Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998
The 1998 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 44
- Conservative 14
- Liberal Democrat 2[2]
Campaign
20 of the 60 seats on the council were up for election with Labour defending 15, the Conservatives 4 and the Liberal Democrats 1.[3] All three parties leaders on the council were defending their seats in the election, Labour's Norman Davies, Conservative Jim Carpenter and the Liberal Democrats Malcolm Gwynnett.[3] However Labour were guaranteed to remain in control of the council as they had 46 councillors before the election, compared to 12 Conservatives and 2 Liberal Democrats.[3][4] As well as the 3 main parties the only other candidates were 3 Liberals and 2 Labour Independents.[4]
The Conservative national leader William Hague attacked the Labour council as he said they lowered the education budget while setting one of the highest metropolitan council taxes in the country.[5] However Labour's council leader joined with other local leaders to make a joint response and said that when the Conservatives were in control taxes in Wolverhampton had gone up by 57%.[6]
Election Result
Labour retained control of the council after the election with a majority of 28, but lost 2 seats to the Conservatives in Bushbury and Park wards.[7] Overall turnout in the election was 29.95%,[8] but reached a low of only 18% in Low Hill.[9]
Wolverhampton Local Election Result 1998[2][8] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 13 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 65.0 | 47.1 | 25,940 | |||
Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 30.0 | 37.9 | 20,906 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 12.9 | 7,112 | |||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 960 | |||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 200 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Norman Davies | 1,117 | 65.3 | ||
Conservative | Mark Blakeley | 334 | 19.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | William Beard | 259 | 15.1 | ||
Majority | 783 | 45.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,710 | 20.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Trudy Bowen | 1,381 | 54.2 | ||
Conservative | Wayne Lawley | 954 | 37.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Rowan | 212 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 427 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,547 | 24.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Rowley | 2,118 | 76.4 | ||
Conservative | Brenda Wilson | 477 | 17.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | June Hemsley | 177 | 6.4 | ||
Majority | 1,641 | 59.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,772 | 31.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Brueton | 1,337 | 51.0 | ||
Labour | Patricia Wesley | 1,051 | 40.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | David Buckley | 233 | 8.9 | ||
Majority | 286 | 10.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,621 | 29.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Inston | 1,344 | 66.7 | ||
Conservative | Maxine Bradley | 462 | 22.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ann Whitehouse | 209 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | 882 | 43.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,015 | 24.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Shelley | 1,248 | 70.3 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Haynes | 382 | 21.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Heap | 146 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 866 | 48.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,776 | 21.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joyce Hill | 1,218 | 48.9 | ||
Conservative | Kenneth Hodges | 952 | 38.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Bourke | 321 | 12.9 | ||
Majority | 266 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,491 | 30.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Reynolds | 1,812 | 51.7 | ||
Conservative | David Jack | 1,249 | 35.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mary Millar | 320 | 9.1 | ||
Independent Labour | Amrik Sekhon | 127 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 563 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,508 | 37.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Greg Brackenridge | 1,244 | 60.7 | ||
Liberal | Colin Hallmark | 526 | 25.6 | ||
Conservative | Sham Sharma | 281 | 13.7 | ||
Majority | 781 | 35.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,051 | 25.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Bilson | 1,116 | 66.4 | ||
Conservative | Peter Topliss | 382 | 22.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Jenkins | 182 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | 734 | 43.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,680 | 18.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Hart | 1,752 | 55.3 | ||
Labour | Colin Matthews | 996 | 31.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Hodson | 418 | 13.2 | ||
Majority | 756 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,166 | 32.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Irvine | 1,280 | 48.0 | ||
Conservative | David Meredith | 998 | 37.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | David Isles | 318 | 11.9 | ||
Independent Labour | David Watson | 73 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 282 | 10.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,669 | 27.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neville Patten | 1,753 | 46.8 | ||
Labour | John Potts | 1,592 | 42.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Brian Lewis | 402 | 10.7 | ||
Majority | 161 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,747 | 35.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Benjamin Carpenter | 2,249 | 55.4 | ||
Labour | Barry Thomas | 1,459 | 35.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Beeston | 355 | 8.7 | ||
Majority | 790 | 19.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,063 | 40.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tersaim Singh | 1,580 | 64.8 | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Allen | 518 | 21.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Roger Gray | 340 | 13.9 | ||
Majority | 1,062 | 43.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,438 | 25.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Malcolm Gwinnett | 2,055 | 59.3 | ||
Labour | Rachel Shanks | 1,178 | 34.0 | ||
Conservative | Giuseppe Corbelli | 234 | 6.7 | ||
Majority | 877 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,467 | 34.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Ward | 1,832 | 55.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Laurence Mclean | 841 | 25.7 | ||
Labour | Carl Smith | 602 | 18.4 | ||
Majority | 991 | 30.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,275 | 35.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wendy Thompson | 2,444 | 72.0 | ||
Labour | James O'Grady | 658 | 19.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Philip Bennett | 294 | 8.7 | ||
Majority | 1,786 | 52.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,396 | 36.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip Bateman | 1,589 | 53.5 | ||
Conservative | John Jones | 1,147 | 38.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Carole Jenkins | 121 | 4.1 | ||
Liberal | Kate Hallmark | 113 | 3.8 | ||
Majority | 442 | 14.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,970 | 32.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Helen King | 1,357 | 49.2 | ||
Conservative | Simon Jevon | 1,169 | 42.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Steatham | 230 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 188 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,756 | 30.9 |
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