Local Authority Byelection Results - October 1998

1/10/98

Aylesbury Vale DC, Oakley

Con 412 (52.9;+3.0), Lib Dem 212 (27.2;+7.8), Lab 155 (19.9;-10.8)
Majority 200. Turnout 36.95%. 1995 Conservative hold

Buckinghamshire CC, Long Crendon & Brill

Con 1232 (57.4;+8.8), Lib Dem 505 (23.5;+23.5), Lab 410 (19.1;-10.2) [Ind 0 (0.0;-20.7), NLP 0 (0.0;-1.4)]
Majority 727 Turnout 33.44%. 1997. Conservative hold

Caradon DC, Essa

Lib Dem 534 (54.9;+15.0), Lab 203 (25.6;-12.1), Ind 156 (19.6;+19.6) [Con 0 (0.0;-22.4)]
Majority 232. Turnout 25%. 1995. Liberal Democrat hold

Preston BC, St Matthews

Lab 617 (41.5;-28.6), Lib Dem 383 (25.8;+13.2), Ind Lab 278 (18.7;+18.7), Con 179 (12.0;-5.2), Ind 30 (2.0;+2.0)
Majority 234. Turnout 30.1%. 1998. Labour hold

Redbridge LBC, Aldborough

Con 1013 (48.7;+12.7), Lab 942 (45.3;-11.1), Lib Dem 125 (6.0;-1.6)
Majority 71. Turnout 30.8%. 1998. Conservative gain from Labour

Thanet DC, Pier

Lab 164 (51.3;-14.6), Con 137 (42.8;+27.2), Lib Dem 19 (5.9;+0.8)
Majority 27. Turnout 15.2%. 1995. Labour hold

Waltham Forest LBC, Leytonstone

Lab 997 (47.3;+0.0), Lib Dem 965 (45.8;+18.5), Con 78 (3.7;-4.2), Ind 66 (3.1;-2.7) [Grn 0 (0.0;-8.3)]
Majority 32. Turnout 27.8%. 1998 Labour hold

Saltash TC

Lib Dem 400 (51.1;n/a), Lab 220 (28.1;n/a), Ind 163 (20.8;n/a)
Majority 180. Turnout n/a. 1995 Liberal Democrat hold

8/10/98

North Lanarkshire SUA, Whinhall

Lab 842 (55.9;-8.9), SNP 568 (37.7;+2.5), Con 56 (3.7;+3.7), Lib Dem 41 (2.7;+2.7)
Majority 274 Turnout 39.4%. 1995 Labour hold

Southampton UA, Bassett

Con 1025 (58.9;+8.9), Lab 372 (21.4;-16.2), Lib Dem 344 (19.8;+7.5)
Majority 653. Turnout 14.5%. 1998. Conservative hold

Southampton UA, Harefield

Lab 858 (44.1;-6.7), Con 856 (44.0;+9.3), Lib Dem 231 (11.9;+3.3) [Ind 0 (0.0;-3.7), Grn 0 (0.0;-2.1)]
Majority 2 Turnout 19.3%. 1998 Labour hold

15/10/98

Southwark LBC, Consort

Lab 919 (58.5;+12.8), Lib Dem 474 (30.2;+4.5), Soc Lab 70 (4.5;-3.4), Con 54 (3.4;-7.6), Lib 53 (3.4;+3.4) [Grn 0 (0.0;-9.1)] Majority 450. Turnout 34%. 1998 Labour hold

22/10/98

Amber Valley DC, Swanick

Con 673 (68.8;+23.3), Lab 305 (31.2;-23.3)
Majority 368. Turnout 22.9%. 1995 Conservative gain from Labour

Bromsgrove DC, Catshill

Con 639 (64.4;+27.2), Lab 353 (35.6;-27.2)
Majority 286. Turnout 20.0%. 1995. Conservative gain from Labour

Castle Point DC, Canvey Island East (two vacancies)

Lab 624, 616 (53.1;-2.6), Con 551, 547 (46.9;+28.3) [Lib Dem 0 (0.0;-25.7)]
Majority 65. Turnout 22.0%. 1995. Labour hold x 2

Epping Forest DC, Waltham Abbey East

Con 633 (60.2;+8.6), Lab 336 (31.9;-9.9), Lib Dem 83 (7.9;+1.3)
Majority 297. Turnout 18.24% 1998 Conservative gain from Labour

Hackney LBC, Clissold

Lab 747 (39.0;-1.4), Lib Dem 689 (36.0;+0.9), Grn 264 (13.8;-5.9), Con 147 (7.7;+2.8), Ind 66 (3.5;+3.5)
Majority 58. Turnout 31.9% 1998 Labour hold

Ribble Valley DC, Chipping

Ind 303 (56.1;+56.1), Con 237 (43.9;-17.9) [Lib Dem 0 (0.0;-38.2)]
Majority 66. Turnout 47.0%. 1995 Independent gain from Conservative

Sandwell MBC, Rowley

Lab 831 (57.3;+0.3), Ind 423 (29.2;-13.8), Con 104 (7.2;+7.2), Lib Dem 91 (6.3;+6.3)
Majority 408 Turnout unknown. 1998 Labour hold

South Lanarkshire SUA, Cadzow

Lab 639 (51.0;-9.8), SNP 486 (38.8;+2.2), Con 69 (5.5;+2.8), Lib Dem 59 (4.7;+4.7)
Majority 153. Turnout 35.82% 1995 Labour hold

Stratford-on-Avon DC, Tredington

Con 441 (58.9;+7.3), Lib Dem 308 (41.1;-7.3)
Majority 133 Turnout 37.0% 1996 Conservative hold

West Somerset DC, Porlock & Oare

Ind No.1 336 (62.8;+62.8), Ind No.2 199 (37.2;+37.2) [Con 0 (0.0;-53.0), Lib Dem 0 (0.0;-47.0)]
Majority 137 Turnout unknown. 1995. Independent gain from Conservative

Waltham Abbey TC, East

Con 658 (63.9;n/a), Lab 371 (36.1;n/a)
Majority 287. Turnout 18.2%. 1995 Conservative gain from Labour

29/10/98

Bromley LBC, Bickley

Con 1828 (57.4;-2.0), Lib Dem 1110 (34.9;+10.6), Lab 181 (5.7;-10.6), NF 40 (1.3;+1.3), Liberal 25 (0.8;+0.8)
Majority 718. Turnout 30.2%. Conservative Hold

Gosport DC, Leesland

Lib Dem 797 (57.2;+22.2), Con 402 (28.9;-6.4), Labour 194 (13.9;-2.5)
Majority 395. Turnout 25%. Lib Dem Hold

Maidstone BC, Allington

Lib Dem 744 (72.2;+5.2), Lab 159 (15.4;-0.3), Con 128 (12.4;-2.8)
Majority 585. Turnout 18.5%. Lib Dem Hold

Maidstone BC, Boxley

Con 630 (63.3;+23.1), Lib Dem 201 (20.2;+6.1) Labour 165 (16.6;-25.5)
Majority 429. Turnout 14.1%. Conservative gain from Independent

Maidstone BC, Hollingbourne

Con 198 (48.3;-12.0), Lib Dem 193 (47.1;+25.1), Lab 19 (4.6;-13.1)
Majority 5. Turnout 35.3%. Conservative hold

Neath & Port Talbot CBC, Dyffryn

Labour 307 (70.9;+31.0), Lib Dem 126 (29.1;+29.1) [PC 0 (0;-60.1)]
Majority 181. Turnout 17.5%. Labour gain from Plaid Cymru

North Cornwall DC, Trigg

Lib Dem 270 (63.2; n/a), Con 157 (36.8; n/a)
Majority 113. Turnout 33.3%. Lib Dem Gain from Independent

South Cambridgeshire, Arrington

Lib Dem 298 (55.6;+25.6), Con 238 (44.4;-2.2) [Lab 0 (0.0;-23.4)]
Majority 60. Turnout 48%. Lib Dem Gain from Conservative

Warrington UA, Grappenhall & Thelwall

Lib Dem 1048 (65.2;+5.8), Con 372 (23.1;+0.2), Lab 185 (11.5;-6.2)
Majority 676. Turnout 21.8%. Lib Dem Hold

Warrington UA, Great Sankey North

Lab 447 (34.5;-3.7), Ind 412 (31.8;+3.0), Lib Dem 318 (24.5;+13.0), Con 119 (9.2;-12.2)
Majority 35. Turnout 25.7%. Labour Hold

Caerphilly WCC, St Martins

Lib Dem 571 (36.0;+36.0), Plaid Cymru 482 (30.4;+12.0), Labour 291 (18.4;-26.2), Con 241 (15.2;+3.2)
Majority 89. Turnout 27.6%. Lib Dem Gain from Labour

Westhoughton TC, Wingates

Lib Dem 205 (53.1;+20.4), Labour 146 (37.8;-29.5), Con 35 (9.1;+9.1)
Majority 59. Turnout 22%. Lib Dem Gain from Labour

Whittlesey TC, Bassen Halley

Con 266 (56.4;+37.1), Lab 119 (25.2;-9.8), Lib Dem 87 (18.4;-7.1)
Majority 147. Turnout 16.4%. Conservative gain from Lib Dem.

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