1998 Fareham Borough Council election
{{Short description|1998 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
The 1998 Fareham Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.{{cite news | title = Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results | newspaper = The Guardian | page = 16 | date = 1998-05-09 }}
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Liberal Democrat 16
- Conservative 14
- Labour 8
- Others 4
Election result
{{Election summary begin|title = Fareham Local Election Result 1998{{cite news | title = Local Elections results | newspaper = The Times | page = 46 | date = 1998-05-09 }}{{cite web| url = http://www.fareham.gov.uk/crs/elections/SNO-060608-results%201998.pdf | title = Election of borough councillors : 7 May 1998 | access-date = 2010-11-08 | publisher = Fareham Borough Council}}}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 7
|gain =
|loss =
|net = +5
|seats % = 50.0
|votes % = 42.1
|votes = 10,552
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 6
|gain =
|loss =
|net = -4
|seats % = 42.9
|votes % = 32.6
|votes = 8,181
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 1
|gain =
|loss =
|net = 0
|seats % = 7.1
|votes % = 19.8
|votes = 4,973
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
|seats = 0
|gain =
|loss =
|net = -1
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 2.3
|votes = 580
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary|
|party = Conservative
|seats = 0
|gain =
|loss =
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.8
|votes = 449
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election Summary|
|party = Independent Warsash Residents' Association
|seats = 0
|gain =
|loss =
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.4
|votes = 342
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
{{Election box begin | title=Fareham East}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Donald Murray
|votes = 819
|percentage = 53.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Kemp
|votes = 483
|percentage = 31.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alison Garrett
|votes = 222
|percentage = 14.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 336
|percentage = 22.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,524
|percentage = 29.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Fareham North}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Peter Davies
|votes = 681
|percentage = 43.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Patrick Dibben
|votes = 645
|percentage = 41.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Barry Towler
|votes = 231
|percentage = 14.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 36
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,557
|percentage = 32.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Fareham North-West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Evelyn Burley
|votes = 451
|percentage = 35.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Brenda Pleasants
|votes = 442
|percentage = 34.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Clive Cunnington
|votes = 392
|percentage = 30.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,285
|percentage = 22.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Fareham South}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Prior
|votes = 589
|percentage = 56.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Smith
|votes = 278
|percentage = 26.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jennifer Chaloner
|votes = 185
|percentage = 17.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 311
|percentage = 29.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,052
|percentage = 21.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Fareham West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Eric Dunn
|votes = 1,067
|percentage = 53.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Tierney
|votes = 679
|percentage = 33.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilfred Phillips
|votes = 259
|percentage = 12.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 388
|percentage = 19.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,005
|percentage = 36.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Hill Head}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Curtis
|votes = 1,087
|percentage = 47.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Peter Chapman
|votes = 900
|percentage = 39.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Karen Gray
|votes = 313
|percentage = 13.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 187
|percentage = 8.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,300
|percentage = 36.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Locks Heath}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Englefield
|votes = 1,134
|percentage = 37.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Wilson
|votes = 888
|percentage = 29.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Angela Carr
|votes = 698
|percentage = 23.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Conservative
|candidate = Carolyn Lee
|votes = 275
|percentage = 9.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 246
|percentage = 8.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,995
|percentage = 26.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Portchester Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Norris
|votes = 761
|percentage = 53.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Debra Cusack
|votes = 367
|percentage = 26.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Walker
|votes = 286
|percentage = 20.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 394
|percentage = 27.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,414
|percentage = 31.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Portchester East}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Walker
|votes = 551
|percentage = 41.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Christie
|votes = 403
|percentage = 30.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Lionel Yeates
|votes = 377
|percentage = 28.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 148
|percentage = 11.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,331
|percentage = 31.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Portchester West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Bernard Munden
|votes = 880
|percentage = 52.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Eleanor Murray
|votes = 462
|percentage = 27.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Leslie Ricketts
|votes = 350
|percentage = 20.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 418
|percentage = 24.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,692
|percentage = 29.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Sarisbury}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sean Woodward
|votes = 1,735
|percentage = 74.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Knight
|votes = 246
|percentage = 10.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Elizabeth Williamson
|votes = 185
|percentage = 7.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Conservative
|candidate = Philip Garrett
|votes = 174
|percentage = 7.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,489
|percentage = 63.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,340
|percentage = 36.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Stubbington}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Linda Owen
|votes = 1,027
|percentage = 52.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Linda Bounds
|votes = 702
|percentage = 35.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Taylor
|votes = 243
|percentage = 12.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 325
|percentage = 16.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,972
|percentage = 37.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Titchfield}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Constance Hockley
|votes = 727
|percentage = 44.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
|candidate = John Thompson
|votes = 580
|percentage = 35.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Beryl Oldroyd
|votes = 315
|percentage = 19.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 147
|percentage = 9.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,622
|percentage = 28.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Warsash}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Estlin
|votes = 1,160
|percentage = 58.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent Warsash Residents' Association
|candidate = Deborah Emery
|votes = 342
|percentage = 17.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Graham Holden
|votes = 295
|percentage = 14.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Keith Byrne
|votes = 191
|percentage = 9.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 818
|percentage = 41.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,988
|percentage = 29.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{sequence|
prev=1996 Fareham Council election|
list=Fareham local elections|
next=1999 Fareham Council election
}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1998}}