Maidstone Borough Council election, 1998
The 1998 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 21
- Labour 16
- Conservative 13
- Independent 5[1]
Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 27.35%.[2]
Maidstone Local Election Result 1998[3][4] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrat | 8 | -4 | 44.4 | 43.6 | ||||||
Labour | 4 | +2 | 22.2 | 30.7 | ||||||
Conservative | 4 | +2 | 22.2 | 23.8 | ||||||
Independent | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | |||||||
References
- 1 2 "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- ↑ "Election of Maidstone Borough Councillors - Thursday 2 May 2002" (PDF). Maidstone Borough Council. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ↑ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
- ↑ "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
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