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
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| 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
- Labour 40
- Conservative 8
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 =
|loss =
|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
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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 =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = J. Rivett
|votes = 275
|percentage = 15.5
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 438
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,777
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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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}}