Elections to Reigate and Banstead Council in Surrey, England were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 19
- Labour 13
- Liberal Democrat 11
- Residents 5
- Independent 1[1]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 7 | +3 | 41.2 | 43.9 | |||||
Labour | 5 | -1 | 29.4 | 23.2 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | -2 | 17.6 | 23.3 | |||||
Residents | 2 | +1 | 11.8 | ||||||
Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- ^ "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 29 April 2009.