Colchester Borough Council election, 1998
The 1998 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrats 27
- Labour 17
- Conservative 15
- Independent 1[1]
Election result
The Liberal Democrats lost the majority on the council that they had controlled since 1994, after the Conservative and Labour parties made 3 gains each.[2]
Colchester local election result 1998[3] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrat | 8 | -5 | 40.0 | |||||||
Conservative | 7 | +3 | 35.0 | |||||||
Labour | 5 | +3 | 25.0 | |||||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||||
By-elections between 1998 and 1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 624 | 46.0 | -14.0 | ||
Tiptree Residents | 399 | 29.4 | +29.4 | ||
Conservative | 333 | 24.6 | -2.3 | ||
Majority | 291 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,356 | 21.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- 1 2 "Local government election results". The Independent. 8 May 1998.
- ↑ Timmins, Nicholas (8 May 1998). "Parties suffer mixed fortunes in poll". Financial Times. p. 15.
- ↑ "Results at 2.30 this morning - Election". The Times. 8 May 1998. p. 4.
- ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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