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1998 UK local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1998 Harrogate Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 13 | -3 | 65.0 | 48.8 | 12,590 | ||||
Conservative | 6 | +3 | 30.0 | 37.2 | 9,612 | ||||
Labour | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 2,979 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 627 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Richold | 927 | 64.2 | ||
Labour | Peter Caunt | 319 | 22.1 | ||
Conservative | Simon Hogben | 198 | 13.7 | ||
Majority | 608 | 42.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,444 | 25.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Thomas | 427 | 51.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Parnaby | 353 | 42.5 | ||
Labour | Patricia Foxall | 51 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 74 | 8.9 | |||
Turnout | 831 | 42.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Webber | 929 | 61.1 | ||
Conservative | Eric Cooper | 478 | 31.4 | ||
Labour | Anthony Blakesley | 113 | 7.4 | ||
Majority | 451 | 29.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,520 | 23.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Macare | 707 | 59.6 | ||
Conservative | Alan Findlay | 292 | 24.6 | ||
Labour | Simon Hutchings | 188 | 15.8 | ||
Majority | 415 | 35.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,187 | 23.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Margaret-Ann De Courcey-Bayley | 717 | 66.2 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Sommer | 196 | 18.1 | ||
Labour | David King | 170 | 15.7 | ||
Majority | 521 | 48.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,083 | 19.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jack Duckworth | 1,259 | 51.8 | ||
Conservative | James Clark | 1,078 | 44.4 | ||
Labour | Glynn Robinson | 93 | 3.8 | ||
Majority | 181 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,430 | 40.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Charles Coverdale | 559 | 67.0 | ||
Conservative | Christine Adamson | 233 | 27.9 | ||
Labour | Jacqueline Heptinstall | 42 | 5.0 | ||
Majority | 326 | 39.1 | |||
Turnout | 834 | 44.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Hetherington | 817 | 48.7 | ||
Conservative | Charles Shaw | 532 | 31.7 | ||
Labour | Ann Crouch | 328 | 19.6 | ||
Majority | 285 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,677 | 28.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Wright | 784 | 38.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bill Hoult | 695 | 34.3 | ||
Conservative | Lilian Mina | 550 | 27.1 | ||
Majority | 89 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,029 | 36.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Dickinson | 386 | 51.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gillean Firth | 280 | 37.0 | ||
Labour | Patrick O'Connor | 91 | 12.0 | ||
Majority | 106 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 757 | 35.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Johnston | 468 | 72.2 | ||
Conservative | Jean Butterfield | 106 | 16.4 | ||
Labour | Bryan Robinson | 74 | 11.4 | ||
Majority | 362 | 55.9 | |||
Turnout | 648 | 21.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Mercer | 351 | 70.6 | ||
Labour | David Sapherson | 146 | 29.4 | ||
Majority | 205 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 497 | 23.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Willis | 1,518 | 56.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eric Waight | 1,086 | 40.6 | ||
Labour | Cynthia Coltman | 72 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 432 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,676 | 52.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Phillip Barlow | 512 | 56.6 | ||
Conservative | Malcolm Campbell | 392 | 43.4 | ||
Majority | 120 | 13.3 | |||
Turnout | 904 | 15.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Skidmore | 825 | 63.3 | ||
Conservative | John Topping | 479 | 36.7 | ||
Majority | 346 | 26.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,304 | 22.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Shirley Fawcett | 502 | 75.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Goss | 111 | 16.6 | ||
Labour | Alan Beatham | 56 | 8.4 | ||
Majority | 391 | 58.4 | |||
Turnout | 669 | 36.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Marsh | 771 | 46.5 | ||
Independent | Joan Waud | 627 | 37.8 | ||
Conservative | Phillip Dixon | 133 | 8.0 | ||
Labour | Geoffrey Foxall | 126 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 144 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,657 | 31.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Brown | 490 | 78.3 | ||
Labour | Alan Woodhead | 75 | 12.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alistair Mason | 61 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | 415 | 66.3 | |||
Turnout | 626 | 37.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ivan Lester | 887 | 50.4 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Middlemass | 720 | 40.9 | ||
Labour | Robert Swithinbank | 153 | 8.7 | ||
Majority | 167 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,760 | 29.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Baker | 626 | 49.1 | ||
Conservative | John Frobisher | 551 | 43.2 | ||
Labour | Christine Colman | 98 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 75 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,275 | 22.3 |
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