Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2002. A vacancy each in Ardwick and Harpurhey were also being contested. There were two Labour candidates for Barlow Moor ward, the result of de-selected Labour Councillor Arthur Maloney securing an official Labour Party nomination before he was replaced by a new candidate. The Independent Labour candidates stood as Labour Peace 2000. Overall turnout was 20.5%, with Labour retaining control of the council.Manchester Evening News, 8 May 1998.
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party34,027 (52.9%) 7.230 (85.7%) 84 (84.8%)Liberal Democrats18,294 (28.5%) 6.5 5 (14.3%) 15 (15.2%)Conservative Party8,261 (12.8%) 0.20 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Green Party2,200 (3.4%) 0.5 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Socialist Labour997 (1.5%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)Independent Labour319 (0.5%) 0.2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent70 (0.1%) 0.2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Communist47 (0.1%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)Socialist Alternative32 (0.0%) 0.5 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent Liberal17 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 84 15
Ward results Ardwick
Baguley
Barlow Moor
Benchill
Beswick and Clayton
Blackley
Bradford
Brooklands
Burnage
Central
Charlestown
Cheetham
Chorlton
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Fallowfield
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Hulme
Levenshulme
Lightbowne
Longsight
Moss Side
Moston
Newton Heath
Northenden
Old Moat
Rusholme
Sharston
Whalley Range
Withington
Woodhouse Park
By-elections between 1998 and 1999
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