1998 Preston Borough Council election

Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Seats	±
Labour	30	+2
Liberal Democrat	13	+1
Conservative	13	0
Independent	1	+1

Election result

Preston Local Election Result 1998
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Labour	8	-2	42.11
Liberal Democrats	5	+1	26.32
Conservative	5	0	26.32
Independent	1	+1	5.36

Wards

Ashton

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	R Ball	1,104	62.80
Labour	G Greenidge	540	30.72
Liberal Democrats	Joe Fitzgerald	114	6.48

Avenham

Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Ron Atkins	826	68.83
Conservative	L Hammond	199	16.58
Liberal Democrats	R Zimmy	175	14.58

Brookfield

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	R Atkinson	544	62.96
Conservative	R Edmondson	212	24.54
Liberal Democrats	J Abram	108	12.50

Cadley

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal Democrats	Alan Hackett	1,358	67.73
Conservative	P Balshaw	535	26.68
Labour	P Malliband	112	5.59

Central

Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	G Walmsley	769	66.93
Conservative	D Barber	195	16.97
Liberal Democrats	M Middleton	185	16.10

Deepdale

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Terry Cartwright	1,007	53.88
Independent	M Jiwa	398	21.29
Liberal Democrats	U Zinga	289	15.46
Conservative	Sheila Heys	175	9.36

Fishwick

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	I Patel	517	58.95
Conservative	D Hammond	202	23.03
Liberal Democrats	Wilf Gavin	158	18.02

Greyfriars

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	D Chaloner	1,307	59.17
Liberal Democrats	C Hughes	784	35.49
Labour	A Milne-Picken	118	5.34

Ingol

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal Democrats	Ron Marshall	897	68.68
Labour	C Abbot	251	19.22
Conservative	P Randles	158	12.10

Larches

Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal Democrats	J Willacy	666	53.19
Labour	J Swindells	461	36.82
Conservative	P Halshaw	125	9.98

Moor Park

Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal Democrats	Mick Moulding	725	43.28
Labour	G di Cioccio	638	38.09
Conservative	K Sedgewick	312	18.63

Preston Rural East

Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	K Hudson	1,206	77.96
Labour	J Houghton	175	11.31
Liberal Democrats	E Rowland	166	10.73

Preston Rural West

Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal Democrats	R Nash	1,033	46.91
Conservative	Neil Cartwright	938	42.60
Labour	M Clegg	231	10.49

Ribbleton

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	P Woods	512	65.47
Conservative	Jane Balshaw	147	18.80
Liberal Democrats	A Riedel	123	15.73

Riversway

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Elaine Abbot	717	61.60
Conservative	S Brown	240	20.62
Liberal Democrats	Alan Valentine	207	17.78

Sharoe Green

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	E Clarkson	1,039	55.21
Liberal Democrats	M Turner	661	35.12
Labour	A McLaren	182	9.67

Sherwood

Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	J Greenhalgh	1,232	63.57
Labour	T Mattinson	379	19.57
Labour	M Maritan	327	16.87

St Matthews

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Albert Richardson	766	70.15
Conservative	P Pugh	188	17.22
Liberal Democrats	M Cooper	138	12.64

Tulketh

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	S Wilkinson	669	52.10
Conservative	S Halshaw	419	32.63
Liberal Democrats	N Sumner	196	15.26

References

"Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16

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