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Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 7 May 1998.
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All 1,917 on all 32 London boroughs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 34.8% ( 11.4%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by Borough in 1998. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All London borough council seats were up for election.
The 1998 Greater London Authority referendum was held in the same voting locations.[1]
| Party[2] | Votes won | % votes | Change | Seats | % seats | Change | Councils | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 708,380 | 40.7 | -0.9 | 1,050 | 54.8 | +6 | 18 | +1 | |
| Conservative | 558,060 | 32.0 | +0.8 | 538 | 28.1 | +19 | 4 | ±0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 362,913 | 20.8 | -1.2 | 301 | 15.7 | -22 | 2 | -1 | |
| Green | 50,732 | 2.9 | +0.7 | 2 | 0.1 | +2 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 62,172 | 3.6 | +0.7 | 26 | 1.4 | -5 | 0 | ±0 | |
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 | ±0 | |
| London local elections 1998 Councillor statistics | |||
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| Party | Seats | Gain/loss | |
| Labour | 1,050 | +6 | |
| Conservative | 538 | +19 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 301 | -22 | |
| Others | 28 | -31 | |
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