# 1998 Salford City Council election

The 1998 Salford Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Salford Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 19.39%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 57
* Liberal Democrat 3

## Election result

Salford Local Election Result 1998 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 20 | 0 | 95.2 | 61.5 | 20,505 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 4.8 | 19.5 | 6,488 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 6,237 |
| No Confidence Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 95 |

## Ward results

Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Carter | 1,100 | 77.3 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Brook | 179 | 12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cowpe | 144 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 921 | 64.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,423 | 18.2 |
Blackfriars :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joseph Murphy | 622 | 78.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Carson | 107 | 13.5 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Powell | 61 | 7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 65.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 790 | 13.5 |
Broughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Merry | 818 | 75.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Marshall | 141 | 12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheilah Wallace | 132 | 12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 62.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,091 | 17.5 |
Cadishead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arnold Holt | 878 | 61.9 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Holt | 410 | 28.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Gillings | 130 | 9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 33.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,404 | 21.5 |
Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Grimshaw | 995 | 46.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Owen | 774 | 36.2 |
| | Conservative | George Herrick | 369 | 17.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,138 | 21.5 |
Eccles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Johnson | 1,163 | 61.0 |
| | Conservative | John Marshall | 410 | 21.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Bates | 335 | 17.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 39.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,908 | 20.8 |
Irlam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joseph Kean | 1,128 | 80.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Wenham | 276 | 19.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 852 | 60.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,404 | 19.6 |
Kersal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Connor | 1,321 | 68.6 |
| | Conservative | Rufus Heron | 474 | 24.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Drake | 130 | 6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 847 | 44.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,925 | 22.1 |
Langworthy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Salmon | 723 | 71.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Carson | 122 | 12.1 |
| | No Confidence Group | John Copeland | 95 | 9.4 |
| | Conservative | Ian Matthews | 66 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 601 | 59.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,006 | 15.2 |
Little Hulton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Doris Fernandez | 859 | |
| | Labour | Marion Wordsworth | 755 | |
| | Conservative | David Stirrup | 226 | |
| | Conservative | Robert McHale | 209 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Dippnall | 117 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Dippnall | 109 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,275 | 17.0 |
Ordsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sydney Turner | 486 | 83.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Ratcliffe | 50 | 8.6 |
| | Conservative | David Mitchell | 48 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 74.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 584 | 11.1 |
Pendlebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barry Warner | 1,466 | 72.9 |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Weston | 300 | 14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Kay | 244 | 12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,166 | 58.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,010 | 19.0 |
Pendleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Hulmes | 890 | 75.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gray | 167 | 14.2 |
| | Conservative | Hillary Lingard | 117 | 10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 723 | 61.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,174 | 16.0 |
Swinton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Derek Antrobus | 1,209 | 68.9 |
| | Conservative | Neil Levay | 301 | 17.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nina Richards | 245 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 908 | 51.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,755 | 19.3 |
Swinton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Mann | 997 | 49.7 |
| | Conservative | Christine Upton | 672 | 33.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Gregory | 339 | 16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 325 | 16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,008 | 20.2 |
Walkden North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Pennington | 1,185 | 79.4 |
| | Conservative | Phillip Hall | 158 | 10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Wilde | 149 | 10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,027 | 68.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,492 | 17.4 |
Walkden South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Valerie Burgoyne | 1,296 | 54.7 |
| | Conservative | John Mosley | 582 | 24.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian McDermott | 490 | 20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 806 | 30.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,368 | 20.0 |
Weaste & Seedley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Ullman | 944 | 56.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neville Rogers | 387 | 23.1 |
| | Conservative | Sydney Cooper | 345 | 20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 33.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,676 | 21.7 |
Winton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Vincent Prior | 1,113 | 69.5 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Kershaw | 267 | 16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Wain | 221 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 846 | 52.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,601 | 17.2 |
Worsley & Boothstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Boyd | 1,820 | 55.5 |
| | Conservative | Karen Garrido | 902 | 27.5 |
| | Labour | Eric Burgoyne | 557 | 17.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 918 | 28.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,279 | 29.7 |