1998 Liverpool City Council election
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party took control of the council from the Labour party.[1]
After the election the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 52 | +10 | |
| Labour | 39 | -8 | |
| Militant Labour | 3 | -1 | |
| Liberal Party | 4 | +2 | |
| Independent | 1 | -1 | |
| Conservative | 0 | -2 | |
Election result[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 23 | +10 | 67.6 | 54.9 | 43,587 | ||||
| Labour | 9 | -8 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 20,829 | ||||
| Liberal | 2 | +2 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 6,426 | ||||
| Conservative | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5.1 | 4,025 | ||||
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
Ward results[edit]
Abercromby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joe Anderson | 588 | 54% | ||
| Labour | S. Mumby | 547 | 50% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | C. Barnett | 290 | 25.75% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J.Cowan | 244 | 25.75% | ||
| Liberal | M. Wingfield | 71 | 7% | ||
| Conservative | C.P.S. Biller | 42 | 4% | ||
| Conservative | C.S. Harley | 41 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 298 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Aigburth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | R. Gould | 1,757 | 63.36% | ||
| Labour | J. Middleton | 754 | 27% | ||
| Conservative | A. McGing | 262 | 9% | ||
| Majority | 1,003 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Allerton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Flo Clucas | 2,015 | 60.13% | ||
| Labour | P. Rhodes | 580 | 17% | ||
| Conservative | M.E. Bill | 405 | 12% | ||
| Allerton Lib Dem Ward Resident | C. Hulme | 351 | 10% | ||
| Majority | 1,435 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Anfield[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kiron Reid | 1.739 | 62.08% | ||
| Labour | A. Keenan | 655 | 23% | ||
| Liberal | S. Brooks | 305 | 11% | ||
| Socialist | P. Filby | 61 | 2% | ||
| Conservative | E.A. Jones | 57 | 2% | ||
| Official Labour | G. Casey | 45 | 2% | ||
| Independent | H. Jones | 32 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 1,084 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Arundel[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jan Clein | 1,324 | 58% | ||
| Labour | H. Burrage | 739 | 32% | ||
| Socialist Labour | I. Foulkes | 143 | 6% | ||
| Conservative | D.I. Watson | 75 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 585 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Breckfield[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Prendergast | 721 | 37% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Clucas | 413 | 21% | ||
| Liberal | M. Seigar | 91 | 5% | ||
| Socialist Labour | J. Dooher | 90 | 5% | ||
| Conservative | E. Bayley | 77 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 308 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Broadgreen[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Irving | 2,029 | 65% | ||
| Labour | A. Concepcion | 852 | 27% | ||
| Liberal | J. Newall | 154 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 1,177 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Childwall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lady Doreen Jones | 3,452 | 48% | ||
| Labour | L. French | 513 | 12% | ||
| Conservative | A. Garnett | 170 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 2,939 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Church[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Len Tyrer | 2,990 | 89.6% | ||
| Conservative | G.Fawcett | 275 | 8% | ||
| Labour | H. Adams | 72 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 2,918 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Clubmoor[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Paul Woodruff | 910 | 42% | ||
| Labour | B. Williams | 645 | 29% | ||
| Official New Labour | J. Kenny | 563 | 26% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | R. Ousby | 500 | 23% | ||
| Socialist Labour | K. Anderson | 75 | 3% | ||
| Conservative | G. Hicklin | 41 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 275 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
County[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Karren Afford | 2,010 | 72% | ||
| Labour | T. Denny | 613 | 22% | ||
| Socialist | L. Mahmood | 63 | 2% | ||
| Conservative | J. Atkinson | 58 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 1,397 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Croxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | A. Hines | 2,394 | 70% | ||
| Labour | V. Moffatt | 554 | 16% | ||
| Conservative | G. Brandwood | 275 | 8% | ||
| Liberal | R. Cameron | 175 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 1,840 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Dingle[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | E. Phelan | 1,309 | 60% | ||
| Labour | S. Sharma | 718 | 33% | ||
| Conservative | D. Patmore | 94 | 4% | ||
| Socialist | P. Dunne | 65 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 591 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Dovecot[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Hulme | 543 | 35% | ||
| Labour | J. Jones | 476 | 31% | ||
| Liberal | K. Buchanan | 355 | 23% | ||
| Ward Labour | B. Walsh | 112 | 7% | ||
| Conservative | W.H. Connolly | 71 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 67 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Everton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Brennan | 432 | 48% | ||
| Ward Labour | C.M. Dooley | 372 | 41% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | W. Allen | 75 | 8% | ||
| Liberal | A. Taylor | 26 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 60 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Fazakerley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | A. Poole | 947 | 43% | ||
| Labour | E. Thomas | 768 | 35% | ||
| Liberal | S. Rutherford | 213 | 10% | ||
| Ward Labour | C.A. Heron | 166 | 8% | ||
| Conservative | D. Johnson | 94 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 179 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Gillmoss[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rose Bailey | 682 | 26% | ||
| Ward Labour | C. Morgan | 621 | 23% | ||
| Liberal | F. Fall | 583 | 22% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Monkcom | 560 | 21% | ||
| Independent | E. Burke | 119 | 4% | ||
| Conservative | B. Jones | 93 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 122 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Granby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gideon Ben-Tovim | 752 | 62% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Lewis | 339 | 28% | ||
| Socialist | C.Wilson | 92 | 8% | ||
| Majority | 413 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Grassendale[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Beatrice Fraenkel | 2,596 | 72% | ||
| Labour | A. Burrage | 560 | 16% | ||
| Conservative | C. Cross | 368 | 10% | ||
| Liberal | J. Moore | 52 | 1% | ||
| Natural Law | G. Mead | 10 | 0.3% | ||
| Majority | 2,036 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Kensington[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Marbrow | 1,280 | 61% | ||
| Labour | J. Hamilton | 525 | 25% | ||
| Liberal | M. Bickley | 254 | 12% | ||
| Conservative | I. McFall | 42 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 755 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Melrose[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Kidd | 629 | 37% | ||
| Ward Labour | B.P. Hincks | 481 | 28% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | F. Forrester | 361 | 21% | ||
| Liberal | T. Newall | 185 | 11% | ||
| Conservative | A. Nugent | 50 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 148 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Netherley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | T. Marshall | 594 | 48% | ||
| Labour | D. Garman | 472 | 38% | ||
| Socialist Labour | A. Fogg | 132 | 11% | ||
| Conservative | P. Hughes | 34 | 3% | ||
| Independent | M. Fowler | 28 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 122 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Old Swan[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Firth | 1,631 | 65% | ||
| Labour | D. Minahan | 643 | 26% | ||
| Liberal | F. Carroll | 169 | 7% | ||
| Conservative | S. Lennard | 64 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 988 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Picton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | H. Herrity | 1,631 | 67% | ||
| Labour | J. Nolan | 712 | 29% | ||
| Conservative | P.D. Barron | 76 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 919 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Pirrie[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Prayle | 741 | 49% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Kelly | 372 | 25% | ||
| Liberal | C. Mayes | 301 | 20% | ||
| Conservative | F.V. Stevens | 88 | 6% | ||
| Majority | 369 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
St. Mary's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | F. Roderick | 1,442 | 56% | ||
| Labour | M. Rasmussen | 885 | 35% | ||
| Liberal | P. Hayes | 172 | 7% | ||
| Conservative | D.M. Nuttall | 42 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 537 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Smithdown[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | G. Airey | 681 | 51% | ||
| Labour | N. Bann | 525 | 39% | ||
| Liberal | M. Williams | 77 | 6% | ||
| Ward Labour | V. Marsland | 53 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 156 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Speke[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | G. Smith | 856 | 56% | ||
| Labour | P. Bostok | 508 | 33% | ||
| Liberal | M. Langley | 126 | 8% | ||
| Conservative | M. Williams | 36 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 348 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Tuebrook[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Hazel Williams | 1,958 | 73% | ||
| Labour | B. Lawless | 434 | 16% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | L. Kinahan | 233 | 9% | ||
| Conservative | A.E. Bowness | 71 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 1,524 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Valley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | D. Craig | 1,531 | 67% | ||
| Labour | I. Harvey | 596 | 26% | ||
| Liberal | I. Mayes | 47 | 2% | ||
| Conservative | J. Perry | 34 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 935 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Vauxhall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Kennedy | 715 | 62% | ||
| Ward Labour | F. Murphy | 284 | 25% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | T. Drake | 98 | 9% | ||
| Liberal | D. Mayes | 52 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 617 | 1,149 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
Warbreck[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | J. Lang | 2,165 | 71% | ||
| Labour | P. Harvey | 778 | 26% | ||
| Conservative | A. Gray | 89 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 1,387 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Woolton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Collinge | 3,206 | 70% | ||
| Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 817 | 17% | ||
| Labour | B.C. Wilde | 455 | 10% | ||
| Liberal | G. Bellas | 99 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 2,751 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
