South Lakeland District Council election, 1998
The 1998 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. 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
South Lakeland Local Election Result 1998[1] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
6 |
|
|
+2 |
35.3 |
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
6 |
|
|
-2 |
35.3 |
|
|
|
|
Conservative |
3 |
|
|
+1 |
17.6 |
|
|
|
|
Independent |
2 |
|
|
-1 |
11.8 |
|
|
|
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- ↑ "Local Elections results". The Times. 1998-05-09. p. 46.