West Lindsey District Council election, 1998

Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Liberal Democrat 18
• Independent 9
• Labour 5
• Conservative 4
• Others 1

Election result

West Lindsey Local Election Result 1998
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrat	7			-2	58.3
	Conservative	3			+3	25.0
	Labour	2			+2	16.7
	Independent	0			-2	0
	Others	0			-1	0

References

• "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16