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

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]
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

Tiptree By-Election 25 June 1998[4]
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. 1 2 "Local government election results". The Independent. 8 May 1998.
  2. Timmins, Nicholas (8 May 1998). "Parties suffer mixed fortunes in poll". Financial Times. p. 15.
  3. "Results at 2.30 this morning - Election". The Times. 8 May 1998. p. 4.
  4. "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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