Sunderland Council election, 1998
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Elections to Sunderland 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 68
- Conservative 4
- Liberal Democrat 2
- Liberal 1
[edit] Election result
| Sunderland Local Election Result 1998 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Labour | 24 | +1 | 88.9 | ||||||
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 7.4 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | ||||||
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||||||
| Preceded by Sunderland Council election 1996 |
Sunderland local elections | Succeeded by Sunderland Council election 1999 |
