South Lakeland District Council election, 1998
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The 1998 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. 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
- Liberal Democrat 20
- Conservative 13
- Labour 10
- Independent 9[2]
Election result
| South Lakeland Local Election Result 1998[1] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
| Labour | 6 | +2 | 35.3 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 6 | -2 | 35.3 | |||||||
| Conservative | 3 | +1 | 17.6 | |||||||
| Independent | 2 | -1 | 11.8 | |||||||
