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UK local election
The 1998 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1998 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.
Results[]
Gloucester City Council election, 1998[1]
Party
|
Seats
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Net gain/loss
|
Seats %
|
Votes %
|
Votes
|
+/−
|
|
Conservative
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
35.6
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
38.3
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
26.0
|
|
|
|
Green
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
Other
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
Ward results[]
Abbeymead[]
Abbeymead (3) 1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Ms. R. Holman
|
1,178
|
51.7
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
P. Lush
|
1,119
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
S. Reeve
|
1,013
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
A. Gravells
|
720
|
31.6
|
|
|
Conservative
|
M. Rentell
|
598
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
M. Richings
|
582
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
Ms. J. Grigg
|
381
|
16.7
|
|
|
Labour
|
T. Smith
|
357
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
M. Shepstone
|
315
|
|
|
Turnout
|
7091
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
|
Barnwood[]
Barnwood (3)1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Labour
|
A. Hanks
|
818
|
52.7
|
|
|
Labour
|
D. Mockridge
|
711
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
M. Lawlor
|
624
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
P. Beer
|
560
|
36.1
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Ms. N. Richings
|
507
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
M. Day
|
491
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
K. Mitchell
|
174
|
11.2
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Ms. N. West
|
157
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
U. Bhaimia
|
113
|
|
|
Turnout
|
6033
|
|
|
|
Labour hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
Barton[]
Barton 1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Labour
|
T. Haines
|
638
|
71.4
|
|
|
Conservative
|
L. Proctor
|
177
|
19.8
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Ms. V. Ellis
|
78
|
8.7
|
|
Turnout
|
4901
|
|
|
|
Labour hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
Eastgate[]
Eastgate 1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Labour
|
D. Duncan
|
943
|
64.3
|
|
|
Conservative
|
H. Harrison
|
378
|
25.8
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
M. Ginwalla
|
146
|
10.0
|
|
Turnout
|
5979
|
|
|
|
Labour hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
Hucclecote[]
Hucclecote (3) 1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Ms. S. Blakeley
|
1,542
|
47.4
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
W. Crowther
|
1,472
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
P. McLellan
|
1,457
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
C. Pullon
|
1176
|
36.1
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Ms. E. Noakes
|
983
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
A. Franklin
|
887
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
M. Dempsey
|
536
|
16.5
|
|
|
Labour
|
Ms. C. Knapman
|
503
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
M. Ferguson
|
476
|
|
|
Turnout
|
7471
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
|
Kingsholm[]
Kingsholm 1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Conservative
|
M. Hawthorne
|
1,250
|
52.1
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
D. Evans
|
734
|
30.6
|
|
|
Labour
|
P. Barker
|
416
|
17.3
|
|
Turnout
|
6453
|
|
|
|
Conservative hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
Linden[]
Linden 1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Labour
|
Ms. M. Smith
|
922
|
63.6
|
|
|
Conservative
|
M. Taylor
|
401
|
27.7
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Ms. V. Wilcox
|
126
|
8.7
|
|
Turnout
|
|
|
|
|
Labour hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
Longlevens[]
Longlevens 1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Labour
|
D. Cook
|
828
|
38.9
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Ms. S. McClung
|
757
|
35.6
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Ms. Phillips V.
|
541
|
25.4
|
|
Turnout
|
6695
|
|
|
|
Labour hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
Matson[]
Matson 1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Labour
|
K. Stephens
|
649
|
62.9
|
|
|
Conservative
|
R. Cooke
|
246
|
23.9
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
G. Phillips
|
102
|
9.9
|
|
|
Socialist
|
R. Frost
|
34
|
3.3
|
|
Turnout
|
5495
|
|
|
|
Labour hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
Podsmead[]
Podsmead 1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Labour
|
A. Meredith
|
714
|
54.0
|
|
|
Conservative
|
K. Moran
|
343
|
26.0
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
G. Slatter
|
264
|
20.0
|
|
Turnout
|
|
|
|
|
Labour hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
Quedgeley[]
Quedgeley (2) 1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Conservative
|
G. Thompson
|
883
|
47.0
|
|
|
Conservative
|
M. White
|
850
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
A. McGonigle
|
581
|
30.9
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
D. Brearey
|
416
|
22.1
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
A. Balsham
|
413
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
C. Clarke
|
412
|
|
|
Turnout
|
7532
|
|
|
|
Conservative hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
Tuffley[]
Tuffley 1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Labour
|
N. Durrant
|
1,098
|
53.0
|
|
|
Conservative
|
T. Leach
|
741
|
35.8
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Ms. A. Evans
|
232
|
11.2
|
|
Turnout
|
6161
|
|
|
|
Labour hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
Westgate[]
Westgate 1998[2]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Conservative
|
S. Morgan
|
664
|
41.8
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Ms. B. Caldwell
|
519
|
32.7
|
|
|
Labour
|
B. Large
|
406
|
25.6
|
|
Turnout
|
5196
|
|
|
|
Conservative hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
References[]
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Categories:
- 1998 English local elections
- Gloucester City Council elections
- 1990s in Gloucestershire
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