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.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 21
- Labour 16
- Conservative 13
- Independent 5
Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 27.35%.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2011. 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. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.