United Kingdom local elections, 1998
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Local elections took place in many parts of England on 7 May 1998. All London borough council seats were elected as well a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs. Some unitary authorities and District councils also had elections. There were no local elections in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
These elections took place on the same day as the referendum on establishing the Greater London Authority.
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[edit] The Results
| Party | Councillors | Councils | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +/- | Total | +/- | Total | ||
| Labour Party | +2 | 94 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | -123 | -7 | 14 | ||
| Conservative Party | +1 | 8 | |||
| No overall control | +4 | 50 | |||
[edit] London boroughs
In all 32 London boroughs the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Former control | New control | Link to council election |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Barnet | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Bexley | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Brent | NOC | Labour | Details |
| Bromley | Conservative | NOC | Details |
| Camden | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Croydon | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Ealing | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Enfield | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Greenwich | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Hackney | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Haringey | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Harrow | NOC | Labour | Details |
| Havering | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Hillingdon | Labour | NOC | Details |
| Hounslow | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Islington | Labour | NOC | Details |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
| Kingston upon Thames | Liberal Democrat | NOC | Details |
| Lambeth | NOC | Labour | Details |
| Lewisham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Merton | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Newham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Redbridge | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Richmond upon Thames | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Southwark | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Sutton | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Tower Hamlets | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Waltham Forest | NOC | Labour | Details |
| Wandsworth | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
| Westminster | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
[edit] Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 English Metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
| Council | Former control | New control | Link to council election |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Birmingham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Bolton | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Bradford | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Bury | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Calderdale | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Coventry | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Doncaster | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Dudley | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Gateshead | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Kirklees | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Knowsley | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Leeds | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Liverpool | Labour | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Manchester | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Labour | Labour | Details |
| North Tyneside | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Oldham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Rochdale | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Rotherham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Salford | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Sandwell | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Sefton | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Sheffield | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Solihull | NOC | NOC | Details |
| South Tyneside | Labour | Labour | Details |
| St Helens | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Stockport | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Sunderland | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Tameside | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Trafford | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Wakefield | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Walsall | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Wigan | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Wirral | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Wolverhampton | Labour | Labour | Details |
[edit] Unitary Authorities
[edit] Whole council
The whole of the Isle of Wight council was up for election.
| Council | Former control | New control | Link to council election |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Wight | Liberal Democrat | NOC | Details |
[edit] One third of council
In 9 English Unitary authorities one third of the council was up for election.
| Council | Former control | New control | Link to council election |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Derby | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Hartlepool | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Kingston upon Hull | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Milton Keynes | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Portsmouth | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Southampton | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Swindon | Labour | Labour | Details |
[edit] District councils
In 87 English district authorities one third of the council was up for election.
| Council | Former control | New control | Link to council election |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Amber Valley | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Barrow-in-Furness | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Basildon | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Basingstoke and Deane | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Bassetlaw | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Bedford | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Brentwood | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Broadland | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Broxbourne | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
| Burnley | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Cambridge | Labour | NOC | Details |
| Cannock Chase | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Carlisle | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Cherwell | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Chester | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Chorley | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Colchester | Liberal Democrat | NOC | Details |
| Congleton | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Craven | Liberal Democrat | NOC | Details |
| Crawley | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Crewe and Nantwich | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Daventry | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Eastbourne | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Elmbridge | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Epping Forest | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Exeter | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Fareham | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Gloucester | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Gosport | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Great Yarmouth | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Harlow | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Harrogate | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Hart | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Hastings | Liberal Democrat | Labour | Details |
| Havant | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Hertsmere | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Huntingdonshire | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
| Hyndburn | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Ipswich | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Lincoln | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Macclesfield | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
| Maidstone | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Mole Valley | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Labour | Details |
| North Hertfordshire | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Norwich | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Oxford | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Pendle | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Penwith | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Preston | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Purbeck | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Redditch | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Reigate and Banstead | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Rochford | Liberal Democrat | NOC | Details |
| Rossendale | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Rugby | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Runnymede | NOC | Conservative | Details |
| Rushmoor | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | NOC | NOC | Details |
| South Bedfordshire | NOC | NOC | Details |
| South Cambridgeshire | NOC | NOC | Details |
| South Lakeland | NOC | NOC | Details |
| St Albans | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Stevenage | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Stratford-on-Avon | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Swale | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Tamworth | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Tandridge | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Three Rivers | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Tunbridge Wells | NOC | Conservative | Details |
| Watford | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Waveney | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Welwyn Hatfield | Labour | Labour | Details |
| West Lancashire | Labour | Labour | Details |
| West Lindsey | Liberal Democrat | NOC | Details |
| West Oxfordshire | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Weymouth and Portland | NOC | NOC | Details |
| Winchester | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Woking | Liberal Democrat | NOC | Details |
| Worcester | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Worthing | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Details |
| Wyre Forest | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Preceded by United Kingdom local elections, 1997 |
United Kingdom local elections | Succeeded by United Kingdom local elections, 1999 |
