South Tyneside Council election, 1998
The 1998 South Tyneside Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
South Tyneside Local Election Result 1998[1] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 18 | -1 | 85.7 | |||||||
Liberal Democrat | 2 | 0 | 9.5 | |||||||
Others | 1 | +1 | 4.8 | |||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Local Elections results". The Times. 1998-05-09. p. 46.
- ↑ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 1998-05-09. p. 16.
Preceded by South Tyneside Council election, 1996 |
South Tyneside local elections | Succeeded by South Tyneside Council election, 1999 |
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