1998 London local elections
Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 7 May 1998.
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All 1,917 on all 32 London boroughs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 34.8% (11.4%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by Borough in 1998. |
All London borough council seats were up for election.
The 1998 Greater London Authority referendum was held in the same voting locations.[1]
Results summary
Party[2] | Votes won | % votes | Change | Seats | % seats | Change | Councils | Change | |
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Labour | 708,380 | 40.7 | -0.9 | 1,050 | 54.8 | +6 | 18 | +1 | |
Conservative | 558,060 | 32.0 | +0.8 | 538 | 28.1 | +19 | 4 | ±0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 362,913 | 20.8 | -1.2 | 301 | 15.7 | -22 | 2 | -1 | |
Green | 50,732 | 2.9 | +0.7 | 2 | 0.1 | +2 | 0 | ±0 | |
Others | 62,172 | 3.6 | +0.7 | 26 | 1.4 | -5 | 0 | ±0 | |
No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 | ±0 | |
- Turnout: 1,738,868 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 34.8% (-11.4%).[3]
Councils results
Overall councillor numbers
London local elections 1998
Councillor statistics | |||
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Party | Seats | Gain/loss | |
Labour | 1,050 | +6 | |
Conservative | 538 | +19 | |
Liberal Democrats | 301 | -22 | |
Others | 28 | -31 |
Borough result maps
- Barnet 1998 results map
- Camden 1998 results map
- Hammersmith and Fulham 1998 results map
References
- Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755
- http://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf
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