Reigate and Banstead Council election, 1998

Elections to Reigate and Banstead Council in Surrey, England were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Reigate and Banstead Local Election Result 1998[2][3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 7 +3 41.2 43.9
  Labour 5 -1 29.4 23.2
  Liberal Democrat 3 -2 17.6 23.3
  Residents 2 +1 11.8
  Independent 0 -1 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 1998-05-09. p. 16. 
  2. ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 1998-05-09. p. 46. 
  3. ^ "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 
Preceded by
Reigate and Banstead Council election, 1996
Reigate and Banstead local elections Succeeded by
Reigate and Banstead Council election, 1999