1998 Leeds City Council election
{{Short description|1998 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
File:Leeds UK local election 1998 map.png
The 1998 Leeds City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council, alongside a vacancy in Wortley (following Fabian Hamilton's election as Leeds North East MP) were up for election.
The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.{{Cite news| title = Local Elections results |work= The Times | page = 46 | date = 1998-05-09 |issn=0140-0460}} Overall turnout in the election was 24.66%.{{cite web| url = http://www.leeds.gov.uk/lcc/cncllrs/elect_98/elecmain.html | title = Election of Councillors : May 1998 |publisher= leeds.gov.uk |access-date = 2012-12-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/19991023093156/http://www.leeds.gov.uk/lcc/cncllrs/elect_98/elecmain.html | archive-date = 1999-10-23}}
Election result
{{Election summary begin|title = Leeds Local Election Result 1998{{Cite web|url=http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm |title=Local Election Results, 1999 |access-date=2010-02-08 |publisher=Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053301/http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm |archive-date=24 July 2011}}}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 25
|gain = 1
|loss = 3
|net = -2
|seats % = 73.5
|votes % = 49.3
|votes = 64,368
|plus/minus = -6.9%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 5
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = +1
|seats % = 14.7
|votes % = 27.8
|votes = 36,303
|plus/minus = +3.9%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 3
|gain = 1
|loss = 1
|net = 0
|seats % = 8.8
|votes % = 19.7
|votes = 25,723
|plus/minus = +2.4%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = 1
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = +1
|seats % = 2.9
|votes % = 2.3
|votes = 2,997
|plus/minus = +0.4%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.5
|votes = 642
|plus/minus = +0.5%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.3
|votes = 433
|plus/minus = +0.2%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent Labour
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.2
|votes = 209
|plus/minus = +0.1%
}}
{{Election box end}}
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:{{Cite news| title = Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results |newspaper= The Guardian | page = 16 | date = 1998-05-09 |issn= 0261-3077}}
| class="wikitable" |
| valign=centre colspan="2" style="width: 230px"|Party
! valign=top style="width: 30px"|Previous council ! valign=top style="width: 30px"|New council |
|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |
| Labour | 82 | 80 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |
| Conservative | 8 | 9 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |
| Liberal Democrat | 9 | 9 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}; width: 3px;" |
| Green | 0 | 1 |
| colspan=2| Total
! style="text-align: center"| 99 ! colspan=3| 99 |
| colspan=2| Working majority
! {{Color box|#FFBF00|65|border=darkgray}} ! {{Color box|#FFBF00|61|border=darkgray}} |
Ward results
{{Election box begin | title=Aireborough}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Moira Dunn
|votes = 2,862
|percentage = 46.7
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Graham Latty
|votes = 2,240
|percentage = 36.5
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Janet Brown
|votes = 1,033
|percentage = 16.8
|change = -3.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 622
|percentage = 10.1
|change = -2.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,135
|percentage = 31.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -0.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Armley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alison Lowe
|votes = 1,830
|percentage = 62.6
|change = -5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Davies
|votes = 491
|percentage = 16.8
|change = +9.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Steven Welsh
|votes = 469
|percentage = 16.1
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Keith Rushworth
|votes = 132
|percentage = 4.5
|change = +4.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,339
|percentage = 45.8
|change = -10.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,922
|percentage = 18.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -7.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Barwick & Kippax}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Parker
|votes = 3,103
|percentage = 61.7
|change = -8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jack Stott
|votes = 1,303
|percentage = 25.9
|change = +5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Lindley
|votes = 624
|percentage = 12.4
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,800
|percentage = 35.8
|change = -13.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,030
|percentage = 27.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -6.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Beeston}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Angela Gabriel
|votes = 1,362
|percentage = 55.2
|change = -18.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Birch
|votes = 490
|percentage = 19.9
|change = +5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Shaun Dolan
|votes = 475
|percentage = 19.3
|change = +10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
|candidate = Kevin Pattison
|votes = 91
|percentage = 3.7
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Janet Pritchard
|votes = 49
|percentage = 2.0
|change = -1.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 872
|percentage = 35.3
|change = -23.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,467
|percentage = 19.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -11.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Bramley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Angela Atkinson
|votes = 1,863
|percentage = 69.3
|change = -9.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Revett
|votes = 416
|percentage = 15.5
|change = +8.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Best
|votes = 409
|percentage = 15.2
|change = +7.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,447
|percentage = 53.8
|change = -16.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,688
|percentage = 16.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -8.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Burmantofts}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Malcolm Hardy
|votes = 1,820
|percentage = 69.1
|change = -4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Malcolm Betteridge
|votes = 603
|percentage = 22.9
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Dorothy Schofield
|votes = 211
|percentage = 8.0
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,217
|percentage = 46.2
|change = -7.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,634
|percentage = 19.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -3.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Chapel Allerton}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil Taggart
|votes = 2,204
|percentage = 68.9
|change = -3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Valerie Kendall
|votes = 563
|percentage = 17.6
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Brenda Lancaster
|votes = 432
|percentage = 13.5
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,641
|percentage = 51.3
|change = -7.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,199
|percentage = 20.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -3.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=City & Holbeck}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christiana Myers
|votes = 1,788
|percentage = 66.3
|change = -13.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Boynton
|votes = 339
|percentage = 12.6
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Pratt
|votes = 272
|percentage = 10.1
|change = -1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
|candidate = David Jones
|votes = 197
|percentage = 7.3
|change = +7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Tania Jackson
|votes = 100
|percentage = 3.7
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,449
|percentage = 53.7
|change = -14.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,696
|percentage = 17.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -8.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Cookridge}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Carter
|votes = 2,848
|percentage = 55.1
|change = +6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Garvan
|votes = 1,503
|percentage = 29.1
|change = -6.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Janet Bates
|votes = 822
|percentage = 15.9
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,345
|percentage = 26.0
|change = +12.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,173
|percentage = 31.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +6.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Garforth & Swillington}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Karen Groves
|votes = 3,105
|percentage = 63.3
|change = -8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Lamb
|votes = 1,109
|percentage = 22.6
|change = +6.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ian Dowling
|votes = 691
|percentage = 14.1
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,996
|percentage = 40.7
|change = -14.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,905
|percentage = 26.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -7.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Halton}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lee Benson
|votes = 2,100
|percentage = 46.3
|change = -8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Hyde
|votes = 1,826
|percentage = 40.3
|change = +7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Hollingsworth
|votes = 605
|percentage = 13.4
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 274
|percentage = 6.0
|change = -15.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,531
|percentage = 25.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -7.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Harehills}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Abdul Malik
|votes = 1,787
|percentage = 60.7
|change = -11.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alan Taylor
|votes = 674
|percentage = 22.9
|change = +8.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Donald Townsley
|votes = 274
|percentage = 9.3
|change = -4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour
|candidate = Thomas Wray
|votes = 209
|percentage = 7.1
|change = +7.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,113
|percentage = 37.8
|change = -20.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,944
|percentage = 20.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -10.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Headingley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Doreen Illingworth
|votes = 1,223
|percentage = 48.7
|change = -14.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Darren Finlay
|votes = 599
|percentage = 23.8
|change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Mowbray
|votes = 414
|percentage = 16.5
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Lesley Jeffries
|votes = 277
|percentage = 11.0
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 624
|percentage = 24.8
|change = -22.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,513
|percentage = 12.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -11.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Horsforth}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Townsley
|votes = 2,539
|percentage = 46.2
|change = +17.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lucy Clapham
|votes = 1,513
|percentage = 27.5
|change = -2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Selby
|votes = 1,254
|percentage = 22.8
|change = -18.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Elizabeth Holmes
|votes = 105
|percentage = 1.9
|change = +1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = George Williamson
|votes = 90
|percentage = 1.6
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,026
|percentage = 18.7
|change = +7.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,501
|percentage = 31.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = +9.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Hunslet}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Davies
|votes = 1,564
|percentage = 78.2
|change = -7.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Larvin
|votes = 188
|percentage = 9.4
|change = +1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Pauline Bardon
|votes = 170
|percentage = 8.5
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Susan Brierley
|votes = 79
|percentage = 3.9
|change = +3.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,376
|percentage = 68.8
|change = -9.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,001
|percentage = 17.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -4.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Kirkstall}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bernard Atha
|votes = 1,993
|percentage = 67.2
|change = -9.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Higgott
|votes = 433
|percentage = 14.6
|change = +5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Barbara Thompson
|votes = 322
|percentage = 10.9
|change = +4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Mark Pedlar
|votes = 218
|percentage = 7.3
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,560
|percentage = 52.6
|change = -14.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,966
|percentage = 18.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -7.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Middleton}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Linda Middleton
|votes = 1,940
|percentage = 74.2
|change = -7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Schofield
|votes = 359
|percentage = 13.7
|change = +6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ann Norman
|votes = 315
|percentage = 12.1
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,581
|percentage = 60.5
|change = -9.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,614
|percentage = 18.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -6.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Moortown}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bill Winlow
|votes = 2,394
|percentage = 48.1
|change = -5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sheila Saunders
|votes = 1,676
|percentage = 33.7
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Elizabeth Dibble
|votes = 906
|percentage = 18.2
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 718
|percentage = 14.4
|change = -8.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,976
|percentage = 31.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = -4.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Morley North}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frances Jones
|votes = 2,327
|percentage = 53.8
|change = -4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Tesseyman
|votes = 1,298
|percentage = 30.0
|change = -2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Quentin Brown
|votes = 411
|percentage = 9.5
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Peter Walsh
|votes = 292
|percentage = 6.7
|change = +6.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,029
|percentage = 23.8
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,328
|percentage = 23.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -0.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Morley South}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sherry Bradley
|votes = 2,368
|percentage = 60.7
|change = -1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Kearns
|votes = 949
|percentage = 24.3
|change = +9.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Brayshaw
|votes = 502
|percentage = 14.9
|change = -8.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,419
|percentage = 36.4
|change = -2.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,819
|percentage = 18.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -5.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=North}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Feldman
|votes = 2,122
|percentage = 38.1
|change = +6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jane Abramson
|votes = 1,950
|percentage = 35.0
|change = -1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Bell
|votes = 1,494
|percentage = 26.8
|change = -4.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 172
|percentage = 3.1
|change = -1.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,566
|percentage = 32.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +3.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Otley & Wharfedale}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Philip Coyne
|votes = 2,251
|percentage = 34.7
|change = -2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Christine Smith
|votes = 2,182
|percentage = 33.6
|change = -2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Brian Jennings
|votes = 2,058
|percentage = 31.7
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 69
|percentage = 1.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,491
|percentage = 34.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = +0.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Pudsey North}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Robinson
|votes = 2,661
|percentage = 46.2
|change = -4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Janet Harper
|votes = 2,501
|percentage = 43.4
|change = +4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Marsay-Smith
|votes = 600
|percentage = 10.4
|change = +0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 160
|percentage = 2.8
|change = -9.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,762
|percentage = 32.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -4.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Pudsey South}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Lewis
|votes = 2,262
|percentage = 55.1
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sheila Jackson
|votes = 1,040
|percentage = 25.3
|change = +7.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nigel Amor
|votes = 716
|percentage = 17.4
|change = -5.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Graham Illingworth
|votes = 90
|percentage = 2.2
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,222
|percentage = 29.7
|change = -2.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,108
|percentage = 24.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -3.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Richmond Hill}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eamonn McGee
|votes = 1,658
|percentage = 77.4
|change = -7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Keith Norman
|votes = 300
|percentage = 14.0
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Rhodes
|votes = 184
|percentage = 8.6
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,358
|percentage = 63.4
|change = -10.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,142
|percentage = 16.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -5.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Rothwell}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alec Hudson
|votes = 2,015
|percentage = 59.1
|change = -5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Cowling
|votes = 712
|percentage = 20.9
|change = +7.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mitchell Galdas
|votes = 682
|percentage = 20.0
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,303
|percentage = 38.2
|change = -5.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,409
|percentage = 22.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -6.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Roundhay}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Harrand
|votes = 2,299
|percentage = 43.6
|change = +7.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mohammed Iqbal
|votes = 1,940
|percentage = 36.8
|change = -8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ann Skinner
|votes = 1,031
|percentage = 19.6
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 359
|percentage = 6.8
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,270
|percentage = 31.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +7.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Seacroft}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Vollans
|votes = 1,983
|percentage = 75.4
|change = -11.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Hyde
|votes = 272
|percentage = 10.3
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sadie Fisher
|votes = 194
|percentage = 7.4
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Raymond Northgreaves
|votes = 128
|percentage = 4.9
|change = +4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Michael Bolton
|votes = 54
|percentage = 2.1
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,711
|percentage = 65.0
|change = -15.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,631
|percentage = 21.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -7.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=University}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Dale
|votes = 1,327
|percentage = 63.0
|change = -10.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Shirley Broadbent
|votes = 289
|percentage = 13.7
|change = +4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Winfield
|votes = 217
|percentage = 10.3
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
|candidate = Chris Hill
|votes = 145
|percentage = 6.9
|change = -0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Paul Eade
|votes = 130
|percentage = 6.2
|change = +6.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,038
|percentage = 49.2
|change = -15.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,108
|percentage = 12.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -7.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Weetwood}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stewart Golton
|votes = 2,200
|percentage = 40.1
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eileen Moxon
|votes = 1,954
|percentage = 35.7
|change = -4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Castle
|votes = 1,155
|percentage = 21.1
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David Webb
|votes = 171
|percentage = 3.1
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 246
|percentage = 4.5
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,480
|percentage = 34.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +3.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Wetherby}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Procter
|votes = 3,960
|percentage = 62.1
|change = +5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Reginald Steel
|votes = 1,807
|percentage = 28.4
|change = -3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sarah May
|votes = 605
|percentage = 9.5
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,153
|percentage = 33.8
|change = +9.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,372
|percentage = 30.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +4.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Whinmoor}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Hemingway
|votes = 1,644
|percentage = 58.1
|change = -10.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Williams
|votes = 854
|percentage = 30.2
|change = +9.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Graham Roberts
|votes = 333
|percentage = 11.8
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 790
|percentage = 27.9
|change = -20.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,831
|percentage = 20.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -10.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Wortley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Malcolm Bedford
|votes = 1,860
|percentage = 42.4
|change = -11.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David Blackburn
|votes = 1,724
|percentage = 39.3
|change = +11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Daphne Riley
|votes = 1,423
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Claire Nash
|votes = 1,106
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Glenn Broadbent
|votes = 504
|percentage = 11.5
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ruby Patel
|votes = 324
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Daly
|votes = 295
|percentage = 6.7
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 301
|percentage = 3.1
|change = -22.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,383
|percentage = 24.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Green Party of England and Wales
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +11.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
By-elections between 1998 and 1999
{{Election box begin | title=Bramley by-election 6 August 1998
replacing Angus Ross{{cite web| url = http://www.leeds.gov.uk/lcc/cncllrs/election/bram_by.html | title = Bramley By-Election 6th August 1998 |publisher= leeds.gov.uk |access-date = 2012-12-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/19990209033043/http://www.leeds.gov.uk/lcc/cncllrs/election/bram_by.html | archive-date = 1999-02-09}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Revett
|votes = 1,965
|percentage = 63.9
|change = +48.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Simpson
|votes = 876
|percentage = 28.5
|change = -40.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Steven Welsh
|votes = 142
|percentage = 4.6
|change = -10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
|candidate = David Jones
|votes = 48
|percentage = 1.6
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Paul Eade
|votes = 44
|percentage = 1.4
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,089
|percentage = 35.4
|change = -18.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,075
|percentage = 18.6
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +44.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Leeds Council elections|state=expanded}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1998}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leeds Council Election, 1998}}