Local Authority Byelection Results - November 1998

5/11/98

East Hampshire DC, Medstead

Lib Dem 415 (56.5;+14.9), Con 288 (39.2;-16.7), Labour 31 (4.2;+4.2)
Maj. 127. Turnout 46.6%. Lib Dem Hold

Wigan MBC, Beech Hill

Lib Dem 849 (49.4;+15.2), Lab 795 (46.3;-15.6), Con 39 (2.3;-1.6), Green 35 (2.0;+2.0)
Maj. 54. Turnout 19.2%. Lib Dem Gain from Labour

12/11/98

Bracknell Forest BC, Great Hollands South

Lab 638 (62.2;+18.9), Con 329 (32.1;-8.3), Lib Dem 58 (5.7;-10.6)
Majority 309. Turnout 29% Labour Gain from Con.

Cornwall CC, Tintagel

Lib Dem 871 (63.0;+63.0), Con 351 (25.3;+25.3), MK 161 (11.5;+11.5)
Majority 520. Turnout 34.95% Lib Dem Gain from Ind.

Hounslow LBC, Gunnersbury

Lab 750 (46.0;-12.2), Con 523 (32.1;+4.5), Lib Dem 231 (14.2;+0.1), Ind 125 (7.7;+7.7)
Majority 227. Turnout 21.31% Labour Hold.

Ribble Valley DC, Gisburn Rimington

Con 224 (75.2;+31.6), Lib Dem 74 (24.8;-3.5)
Majority 150. Turnout 33.59% Conservative Hold.

West Wiltshire DC, Drynham

Lib Dem 334 (44.1;+16.9), Con 182 (24.0;-6.3), Ind 113 (14.9;+0.9), Lab 84 (11.1;-17.5), Green 45 (5.9;+5.9)
Majority 152. Turnout 18.5% Lib Dem Gain from Labour.

19/11/98

Gwynedd WUA, Llanberis

Ind 559 (55.2;+23.2) Plaid Cymru 193 (19.1;-48.9) Lib Dem 171 (16.9;+16.9) Lab 90 (8.9;+8.9)
Majority 366. Turnout 64% Ind Gain from Plaid Cymru

Nottingham City UA, Basford

Lab 754 (48.4;-8.6) Con 562 (36.1;+9.5) Lib Dem 175 (11.2;-5.1)
Majority 192. Turnout 20% Labour Hold

North Shropshire DC, Prees

Con 277 (55.4) Ind 233 (46.6)
Majority 44. Turnout 23% Conservative Gain fron Ind (Ind unopposed last time)

Wychavon DC, South Bredon Hill

Lib Dem 305 (50.3;+50.3) Ind Con 278 (45.9;+2.2) Lab 23 (3.8;+3.8) [Ind 0 (0.0;-56.3)]
Majority 27. Turnout 56.7% Lib Dem Gain from Ind.

26/11/98

Aberdeen City Council, Queens Cross

Conservative 454 (46.8,-5.4), Lib Dem 318 (32.8,+11.3), Lab 104 (10.7,-15.6), SNP 94 (9.7,+9.7)
Majority 136. Turnout unknown. Conservative Hold.

Aylesbury Vale DC, Luffield Abbey

Con 211 (44.3,-2.4), Lib Dem 208 (43.7,-9.6), Lab 57 (12.0,+12.0)
Majority 150. Turnout 33.59% Conservative Gain from Lib Dem.

Cornwall CC, Newquay North

Con 594 (31.4,+9.4), Ind 452 (23.9,+23.9), Lib Dem 435 (23.0,-37.0), Ind 413 (21.8,+21.8) Majority 142. Turnout 39.34% Conservative Gain from Lib Dem.

Lewisham LBC, Grinling Gibbons

Lab 374 (49.6,-18.3), Green 108 (14.3,-7.2), Soc Party 102 (13.5,+13.5), Con 101 (13.4,+2.8), Lib Dem 69 (9.2,+9.2)
Majority 266. Turnout 10.24% Labour Hold.

North Dorset DC, Riversdale

Lib Dem 231 (62.4,+22.2), Lab 139 (37.6,+18.0)
Majority 92. Turnout 28% Lib Dem Hold.

North Tyneside DC, Valley

Lab 903 (64.7), Con 341 (24.4), Lib Dem.151 (10.8)
Majority 562. Turnout 19.5% Labour Hold

Perth & Kinross SUA, Ericht

SNP 737 (57.5,-6.3), Conservative 436 (34.0,+6.2), Lab 76 (5.9,-2.4), Lib Dem 32 (2.5,+2.5)
Majority 301. Turnout 40.82% SNP Hold.

Restormel DC, Newquay Rialton

Ind 813 (43.1,+43.1), Con 578 (30.6,+5.5), Lib Dem 496 (26.3,-33.5)
Majority 235. Turnout 39.3% Ind Gain from Lib Dem.

Windsor & Maidenhead UA, Eton West

Lab 507 (51.5,+15.3), Con 347 (35.3,-1.2), Lib Dem 95 (9.7,-18.2), Ind 35 (3.6,+3.6)
Majority 160. Turnout 50.75% Labour Gain from Conservative.

Goole TC

Lib Dem 323 (57.4), Lab 240 (42.6)
Majority 83. Turnout 25% Lib Dem Gain from Labour.

Hatfield TC

Lib Dem 88 (40.4), Lab 88 (40.4), Con 42 (19.27)
Majority 0. Result decided by lot. Lib Dem Gain from Ind.

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