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14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 27.8% (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 1998 Cambridge City Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Cambridge City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Prior to the election, Cllr Alan Charlesworth (Castle) left the Liberal Democrats to sit as an Independent.
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]1998 Cambridge City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 5 | ![]() |
35.7 | 14 | 19 | 45.2 | 8,572 | 36.1 | –8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 7 | ![]() |
50.0 | 10 | 17 | 40.5 | 9,335 | 39.3 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | 2 | ![]() |
14.3 | 4 | 6 | 14.3 | 5,223 | 22.0 | +2.2 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 616 | 2.6 | N/A |
In addition to the gains/losses above, one Independent lost a seat but is not shown as no Independent candidates stood at this election.
Ward result
[edit]Abbey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mungai Mbayah | 578 | 65.0 | –6.5 | |
Conservative | Ann Watkins | 163 | 18.3 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Stebbings | 148 | 16.6 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 415 | 46.7 | –8.6 | ||
Turnout | 889 | 19.0 | –6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,668 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Arbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Anthony Schofield* | 676 | 53.2 | –1.7 | |
Conservative | Mark Taylor | 395 | 31.1 | –3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rhordi James | 199 | 15.7 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 281 | 22.1 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,270 | 25.2 | –11.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,057 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Castle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David White | 1,172 | 60.4 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Stephen Hartley | 365 | 18.8 | –8.1 | |
Conservative | Richard Hollie | 293 | 15.1 | –2.2 | |
Green | Marion Barber | 112 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 807 | 41.6 | –12.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,942 | 27.7 | –8.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,036 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ![]() |
Cherry Hinton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Graham Stuart | 893 | 46.6 | +19.0 | |
Labour | Richard Carling | 862 | 45.0 | –10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ashley Woodford | 161 | 8.4 | –8.6 | |
Majority | 31 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,916 | 34.7 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,525 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Coleridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ruth Bagnall | 873 | 61.7 | –0.4 | |
Conservative | Eric Barrett-Payton | 363 | 25.6 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Folley | 180 | 12.7 | –0.1 | |
Majority | 510 | 36.0 | –0.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,416 | 23.8 | –9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,966 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
East Chesterton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Fiona Levison | 971 | 44.2 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Tricia Charlesworth | 903 | 41.1 | –2.2 | |
Conservative | Colin Havercroft | 324 | 14.7 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 68 | 3.1 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,198 | 32.1 | –9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,867 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Kings Hedges
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Talbot | 613 | 65.1 | –11.9 | |
Conservative | Christopher Howell | 177 | 18.8 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tim Wesson | 151 | 16.0 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 436 | 46.3 | –17.1 | ||
Turnout | 941 | 19.8 | –9.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,774 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Market
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Joye Rosenstiel* | 837 | 60.5 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Andrew Jones | 288 | 20.8 | –12.8 | |
Conservative | Julie-Ann Ing | 154 | 11.1 | +0.7 | |
Green | Adam Swallow | 105 | 7.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 549 | 39.7 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,384 | 21.1 | –11.5 | ||
Registered electors | 6,595 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Newnham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Christopher Larkin* | 1,041 | 59.2 | +15.1 | |
Labour | Trevor Critchlow | 473 | 26.9 | –18.4 | |
Conservative | James Strachan | 243 | 13.8 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 568 | 32.3 | +31.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,757 | 22.3 | –13.0 | ||
Registered electors | 7,929 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Petersfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kevin Blencowe* | 865 | 55.1 | –7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Smith | 262 | 16.7 | –8.4 | |
Green | Shayne Mitchell | 248 | 15.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Peter Welton | 196 | 12.5 | –0.1 | |
Majority | 603 | 38.4 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,571 | 21.9 | –11.7 | ||
Registered electors | 7,181 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Queens Edith
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Amanda Taylor* | 1,394 | 54.8 | +17.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Williams | 802 | 31.5 | –6.2 | |
Labour | Kira Davison | 349 | 13.7 | –11.5 | |
Majority | 592 | 23.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,545 | 41.7 | –8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 6,107 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Romsey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smart | 1,027 | 48.8 | +9.4 | |
Labour | Paul Gilchrist | 887 | 42.1 | –13.4 | |
Green | Hamish Downer | 114 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Peter Whitehead | 77 | 3.7 | –1.4 | |
Majority | 140 | 6.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,105 | 33.9 | –1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,107 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Trumpington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Donald Douglas | 910 | 45.0 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Dixon | 819 | 40.5 | –0.7 | |
Labour | Patrick Diamond | 294 | 14.5 | –6.3 | |
Majority | 91 | 4.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,023 | 34.7 | –0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 5,837 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
West Chesterton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ian Nimmo-Smith* | 973 | 51.4 | –1.7 | |
Labour | Patrick Schicker | 546 | 28.8 | –4.0 | |
Conservative | Vivian Ellis | 233 | 12.3 | –1.7 | |
Green | Margaret Wright | 142 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 427 | 22.5 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,894 | 31.3 | –7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 6,064 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.