1998 Camden London Borough Council election

1998 Camden Council election
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All 59 seats to Camden Borough Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Richard Arthur Judith Barnes Flick Rea
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 1993 1990 1988
Leader's seat Highgate Represented Belsize, but stood and lost in Highgate Fortune Green
Last election 47 seats, 48.5% 7 seats, 21.4% 5 seats, 18.6%
Seats won 43 10 6
Seat change Decrease4 Increase3 Increase1
Popular vote 20,445 10,835 10,753
Percentage 44.0% 23.3% 23.1%
Swing Decrease4.5% Increase1.9% Increase4.5%
Map of the results of the 1998 election to Camden London Borough Council. Labour (red) won every councillor in the south and east of the borough, while Conservatives (blue) and Liberal Democrats (yellow) won most councillors in Hampstead.
Leader before election

Richard Arthur
Labour

Leader

Richard Arthur
Labour

The 1998 Camden Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

  1. ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.