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]
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Ward results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
- ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "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 |