Preston Borough Council election, 1998
Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
Wards
Ashton
Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
R Ball |
1,104 |
62.80 |
|
|
Labour |
G Greenidge |
540 |
30.72 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Joe Fitzgerald |
114 |
6.48 |
|
Avenham
Brookfield
Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
R Atkinson |
544 |
62.96 |
|
|
Conservative |
R Edmondson |
212 |
24.54 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
J Abram |
108 |
12.50 |
|
Cadley
Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Hackett |
1,358 |
67.73 |
|
|
Conservative |
P Balshaw |
535 |
26.68 |
|
|
Labour |
P Malliband |
112 |
5.59 |
|
Central
Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
G Walmsley |
769 |
66.93 |
|
|
Conservative |
D Barber |
195 |
16.97 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
M Middleton |
185 |
16.10 |
|
Deepdale
Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Terry Cartwright |
1,007 |
53.88 |
|
|
Independent |
M Jiwa |
398 |
21.29 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
U Zinga |
289 |
15.46 |
|
|
Conservative |
Sheila Heys |
175 |
9.36 |
|
Fishwick
Greyfriars
Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
D Chaloner |
1,307 |
59.17 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
C Hughes |
784 |
35.49 |
|
|
Labour |
A Milne-Picken |
118 |
5.34 |
|
Ingol
Larches
Moor Park
Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mick Moulding |
725 |
43.28 |
|
|
Labour |
G di Cioccio |
638 |
38.09 |
|
|
Conservative |
K Sedgewick |
312 |
18.63 |
|
Preston Rural East
Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
K Hudson |
1,206 |
77.96 |
|
|
Labour |
J Houghton |
175 |
11.31 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
E Rowland |
166 |
10.73 |
|
Preston Rural West
Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
R Nash |
1,033 |
46.91 |
|
|
Conservative |
Neil Cartwright |
938 |
42.60 |
|
|
Labour |
M Clegg |
231 |
10.49 |
|
Ribbleton
Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
P Woods |
512 |
65.47 |
|
|
Conservative |
Jane Balshaw |
147 |
18.80 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
A Riedel |
123 |
15.73 |
|
Riversway
Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Elaine Abbot |
717 |
61.60 |
|
|
Conservative |
S Brown |
240 |
20.62 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Valentine |
207 |
17.78 |
|
Sharoe Green
Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
E Clarkson |
1,039 |
55.21 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
M Turner |
661 |
35.12 |
|
|
Labour |
A McLaren |
182 |
9.67 |
|
Sherwood
Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
J Greenhalgh |
1,232 |
63.57 |
|
|
Labour |
T Mattinson |
379 |
19.57 |
|
|
Labour |
M Maritan |
327 |
16.87 |
|
St Matthews
Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Albert Richardson |
766 |
70.15 |
|
|
Conservative |
P Pugh |
188 |
17.22 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
M Cooper |
138 |
12.64 |
|
Tulketh
References
- "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16