The 1998 Derby City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[3]
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14 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1998 Derby City Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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One of the two Labour councillors defeated in the election was Milton Crosdale, the father of Imaani, who was taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom two days after the election.[4] Crosdale had been defending a three-vote majority in Blagreaves ward.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 71.4 | 48.8 | 16,936 | ||
Conservative | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21.4 | 34.1 | 11,821 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 16.0 | 5,548 | ||
National Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 125 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 123 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 121 |
Ward results edit
Abbey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Till | 1,191 | 67.3% | |
Conservative | D. Sice | 365 | 20.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | B. Harry | 215 | 12.1% | |
Turnout | 15.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Allestree edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Webb | 1,666 | 63.2% | |
Labour | M. Musih-Ud Daullah | 601 | 22.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Kirkman King | 368 | 14.0% | |
Turnout | 32.7% | |||
Conservative hold |
Alvaston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | N. Wawman | 1,077 | 61.3% | |
Conservative | P. Willitts | 427 | 24.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | T. Hall | 171 | 9.7% | |
National Democrats | G. Hardy | 81 | 4.6% | |
Turnout | 22.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Babington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | V. Wilsoncroft | 903 | 52.5% | |
Conservative | M. Yaqub | 595 | 34.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Savage | 223 | 13.0% | |
Turnout | 23.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Blagreaves edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | R. Skelton | 2,409 | 58.4% | |
Labour | M. Crosdale | 1,314 | 31.8% | |
Conservative | J. Lee | 361 | 8.7% | |
National Democrats | K. Sharp | 44 | 1.1% | |
Turnout | 45.2% | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
Boulton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Hardyal Dhindsa | 1,190 | 56.5% | |
Conservative | J. Slater | 683 | 32.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Charlesworth | 234 | 11.1% | |
Turnout | 25.1% | |||
Labour hold |
Breadsall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Ireland | 1,807 | 51.3% | |
Conservative | M. Webb | 1,363 | 38.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | E. Ashburner | 349 | 9.9% | |
Turnout | 22.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Chaddesden edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Repton | 1,323 | 60.1% | |
Conservative | J. Veitch | 600 | 27.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Whitaker | 156 | 7.1% | |
Independent | L. Alcock | 121 | 5.5% | |
Turnout | 27.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Chellaston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Jackson | 1,492 | 51.4% | |
Conservative | D. Black | 1,209 | 41.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | B. Lowe | 199 | 6.9% | |
Turnout | 29.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Darley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | P. Latham | 1,647 | 48.5% | |
Labour | D. Roberts | 1,375 | 40.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | J-P. Keane | 377 | 11.1% | |
Turnout | 36.1% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Derwent edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Young | 1,067 | 70.2% | |
Conservative | J. Thorpe | 301 | 19.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Whitaker | 151 | 9.9% | |
Turnout | 20.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Kingsway edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Hill | 979 | 45.0% | |
Conservative | B. Maw | 862 | 39.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Troup | 333 | 15.3% | |
Turnout | 27.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Litchurch edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Rehman | 1,158 | 73.1% | |
Conservative | J. Magee | 222 | 14.0% | |
Green | J. Macdonald | 123 | 7.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | W. Savage | 81 | 5.1% | |
Turnout | 22.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Spondon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Brown | 1,520 | 46.6% | |
Labour | R. Morgan | 1,459 | 44.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Peat | 282 | 8.6% | |
Turnout | 33.3% | |||
Conservative hold |
References edit
- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1998". The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
- ^ a b "Father has the blues". Birmingham Post. 8 May 1998. p. 3.
- ^ "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 "Derby City Council Election Results 1996-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre.