Hull City Council election, 1998
The 1998 Hull City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]
In the run up to the election there was controversy as the local Labour party was suspended by the national party over claims of intimidation, nepotism and membership rigging.[2] This controversy made the Liberal Democrats confident of making gains in the election,[3] with the results bearing this out as Labour lost 4 seats on the council.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 53
- Liberal Democrat 4
- Independent 2
- Conservative 1[5]
Election result
Hull Local Election Result 1998[1][6] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 15 | -4 | 75.0 | 51.3 | ||||||
Liberal Democrat | 2 | +2 | 10.0 | 26.6 | ||||||
Independent | 2 | +1 | 10.0 | |||||||
Conservative | 1 | +1 | 5.0 | 15.4 | ||||||
References
- 1 2 "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
- ↑ "The North - Kersti Mitchell". BBC News Online. 30 April 1998. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ↑ Riddell, Peter (8 April 1998). "Only PR will sort out town hall trouble". The Times. p. 8.
- ↑ Adams, Fran (8 May 1998). "A day from which all parties took comfort". The Independent. p. 11.
- ↑ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- ↑ "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
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