Local Authority Byelection Results - May 1998

7/5/98

*Note:* These by-elections do *not* include those which occurred on councils which had cyclical elections on 7th May. For administrative convenience those by-elections have been treated as being part of the cyclical elections.

Allerdale DC, St Michaels

Lab 658 (74.2;+2.9), Con 229 (25.8;+25.8), [Lib Dem 0 (0.0;-28.7)]
Majority 429. Turnout unknown. 1995. Labour hold

Blackpool UA, Marton

Con 963 (48.1;+0.3), Lab 878 (43.8;-8.4), Lib Dem 162 (8.1;+8.1)

Majority 85. Turnout unknown. 1997. Conservative gain from Labour

Brighton & Hove UA, Portslade South

Lab 1290 (62.5;+3.2), Con 483 (23.4;-2.7), Lib Dem 217 (10.5;-0.6)
Majority 807. Turnout 30%. 1996. Labour hold

Brighton & Hove UA, Rottingdean

Con 1724 (58.8;+6.1), Lab 803 (27.4;+3.8), Lib Dem 319 (10.9;-3.3), Grn 84 (2.9;-0.5), [Ind Con 0 (0.0;-6.1)]
Majority 921. Turnout 38%. 1996. Conservative hold

Broxtowe DC, Beeston Central

Lab 760 (45.0;-10.5), Con 632 (37.4;+9.8), Lib Dem 296 (17.5;+8.6) [Grn 0 (0.0;-7.9)]
Majority 128. Turnout unknown. 1995. Labour hold

Chichester DC, Chichester East

Lib Dem 673 (50.2;-2.0), Con 425 (31.7;+7.8), Lab 242 (18.1;-5.8)
Majority 248. Turnout unknown. 1995. Liberal Democrat hold

Chichester DC, Chichester South

Lib Dem 688 (56.3;+0.4), Con 341 (27.9;+5.2), Lab 193 (15.8;-5.6)
Majority 347. Turnout unknown. 1995. Liberal Democrat hold

Derwentside DC, Annfield Plain

Lab 549 (74.7;+5.0), Ind Lab 131 (17.8;+17.8), Lib Dem 55 (7.5;+7.5) [Ind 0 (0.0;-30.3)]
Majority 418. Turnout unknown. 1995. Labour hold

East Devon DC, Exmouth Littleham Rural

Lib Dem 654 (38.6;-1.6), Con 617 (36.4;+3.4), Ind 296 (17.5;+8.8), Lab 128 (7.6;-10.5)

Majority 37. Turnout 40.4%. 1995. Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

East Sussex CC, Broomgrove & Ore

Lab 885 (59.5;+15.7), Lib Dem 343 (23.1;-6.9), Con 259 (17.4;-5.5)
Majority 542. Turnout unknown. 1997. Labour hold

Halton UA, Hough Green

Lab 741 (75.2;+8.5), Lib Dem 245 (24.8;+7.9), [Con 0 (0.0;-16.4)]
Majority 496. Turnout unknown. 1997. Labour hold

Kings Lynn & West Norfolk DC, West Winch

Con 402 (40.1;-2.2), Lab 259 (25.8;-31.9), Lib Dem 210 (21.0;+21.0), Ind 131 (131;+13.1)

Majority 143. Turnout unknown. 1995. Conservative gain from Labour

Leicester UA, Mowmacre

Lib Dem 744 (51.8;+38.8), Lab 318 (22.2;-38.2), Con 282 (19.7;-1.2), Soc 91 (6.3;+6.3)

Majority 426. Turnout unknown. 1996. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour.

Leicester UA, Rushey Mead

Lab 1205 (56.0;-5.1), Con 513 (23.8;+13.8), Lib Dem 334 (15.5;+1.5), Soc 101 (4.7;+4.7), [Ind Lab 0 (0.0;-13.4)]
Majority 692. Turnout unknown. 1996. Labour hold

Leicester UA, Westcotes

Lab 839 (46.7;-14.8), Lib Dem 376 (20.9;+8.6), Con 374 (20.8;+2.3), Grn 125 (7.0;-0.7), Soc 81 (4.5;+4.5)
Majority 463. Turnout unknown. 1996. Labour hold

North East Derbyshire DC, Barlow & Holmesfield

Con 314 (52.9;+8.0), Lab 185 (31.1;-1.0), Lib Dem 95 (16.0;+16.0) [Ind 0 (0.0;-23.0)]
Majority 129. Turnout unknown. 1995. Conservative hold

Oxfordshire CC, Wolvercote

Lib Dem 1085 (47.4;+4.9), Con 582 (25.4;+0.4), Lab 352 (15.4;-5.7), Grn 270 (11.8;+0.4)
Majority 503. Turnout unknown. 1997. Liberal Democrat hold

Powys CC, Trewern

Con elected unopposed [Ind 0 (0.0;-71.9)]

Majority n/a. Turnout n/a. 1995. Conservative gain from Independent.

Surrey CC, Dorking Rural

Con 1930 (55.3;+4.7), Lib Dem 1245 (35.7;-1.8), Lab 312 (8.9;-3.0)
Majority 685. Turnout unknown. 1997. Conservative hold

Test Valley DC, Tedworth

Lib Dem 500 (52.3;n/a), Con 456 (47.7;unopposed)

Majority 44. Turnout 43%. 1995. Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Tonbridge & Malling DC, Cage Green

Con 827 (58.3;+13.2), Lab 368 (25.9;-14.5), Lib Dem 224 (15.8;+1.2)
Majority 459. Turnout 44%. 1995. Conservative hold

Uttlesford DC, Stansted Mountfitchet

Lib Dem 826 (49.7;+2.3), Con 637 (38.4;+10.2), Lab 198 (11.9;-12.5)
Majority 189. Turnout 38%. 1995. Liberal Democrat hold

Warwickshire CC, Rugby Hillmorton

Lab 1011 (43.1;-6.9), Con 741 (33.1;+6.0), Lib Dem 489 (21.8;+0.9)
Majority 270. Turnout unknown. 1997. Labour hold

West Sussex CC, Chichester East

Lib Dem 1077 (50.2;+4.5), Con 750 (34.9;-0.5), Lab 319 (14.9,-3.9)
Majority 327. Turnout unknown. 1997. Liberal Democrat hold

Chichester PC, East

Lib Dem 697 (51.8), Con 419 (31.2), Labour 229 (17.0)
Majority 278. Turnout unknown. 1995. Liberal Democrat hold

Chichester PC, South

Lib Dem 673 (54.5), Con 358 (29.2), Lab 196 (15.0)
Majority 315. Turnout unknown 1995. Liberal Democrat hold

Clayton le Woods PC, Clayton North

Lib Dem 360 (46.1), Lab 215 (27.5), Con 206 (26.4)
Majority 145. Turnout 20.5%. 1995. Liberal Democrat hold

Draycott in the Clay PC, Unwarded

Ind No. 1 185 (55.2;n/a), Ind No.2 150 (44.8;n/a)
Majority 35. Turnout 48%. 1995. Independent hold

Ecclesfield PC, Chapel Green

Lib Dem 456 (57.6;n/a), Lab 335 (42.4;n/a)

Majority 121. Turnout unknown. 1995. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour.

Norton Radstock TC, 2 vacancies

Lab 559 & 535 (61.3;n/a), Con 202 & 198 (22.1;n/a), Grn 111 & 87 (12.2;n/a), NLP 40 (4.4;n/a)
Majority 333. Turnout unknown. 1995. Labour hold

Kidlington PC, West

Lib Dem 510 (58.0;n/a), Lab 370 (42.0;n/a)

Majority 140. Turnout unknown. 1995. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour.

14/5/98

Rutland UA, Empingham

Green 188 (58.4;+41.2), Lib Dem 134 (41.6;+41.6) [Ind 0 (-70.1) Lab 0 (-12.4)]

Majority 54. Green gain from Ind. Turnout 35.35%

South Kesteven DC, Stamford St Johns

Con 622 (56.0;+23.4), Lib Dem 286 (25.7; -41.7), Labour 202 (18.2;+18.2)

Majority 336. Con Gain from Lib Dem. Turnout 23.36%

Wombourne PC

Lib Dem 372, Tory 365
Majority 7. Lib Dem hold

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Erewash DC, Sandiacre South

Lib Dem 704 (60.6;+23.4), Con 308 (26.5;-2.4), Lab 150 (12.9;-21.1)
Majority 396. Turnout unknown. 1995. Liberal Democrat hold

Teignbridge DC, Dawlish SW

Con 584 (55.6;+12.8), Lib Dem 262 (24.9;-32.4), Lab 205 (19.5;+19.5)

Majority 322. Turnout 32.0%. 1995. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Vale of Glamorgan CBC, Llantwit Major

Con 1174 (48.3;+30.2), Lab 803 (33.0;-25.2), PC 340 (14.0;+5.7), Lib Dem 115 (4.7;-4.1) [Grn 0 (0.0;-6.6)]

Majority 371, Turnout unknown. 1997. Conservative gain from Labour

Windsor & Maidenhead UA, Oldfield

Con 737 (46.7;+1.8), Lab 539 (34.2;-0.6), Lib Dem 301 (19.1;-1.2)
Majority 198. Turnout 26.4%. 1997. Conservative hold

Dawlish TC, South West

Con 580 (55.1;n/a), Lib Dem 261 (24.8;n/a), Lab 211 (20.1;n/a)

Majority 319. Turnout 32.0%. 1995. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Haslemere TC, South

Con 719 (73.6;+46.3), Lib Dem 179 (18.3;-3.6), Ind 79 (8.1;-5.5) [Ind Con 0 (0.0;-23.2), Lab 0 (0.0;-13.9)]

Majority 540. Turnout 31.6%. 1995. Conservative gain from Independent Conservative.

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Babergh DC, Alton

Lib Dem 327 (63.4;n/a), Con 189 (36.6;n/a) [Ind 0 (0.0;unopposed)

Majority 138 Turnout 50.0%. 1995. Liberal Democrat gain from Independent

Cheltenham BC, Swindon

People Against Bureaucracy 239 (39.6;+0.9), Lib Dem 218 (36.2;-13.1), Con 146 (24.2;+12.2)

Majority 21. Turnout 42%. 1995. People Against Bureaucracy gain from Liberal Democrat

Hampshire CC, Catherington

Lib Dem 1674 (48.7;+6.0), Con 1628 (47.3;+1.8), Lab 138 (4.0;-7.8)

Majority 46. Turnout 22.0% 1997. Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Spelthorne BC, Ashford West

Con 455 (54.1;+24.5), Lab 277 (32.9;-7.9), Lib Dem 109 (13.0;+6.2) [Ind 0 (0.0;-22.8)]

Majority 178. Turnout 43.6% 1995. Conservative gain from Labour

Wealden DC, Polegate South

Lib Dem 627 (59.2;+16.8), Con 329 (31.0;+31.0), Lab 104 (9.8;-12.5) [Ind 0 (0.0;-35.3)]
Majority 298.Turnout 33.4%.1995 Liberal Democrat hold

Wokingham UA, Bulmershe

Lib Dem 540 (44.3;+2.7), Lab 456 (37.4;+3.7), Con 222 (18.2;-6.5)
Majority 84. Turnout 39.6%. 1997. Liberal Democrat hold

Polegate PC, South

Lib Dem 595 (56.3;n/a), Con 353 (33.4;n/a), Lab 109 (10.3;n/a)
Majority 242. turnout 33.3% 1995. Liberal Democrat hold

Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors.
Edited by Colin Rosenstiel : Web presentation by Keith Edkins © 1998.