Kirklees Council election, 1998
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Elections to Kirklees Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 43
- Liberal Democrat 20
- Conservative 7
- Green Party 2
[edit] Election result
| Kirklees Local Election Result 1998 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Labour | 10 | -4 | 41.7 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 9 | +3 | 37.5 | ||||||
| Conservative | 4 | +2 | 16.7 | ||||||
| Green | 1 | +1 | 4.2 | ||||||
| Independent | 0 | -2 | 0 | ||||||
| Preceded by Kirklees Council election 1996 |
Kirklees local elections | Succeeded by Kirklees Council election 1999 |
