Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998

The 1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, 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

Wirral Local Election Result 1998[2][3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 13 0 54.2 41.8
  Conservative 7 0 29.2 33.5
  Liberal Democrat 4 0 16.7 21.5

References

  1. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
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