137 | 29.00 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Cooper | 733 | 59.65 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anthoney Fey | 261 | 21.23 | ||
Labour | Keith Hodge | 235 | 19.12 | ||
Majority | 472 | ||||
Turnout | 1,229 | 24.00 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Ayling | 694 | 56.84 | ||
Labour | Janet Kousoulou | 322 | 26.37 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Heather Campbell | 205 | 16.79 | ||
Majority | 372 | ||||
Turnout | 1,221 | 24.00 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mandy Hayward | 339 | 44.14 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Griffiths | 220 | 28.65 | ||
Labour | Carolyn Iles | 209 | 27.21 | ||
Majority | 119 | ||||
Turnout | 768 | 26.00 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Hale | 636 | 46.87 | ||
Labour | Peter Kort | 610 | 44.95 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Huse | 111 | 8.18 | ||
Majority | 26 | ||||
Turnout | 1,357 | 27.00 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dorothy Edmonds | 627 | 53.41 | ||
Labour | Winifred Press | 458 | 39.01 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Tait | 89 | 7.58 | ||
Majority | 169 | ||||
Turnout | 1,174 | 29.00 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Ames | 619 | 62.21 | ||
Labour | Christopher Simonovitch | 310 | 31.16 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Cynthia Appiah | 41 | 4.12 | ||
Independent | Alan Gater | 25 | 2.51 | ||
Majority | 309 | ||||
Turnout | 995 | 31.00 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Farrington | 501 | 54.99 | ||
Conservative | Josephine Hornsey | 338 | 37.11 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eithne Ormerod | 72 | 7.90 | ||
Majority | 163 | ||||
Turnout | 911 | 20.00 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Hill | 450 | 47.52 | ||
Labour | Marian Podlubny | 426 | 44.98 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Garton | 71 | 7.50 | ||
Majority | 24 | ||||
Turnout | 947 | 20.00 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). Broxbourne Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 7 July 2022.