1998 London local elections|
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| Turnout | 34.8% ( 11.4%) |
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|
 Results by Borough in 1998. |
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 1998 Greater London Authority referendum was held in the same voting locations.[1]
Results summary
| Party[2]
|
Votes won
|
% votes
|
Change
|
Seats
|
% seats
|
Change
|
Councils
|
Change
|
|
|
Labour
|
708,380
|
40.7
|
-0.9
|
1,050
|
54.8
|
+6
|
18
|
+1
|
|
|
Conservative
|
558,060
|
32.0
|
+0.8
|
538
|
28.1
|
+19
|
4
|
±0
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
362,913
|
20.8
|
-1.2
|
301
|
15.7
|
-22
|
2
|
-1
|
|
|
Green
|
50,732
|
2.9
|
+0.7
|
2
|
0.1
|
+2
|
0
|
±0
|
|
|
Others
|
62,172
|
3.6
|
+0.7
|
26
|
1.4
|
-5
|
0
|
±0
|
|
|
No overall control
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
8
|
±0
|
- Turnout: 1,738,868 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 34.8% (-11.4%).[3]
Councils results
Overall councillor numbers
Borough result maps
References
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