London local elections, 1998

London local elections, 1998
7 May 1998

All 1,917 on all 32 London boroughs
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tony Blair William Hague Paddy Ashdown
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat
Leader since 21 July 1994 19 June 1997 16 July 1988
Councils 18 4 2
Councils +/– Increase1 Steady0 Decrease1
Councillors 1,050 538 301
Councillors +/– Increase6 Increase19 Decrease22
London borough councils by political control following election

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 7 May 1998.

All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1994.

The Greater London Authority referendum, 1998 was held in the same voting locations.[1]

Councils results

Council Previous control Result Details
Barking and Dagenham Labour Labour Details
Barnet No overall control No overall control Details
Bexley No overall control Conservative Details
Brent No overall control Labour Details
Bromley Conservative No overall control Details
Camden Labour Labour Details
Croydon Labour Labour Details
Ealing Labour Labour Details
Enfield Labour Labour Details
Greenwich Labour Labour Details
Hackney Labour No overall control Details
Hammersmith and Fulham Labour Labour Details
Haringey Labour Labour Details
Harrow No overall control Labour Details
Havering No overall control No overall control Details
Hillingdon Labour No overall control Details
Hounslow Labour Labour Details
Islington Labour No overall control Details
Kensington and Chelsea Conservative Conservative Details
Kingston upon Thames Liberal Democrat No overall control Details
Lambeth No overall control Labour Details
Lewisham Labour Labour Details
Merton Labour Labour Details
Newham Labour Labour Details
Redbridge No overall control No overall control Details
Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat Details
Southwark Labour Labour Details
Sutton Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat Details
Tower Hamlets Labour Labour Details
Waltham Forest No overall control Labour Details
Wandsworth Conservative Conservative Details
Westminster Conservative Conservative Details

Overall councillor numbers

London local elections 1998

Councillor statistics

Party Seats Net Gain/Loss
  Labour 1,050 +6
  Conservative 538 +19
  Liberal Democrat 301 -22
  Others 28 -31

Borough result maps

References

  1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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