Hull City Council election, 1998
The 1998 Hull City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]
In the run up to the election there was controversy as the local Labour party was suspended by the national party over claims of intimidation, nepotism and membership rigging.[2] This controversy made the Liberal Democrats confident of making gains in the election,[3] with the results bearing this out as Labour lost 4 seats on the council.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Hull Local Election Result 1998[1][6] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
15 |
|
|
-4 |
75.0 |
51.3 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
2 |
|
|
+2 |
10.0 |
26.6 |
|
|
|
Independent |
2 |
|
|
+1 |
10.0 |
|
|
|
|
Conservative |
1 |
|
|
+1 |
5.0 |
15.4 |
|
|
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| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | |
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| Hull City Council | |
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| Humberside County Council |
- 1973
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| Boothferry Borough Council |
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| East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley Council |
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| East Yorkshire District Council |
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| Holderness Borough Council |
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| East Riding County Council |
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