The 1998 Woking Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, 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 Democrat 16
- Conservative 11
- Labour 7
- Independent 1[1]
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 5 | -2 | 45.5 | ||||||
Conservative | 4 | +2 | 36.4 | ||||||
Labour | 2 | 0 | 18.2 |
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.