1998 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader David Acton Frank Eadie Ray Bowker Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Urmston Davyhulme East Village Last election 10 seats, 43.9% 10 seats, 40.8% 1 seats, 14.5% Seats before 35 22 5 Seats won 12 8 1 Seats after 36 23 4 Seat change 1 1 1 Popular vote 24,844 25,185 5,114 Percentage 44.2% 44.8% 9.1% Swing 0.3% 4.0% 5.4%
Map of results of 1998 election
Leader of the Council before election David Acton Labour Leader of the Council after election David Acton Labour

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 7 May 1998. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2002. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.^[1]

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		24,844 (44.2%)		0.3	12 (57.1%)	12 / 21	6	36 (57.1%)	36 / 63
Conservative Party		25,185 (44.8%)		4.0	8 (38.1%)	8 / 21	1	23 (36.5%)	23 / 63
Liberal Democrats		5,114 (9.1%)		5.4	1 (4.8%)	1 / 21	1	4 (6.3%)	4 / 63
Independent		773 (1.4%)		0.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Socialist Labour Party		266 (0.5%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Altrincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. F. M. Fildes	1,700	50.7	+1.4
	Labour	J. C. Graham	1,501	44.8	−3.6
	Independent	P. J. Royle	77	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	A. L. Brookes	74	2.2	+2.2
Majority			199	5.9	−2.3
Turnout			3,352	37.6	−0.6
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. C. Harney*	2,042	66.3	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Musgrove	550	17.9	−1.1
	Labour	R. G. Monkhouse	486	15.8	−4.0
Majority			1,492	48.4	+6.9
Turnout			3,078	32.7	−5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Baugh*	1,704	51.3	+6.9
	Conservative	D. C. Simm	1,383	41.6	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Jones	238	7.2	−1.2
Majority			321	9.7	+6.8
Turnout			3,325	38.3	−5.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. R. Higgins	1,879	61.9	+12.9
	Labour	J. Bagnoli	833	27.5	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Y. R. Clarke	322	10.6	−4.6
Majority			1,046	34.4	−21.3
Turnout			3,034	38.3	−3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bucklow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. G. Kanes	1,029	86.0	+3.4
	Independent	S. Finch	80	6.7	+6.7
	Independent	M. E. Hindley	45	3.8	+3.8
	Independent	G. Hindley	42	3.5	+3.5
Majority			949	79.3	+20.5
Turnout			1,196	20.1	−7.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. W. Mitchell*	1,384	68.6	+3.8
	Independent	M. Ali	377	18.7	+1.0
	Conservative	L. G. Peck	256	12.7	−4.8
Majority			1,007	49.9	+2.9
Turnout			2,017	27.5	−1.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. R. Eadie*	1,688	59.1	+1.5
	Labour	M. H. Rasul	1,170	40.9	−1.5
Majority			518	18.2
Turnout			2,858	39.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Mottley	1,449	48.6	−1.2
	Conservative	J. R. Reilly	1,438	48.2	−2.0
	Socialist Labour	J. D. Flannery	95	3.2	+3.2
Majority			11	0.4	+0.1
Turnout			2,982	38.4	−4.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. R. Seddon*	1,754	53.4	+10.9
	Labour	M. G. H. Barker	1,532	46.6	+4.9
Majority			222	6.8	+6.0
Turnout			3,286	42.8	−3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Lucas*	2,069	70.7	+11.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. M. Elliott	438	15.0	−12.0
	Labour	A. D . McNee	420	14.4	+1.1
Majority			1,631	55.7	+23.1
Turnout			2,927	34.0	−8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. A. Lloyd	1,576	64.3	+5.2
	Conservative	A. Kelly	875	35.7	−5.2
Majority			701	28.6	+10.4
Turnout			2,451	33.0	−2.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Mersey St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. D. Rigby*	2,155	63.3	+13.2
	Labour	J. Bennett	952	28.0	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats	G. P. Rogers	297	8.7	−6.1
Majority			1,203	35.3	+20.9
Turnout			3,404	34.7	−3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Haydock*	956	64.3	−2.5
	Conservative	E. J. Kelson	531	35.7	+2.5
Majority			425	28.6	−5.0
Turnout			1,487	24.4	−8.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Brotherton*	1,533	53.0	+9.4
	Conservative	C. E. McEwen	778	26.9	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Vernon	580	20.1	−13.0
Majority			755	26.1	+15.7
Turnout			2,891	36.9	−8.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Gratrix*	1,380	54.1	+5.4
	Conservative	R. D. Baldwin	880	34.5	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	K. Clarke	256	10.0	−3.3
	Socialist Labour	L. M. Wright	36	1.4	+1.4
Majority			500	19.6	+8.9
Turnout			2,552	33.4	−6.9
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martins

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. T. Murkin*	1,481	59.8	−2.5
	Conservative	P. A. Almond	805	32.5	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	T. J. P. Corbett	189	7.6	0
Majority			676	27.3	−5.0
Turnout			2,475	28.8	−6.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. A. Adshead*	1,449	59.5	−2.8
	Conservative	K. G. Summerfield	851	35.0	−2.7
	Socialist Labour	P. J. Hibberd	135	5.5	+5.5
Majority			598	24.5	0
Turnout			2,435	32.0	−8.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Talbot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Beaumont*	944	72.3	−4.0
	Conservative	S. M. Dirikis	361	27.7	+5.5
Majority			583	44.6	−9.5
Turnout			1,305	20.9	−7.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Bowker	1,414	45.8	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. C. R. Horstead*	844	27.4	−8.0
	Labour	M. E. Atherton	827	26.8	+3.2
Majority			570	18.4
Turnout			3,085	34.6	−6.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Acton*	1,645	58.9	−3.0
	Conservative	D. M. H. Nicklin	1,068	38.3	+0.2
	Independent	N. J. Barrett	78	2.8
Majority			577	20.6	−3.2
Turnout			2,791	37.1	−6.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. D. Cragg	1,400	43.1	−16.4
	Conservative	R. G. Strafford	1,258	38.7	+14.6
	Labour	M. E. Rose	593	18.2	+1.8
Majority			142	4.4	−31.0
Turnout			3,251	34.4	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing