1998 Derby City Council election
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14 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council 23 seats needed for a majority |
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Map showing the results of the 1998 Derby City Council elections. |
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The 1998 Derby City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[3]
One of the two Labour councillors defeated in the election was Milton Crosdale, the father of Imaani, who was taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom two days after the election.[4] Crosdale had been defending a three-vote majority in Blagreaves ward.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result[edit]
Ward results[edit]
Abbey[edit]
Allestree[edit]
Location of Allestree ward
Alvaston[edit]
Location of Alvaston ward
Babington[edit]
Location of Babington ward
Blagreaves[edit]
Location of Blagreaves ward
Boulton[edit]
Breadsall[edit]
Location of Breadsall ward
Chaddesden[edit]
Location of Chaddesden ward
Chellaston[edit]
Location of Chellaston ward
Darley[edit]
Derwent[edit]
Kingsway[edit]
Location of Kingsway ward
Litchurch[edit]
Location of Litchurch ward
Spondon[edit]
References[edit]
- ^
“Council compositions by year”. The Elections Centre.
- ^ “Local Election Summaries 1998”. The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b “Local Elections results”. The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
- ^ a b “Father has the blues”. Birmingham Post. 8 May 1998. p. 3.
- ^ “Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results”. The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n “Derby City Council Election Results 1996-2012” (PDF). Elections Centre.
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