The 1998 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
An issue in the election were allegations that there had been misuse of the procedure for allocating council housing.[2] This saw 3 Labour councillors face disciplinary action, with the issue being described as "Burnleygate".[2]
The results saw three seats change hands with each of the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and Independents gaining one seat from Labour.[3] The result in Lowerhouse ward saw former Labour councillor, Eddie Fisk, hold the seat as an independent.[3] Fisk defeated his nephew Sam Holgate who was the Labour candidate but stopped campaigning due to ill health and then resigned from the party as well.[3][4]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 31
- Liberal Democrat 9
- Independent 6
- Conservative 2[5]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 11 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 61.1 | 49.9 | 8,834 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 22.2 | 29.5 | 5,228 | ||
Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 1,570 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.6 | 11.7 | 2,065 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R Chadwick | 501 | 54.9 | ||
Labour | A Aziz | 412 | 45.1 | ||
Majority | 89 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 913 | 22.4 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S Wolski | 333 | 55.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M Brown | 271 | 44.9 | ||
Majority | 62 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 604 | 18.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | MA Lishman | 683 | 67.8 | ||
Labour | SR Dumon | 325 | 32.2 | ||
Majority | 358 | 35.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,008 | 22.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | AJ Rae | 551 | 66.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | LK Whittaker | 280 | 33.7 | ||
Majority | 271 | 32.6 | |||
Turnout | 831 | 22.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Walsh | 618 | 52.2 | ||
Conservative | D Heginbotham | 567 | 47.8 | ||
Majority | 51 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,185 | 27.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | P McCann | 662 | 67.3 | ||
Labour | J Ormerod | 322 | 32.7 | ||
Majority | 340 | 34.6 | |||
Turnout | 984 | 23.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | RMA Khan | 1,255 | 50.5 | ||
Labour | SA Chaudhary | 1,231 | 49.5 | ||
Majority | 24 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,486 | 61.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | DS Halsall | 626 | 75.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | CJ Thompson | 128 | 15.4 | ||
Conservative | DJ Tierney | 79 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | 498 | 59.8 | |||
Turnout | 833 | 22.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Hudson | 546 | 62.4 | ||
Conservative | LA Dowding | 189 | 21.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M McHugh | 140 | 16.0 | ||
Majority | 367 | 40.8 | |||
Turnout | 875 | 19.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Harbour | 532 | 58.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C Howarth | 383 | 41.9 | ||
Majority | 149 | 16.2 | |||
Turnout | 915 | 19.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Cavanagh | 559 | 65.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | MJ McCann | 294 | 34.5 | ||
Majority | 265 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 853 | 19.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E Fisk | 556 | 52.5 | ||
Labour | SK Holgate | 311 | 29.3 | ||
Conservative | B Robinson | 193 | 18.2 | ||
Majority | 245 | 23.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,060 | 24.7 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | PJ Kenyon | 497 | 54.3 | ||
Independent | AR Holder | 306 | 33.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | MN Islam | 113 | 12.3 | ||
Majority | 191 | 20.9 | |||
Turnout | 916 | 21.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | B Hill | 368 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | P Jones | 327 | 33.1 | ||
Labour | N Miah | 292 | 29.6 | ||
Majority | 41 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 987 | 23.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Lambert | 437 | |||
Labour | M Winder | 419 | |||
Liberal Democrats | DR Embra | 218 | |||
Conservative | E Parker | 183 | |||
Turnout | 1,257 | 23.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I Fowler | 527 | |||
Labour | C Barber | 441 | |||
Liberal Democrats | PR Wright | 433 | |||
Labour | M Martin | 382 | |||
Independent | JA Holder | 207 | |||
Turnout | 1,990 | 21.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
- ^ a b "The North West – Liam Fogarty". BBC News. 1 May 1998. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Fisk sweeps to victory in local elections". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 8 May 1998. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Call for proxy vote review after town hall elections". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 7 May 1998. Retrieved 20 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Election results: Burnley". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 8 May 1998. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2009.