# 1998 Preston Borough Council election

Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 30 | +2 |
| Liberal Democrat | 13 | +1 |
| Conservative | 13 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | +1 |

## Election result

Preston Local Election Result 1998 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Labour | 8 | -2 | 42.11 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | +1 | 26.32 |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 26.32 |
| Independent | 1 | +1 | 5.36 |

## Wards
### Ashton

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | R Ball | 1,104 | 62.80 |
| Labour | G Greenidge | 540 | 30.72 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Fitzgerald | 114 | 6.48 |

### Avenham

Preston City Council Elections: Avenham Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Ron Atkins | 826 | 68.83 |
| Conservative | L Hammond | 199 | 16.58 |
| Liberal Democrats | R Zimmy | 175 | 14.58 |

### Brookfield

Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | R Atkinson | 544 | 62.96 |
| Conservative | R Edmondson | 212 | 24.54 |
| Liberal Democrats | J Abram | 108 | 12.50 |

### Cadley

Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Hackett | 1,358 | 67.73 |
| Conservative | P Balshaw | 535 | 26.68 |
| Labour | P Malliband | 112 | 5.59 |

### Central

Preston City Council Elections: Central Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | G Walmsley | 769 | 66.93 |
| Conservative | D Barber | 195 | 16.97 |
| Liberal Democrats | M Middleton | 185 | 16.10 |

### Deepdale

Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Terry Cartwright | 1,007 | 53.88 |
| Independent | M Jiwa | 398 | 21.29 |
| Liberal Democrats | U Zinga | 289 | 15.46 |
| Conservative | Sheila Heys | 175 | 9.36 |

### Fishwick

Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | I Patel | 517 | 58.95 |
| Conservative | D Hammond | 202 | 23.03 |
| Liberal Democrats | Wilf Gavin | 158 | 18.02 |

### Greyfriars

Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | D Chaloner | 1,307 | 59.17 |
| Liberal Democrats | C Hughes | 784 | 35.49 |
| Labour | A Milne-Picken | 118 | 5.34 |

### Ingol

Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Ron Marshall | 897 | 68.68 |
| Labour | C Abbot | 251 | 19.22 |
| Conservative | P Randles | 158 | 12.10 |

### Larches

Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | J Willacy | 666 | 53.19 |
| Labour | J Swindells | 461 | 36.82 |
| Conservative | P Halshaw | 125 | 9.98 |

### Moor Park

Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Mick Moulding | 725 | 43.28 |
| Labour | G di Cioccio | 638 | 38.09 |
| Conservative | K Sedgewick | 312 | 18.63 |

### Preston Rural East

Preston City Council Elections: Rural East Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | K Hudson | 1,206 | 77.96 |
| Labour | J Houghton | 175 | 11.31 |
| Liberal Democrats | E Rowland | 166 | 10.73 |

### Preston Rural West

Preston City Council Elections: Rural West Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | R Nash | 1,033 | 46.91 |
| Conservative | Neil Cartwright | 938 | 42.60 |
| Labour | M Clegg | 231 | 10.49 |

### Ribbleton

Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | P Woods | 512 | 65.47 |
| Conservative | Jane Balshaw | 147 | 18.80 |
| Liberal Democrats | A Riedel | 123 | 15.73 |

### Riversway

Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Elaine Abbot | 717 | 61.60 |
| Conservative | S Brown | 240 | 20.62 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Valentine | 207 | 17.78 |

### Sharoe Green

Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | E Clarkson | 1,039 | 55.21 |
| Liberal Democrats | M Turner | 661 | 35.12 |
| Labour | A McLaren | 182 | 9.67 |

### Sherwood

Preston City Council Elections: Sherwood Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | J Greenhalgh | 1,232 | 63.57 |
| Labour | T Mattinson | 379 | 19.57 |
| Labour | M Maritan | 327 | 16.87 |

### St Matthews

Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Albert Richardson | 766 | 70.15 |
| Conservative | P Pugh | 188 | 17.22 |
| Liberal Democrats | M Cooper | 138 | 12.64 |

### Tulketh

Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | S Wilkinson | 669 | 52.10 |
| Conservative | S Halshaw | 419 | 32.63 |
| Liberal Democrats | N Sumner | 196 | 15.26 |