# 1998 Bristol City Council election

Elections to the Bristol City Council were held on 7 May 1998 as part of the 1998 United Kingdom local elections. 22 wards were contested.

## Results
### Avonmouth

Avonmouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Celia Lukins | 1,417 | 62.51 |
| | Conservative | Alastair Watson | 541 | 23.86 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wakefield | 263 | 11.60 |
| | Green | Lela McTernan | 46 | 2.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 876 | 38.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,272 | 30.74 |

### Bedminster

Bedminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Claire Warren | 1,149 | 53.05 |
| | Conservative | Ian Henderson | 477 | 22.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Traube | 331 | 15.28 |
| | Green | Graham Davey | 209 | 9.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 672 | 31.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,167 | 25.29 |

### Bishopston

Bishopston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gordon Kitson | 1,429 | 40.86 |
| | Labour | Patricia McLaren | 1,406 | 40.21 |
| | Conservative | Ian Kealey | 493 | 14.10 |
| | Green | Christopher Sykes | 169 | 4.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,497 | 40.86 |

### Cabot

Cabot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Williams | 1,027 | 53.46 |
| | Labour | Alison Wilson | 456 | 23.74 |
| | Conservative | Ashley Fox | 287 | 14.94 |
| | Green | Charles Bolton | 103 | 5.36 |
| | Socialist Labour | Kay Carter | 48 | 2.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 571 | 29.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,925 | 18.25 |

### Clifton

Clifton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Janke | 1,497 | 49.49 |
| | Conservative | Robert Marven | 893 | 29.52 |
| | Labour | Alan Rogan | 500 | 16.53 |
| | Green | David Woodgate | 135 | 4.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 19.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,030 | 29.78 |

### Cotham

Cotham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Eldridge | 1,112 | 39.64 |
| | Labour | Shelley Lanchbury | 827 | 29.48 |
| | Conservative | Philip Cobbold | 688 | 24.53 |
| | Green | Geoff Collard | 178 | 6.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 10.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,806 | 28.25 |

### Easton

Easton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Smith | 1,608 | 60.52 |
| | Labour | Balraj Sandhu | 758 | 28.53 |
| | Socialist Labour | Vince Horrigan | 109 | 4.10 |
| | Green | Aidan Knapp | 97 | 3.65 |
| | Conservative | Craig Heeley | 85 | 3.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 850 | 31.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,659 | 35.34 |

### Eastville

Eastville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony James Wood | 1,199 | 41.29 |
| | Labour | David Sutton | 1,052 | 36.23 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Hodges | 499 | 17.18 |
| | Green | Robert Nicholls | 79 | 2.72 |
| | Socialist Labour | Mark Baker | 75 | 2.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 5.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,908 | 32.58 |

### Filwood

Filwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Micklewright | 651 | 49.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Hopkins | 456 | 34.78 |
| | Conservative | Richard Carter | 105 | 8.01 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Ian Marshall | 99 | 7.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 14.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,313 | 20.04 |

### Frome Vale

Frome Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alun Davies | 1,589 | 48.80 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Collins | 1,215 | 37.32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Potts | 452 | 13.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 11.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,264 | 35.87 |

### Henbury

Henbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Claire Cook | 1,420 | 54.34 |
| | Conservative | Anthony James Smith | 873 | 33.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Young | 320 | 12.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 547 | 20.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,615 | 34.64 |

### Henleaze

Henleaze :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosalie Brown | 2,086 | 47.69 |
| | Conservative | Richard Eddy | 1,758 | 40.19 |
| | Labour | Timothy Perfect | 462 | 10.56 |
| | Green | Maxine Gilman | 68 | 1.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 7.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,379 | 47.93 |

### Hillfields

Hillfields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Judy Patterson | 1,077 | 53.42 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Jean Moore | 498 | 24.70 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Patrick Hassell | 349 | 17.31 |
| | Socialist Labour | Roy Thomas | 92 | 4.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 579 | 28.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,019 | 25.32 |

### Horfield

Horfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Martin Kerry | 1,126 | 44.35 |
| | Labour | Arthur Massey | 1,030 | 40.57 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Summerhayes | 317 | 12.49 |
| | Green | Jade Bashford | 66 | 2.60 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 3.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,548 | 32.36 |

### Kingsweston

Kingsweston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rosemary Clarke | 1,366 | 57.44 |
| | Conservative | John Goulandris | 632 | 26.58 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Henderson | 380 | 15.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 734 | 30.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,382 | 33.49 |

### Lawrence Hill

Lawrence Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brenda Hugill | 1,010 | 57.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Astley | 425 | 24.04 |
| | Conservative | Michael Cobb | 179 | 10.12 |
| | Socialist Labour | Paul Williams | 154 | 8.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 33.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,777 | 20.67 |

### Lockleaze

Lockleaze :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Philip Gregory | 1,103 | 57.03 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Parry | 536 | 27.71 |
| | Conservative | Richard Clifton | 295 | 15.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 567 | 29.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,942 | 27.03 |

### Redland

Redland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Ashton | 1,357 | 39.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Townsend | 1,127 | 32.47 |
| | Conservative | Jack Lopresti | 656 | 18.90 |
| | Green | Justin Quinnell | 331 | 9.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 6.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,476 | 35.62 |