1998 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2002. A vacancy each in Ardwick and Harpurhey were also being contested. There were two Labour candidates for Barlow Moor ward, the result of de-selected Labour Councillor Arthur Maloney securing an official Labour Party nomination before he was replaced by a new candidate. The Independent Labour candidates stood as Labour Peace 2000. Overall turnout was 20.5%, with Labour retaining control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 1998
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	30	1	1	85.7	52.9	34,027	-7.2%
Liberal Democrats	5	1	1	14.3	28.5	18,294	+6.5%
Conservative	0	0	0	0.0	12.8	8,261	-0.2%
Green	0	0	0	0.0	3.4	2,200	+0.5%
Socialist Labour	0	0	0	0.0	1.5	997	+1.5%
Independent Labour	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	319	+0.5%
Communist	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	47	+0.1%
Independent	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	42	-0.3%
Socialist Alternative	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	32	-0.5%
Direct Action	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	28	+0.0%
Independent Liberal	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	17	+0.0%

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

	Seats	+/-
Labour	84	0
Liberal Democrats	15	0
Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lawrence Murphy*	653	66.0	−10.5
	Labour	Bernard Priest	577
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Maloney	118	11.9	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Gray	107
	Conservative	Fanny Davenport	106	10.7	+1.0
	Conservative	John Davenport	97
	Green	Bruce Bingham	56	5.7	+2.4
	Socialist Labour	Rachel Newton	56	5.7	+5.7
Majority			459	54.1	−12.0
Turnout			1,770
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.9

Baguley

Baguley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Farrell*	1,044	69.8	−4.3
	Conservative	Robert Caddick	291	19.5	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony McGarr	161	10.8	+3.1
Majority			753	50.3	−8.3
Turnout			1,496
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.1

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Leech	1,671	57.8	+9.3
	Labour	Jonathan Whitehead	779	26.9	−14.5
	Labour	Arthur Maloney*	197	6.8	−34.6
	Conservative	Thomas Bumby	178	6.2	−0.9
	Socialist Labour	Margaret Manning	68	2.4	+2.4
Majority			892	30.8	+23.7
Turnout			2,893
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+11.9

Benchill

Benchill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Harding*	791	76.1	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Redmond	178	17.1	+7.8
	Conservative	Anthony Green	70	6.7	−0.9
Majority			613	60.0	−8.4
Turnout			1,039
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.7

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Harland	960	52.4	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Martina Dunican*	805	44.0	−3.9
	Conservative	Elena Stars	66	3.6	+0.6
Majority			155	8.5	+6.7
Turnout			1,831
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+5.1

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Lyons*	1,043	68.4	+4.9
	Conservative	Jacqueline Rowland	244	16.0	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Matthews	237	15.6	+4.8
Majority			799	52.4	+1.9
Turnout			1,524
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.9

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Swannick	759	58.4	−17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Fairhurst	449	34.5	+20.5
	Conservative	Joyce Haydock	92	7.1	+0.6
Majority			310	23.8	−38.4
Turnout			1,300
	Labour hold		Swing	-19.1

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glynn Evans*	1,111	54.5	−1.9
	Conservative	Ian Bradshaw	667	32.7	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Fisher	260	12.8	+3.9
Majority			444	21.8	−1.7
Turnout			2,038
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.8

Burnage

Burnage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marilyn Taylor*	1,345	63.0	−3.8
	Conservative	Jeffrey Leach	396	18.5	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Harrison	325	15.2	−0.6
	Green	Jane Hutchins	70	3.3	+3.3
Majority			949	44.4	−6.6
Turnout			2,136
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.6

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Findlow*	643	76.2	−1.5
	Green	William Kearns	101	12.0	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Radcliffe	100	11.8	+3.1
Majority			542	64.2	−1.5
Turnout			844
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.9

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Basil Curley*	1,083	65.4	−10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Isherwood	322	19.5	+10.2
	Conservative	Christine Saunders	260	15.7	+3.3
Majority			761	46.0	−17.8
Turnout			1,655
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.5

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Pagel*	1,153	46.7	−36.4
	Liberal Democrats	Qassim Afzal	1,096	44.4	+38.0
	Conservative	Dorothy Keller	176	7.1	+7.1
	Independent	Ahmed Zubair	42	1.7	+1.7
Majority			57	2.3	−70.3
Turnout			2,467
	Labour hold		Swing	-37.2

Chorlton

Chorlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Bernard Selby*	1,298	43.5	−24.6
	Conservative	Malcolm Cleall-Hill	624	20.9	+3.0
	Green	Julian Parry	404	13.5	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Cath Hall	393	13.2	+5.7
	Socialist Labour	Evan Pritchard	267	8.9	+8.9
Majority			674	22.6	−27.6
Turnout			2,986
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.8

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Spinks*	1,462	68.1	−6.1
	Conservative	Nigel Dugmore	379	17.6	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Gordon	307	14.3	+6.5
Majority			1,083	50.4	−8.4
Turnout			2,148
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.1

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Bridson*	1,700	43.5	+5.3
	Conservative	Peter Hilton	1,051	26.9	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Sandiford	1,009	25.8	−2.3
	Green	Tom McGahan	147	3.8	+3.8
Majority			649	16.6	+10.9
Turnout			3,907
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.4

Fallowfield

Fallowfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Morrison*	900	53.4	−16.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Hennigan	267	15.8	+5.4
	Conservative	Simon Davenport	265	15.7	+2.2
	Independent Labour	Tommy Kelly	108	6.4	+6.4
	Green	Micheal Daw	83	4.9	−1.4
	Socialist Labour	Paul Hepburn	63	3.7	+3.7
Majority			633	37.5	−18.9
Turnout			1,686
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.9

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Helsby*	1,333	50.0	−2.2
	Labour	James Battle	1,173	44.0	+1.4
	Conservative	Albert Walsh	103	3.9	−0.6
	Socialist Labour	Alan Wardlaw	55	2.1	+2.1
Majority			160	6.0	−3.6
Turnout			2,664
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-1.8

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Bridges*	1,347	60.8	+3.5
	Labour	Christopher Lowe	705	31.8	−6.8
	Conservative	Ann Hodkinson	75	3.4	+0.4
	Green	Emma Hamilton	61	2.8	+1.7
	Direct Action	James Piper	28	1.3	+1.3
Majority			642	29.0	+10.3
Turnout			2,216
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+5.1

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Karney*	804	63.8	−8.7
	Labour	Joanne Green	761
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Steele	300	23.8	+12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur Tozowonah	212
	Conservative	Joan Coombes	156	12.4	+3.2
	Conservative	Henry Coombes	151
Majority			461	40.0	−20.7
Turnout			1,260
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.3

Hulme

Hulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Murphy*	508	63.4	−10.6
	Green	Melanie Jarman	108	13.5	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	James Graham	88	11.0	+3.5
	Conservative	Paul Kierman	62	7.7	+0.5
	Communist	Steve Riley	18	2.2	+2.2
	Independent Liberal	Charles Lyn-Lloyd	17	2.1	−1.3
Majority			400	49.9	−16.2
Turnout			801
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.1

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Whitmore*	1,550	57.7	+0.5
	Labour	Nicholas Macgregor	771	28.7	−5.7
	Conservative	Paul Davies	148	5.5	+1.2
	Socialist Labour	John Garratt	104	3.9	+3.9
	Green	Simon Chislett	81	3.0	−0.2
	Socialist Alternative	Andrew Pitts	32	1.2	+1.2
Majority			779	29.0	+6.3
Turnout			2,686
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+3.1

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Franklin*	1,277	71.7	−4.1
	Conservative	William Clapham	258	14.5	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Samantha McCormick	247	13.9	+5.9
Majority			1,019	57.2	−5.0
Turnout			1,782
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.5

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Razak Saeed	1,314	55.9	+9.0
	Green	Spencer Fitzgibbon	360	15.3	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Abu Chowdhury	278	11.8	−1.0
	Conservative	Paul Mostyn	274	11.7	−12.6
	Socialist Labour	Hilary Partridge	123	5.2	+5.2
Majority			954	40.6	+18.0
Turnout			2,349
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.3

Moss Side

Moss Side
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Walters	1,095	76.3	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Doreen Dankyl	143	10.0	+2.3
	Conservative	Mary Barnes	126	8.8	+1.2
	Green	Teresa Romagnuolo	43	3.0	−2.3
	Communist	John Pearson	29	2.0	+2.0
Majority			952	66.3	−5.5
Turnout			1,436
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.7

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek Shaw*	1,248	64.6	−8.3
	Conservative	Gregory Skorzewski	356	18.4	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Laslett	327	16.9	+5.8
Majority			892	46.2	−11.5
Turnout			1,931
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.7

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mathis Smitheman	1,051	80.4	+0.2
	Conservative	Raymond Wattenbach	132	10.1	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Barbera McKay	124	9.5	+2.5
Majority			919	70.3	+0.2
Turnout			1,307
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.1

Northenden

Northenden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Cowell	1,205	56.2	−12.8
	Conservative	Richard West	394	18.4	+0.3
	Green	Lance Crookes	324	15.1	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jeanette McKay	222	10.3	+1.7
Majority			811	37.8	−13.1
Turnout			2,145
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.5

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fender*	1,396	49.8	−17.2
	Liberal Democrats	Yasmen Zalzala	1,031	36.8	+26.6
	Conservative	Christopher Brown	213	7.6	−6.0
	Green	Lucy Fogarty	163	5.8	−0.4
Majority			365	13.0	−40.4
Turnout			2,803
	Labour hold		Swing	-21.9

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Byrne*	945	43.6	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Atkins	693	32.0	+1.8
	Independent Labour	Michael Robinson	211	9.7	+9.7
	Conservative	Karen Abbad	197	9.1	−0.5
	Green	Bernard Ekbery	74	3.4	+3.4
	Socialist Labour	Trevor Wongsam	47	2.2	+2.2
Majority			252	11.6	−8.7
Turnout			2,167
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.3

Sharston

Sharston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Barrett*	910	73.4	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Farnen	196	15.8	+5.3
	Conservative	George Stars	134	10.8	−0.1
Majority			776	62.6	−2.3
Turnout			1,240
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.8

Whalley Range

Whalley Range
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Stone*	1,247	51.4	−8.8
	Conservative	John Kershaw	516	21.3	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Powell	414	17.1	+5.5
	Green	Mary Candeland	125	5.2	−0.4
	Socialist Labour	Steven Wynn	124	5.1	+5.1
Majority			731	30.1	−34.5
Turnout			2,426
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.8

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Audrey Firth*	1,943	61.2	+8.0
	Labour	Isobel Freeman	921	29.0	−8.3
	Conservative	Muhammed Naqui	222	7.0	+0.9
	Socialist Labour	Janice Whitehead	90	2.8	+2.8
Majority			1,022	32.2	+16.3
Turnout			3,176
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+8.1

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Andrews*	936	72.2	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Ford	360	27.8	+16.4
Majority			576	44.4	−14.5
Turnout			1,296
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.2

By-elections between 1998 and 1999

Cheetham By-Election 24 September 1998^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Qassim Afzal	1,394	48.5	+4.1
	Labour	Imran Rizvi	1,342	46.6	−0.1
	Conservative	Dorothy Keller	141	4.9	−2.2
Majority			52	1.9	−0.4
Turnout			2,877
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+2.1

References

^ Manchester Evening News, 8 May 1998.
^ "Manchester 1998 council election results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 June 1998. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
^ "By-election past results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[1] Manchester Evening News, 8 May 1998.

[archive-2] "Manchester 1998 council election results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 June 1998. Retrieved 11 January 2012.

[byresarch-3] "By-election past results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

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