Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998
The 1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 41
- Conservative 16
- Liberal Democrat 8
- Independent 1[1]
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 13 | 0 | 54.2 | 41.8 | |||||
Conservative | 7 | 0 | 29.2 | 33.5 | |||||
Liberal Democrat | 4 | 0 | 16.7 | 21.5 |
References
- 1 2 "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 1998-05-09. p. 16.
- ↑ "Local Elections results". The Times. 1998-05-09. p. 46.
- ↑ "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
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