Local Elections 1998
Local Elections 1998 was held on 7 May 1998. 4,418 seats were filled across 3,157 wards and divisions in 244 councils, from 13,549 candidates. The Labour Party won 2,272, Conservative Party won 1,128 and Liberal Democrats won 868.
- Date
- 7 May 1998
- Seats filled
- 4,418
- Candidates
- 13,549
- Councils
- 244
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Labour Party | 4,293 | 2,272 | 3,524,358 | 41.2% |
| Conservative Party | 4,133 | 1,128 | 2,679,164 | 31.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,618 | 868 | 1,933,176 | 22.6% |
| Independent | 318 | 74 | 112,358 | 1.3% |
| RES | 58 | 31 | 52,999 | 0.6% |
| Green Party | 509 | 8 | 106,728 | 1.2% |
| Ind Lab | 85 | 8 | 31,564 | 0.4% |
| Ind RES | 22 | 8 | 16,569 | 0.2% |
| LIB | 57 | 7 | 16,654 | 0.2% |
| Residents | 4 | 3 | 4,246 | 0.0% |
| RATE | 10 | 2 | 6,981 | 0.1% |
| Ind Con | 15 | 2 | 3,679 | 0.0% |
| PABAG | 4 | 2 | 2,578 | 0.0% |
| SOC LAB | 99 | 1 | 15,652 | 0.2% |
| Prog | 7 | 1 | 2,274 | 0.0% |
| Dem Left | 1 | 1 | 1,174 | 0.0% |
| PP | 5 | 1 | 1,136 | 0.0% |
| MK | 3 | 1 | 1,120 | 0.0% |
| SOC | 53 | 0 | 8,222 | 0.1% |
| BNP | 39 | 0 | 6,882 | 0.1% |
| slp | 7 | 0 | 2,760 | 0.0% |
| Other | 15 | 0 | 2,555 | 0.0% |
| Ind LD | 11 | 0 | 2,423 | 0.0% |
| MRLP | 27 | 0 | 2,041 | 0.0% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 18 | 0 | 1,778 | 0.0% |
| Ind DEM | 4 | 0 | 1,058 | 0.0% |
| Third Way | 3 | 0 | 1,038 | 0.0% |
| soc all | 8 | 0 | 971 | 0.0% |
| nat dem | 7 | 0 | 787 | 0.0% |
| Nlp | 26 | 0 | 667 | 0.0% |
| NF | 4 | 0 | 551 | 0.0% |
| E Dem | 2 | 0 | 536 | 0.0% |
| COMM | 7 | 0 | 483 | 0.0% |
| Ind LIB | 2 | 0 | 351 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0 | 274 | 0.0% |
| FPFP | 1 | 0 | 256 | 0.0% |
| Socialist (London, 1889-1912) | 3 | 0 | 240 | 0.0% |
| British National Party | 1 | 0 | 168 | 0.0% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | 156 | 0.0% |
| Social and Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 143 | 0.0% |
| Council | Wards / divisions | Seats filled | Largest party | Its seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | 12 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Allerdale | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Amber Valley | 11 | 11 | Labour | 9 |
| Amber Valley | 3 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 20 | 51 | Labour | 47 |
| Barnet | 20 | 60 | Conservative | 28 |
| Barnsley | 22 | 22 | Labour | 21 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 13 | 16 | Conservative | 8 |
| Basildon | 14 | 16 | Labour | 9 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 19 | 20 | Conservative | 10 |
| Bassetlaw | 13 | 14 | Labour | 9 |
| Bassetlaw | 4 | 4 | Labour | 2 |
| Bedford | 11 | 11 | Labour | 5 |
| Bedford | 7 | 7 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Bexley | 22 | 59 | Conservative | 29 |
| Bexley Borough Council | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Birmingham | 39 | 39 | Labour | 26 |
| Blackpool | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Bolton | 20 | 20 | Labour | 14 |
| Bournemouth | 1 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Bradford | 30 | 30 | Labour | 17 |
| Brent | 31 | 66 | Labour | 43 |
| Brentwood | 12 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Brighton & Hove | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Bristol, City of | 22 | 22 | Labour | 12 |
| Broadland | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 12 |
| Bromley | 9 | 21 | Conservative | 10 |
| Bromley Borough Council | 17 | 39 | Conservative | 18 |
| Broxbourne | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 13 |
| Broxtowe | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Burnley | 16 | 18 | Labour | 11 |
| Bury | 16 | 16 | Labour | 12 |
| Calderdale | 18 | 22 | Conservative | 9 |
| Cambridge | 14 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 | 2 | Independent | 1 |
| Camden | 26 | 59 | Labour | 43 |
| Cannock Chase | 14 | 16 | Labour | 14 |
| Carlisle | 8 | 9 | Labour | 4 |
| Carlisle | 8 | 8 | Labour | 6 |
| Cheltenham | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 6 |
| Cherwell | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 9 |
| Chichester | 2 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Chorley | 17 | 18 | Labour | 9 |
| City of Chester | 19 | 19 | Labour | 8 |
| Colchester | 3 | 3 | Labour | 1 |
| Colchester | 16 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Congleton | 11 | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Congleton | 4 | 4 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Coventry | 18 | 22 | Labour | 17 |
| Craven | 11 | 13 | Conservative | 8 |
| Crawley | 10 | 11 | Labour | 9 |
| Crewe and Nantwich | 19 | 19 | Labour | 9 |
| Croydon | 27 | 73 | Labour | 41 |
| Daventry | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 7 |
| Derby | 14 | 14 | Labour | 10 |
| Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Doncaster | 21 | 21 | Labour | 12 |
| Dudley | 24 | 24 | Labour | 17 |
| Ealing | 22 | 63 | Labour | 45 |
| Ealing Borough Council | 4 | 8 | Labour | 8 |
| East Devon | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| East Sussex | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Eastbourne | 10 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Eastleigh | 10 | 10 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Eastleigh | 3 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | 13 | 15 | Labour | 14 |
| Elmbridge | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 8 |
| Enfield | 33 | 66 | Labour | 43 |
| Epping Forest | 19 | 19 | Conservative | 6 |
| Essex | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Exeter | 12 | 12 | Labour | 6 |
| Fareham | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 7 |
| Gateshead | 9 | 9 | Labour | 6 |
| Gateshead | 13 | 14 | Labour | 12 |
| Gloucester | 12 | 17 | Labour | 10 |
| Gloucester | 1 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| Gosport | 9 | 10 | Labour | 6 |
| Great Yarmouth | 8 | 8 | Labour | 5 |
| Great Yarmouth | 8 | 8 | Labour | 6 |
| Greenwich | 34 | 59 | Labour | 49 |
| Hackney | 5 | 12 | Conservative | 4 |
| Halton | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 23 | 50 | Labour | 36 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Haringey | 23 | 59 | Labour | 54 |
| Harlow | 14 | 15 | Labour | 13 |
| Harrogate | 20 | 20 | Liberal Democrats | 13 |
| Harrow | 5 | 15 | Conservative | 7 |
| Harrow Borough Council | 16 | 48 | Labour | 26 |
| Hart | 11 | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Hartlepool | 7 | 6 | Labour | 3 |
| Hartlepool | 10 | 10 | Labour | 5 |
| Hastings | 11 | 16 | Labour | 13 |
| Havant | 12 | 13 | Conservative | 5 |
| Havering | 25 | 63 | Labour | 29 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Hertsmere | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 7 |
| Hillingdon | 29 | 70 | Conservative | 35 |
| Hounslow | 21 | 60 | Labour | 44 |
| Huntingdonshire | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 12 |
| Hyndburn | 6 | 6 | Conservative | 5 |
| Hyndburn | 9 | 11 | Labour | 6 |
| Ipswich | 15 | 15 | Labour | 11 |
| Isle Of Wight | 48 | 48 | Liberal Democrats | 16 |
| Islington | 18 | 48 | Liberal Democrats | 26 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 20 | 51 | Conservative | 36 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| King's Lynn And West Norfolk | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Kingston Upon Hull | 16 | 17 | Labour | 12 |
| Kingston Upon Hull, City of | 5 | 5 | Labour | 4 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 20 | 50 | Conservative | 21 |
| Kirklees | 25 | 26 | Labour | 12 |
| Knowsley | 22 | 23 | Labour | 22 |
| Lambeth | 22 | 64 | Labour | 41 |
| Lancashire | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Leeds | 33 | 34 | Labour | 25 |
| Leicester | 3 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Lewisham | 26 | 67 | Labour | 61 |
| Lincoln | 11 | 11 | Labour | 10 |
| Liverpool | 33 | 34 | Liberal Democrats | 23 |
| London | 5 | 12 | Labour | 7 |
| Macclesfield | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 11 |
| Macclesfield | 4 | 4 | Labour | 2 |
| Maidstone | 18 | 18 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Manchester | 33 | 35 | Labour | 30 |
| Merton | 20 | 57 | Labour | 39 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich | 2 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Hackney | 18 | 47 | Labour | 24 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Islington | 1 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Southwark | 13 | 36 | Liberal Democrats | 21 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Westminster | 1 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Milton Keynes | 18 | 18 | Labour | 10 |
| Mole Valley | 11 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Mole Valley | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 26 | 28 | Labour | 23 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 18 | 18 | Labour | 14 |
| Newham | 3 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Newham | 23 | 57 | Labour | 57 |
| North East Derbyshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| North Hertfordshire | 16 | 18 | Conservative | 9 |
| North Tyneside | 10 | 10 | Labour | 5 |
| North Tyneside | 10 | 10 | Labour | 6 |
| Norwich | 16 | 18 | Labour | 12 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 15 | 16 | Labour | 13 |
| Oldham | 20 | 20 | Labour | 12 |
| Oxford | 17 | 18 | Labour | 10 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Pendle | 7 | 7 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Pendle | 9 | 9 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Penwith | 11 | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 13 | 13 | Labour | 7 |
| Powys | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Preston | 19 | 19 | Labour | 9 |
| Purbeck | 8 | 8 | Independent | 4 |
| Redbridge | 21 | 62 | Labour | 30 |
| Redditch | 10 | 11 | Labour | 8 |
| Reigate & Banstead | 16 | 17 | Conservative | 7 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 19 | 52 | Liberal Democrats | 34 |
| Rochdale | 20 | 20 | Labour | 11 |
| Rochford | 13 | 13 | Labour | 5 |
| Rossendale | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 6 |
| Rotherham | 10 | 10 | Labour | 9 |
| Rotherham | 12 | 13 | Labour | 13 |
| Rugby | 14 | 15 | Labour | 8 |
| Rugby | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Runnymede | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 5 |
| Rushmoor | 15 | 16 | Conservative | 8 |
| Salford | 17 | 18 | Labour | 17 |
| Salford | 3 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Sandwell | 24 | 24 | Labour | 20 |
| Sefton | 23 | 24 | Labour | 10 |
| Sheffield | 29 | 29 | Liberal Democrats | 16 |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | 16 | 16 | Labour | 6 |
| Solihull | 11 | 12 | Conservative | 5 |
| Solihull | 3 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Solihull Borough Council | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| South Bedfordshire | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 9 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 16 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| South Lakeland | 17 | 17 | Labour | 6 |
| South Tyneside | 20 | 21 | Labour | 18 |
| Southampton | 15 | 15 | Labour | 9 |
| Southwark | 12 | 28 | Labour | 18 |
| St Albans | 19 | 21 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| St Edmundsbury | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| St. Helens | 18 | 19 | Labour | 13 |
| St.Edmundsbury | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Stevenage | 5 | 5 | Labour | 5 |
| Stevenage | 8 | 8 | Labour | 7 |
| Stockport | 12 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Stockport | 9 | 9 | Labour | 4 |
| Stoke On Trent | 20 | 22 | Labour | 17 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Stratford-On-Avon | 14 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Stroud | 18 | 19 | Labour | 8 |
| Suffolk | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Sunderland | 25 | 27 | Labour | 24 |
| Surrey | 7 | 8 | Conservative | 5 |
| Sutton | 26 | 56 | Liberal Democrats | 46 |
| Swale | 16 | 16 | Labour | 7 |
| Swindon | 18 | 18 | Labour | 11 |
| Tameside | 19 | 19 | Labour | 16 |
| Tamworth | 9 | 9 | Labour | 9 |
| Tamworth | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Tandridge | 14 | 15 | Conservative | 7 |
| Test Valley | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Three Rivers | 15 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Tower Hamlets | 19 | 50 | Labour | 41 |
| Trafford | 21 | 21 | Labour | 13 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 6 | 8 | Conservative | 6 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 10 | 10 | Conservative | 9 |
| Uttlesford | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Wakefield | 21 | 21 | Labour | 19 |
| Wales | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Walsall | 20 | 20 | Labour | 11 |
| Waltham Forest | 20 | 57 | Labour | 30 |
| Wandsworth | 22 | 61 | Conservative | 50 |
| Warwickshire | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Watford | 11 | 12 | Labour | 7 |
| Watford Borough Council | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Waveney | 9 | 9 | Labour | 5 |
| Waveney | 6 | 6 | Labour | 5 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 13 | 16 | Conservative | 8 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| West Lancashire | 19 | 19 | Labour | 9 |
| West Lindsey | 13 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| West Oxfordshire | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 8 |
| West Sussex | 2 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| Westminster | 22 | 57 | Conservative | 47 |
| Weymouth and Portland | 12 | 12 | Labour | 5 |
| Wigan | 24 | 24 | Labour | 24 |
| Winchester | 2 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Winchester | 14 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 12 |
| Winchester Borough Council | 2 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Wirral | 22 | 24 | Labour | 13 |
| Woking | 11 | 11 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Wolverhampton | 20 | 20 | Labour | 13 |
| Worcester | 13 | 19 | Labour | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Worthing | 12 | 12 | Conservative | 7 |
| Wyre Forest | 8 | 8 | Labour | 6 |
| Wyre Forest | 5 | 5 | Labour | 3 |
| YEOVIL | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |