The 1998 Hull City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.[1]
In the run up to the election there was controversy as the local Labour Party was suspended by the National Party over claims of intimidation, nepotism and membership rigging.[2] This controversy made the Liberal Democrats confident of making gains in the election,[3] with the results bearing this out as Labour lost 4 seats on the council.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 53
- Liberal Democrat 4
- Independent 2
- Conservative 1[5]
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 15 | -4 | 75.0 | 51.3 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | +2 | 10.0 | 26.6 | |||||
| Independent | 2 | +1 | 10.0 | ||||||
| Conservative | 1 | +1 | 5.0 | 15.4 | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46. ISSN 0140-0460.
- ^ "The North - Kersti Mitchell". BBC News Online. 30 April 1998. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ^ Riddell, Peter (8 April 1998). "Only PR will sort out town hall trouble". The Times. p. 8. ISSN 0140-0460.
- ^ Adams, Fran (8 May 1998). "A day from which all parties took comfort". The Independent. p. 11. ISSN 0951-9467.
- ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16. ISSN 0261-3077.
- ^ "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2009.