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1998 Cambridge City Council election

The 1998 Cambridge City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

1998 Cambridge City Council election
← 1996 7 May 1998 (1998-05-07) 1999 →
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout27.8% (Decrease8.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 21 seats, 45.0% 17 seats, 35.2% 4 seats, 19.8%
Seats won 5 7 2
Seats after 19 17 6
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 8,572 9,335 5,223
Percentage 36.1% 39.3% 22.0%
Swing Decrease 8.9% Increase 4.1% Increase 2.2%
Winner of each seat at the 1998 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

Prior to the election, Cllr Alan Charlesworth (Castle) left the Liberal Democrats to sit as an Independent.

Summary

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Election result

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1998 Cambridge City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 5   2 35.7 14 19 45.2 8,572 36.1 –8.9
  Liberal Democrats 7   1 50.0 10 17 40.5 9,335 39.3 +4.1
  Conservative 2   2 14.3 4 6 14.3 5,223 22.0 +2.2
  Green 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 616 2.6 N/A

In addition to the gains/losses above, one Independent lost a seat but is not shown as no Independent candidates stood at this election.

Ward result

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Abbey

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Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mungai Mbayah 578 65.0 –6.5
Conservative Ann Watkins 163 18.3 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Catherine Stebbings 148 16.6 +4.4
Majority 415 46.7 –8.6
Turnout 889 19.0 –6.4
Registered electors 4,668
Labour hold Swing  4.3

Arbury

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Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Schofield* 676 53.2 –1.7
Conservative Mark Taylor 395 31.1 –3.5
Liberal Democrats Rhordi James 199 15.7 +5.1
Majority 281 22.1 +1.8
Turnout 1,270 25.2 –11.6
Registered electors 5,057
Labour hold Swing  0.9

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David White 1,172 60.4 +4.6
Labour Stephen Hartley 365 18.8 –8.1
Conservative Richard Hollie 293 15.1 –2.2
Green Marion Barber 112 5.8 N/A
Majority 807 41.6 –12.7
Turnout 1,942 27.7 –8.4
Registered electors 7,036
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing  6.4

Cherry Hinton

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Cherry Hinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Stuart 893 46.6 +19.0
Labour Richard Carling 862 45.0 –10.4
Liberal Democrats Ashley Woodford 161 8.4 –8.6
Majority 31 1.6 N/A
Turnout 1,916 34.7 +1.8
Registered electors 5,525
Conservative gain from Labour Swing  14.7

Coleridge

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Coleridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Bagnall 873 61.7 –0.4
Conservative Eric Barrett-Payton 363 25.6 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Folley 180 12.7 –0.1
Majority 510 36.0 –0.9
Turnout 1,416 23.8 –9.5
Registered electors 5,966
Labour hold Swing  0.4

East Chesterton

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East Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Levison 971 44.2 +0.1
Labour Tricia Charlesworth 903 41.1 –2.2
Conservative Colin Havercroft 324 14.7 +2.0
Majority 68 3.1 +2.3
Turnout 2,198 32.1 –9.4
Registered electors 6,867
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  1.2

Kings Hedges

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Kings Hedges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Talbot 613 65.1 –11.9
Conservative Christopher Howell 177 18.8 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Tim Wesson 151 16.0 +6.6
Majority 436 46.3 –17.1
Turnout 941 19.8 –9.7
Registered electors 4,774
Labour hold Swing  8.6

Market

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Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joye Rosenstiel* 837 60.5 +4.6
Labour Andrew Jones 288 20.8 –12.8
Conservative Julie-Ann Ing 154 11.1 +0.7
Green Adam Swallow 105 7.6 N/A
Majority 549 39.7 +17.4
Turnout 1,384 21.1 –11.5
Registered electors 6,595
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  8.7

Newnham

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Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Larkin* 1,041 59.2 +15.1
Labour Trevor Critchlow 473 26.9 –18.4
Conservative James Strachan 243 13.8 +3.2
Majority 568 32.3 +31.1
Turnout 1,757 22.3 –13.0
Registered electors 7,929
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  16.8

Petersfield

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Petersfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Blencowe* 865 55.1 –7.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Smith 262 16.7 –8.4
Green Shayne Mitchell 248 15.8 N/A
Conservative Peter Welton 196 12.5 –0.1
Majority 603 38.4 +1.1
Turnout 1,571 21.9 –11.7
Registered electors 7,181
Labour hold Swing  0.6

Queens Edith

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Queens Edith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Amanda Taylor* 1,394 54.8 +17.7
Conservative Richard Williams 802 31.5 –6.2
Labour Kira Davison 349 13.7 –11.5
Majority 592 23.3 N/A
Turnout 2,545 41.7 –8.9
Registered electors 6,107
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  12.0

Romsey

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Romsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Smart 1,027 48.8 +9.4
Labour Paul Gilchrist 887 42.1 –13.4
Green Hamish Downer 114 5.4 N/A
Conservative Peter Whitehead 77 3.7 –1.4
Majority 140 6.7 N/A
Turnout 2,105 33.9 –1.6
Registered electors 6,107
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing  11.4

Trumpington

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Trumpington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Douglas 910 45.0 +7.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Dixon 819 40.5 –0.7
Labour Patrick Diamond 294 14.5 –6.3
Majority 91 4.5 N/A
Turnout 2,023 34.7 –0.1
Registered electors 5,837
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing  3.9

West Chesterton

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West Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Nimmo-Smith* 973 51.4 –1.7
Labour Patrick Schicker 546 28.8 –4.0
Conservative Vivian Ellis 233 12.3 –1.7
Green Margaret Wright 142 7.5 N/A
Majority 427 22.5 +2.2
Turnout 1,894 31.3 –7.5
Registered electors 6,064
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  1.2

References

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  1. ^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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