1998 Chester City Council election

1998 Chester City Council election
20 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1998 Chester City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1998 Chester City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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1998 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	8	2	40.0	17	25	41.7	9,838	39.7	–5.8
	Liberal Democrats	5	1	25.0	12	17	28.3	6,246	25.2	+0.1
	Conservative	7	3	35.0	9	16	26.7	8,427	34.0	+6.8
	Independent	0		0.0	2	2	3.3	40	0.2	–1.7
	Ind. Lib Dem	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	174	0.7	N/A
	Ratepayer	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	85	0.3	±0.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Johnson*	756	53.8	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Garman	397	28.3	+10.9
	Labour	R. Barlow	252	17.9	–19.2
Majority			359	25.6	+17.2
Turnout			1,405	35.0	–4.3
Registered electors			3,989
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Price*	668	81.4	–4.8
	Conservative	C. Isaac	153	18.6	+8.9
Majority			515	62.7	–13.8
Turnout			821	20.0	–8.6
Registered electors			4,098
	Labour hold		Swing	6.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Rudd*	455	59.6	–10.9
	Conservative	G. Robinson	228	29.9	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brett	80	10.5	+0.9
Majority			227	29.8	–20.8
Turnout			763	28.0	–9.6
Registered electors			2,689
	Labour hold		Swing	10.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Moore	767	46.7	–5.5
	Conservative	S. Winsor	527	32.1	+8.9
	Labour	M. Laza	349	21.2	–3.4
Majority			240	14.6	–13.0
Turnout			1,643	35.0	–11.0
Registered electors			4,649
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.2

1998 Chester City Council election

Election result

Ward results

Barrow

Blacon Hall

Boughton

Boughton Heath

College

Curzon

Dee Point

Elton

Grosvenor

Hoole

Mollington

Newton

Plas Newton

Sealand

Tarvin

Tilston

Upton Grange

Upton Heath

Vicars Cross

Westminster

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Rudd*	758	65.0	–3.6
	Conservative	J. Burke	221	19.0	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Indermaur	102	8.7	+0.6
	Ratepayer	D. Taylor	85	7.3	+2.2
Majority			537	46.1	–4.4
Turnout			1,166	24.0	–13.0
Registered electors			4,937
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Challen	595	53.8	–2.2
	Conservative	S. Robson-Catling	403	36.5	–2.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Brown	107	9.7	+4.3
Majority			192	17.4	±0.0
Turnout			1,105	37.0	–12.6
Registered electors			2,961
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Jones*	597	72.5	–10.9
	Conservative	J. Jaworzyn	147	17.8	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Carter	80	9.7	+5.3
Majority			450	54.6	–16.7
Turnout			824	19.0	–11.2
Registered electors			4,256
	Labour hold		Swing	8.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Parker	603	47.1	+9.0
	Labour	B. Cowper*	582	45.5	–8.1
	Liberal Democrats	G. Ralph	95	7.4	–0.9
Majority			21	1.6	N/A
Turnout			1,280	25.0	–14.0
Registered electors			5,024
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	8.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Robson	794	46.0	+9.7
	Labour	L. Barlow*	751	43.5	–9.3
	Liberal Democrats	H. Prydderch	181	10.5	–0.4
Majority			43	2.5	N/A
Turnout			1,726	39.0	–9.9
Registered electors			4,406
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	9.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Kelly	946	48.1	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	N. McGlinchey	864	43.9	–6.5
	Conservative	H. Wood	157	8.0	+3.3
Majority			82	4.2	N/A
Turnout			1,967	41.0	–7.2
Registered electors			4,849
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	4.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Crowe*	411	59.7	+8.2
	Ind. Lib Dem	J. Pemberton	174	25.3	N/A
	Labour	V. Randall	63	9.2	–4.1
	Independent	M. Reeves	40	5.8	N/A
Majority			237	34.4	+18.2
Turnout			688	34.0	–10.0
Registered electors			2,042
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Garrod*	740	50.6	+3.8
	Conservative	J. Ebo	454	31.0	+3.1
	Labour	W. Megarrell	269	18.4	–6.9
Majority			286	19.5	+0.6
Turnout			1,463	36.0	–10.2
Registered electors			4,047
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hale*	724	52.7	+6.8
	Labour	J. Stiles	446	32.4	–9.5
	Conservative	C. Power	205	14.9	+2.8
Majority			278	20.2	+16.2
Turnout			1,375	38.0	–8.3
Registered electors			3,617
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Cross*	704	77.5	–1.2
	Conservative	M. Poole	204	22.5	+8.3
Majority			500	55.1	–9.4
Turnout			908	23.0	–12.0
Registered electors			3,909
	Labour hold		Swing	4.8

Tarvin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Johnson*	634	69.7	+16.2
	Labour	B. Page	197	21.7	–16.7
	Liberal Democrats	T. Roberts	78	8.6	+0.5
Majority			437	48.1	+33.0
Turnout			909	27.0	–6.7
Registered electors			3,367
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.5

Upton Grange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Evans*	766	66.4	+10.5
	Conservative	G. Roose	244	21.2	–4.9
	Labour	F. Baker	143	12.4	–5.6
Majority			522	45.3	+15.5
Turnout			1,153	35.0	–9.7
Registered electors			3,339
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Ritchie*	478	86.8	+16.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Nall	37	6.7	N/A
	Labour	E. Price	36	6.5	–23.1
Majority			441	80.0	+39.2
Turnout			551	39.0	–4.0
Registered electors			1,416
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Keegan	799	50.8	–1.7
	Conservative	J. Butler	495	31.5	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Evans	278	17.7	+6.7
Majority			304	19.3	–0.3
Turnout			1,572	39.0	–10.2
Registered electors			4,035
	Labour hold		Swing	0.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Proctor*	950	61.7	+10.9
	Conservative	C. Dodman	301	19.5	+4.0
	Labour	C. Jones	289	18.8	–14.8
Majority			649	42.1	+24.9
Turnout			1,540	37.0	–9.3
Registered electors			4,146
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Short	1,012	51.9	+9.2
	Labour	D. Hughes*	939	48.1	–0.7
Majority			73	3.7	N/A
Turnout			1,951	36.0	–9.3
Registered electors			5,395
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	5.0

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See also: Wards, Boundary changes

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