Results for the election held on 7 May 1998
*Denotes retiring councillor
| CADISHEAD WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 6,600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gillings | Liberal Democrat | 130 | |
| *Arnold Holt | Labour | 878 | Elected |
| Thomas E Holt | Conservative | 410 | |
| Percentage poll 21.48% | Total votes cast: 1,404 |
| IRLAM WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 7,171 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph M Kean | Labour | 1128 | Elected |
| Julie Wenham | Liberal Democrat | 276 | |
| Percentage poll 19.58% | Total votes cast 1,601 |
| WINTON WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 9,305 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Kershaw | Conservative | 267 | |
| *Vincent Prior | Labour | 1113 | Elected |
| William J Wain | Liberal Democrat | 221 | |
| Percentage poll 17.21% | Total votes cast 1,601 |
| BARTON WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 7,842 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth N Brook | Conservative | 179 | |
| *Robert B Carter | Labour | 1100 | Elected |
| David A Cowpe | Liberal Democrat | 144 | |
| Percentage poll 18.15% | Total votes cast 1,423 |
| ECCLES WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 9,191 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Bates | Liberal Democrat | 335 | |
| *Charles E Johnson | Labour | 1163 | Elected |
| John J Marshall | Conservative | 410 | |
| Percentage poll 20.76% | Total votes cast 1,908 |
| SWINTON SOUTH WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 9,921 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul J Gregory | Liberal Democrat | 339 | |
| Keith Mann | Labour | 997 | Elected |
| Christine G Upton | Conservative | 672 | |
| Percentage poll 19.79% | Total votes cast 1,963 |
| PENDLEBURY WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 10,728 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Kay | Liberal Democrat | 244 | |
| Barry Warner | Labour | 1466 | Elected |
| Marjorie E Weston | Conservative | 300 | |
| Percentage poll 18.96% | Total votes cast 2,010 |
| SWINTON NORTH WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 9,109 |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Derek Antrobus | Labour | 1209 | Elected |
| Neil Levay | Conservative | 301 | |
| Nina N Richards | Liberal Democrat | 245 | |
| Percentage poll 19.27% | Total votes cast 1,755 |
| WORSLEY & BOOTHSTOWN WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 11,043 |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Robert D Boyd | Liberal Democrat | 1820 | Elected |
| Eric Burgoyne | Labour | 557 | |
| Karen M Garrido | Conservative | 902 | |
| Percentage poll 29.69% | Total votes cast 3,279 |
| WALKDEN SOUTH WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 11,860 |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Valerie M Burgoyne | Labour | 1296 | Elected |
| Adrian P McDermott | Liberal Democrat | 490 | |
| John G Mosley | Conservative | 582 | |
| Percentage poll 19.97 | Total votes cast 2,368 |
| WALKDEN NORTH WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 8,570 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip A Hall | Conservative | 158 | |
| *William B Pennington | Labour | 1185 | Elected |
| Michael R Wilde | Liberal Democrat | 149 | |
| Percentage poll 17.41% | Total votes cast 1,492 |
| LITTLE HULTON WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 7.688 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Dippnall | Liberal Democrat | 109 | |
| Yvonne Dippnall | Liberal Democrat | 117 | |
| Doris Fernandez | Labour | 859 | Elected |
| Robert McHale | Conservative | 209 | |
| David Stirrup | Conservative | 226 | |
| *Marion Wordsworth | Labour | 755 | Elected |
| Percentage poll 16.97% | Total votes cast 2,275 |
| KERSAL WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 8,715 |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Peter Connor | Labour | 1321 | Elected |
| Lynn E Drake | Liberal Democrat | 130 | |
| Rufus Heron | Conservative | 474 | |
| Percentage poll 22.09% | Total votes cast 1,925 |
| BROUGHTON WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 6,232 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Marshall | Conservative | 141 | |
| *John D Merry | Labour | 818 | Elected |
| Sheilah H Wallace | Liberal Democrat | 132 | |
| Percentage poll 17.51% | Total votes cast 1,091 |
| BLACKFRIARS WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 5,864 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan C Carson | Liberal Democrat | 107 | |
| *Joseph Murphy | Labour | 622 | Elected |
| Wendy Powell | Conservative | 61 | |
| Percentage poll 13.47% | Total votes cast 790 |
| ORDSALL WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 5,285 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David D Mitchell | Conservative | 48 | |
| Neil Ratcliffe | Liberal Democrat | 50 | |
| *Sydney Turner | Labour | 486 | Elected |
| Percentage poll 11.05% | Total votes cast 584 |
| LANGWORTHY WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 6,649 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard R Carson | Liberal Democrat | 122 | |
| John D Copeland | No Confidence Group | 95 | |
| Ian J Matthews | Conservative | 66 | |
| Andrew I Salmon | Labour | 723 | Elected |
| Percentage poll 15.15% | Total votes cast 1,006 |
| PENDLETON WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 7,331 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John N Gray | Liberal Democrat | 167 | |
| *James Hulmes | Labour | 890 | Elected |
| Hillary C Lingard | Conservative | 117 | |
| Percentage poll 16.01% | Total votes cast 1,174 |
| CLAREMONT WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 9,939 |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Peter Grimshaw | Labour | 995 | |
| George S Herrick | Conservative | 369 | Elected |
| Norman J Owen | Liberal Democrat | 774 | |
| Percentage poll 21.51% | Total votes cast 2,138 |
| WEASTE & SEEDLEY WARD | Party | Votes | Electorate 7,718 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cooper | Conservative | 345 | |
| Neville A Rogers | Liberal Democrat | 387 | |
| *Anthony D Ullman | Labour | 944 | Elected |
| Percentage poll 21.72% | Total votes cast 1,676 |
Percentage poll for the whole city: 19.39%
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