title: 1998 Liverpool City Council election
text: # 1998 Liverpool City Council election
  
  Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party took control of the council from the Labour party.
  
  After the election the composition of the council was:
  
  | Party | Seats | ± |
  | - | - | - |
  | Liberal Democrat | 52 | +10 |
  | Labour | 39 | -8 |
  | Militant Labour | 3 | -1 |
  | Liberal Party | 4 | +2 |
  | Independent | 1 | -1 |
  | Conservative | 0 | -2 |
  
  ## Election result
  
  Liverpool Local Election Result 1998 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Liberal Democrats | 23 | +10 | 67.6 | 54.9 | 43,587 |
  | Labour | 9 | -8 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 20,829 |
  | Liberal | 2 | +2 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 6,426 |
  | Conservative | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5.1 | 4,025 |
  | Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | | |
  | | 0 | -1 | 0 | | |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Abercromby
  
  Abercromby - 2 seats :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Joe Anderson | 588 | 54% |
  | | Labour | S. Mumby | 547 | 50% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. Barnett | 290 | 25.75% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J.Cowan | 244 | 25.75% |
  | | Liberal | M. Wingfield | 71 | 7% |
  | | Conservative | C.P.S. Biller | 42 | 4% |
  | | Conservative | C.S. Harley | 41 | 4% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Aigburth
  
  Aigburth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Gould | 1,757 | 63.36% |
  | | Labour | J. Middleton | 754 | 27% |
  | | Conservative | A. McGing | 262 | 9% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,003 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Allerton
  
  Allerton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Flo Clucas | 2,015 | 60.13% |
  | | Labour | P. Rhodes | 580 | 17% |
  | | Conservative | M.E. Bill | 405 | 12% |
  | | Allerton Lib Dem Ward Resident | C. Hulme | 351 | 10% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,435 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Anfield
  
  Anfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kiron Reid | 1.739 | 62.08% |
  | | Labour | A. Keenan | 655 | 23% |
  | | Liberal | S. Brooks | 305 | 11% |
  | | Socialist | P. Filby | 61 | 2% |
  | | Conservative | E.A. Jones | 57 | 2% |
  | | Official Labour | G. Casey | 45 | 2% |
  | | Independent | H. Jones | 32 | 1% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Arundel
  
  Arundel :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jan Clein | 1,324 | 58% |
  | | Labour | H. Burrage | 739 | 32% |
  | | Socialist Labour | I. Foulkes | 143 | 6% |
  | | Conservative | D.I. Watson | 75 | 3% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Breckfield
  
  Breckfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Frank Prendergast | 721 | 37% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Clucas | 413 | 21% |
  | | Liberal | M. Seigar | 91 | 5% |
  | | Socialist Labour | J. Dooher | 90 | 5% |
  | | Conservative | E. Bayley | 77 | 4% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Broadgreen
  
  Broadgreen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dave Irving | 2,029 | 65% |
  | | Labour | A. Concepcion | 852 | 27% |
  | | Liberal | J. Newall | 154 | 5% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,177 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Childwall
  
  Childwall :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lady Doreen Jones | 3,452 | 48% |
  | | Labour | L. French | 513 | 12% |
  | | Conservative | A. Garnett | 170 | 4% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,939 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Church
  
  Church :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Len Tyrer | 2,990 | 89.6% |
  | | Conservative | G.Fawcett | 275 | 8% |
  | | Labour | H. Adams | 72 | 2% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,918 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Clubmoor
  
  Clubmoor :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Paul Woodruff | 910 | 42% |
  | | Labour | B. Williams | 645 | 29% |
  | | Official New Labour | J. Kenny | 563 | 26% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Ousby | 500 | 23% |
  | | Socialist Labour | K. Anderson | 75 | 3% |
  | | Conservative | G. Hicklin | 41 | 2% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### County
  
  County :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Karren Afford | 2,010 | 72% |
  | | Labour | T. Denny | 613 | 22% |
  | | Socialist | L. Mahmood | 63 | 2% |
  | | Conservative | J. Atkinson | 58 | 2% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,397 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Croxteth
  
  Croxteth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Hines | 2,394 | 70% |
  | | Labour | V. Moffatt | 554 | 16% |
  | | Conservative | G. Brandwood | 275 | 8% |
  | | Liberal | R. Cameron | 175 | 5% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,840 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Dingle
  
  Dingle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | E. Phelan | 1,309 | 60% |
  | | Labour | S. Sharma | 718 | 33% |
  | | Conservative | D. Patmore | 94 | 4% |
  | | Socialist | P. Dunne | 65 | 3% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 591 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Dovecot
  
  Dovecot :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Hulme | 543 | 35% |
  | | Labour | J. Jones | 476 | 31% |
  | | Liberal | K. Buchanan | 355 | 23% |
  | | Ward Labour | B. Walsh | 112 | 7% |
  | | Conservative | W.H. Connolly | 71 | 5% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Everton
  
  Everton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | P. Brennan | 432 | 48% |
  | | Ward Labour | C.M. Dooley | 372 | 41% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | W. Allen | 75 | 8% |
  | | Liberal | A. Taylor | 26 | 3% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Fazakerley
  
  Fazakerley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Poole | 947 | 43% |
  | | Labour | E. Thomas | 768 | 35% |
  | | Liberal | S. Rutherford | 213 | 10% |
  | | Ward Labour | C.A. Heron | 166 | 8% |
  | | Conservative | D. Johnson | 94 | 4% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Gillmoss
  
  Gillmoss :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Rose Bailey | 682 | 26% |
  | | Ward Labour | C. Morgan | 621 | 23% |
  | | Liberal | F. Fall | 583 | 22% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Monkcom | 560 | 21% |
  | | Independent | E. Burke | 119 | 4% |
  | | Conservative | B. Jones | 93 | 3% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Granby
  
  Granby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Gideon Ben-Tovim | 752 | 62% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Lewis | 339 | 28% |
  | | Socialist | C.Wilson | 92 | 8% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Grassendale
  
  Grassendale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Beatrice Fraenkel | 2,596 | 72% |
  | | Labour | A. Burrage | 560 | 16% |
  | | Conservative | C. Cross | 368 | 10% |
  | | Liberal | J. Moore | 52 | 1% |
  | | Natural Law | G. Mead | 10 | 0.3% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,036 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Kensington
  
  Kensington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Richard Marbrow | 1,280 | 61% |
  | | Labour | J. Hamilton | 525 | 25% |
  | | Liberal | M. Bickley | 254 | 12% |
  | | Conservative | I. McFall | 42 | 2% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Melrose
  
  Melrose :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | F. Kidd | 629 | 37% |
  | | Ward Labour | B.P. Hincks | 481 | 28% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | F. Forrester | 361 | 21% |
  | | Liberal | T. Newall | 185 | 11% |
  | | Conservative | A. Nugent | 50 | 3% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Netherley
  
  Netherley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | T. Marshall | 594 | 48% |
  | | Labour | D. Garman | 472 | 38% |
  | | Socialist Labour | A. Fogg | 132 | 11% |
  | | Conservative | P. Hughes | 34 | 3% |
  | | Independent | M. Fowler | 28 | 2% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Old Swan
  
  Old Swan :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Firth | 1,631 | 65% |
  | | Labour | D. Minahan | 643 | 26% |
  | | Liberal | F. Carroll | 169 | 7% |
  | | Conservative | S. Lennard | 64 | 3% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Picton
  
  Picton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | H. Herrity | 1,631 | 67% |
  | | Labour | J. Nolan | 712 | 29% |
  | | Conservative | P.D. Barron | 76 | 3% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 919 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Pirrie
  
  Pirrie :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | C. Prayle | 741 | 49% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | M. Kelly | 372 | 25% |
  | | Liberal | C. Mayes | 301 | 20% |
  | | Conservative | F.V. Stevens | 88 | 6% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### St. Mary's
  
  St. Mary's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | F. Roderick | 1,442 | 56% |
  | | Labour | M. Rasmussen | 885 | 35% |
  | | Liberal | P. Hayes | 172 | 7% |
  | | Conservative | D.M. Nuttall | 42 | 2% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Smithdown
  
  Smithdown :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | G. Airey | 681 | 51% |
  | | Labour | N. Bann | 525 | 39% |
  | | Liberal | M. Williams | 77 | 6% |
  | | Ward Labour | V. Marsland | 53 | 4% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Speke
  
  Speke :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | G. Smith | 856 | 56% |
  | | Labour | P. Bostok | 508 | 33% |
  | | Liberal | M. Langley | 126 | 8% |
  | | Conservative | M. Williams | 36 | 2% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Tuebrook
  
  Tuebrook :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Hazel Williams | 1,958 | 73% |
  | | Labour | B. Lawless | 434 | 16% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | L. Kinahan | 233 | 9% |
  | | Conservative | A.E. Bowness | 71 | 3% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,524 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Valley
  
  Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Craig | 1,531 | 67% |
  | | Labour | I. Harvey | 596 | 26% |
  | | Liberal | I. Mayes | 47 | 2% |
  | | Conservative | J. Perry | 34 | 1% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 935 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Vauxhall
  
  Vauxhall :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M. Kennedy | 715 | 62% |
  | | Ward Labour | F. Murphy | 284 | 25% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | T. Drake | 98 | 9% |
  | | Liberal | D. Mayes | 52 | 5% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 617 | 1,149 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Warbreck
  
  Warbreck :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Lang | 2,165 | 71% |
  | | Labour | P. Harvey | 778 | 26% |
  | | Conservative | A. Gray | 89 | 3% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,387 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Woolton
  
  Woolton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Collinge | 3,206 | 70% |
  | | Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 817 | 17% |
  | | Labour | B.C. Wilde | 455 | 10% |
  | | Liberal | G. Bellas | 99 | 2% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,751 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  