1998 Westminster City Council election

1998 Westminster City Council election
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All 60 council seats up for election to the Westminster City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered126,280[1]
Turnout40,398, 31.99% (Decrease 14.11)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Melvyn B. Caplan Alan G. Lazarus Unknown
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 1995 1 May 1997 (acting)[2]

July 1997 (offficially)[2]

Unknown
Leader's seat Little Venice Harrow Road N/A[n 1]
Last election 52.02%, 45 seats 37.30, 15 seats 9.84%, 0 seats
Seats won 47 13 0
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 57,067 35,059 9,362
Percentage 55.02% 33.80% 9.03%
Swing Increase 3.00 Decrease 3.50 Decrease 0.81
Council control before election


Conservative

Subsequent council control


Conservative

The 1998 Westminster Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[3]

  1. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 218. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "No More Dismore". Marylebone Mercury. 24 July 1997. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.


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