1998 UK local government election
Map of the results for the 1998 Leeds council election. The 1998 Leeds City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council, alongside a vacancy in Wortley (following Fabian Hamilton's election as Leeds North East MP) were up for election.
The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout in the election was 24.66%.[2]
Election result Leeds Local Election Result 1998[1] [2] [3] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 25 1 3 -2 73.5 49.3 64,368 -6.9% Conservative 5 1 0 +1 14.7 27.8 36,303 +3.9% Liberal Democrats 3 1 1 0 8.8 19.7 25,723 +2.4% Green 1 1 0 +1 2.9 2.3 2,997 +0.4% Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 642 +0.5% Socialist Alternative 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 433 +0.2% Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 209 +0.1%
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[4]
Party Previous council New council Labour 82 80 Conservative 8 9 Liberal Democrat 9 9 Green 0 1 Total 99 99 Working majority 65 61
Ward results Aireborough[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Moira Dunn 2,862 46.7 +0.6 Conservative Graham Latty 2,240 36.5 +2.5 Liberal Democrats Janet Brown 1,033 16.8 -3.1 Majority 622 10.1 -2.0 Turnout 6,135 31.0 Labour hold Swing -0.9
Armley[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Alison Lowe 1,830 62.6 -5.3 Liberal Democrats Andrew Davies 491 16.8 +9.6 Conservative Steven Welsh 469 16.1 +4.0 Independent Keith Rushworth 132 4.5 +4.5 Majority 1,339 45.8 -10.1 Turnout 2,922 18.5 Labour hold Swing -7.4
Barwick & Kippax[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Parker 3,103 61.7 -8.5 Conservative Jack Stott 1,303 25.9 +5.2 Liberal Democrats David Lindley 624 12.4 +3.3 Majority 1,800 35.8 -13.7 Turnout 5,030 27.8 Labour hold Swing -6.8
Beeston[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Angela Gabriel 1,362 55.2 -18.0 Conservative William Birch 490 19.9 +5.4 Liberal Democrats Shaun Dolan 475 19.3 +10.6 Socialist Alternative Kevin Pattison 91 3.7 +3.7 Green Janet Pritchard 49 2.0 -1.7 Majority 872 35.3 -23.4 Turnout 2,467 19.7 Labour hold Swing -11.7
Bramley[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Angela Atkinson 1,863 69.3 -9.1 Liberal Democrats David Revett 416 15.5 +8.4 Conservative Michael Best 409 15.2 +7.2 Majority 1,447 53.8 -16.6 Turnout 2,688 16.3 Labour hold Swing -8.2
Burmantofts [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Malcolm Hardy 1,820 69.1 -4.6 Liberal Democrats Malcolm Betteridge 603 22.9 +2.4 Conservative Dorothy Schofield 211 8.0 +2.3 Majority 1,217 46.2 -7.0 Turnout 2,634 19.5 Labour hold Swing -3.5
Chapel Allerton[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Neil Taggart 2,204 68.9 -3.9 Conservative Valerie Kendall 563 17.6 +3.3 Liberal Democrats Brenda Lancaster 432 13.5 +5.0 Majority 1,641 51.3 -7.3 Turnout 3,199 20.9 Labour hold Swing -3.6
City & Holbeck [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Christiana Myers 1,788 66.3 -13.0 Conservative David Boynton 339 12.6 +3.1 Liberal Democrats David Pratt 272 10.1 -1.1 Socialist Alternative David Jones 197 7.3 +7.3 Green Tania Jackson 100 3.7 +3.7 Majority 1,449 53.7 -14.5 Turnout 2,696 17.2 Labour hold Swing -8.0
Cookridge [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Carter 2,848 55.1 +6.4 Labour John Garvan 1,503 29.1 -6.0 Liberal Democrats Janet Bates 822 15.9 -0.4 Majority 1,345 26.0 +12.4 Turnout 5,173 31.2 Conservative hold Swing +6.2
Garforth & Swillington[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Karen Groves 3,105 63.3 -8.5 Conservative Alan Lamb 1,109 22.6 +6.0 Liberal Democrats Ian Dowling 691 14.1 +2.5 Majority 1,996 40.7 -14.5 Turnout 4,905 26.1 Labour hold Swing -7.2
Halton[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Lee Benson 2,100 46.3 -8.0 Conservative William Hyde 1,826 40.3 +7.5 Liberal Democrats David Hollingsworth 605 13.4 +3.4 Majority 274 6.0 -15.5 Turnout 4,531 25.3 Labour hold Swing -7.7
Harehills [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Abdul Malik 1,787 60.7 -11.7 Liberal Democrats Alan Taylor 674 22.9 +8.8 Conservative Donald Townsley 274 9.3 -4.2 Independent Labour Thomas Wray 209 7.1 +7.1 Majority 1,113 37.8 -20.6 Turnout 2,944 20.0 Labour hold Swing -10.2
Headingley [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Doreen Illingworth 1,223 48.7 -14.2 Liberal Democrats Darren Finlay 599 23.8 +7.9 Conservative Paul Mowbray 414 16.5 +3.5 Green Lesley Jeffries 277 11.0 +2.8 Majority 624 24.8 -22.2 Turnout 2,513 12.5 Labour hold Swing -11.0
Horsforth[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Christopher Townsley 2,539 46.2 +17.4 Conservative Lucy Clapham 1,513 27.5 -2.3 Labour Brian Selby 1,254 22.8 -18.6 Green Elizabeth Holmes 105 1.9 +1.9 Independent George Williamson 90 1.6 +1.6 Majority 1,026 18.7 +7.1 Turnout 5,501 31.6 Liberal Democrats hold Swing +9.8
Hunslet [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mark Davies 1,564 78.2 -7.2 Conservative Anthony Larvin 188 9.4 +1.9 Liberal Democrats Pauline Bardon 170 8.5 +1.4 Green Susan Brierley 79 3.9 +3.9 Majority 1,376 68.8 -9.1 Turnout 2,001 17.2 Labour hold Swing -4.5
Kirkstall[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bernard Atha 1,993 67.2 -9.0 Conservative David Higgott 433 14.6 +5.5 Liberal Democrats Barbara Thompson 322 10.9 +4.9 Green Mark Pedlar 218 7.3 +1.4 Majority 1,560 52.6 -14.5 Turnout 2,966 18.6 Labour hold Swing -7.2
Middleton [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Linda Middleton 1,940 74.2 -7.3 Conservative David Schofield 359 13.7 +6.4 Liberal Democrats Ann Norman 315 12.1 +0.9 Majority 1,581 60.5 -9.9 Turnout 2,614 18.4 Labour hold Swing -6.8
Moortown[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Bill Winlow 2,394 48.1 -5.5 Labour Sheila Saunders 1,676 33.7 +3.4 Conservative Elizabeth Dibble 906 18.2 +2.1 Majority 718 14.4 -8.9 Turnout 4,976 31.7 Liberal Democrats hold Swing -4.4
Morley North[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Frances Jones 2,327 53.8 -4.6 Conservative Robert Tesseyman 1,298 30.0 -2.7 Liberal Democrats Quentin Brown 411 9.5 +0.5 Independent Peter Walsh 292 6.7 +6.7 Majority 1,029 23.8 -1.8 Turnout 4,328 23.0 Labour hold Swing -0.9
Morley South[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sherry Bradley 2,368 60.7 -1.4 Conservative Stephen Kearns 949 24.3 +9.7 Liberal Democrats David Brayshaw 502 14.9 -8.3 Majority 1,419 36.4 -2.4 Turnout 3,819 18.4 Labour hold Swing -5.5
North[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ronald Feldman 2,122 38.1 +6.1 Liberal Democrats Jane Abramson 1,950 35.0 -1.7 Labour Andrew Bell 1,494 26.8 -4.3 Majority 172 3.1 -1.6 Turnout 5,566 32.9 Conservative hold Swing +3.9
Otley & Wharfedale [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Philip Coyne 2,251 34.7 -2.3 Conservative Christine Smith 2,182 33.6 -2.3 Liberal Democrats Brian Jennings 2,058 31.7 +4.6 Majority 69 1.1 +0.1 Turnout 6,491 34.6 Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +0.0
Pudsey North[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Frank Robinson 2,661 46.2 -4.7 Labour Janet Harper 2,501 43.4 +4.7 Liberal Democrats David Marsay-Smith 600 10.4 +0.0 Majority 160 2.8 -9.3 Turnout 5,762 32.4 Conservative gain from Labour Swing -4.7
Pudsey South[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Richard Lewis 2,262 55.1 -0.6 Conservative Sheila Jackson 1,040 25.3 +7.2 Liberal Democrats Nigel Amor 716 17.4 -5.9 Green Graham Illingworth 90 2.2 -0.6 Majority 1,222 29.7 -2.6 Turnout 4,108 24.3 Labour hold Swing -3.9
Richmond Hill [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Eamonn McGee 1,658 77.4 -7.0 Liberal Democrats Keith Norman 300 14.0 +3.5 Conservative Alan Rhodes 184 8.6 +3.5 Majority 1,358 63.4 -10.6 Turnout 2,142 16.1 Labour hold Swing -5.2
Rothwell [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Alec Hudson 2,015 59.1 -5.6 Conservative John Cowling 712 20.9 +7.1 Liberal Democrats Mitchell Galdas 682 20.0 -1.5 Majority 1,303 38.2 -5.1 Turnout 3,409 22.3 Labour hold Swing -6.3
Roundhay [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Peter Harrand 2,299 43.6 +7.7 Labour Mohammed Iqbal 1,940 36.8 -8.0 Liberal Democrats Ann Skinner 1,031 19.6 +2.5 Majority 359 6.8 -2.1 Turnout 5,270 31.5 Conservative hold Swing +7.8
Seacroft [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Arthur Vollans 1,983 75.4 -11.9 Conservative Patricia Hyde 272 10.3 +3.8 Liberal Democrats Sadie Fisher 194 7.4 +1.1 Independent Raymond Northgreaves 128 4.9 +4.9 Green Michael Bolton 54 2.1 +2.1 Majority 1,711 65.0 -15.8 Turnout 2,631 21.4 Labour hold Swing -7.8
University[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Brian Dale 1,327 63.0 -10.9 Liberal Democrats Shirley Broadbent 289 13.7 +4.2 Conservative Robert Winfield 217 10.3 +1.2 Socialist Alternative Chris Hill 145 6.9 -0.7 Green Paul Eade 130 6.2 +6.2 Majority 1,038 49.2 -15.2 Turnout 2,108 12.9 Labour hold Swing -7.5
Weetwood [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Stewart Golton 2,200 40.1 +1.7 Labour Eileen Moxon 1,954 35.7 -4.5 Conservative Ann Castle 1,155 21.1 +2.4 Green David Webb 171 3.1 +0.4 Majority 246 4.5 +2.7 Turnout 5,480 34.1 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +3.1
Wetherby [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Procter 3,960 62.1 +5.6 Labour Reginald Steel 1,807 28.4 -3.7 Liberal Democrats Sarah May 605 9.5 -1.8 Majority 2,153 33.8 +9.3 Turnout 6,372 30.8 Conservative hold Swing +4.6
Whinmoor [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Martin Hemingway 1,644 58.1 -10.2 Conservative Richard Williams 854 30.2 +9.8 Liberal Democrats Graham Roberts 333 11.8 +3.1 Majority 790 27.9 -20.0 Turnout 2,831 20.7 Labour hold Swing -10.0
Wortley [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Malcolm Bedford 1,860 42.4 -11.7 Green David Blackburn 1,724 39.3 +11.0 Labour Daphne Riley 1,423 Green Claire Nash 1,106 Conservative Glenn Broadbent 504 11.5 +1.5 Conservative Ruby Patel 324 Liberal Democrats Michael Daly 295 6.7 -0.8 Majority 301 3.1 -22.7 Turnout 4,383 24.5 Labour hold Swing Green gain from Labour Swing +11.3
By-elections between 1998 and 1999 Bramley by-election 6 August 1998replacing Angus Ross[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats David Revett 1,965 63.9 +48.4 Labour Stephen Simpson 876 28.5 -40.8 Conservative Steven Welsh 142 4.6 -10.6 Socialist Alternative David Jones 48 1.6 +1.6 Green Paul Eade 44 1.4 +1.4 Majority 1,089 35.4 -18.4 Turnout 3,075 18.6 +2.3 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +44.6
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