Local Authority Byelection Results - July 1998

2/7/98

Adur DC, Peverel

Con 425 (35.6;-4.5), Lib Dem 423 (35.4;-10.1), Labour 346 (29.0;+14.7)
Majority 2. Turnout unknown. 1998. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Boston DC, West

Con 580 (66.8;+43.0), Lab 288 (31.2;-0.3) [Lib Dem 0 (0.0;-44.8)]
Majority 292. Turnout unknown. 1995. Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Burnley DC, Cliviger with Worsthorne

Con 611 (59.4;+11.6), Lab 417 (40.6;-11.6)
Majority 194. Turnout unknown. 1998. Conservative gain from Labour

Lincoln DC, Park

Lab 416 (52.1;-28.5), Con 156 (19.5;+5.8), Lib Dem 112 (14.0;+14.0), Ind Lab 93 (11.7;+11.7), Grn 21 (2.6;-3.1)
Majority 260. Turnout unknown. 1995. Labour hold

Malvern Hills DC, Temeside

Ind 303 (47.7;-16.6), Lib Dem 213 (33.5;-2.2), Grn 119 (18.7;+18.7)
Majority 90. Turnout unknown. 1997. Independent hold

Monmouthshire CBC, Dewstow

Lab 205 (65.3;unopposed), Lib Dem 62 (19.7;n/a), Con 47 (15.0;n/a)
Majority 143. Turnout unknown. 1995. Labour hold

High Peak DC, St Johns

Con 414 (48.7;+9.6), Lib Dem 329 (38.7;+11.3), Lab 107 (12.6;-20.6)
Majority 85. Turnout 42.4%. 1995 Conservative hold

South Northamptonshire DC, Deanshanger

Lab 335 (52.5;-2.6), Con 303 (47.5;+29.2), [Ind 0 (0.0;-26.6)]
Majority 32. Turnout unknown. 1995. Labour hold

Spelthorne BC. Stanwell North

Lab 610 (46.0;-18.9), Con 605 (45.7;+19.4), Lib Dem 110 (8.3;-0.5)
Majority 5. Turnout unknown. 1995. Labour hold

Wandsworth LBC, West Putney

Con 1561 (61.1;-0.6), Lab 755 (29.6;-0.4), Lib Dem 193 (7.6;-0.7), Grn 45 (1.8;+1.8)
Majority 806. Turnout unknown. Conservative hold

Kenilworth TC

Lib Dem 932 (42.6;n/a), Con 919 (42.0;n/a), Lab 339 (15.5;n/a)
Majority 13. Turnout 33.6%. 1995 Liberal Democrat hold

Mumbles WCC, West Cross

Lib Dem 619 (63.7;n/a), Ind 352 (36.3;n/a)
Majority 267. Turnout unknown. 1995. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour

Pickering TC, 4 vacancies

Lib Dem no. 1 719, Ind no. 1 621, Lib Dem no. 2 475, Ind no. 2 420, Ind no. 3 390, Lab 349
Majority 30. Turnout 20%. 1995. Liberal Democrat win two, Independent win two

9/7/98

Breckland DC, Thetford Guildhall

Con 662 (58.0;+39.3), Lab 302 (26.4;-12.1), Lib Dem 178 (15.6;-7.2) [Ind 0 (0.0;-20.0)]
Majority 360. turnout 20.0%. 1995. Conservative gain from Labour

Brentwood BC, Hutton South

Con 484 (36.0;-27.3), Lib Dem 448 (33.4;+6.8), Con 351 (26.1;+26.1), Lab 60 (4.5;-5.5)
Majority 36. Turnout 25%. 1998. (Official) Conservative hold

Broxbourne BC, Goffs Oak

Con 569 (75.0;+3.3), Lab 131 (17.2;+4.4), Lib Dem 42 (5.5;-1.7), Ind Con 17 (2.2;-6.1)
Majority 438. Turnout unknown. 1998. Conservative hold

Croydon LBC, Rylands

Lab 1033 (58.1;-8.8), Con 623 (35.0;+1.9), Lib Dem 102 (5.7;+5.7), OMRL 21 (1.2;+1.2)
Majority 410. Turnout unknown. 1998. Labour hold

Dudley MBC, Halesowen South

Con 1333 (56.5;+5.4), Lab 777 (32.9;-4.1), Lib Dem 249 (10.6;-1.3)
Majority 556. Turnout 23.0%. 1998. Conservative hold

Gravesham DC, Central

Lab 675 (54.0;-3.6), Con 575 (46.0;+11.9) [Lib Dem 0 (0.0;-8.3)]
Majority 100. Turnout 36.0%. 1995. Labour hold

Kent CC, Ashford South

Lab 792 (54.5;-0.5), Lib Dem 370 (25.5;+5.1), Con 240 (16.5;-8.1), BNP 50 (3.4;+3.4)
Majority 422. Turnout 13.2%. 1997. Labour hold

Kings Lynn & West Norfolk DC, Denver

Con 271 (55.6;+17.0), Lab 165 (33.9;-7.8), Lib Dem 51 (10.5;-9.2)
Majority 106. Turnout 26.92%. 1995. Conservative gain from Labour

Dereham TC, Toftwood

Lab 321 (45.3;n/a), Ind no.1 162 (22.8;n/a), Ind no.2 125 (17.6;n/a), Lib Dem 66 (9.3;n/a), Grn 35 (4.9;n/a)
Majority 159. Turnout 17.0%. 1995 Labour hold

Dereham TC, Town

Lab 312 (50.5;n/a), Lib Dem 188 (30.4;n/a), Con 105 (17.0;n/a), Grn 13 (2.1;n/a)
Majority 124. Turnout 27.0%. 1995. Labour hold

Thetford TC, Guildhall

Con 727 (61.3;n/a), Lab 277 (23.4;n/a), Lib Dem 182 (15.3;n/a)
Majority 450. Turnout 20.0%. 1995. Conservative gain from Labour

16/7/98

Amber Valley DC, Wingfield

Con 372 (44.7;+4.2), Lab 259 (31.1;-23.1), Ind 165 (19.8;+19.8), Lib Dem 36 (4.3;-2.8)
Majority 113. Con gain from Lab. Turnout 45%

Aylesbury Vale DC, Mandeville

Lib Dem 498 (48.3;+6.5), Con 313 (30.3;+17.4), Lab 221 (21.4;-12.9) [Green 0 (0;-7.6), NLP 0 (0;-3.5)]
Majority 185. Lib Dem Gain from Lab. Turnout 17.1%

Blyth Valley DC, Parkside

Lib Dem 350 (35.2;-13.7), Con 339 (34.2;+23.2), Lab 303 (30.5;-10.4)
Majority 11. Lib Dem hold. Turnout 16.6%

East Hampshire DC, Petersfield St Marys

Lib Dem 824 (51.1;+23.7), Con 644 (40.0;+14.5), Lab 142 (8.8;+0.8) [Ind 0 (0;-39.1)]
Majority 180. Lib Dem Gain from Ind. Turnout 36.4

East Riding of Yorkshire UA, Dale

Con 2085 (47.5;+9.6), Lib Dem 2081 (47.4;-5.2), Lab 227 (5.1;-4.4)
Majority 4. Con Gain from Lib Dem. Turnout 42%

Newcastle MBC, Dene

Lib Dem 1961 (58.1;+2.6), Lab 1061 (31.4;+0.6) Con 353 (10.5;-3.2)
Majority 900. Lib Dem Gain from Lab. Turnout 29.5%

Scottish Borders SUA, Mansefield

Lib Dem 143 (25.7;-45.1), Ind #1 96 (17.2;+17.2), Ind #2 94 (16.9;+16.9) Ind #3 85 (15.2;+15.2), Con 68 (12.2;+12.2), Lab 63 (11.3;+11.3), Ind #4 7 (1.2;+1.2) [SNP 0 (0;-29.2)]
Majority 47. Lib Dem Hold. Turnout 36.9%

Solihull MBC, Shirley South

Con 1070 (44.8;+4.3), Ind Ratepayer 612 (25.6;+25.6), Labour 437 (18.3;-0.9), Lib Dem 176 (7.4;+1.7), Democratic Reform Association 92 (3.8;+3.8) [Ind 0 (0;-31.3)]
Majority 458. Con Gain from Ratepayer. Turnout 17.7%

South Kesteven DC, Greyfriars

Con 562 (64.0;+10.8), Lab 316 (36;+5.0) [Lib 0 (0;-15.9)]
Majority 246. Con Hold. Turnout 13.3%

Stevenage DC, Roebuck

Lab 520 (49.6;-16.6), Lib Dem 309 (29.5;+16.3), Con 220 (21.0;+0.3)
Majority 211. Lab Hold. Turnout 26.1%

Surrey Heath BC, Mytchett

Lib Dem 792 (64.5;-1.0), Con 344 (28.0;-6.5), Lab 60 (4.8;+4.8), Ind 32 (2.6;+2.6)
Majority 448. Lib Dem Hold. Turnout 35.18%

West Berkshire UA, Falkland

Lib Dem 976 (48.8;+2.1), Con 706 (35.3;+2.6), Green 134 (6.7;-2.2), Lab 129 (6.4;-5.3), Ind 57 (2.8;+2.8)
Majority 270. Lib Dem Hold. Turnout 33.5%

St Neots TC, Eaton Socon

Lib Dem 449 (55.1), Con 275 (33.8), Lab 90 (11.1)
Majority 174. Lib Dem Hold. Turnout 15.5%

Penarth WCC, Plymouth

Con 432 (62.2), Lab 89 (12.7), Ind 86 (12.3), Lib Dem 62 (8.9), PC 27 (3.9)
Majority 347. Con Gain from Ind. Turnout 15.8%

Yateley TC, Frogmore & Darby Green

Lib Dem 348 (75.2), Con 71 (15.3), Lab 44 (9.5)
Majority 277. Lib Dem Hold. Turnout Unknown

Yateley TC, North

Lib Dem 352 (72.1), Ind 105 (21.5), Lab 31 (6.3)
Majority 247. Lib Dem Hold. Turnout Unknown

23/7/98

Basildon DC, Vange

Lab 766 (57.2;-8.0), Con 507 (37.9;+12.9), Lib Dem 65 (4.9;-4.9)
Majority 259. Turnout unknown. 1998. Labour hold

Blackpool UA, Waterloo

Con 532 (36.8;-1.7), Lib Dem 468 (32.4;+8.3), Lab 447 (30.9;-6.6)
Majority 64. Turnout 30.8%. 1997. Conservative hold

Cherwell DC, Hardwick

Con 382 (51.9;+24.3), Lab 306 (41.6;-22.0), Lib Dem 48 (6.5;-2.4)
Majority 76. Turnout unknown. 1998. Conservative gain from Labour

Newham LBC, Custom House & Silvertown

Lab 526 (55.2;+8.8), Con 149 (15.6;-8.2), BNP 112 (11.8;+0.3), Ind 110 (11.5;+2.3), Real Labour 56 (5.9;+5.9)
Majority 377. Turnout unknown. 1998. Labour hold

Powys CBC, Newtown Llanllwchaiarn North

Lib Dem 439 (58.1;+58.1), Lab 136 (18.0;+18.0), Ind No.1 62 (8.2;-85.8), Con 52 (6.9;+6.9), Ind No.2 45 (6.0;+6.0), Ind No.3 22 (2.9;+2.9)
Majority 303. Turnout 46.7%. 1995. Liberal Democrat hold

St Albans BC, Sopwell

Lab 841 (68.3;-4.9), Con 212 (17.2;+2.0), Lib Dem 178 (14.5;+2.8)
Majority 629. Turnout 23.54%. 1998. Labour hold

Sunderland MBC, Colliery

Lab 646 (46.7;-18.7), Con 394 (28.5;+9.9), Lib Dem 343 (24.8;+8.9)
Majority 252. Turnout 17.96%. 1998. Labour hold

Thurrock UA, Stifford

Lab 578 (56.9;-1.8), Con 304 (30.0;-11.3), Lib Dem 133 (13.1;+13.1)
Majority 274. Turnout unknown. 1997. Labour hold

Warrington UA, Fairfield & Howley

Lab 1101 (49.5;-14.9), Lib Dem 915 (41.1;+29.8), Ind Lab 208 (9.4;+9.4) [Con 0 (0.0;-12.3), Ind 0 (0.0;-12.0)]
Majority 186. Turnout 27.7%. 1997. Labour hold

30/7/98

Bassetlaw BC, East Retford East

Con 788 (54.6;+5.1), Lab 492 (34.1;-5.3), Lib Dem 163 (11.3;+0.2)
Majority 296. Turnout 24.8%. 1998. Conservative gain from Labour

Carmarthenshire CBC, Burry Port

Lab 730 (54.5;+33.8), Lib Dem 466 (34.8;-18.3), PC 143 (10.8;-15.4)
Majority 264. Turnout 39.4%. 1995. Labour gain from Liberal Democrat

Harrogate BC, Lower Nidderdale

Lib Dem 378 (50.3;+12.1), Con 353 (47.0;-6.8), Lab 20 (2.7;-5.3)
Majority 25. Turnout unknown. 1998. Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.

Somerset CC, Minehead

Con 1428 (42.6;+7.2), Lib Dem 1125 (33.6;-1.4), Lab 798 (23.8;-5.8)
Majority 303. Turnout 37%. 1997. Conservative hold

South Norfolk DC, Diss

Lib Dem 731 (48.5;-4.9), Con 271 (18.0;+5.2), Lab 257 (17.0;+0.9), Ind 249 (16.5;-1.1)
Majority 474. Turnout 27.5%. 1995. Liberal Democrat hold

West Lancashire DC, Burscough

Lab 585 (50.0;-7.4), Con 533 (45.6;+5.0), Lib Dem 45 (3.8;+3.8), NLP 7 (0.6;-1.4)
Majority 52. Turnout unknown. 1998. Labour hold

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