1998 London local elections

1998 London local elections
← 1994 7 May 1998 2002 →
All 1,917 on all 32 London boroughs
Turnout34.8% (Decrease11.4%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Tony Blair William Hague Paddy Ashdown
Leader Tony Blair William Hague Paddy Ashdown
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 21 July 1994 19 June 1997 16 July 1988
Popular vote 708,380 558,060 362,913
Percentage 40.7% 32.0% 20.8%
Swing Decrease0.9% Increase0.8% Decrease1.2%
Councils 18 4 2
Councils +/– Increase1 Steady Decrease1
Councillors 1,050 538 301
Councillors +/– Increase6 Increase19 Decrease22
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]

  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.