# 1998 Huntingdonshire District Council election

The 1998 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 34
* Liberal Democrats 14
* Labour 3
* Independent 2

## Election result

Huntingdonshire local election result 1998 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 12 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 66.7 | 51.4 | 10,726 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 27.8 | 28.9 | 6,028 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 688 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16.4 | 3,426 |

## Ward results

Brampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elionor McNeill | 907 | 51.8 |
| | Conservative | Janet Bennion | 802 | 45.8 |
| | Labour | Sandra Wilcox | 42 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,751 | 50.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Buckden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Clough | 774 | 66.0 |
| | Conservative | William Sinclair | 368 | 31.4 |
| | Labour | Reginald Wilcox | 30 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 34.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,172 | 58.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Bury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Rignall | 556 | 70.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Crompton | 164 | 20.8 |
| | Labour | Lesley Shipgood | 70 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392 | 49.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 790 | 48.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Guyatt | 324 | 69.8 |
| | Labour | Raymond Atkins | 95 | 20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Virginia Bowley | 45 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 49.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 464 | 34.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Farcet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Burgess | 260 | 53.7 |
| | Labour | Kevin Goddard | 207 | 42.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Hagger | 17 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 484 | 37.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Godmanchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Gabb | 540 | 45.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Looker | 495 | 41.9 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Eaton | 147 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,182 | 27.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Hemingford Grey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Day | 529 | 69.7 |
| | Labour | Grace Adams | 168 | 22.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Rainer | 62 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 47.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 759 | 38.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Houghton and Wyton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Rhodes | 424 | 67.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hunter | 142 | 22.5 |
| | Labour | Gail Findlay | 64 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 44.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 630 | 34.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Huntingdon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Martin Stephenson | 1,163 | 64.4 |
| | Labour | Valerie Brooker | 642 | 35.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,805 | 27.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Huntingdon West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Sadler | 823 | 49.3 |
| | Labour | George Beevor | 700 | 41.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Wyatt | 146 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,669 | 25.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Ramsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Muir | 816 | 64.3 |
| | Labour | Keith Bennett | 241 | 19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wheatley | 213 | 16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 45.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,270 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sawtry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Richard Tuplin | 688 | 48.1 |
| | Conservative | Alan Morris | 522 | 36.5 |
| | Labour | Kevin Hawkins | 127 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Rimington | 94 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,431 | 32.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
St. Ives North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jean Chandler | 877 | 64.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glen Clarke | 264 | 19.4 |
| | Labour | David Brown | 223 | 16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | 44.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,364 | 20.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St. Neots Eynesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Debbie Lewsey | 558 | 50.5 |
| | Labour | Ian Webb | 315 | 28.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Priedy | 232 | 21.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,105 | 18.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
St. Neots Priory Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Guines | 660 | 51.8 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Dean | 469 | 36.8 |
| | Labour | Patricia Nicholls | 146 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,275 | 32.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
The Offords :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Edgley | 540 | 48.3 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Simpson | 504 | 45.1 |
| | Labour | Janet Boston | 73 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,117 | 54.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
The Stukeleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Turpin | 683 | 58.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Pencak | 400 | 34.3 |
| | Labour | Daniel McCracken | 83 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 24.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,166 | 46.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Warboys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Taylor | 873 | 60.9 |
| | Conservative | Iain Gourlay | 508 | 35.4 |
| | Labour | Graeme Watkins | 53 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 25.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,434 | 41.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

## By-elections between 1998 and 1999

Gransden by-election 10 December 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 379 | 81.3 | +27.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 87 | 18.7 | −27.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 62.7 | +54.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 466 | 22.9 | −19.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |