1998 Derby City Council election

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1998 Derby City Council election [1] [2]
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14 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election3932
Seats won3743
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote16,93611,8215,548
Percentage48.8%34.1%16.0%
Derby City Council election 1998 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1998 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1998 Derby City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. [3]

Contents

One of the two Labour councillors defeated in the election was Milton Crosdale, the father of Imaani, who was taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom two days after the election. [4] Crosdale had been defending a three-vote majority in Blagreaves ward. [4]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Derby Local Election Result 1998 [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1002Decrease2.svg271.448.816,936
  Conservative 310Increase2.svg121.434.111,821
  Liberal Democrats 110Increase2.svg17.116.05,548
  National Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.00.4125
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.00.4123
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.3121

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Till 1,191 67.3%
Conservative D. Sice36520.6%
Liberal Democrats B. Harry21512.1%
Turnout 15.4%
Labour hold

Allestree

Location of Allestree ward Allestree ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Allestree ward
Allestree [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Webb 1,666 63.2%
Labour M. Musih-Ud Daullah60122.8%
Liberal Democrats S. Kirkman King36814.0%
Turnout 32.7%
Conservative hold

Alvaston

Location of Alvaston ward Alvaston ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Alvaston ward
Alvaston [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour N. Wawman 1,077 61.3%
Conservative P. Willitts42724.3%
Liberal Democrats T. Hall1719.7%
National Democrats G. Hardy814.6%
Turnout 22.8%
Labour hold

Babington

Location of Babington ward Babington ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Babington ward
Babington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour V. Wilsoncroft 903 52.5%
Conservative M. Yaqub59534.6%
Liberal Democrats A. Savage22313.0%
Turnout 23.3%
Labour hold

Blagreaves

Location of Blagreaves ward Blagreaves ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Blagreaves ward
Blagreaves [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats R. Skelton 2,409 58.4%
Labour M. Crosdale1,31431.8%
Conservative J. Lee3618.7%
National Democrats K. Sharp441.1%
Turnout 45.2%
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Boulton

Location of Boulton ward Boulton ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Boulton ward
Boulton [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Hardyal Dhindsa 1,190 56.5%
Conservative J. Slater68332.4%
Liberal Democrats R. Charlesworth23411.1%
Turnout 25.1%
Labour hold

Breadsall

Location of Breadsall ward Breadsall ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Breadsall ward
Breadsall [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Ireland 1,807 51.3%
Conservative M. Webb1,36338.7%
Liberal Democrats E. Ashburner3499.9%
Turnout 22.4%
Labour hold

Chaddesden

Location of Chaddesden ward Chaddesden ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Chaddesden ward
Chaddesden [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Repton 1,323 60.1%
Conservative J. Veitch60027.3%
Liberal Democrats P. Whitaker1567.1%
Independent L. Alcock1215.5%
Turnout 27.0%
Labour hold

Chellaston

Location of Chellaston ward Chellaston ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Chellaston ward
Chellaston [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour B. Jackson 1,492 51.4%
Conservative D. Black1,20941.7%
Liberal Democrats B. Lowe1996.9%
Turnout 29.4%
Labour hold

Darley

Location of Darley ward Darley ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Darley ward
Darley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative P. Latham 1,647 48.5%
Labour D. Roberts1,37540.5%
Liberal Democrats J-P. Keane37711.1%
Turnout 36.1%
Conservative gain from Labour

Derwent

Location of Derwent ward Derwent ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Derwent ward
Derwent [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Young 1,067 70.2%
Conservative J. Thorpe30119.8%
Liberal Democrats J. Whitaker1519.9%
Turnout 20.2%
Labour hold

Kingsway

Location of Kingsway ward Kingsway ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Kingsway ward
Kingsway [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Hill 979 45.0%
Conservative B. Maw86239.7%
Liberal Democrats R. Troup33315.3%
Turnout 27.2%
Labour hold

Litchurch

Location of Litchurch ward Litchurch ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Litchurch ward
Litchurch [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Rehman 1,158 73.1%
Conservative J. Magee22214.0%
Green J. Macdonald1237.8%
Liberal Democrats W. Savage815.1%
Turnout 22.0%
Labour hold

Spondon

Location of Spondon ward Spondon ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Spondon ward
Spondon [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative C. Brown 1,520 46.6%
Labour R. Morgan1,45944.7%
Liberal Democrats P. Peat2828.6%
Turnout 33.3%
Conservative hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1998". The Elections Centre.
  3. 1 2 "Local Elections results". The Times . 9 May 1998. p. 46.
  4. 1 2 "Father has the blues". Birmingham Post. 8 May 1998. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Derby City Council Election Results 1996-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre.
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