1998 Ipswich Borough Council election

{{Short description|1998 election results for Ipswich Borough Council}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1998 Ipswich Borough Council election

| country = England

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 1996 Ipswich Borough Council election

| previous_year = 1996

| election_date = 7 May 1998

| next_election = 1999 Ipswich Borough Council election

| next_year = 1999

| seats_for_election= 16 seats

| majority_seats = 25

| turnout =

| party1 = Labour Party (UK)

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| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)

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| title = Council control

| posttitle = Council control after election

| before_election = Labour

| after_election = Labour

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Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

File:Ipswich Borough Council 7 May 1998.svg

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{{Election summary begin|title = Ipswich Borough Council Election Result 1998}}

{{Election summary party|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|seats = 12

|gain =

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|net = -1

|seats % = 75.0

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{{Election summary party|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|seats = 4

|gain =

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|net = +2

|seats % = 25.0

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{{Election summary party|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|seats = 0

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|net = -1

|seats % = 0

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{{Election box end}}

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Ward Results

Sixteen councillors were elected.{{cite web |last1=Rallings |first1=Colin |last2=Thrasher |first2=Michael |title=Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 |url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Ipswich-1973-2012.pdf |website=electionscentre.co.uk |publisher=Elections Centre Plymouth University |access-date=10 May 2021}}

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{{Election box begin | title=Bixley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Stephen Barker

|votes = 970

|percentage = 54.7

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = S. Watson

|votes = 532

|percentage = 29.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = J. Rivett

|votes = 275

|percentage = 15.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 438

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 1,777

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser =

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16

{{Suffolk elections}}

{{United Kingdom local elections, 1998}}

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