Cherwell Council election, 1998

The 1998 Cherwell Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.^[1]

17 seats were contested in the election with the three main political parties standing in most of the seats along with 2 independent candidates.^[2] The results saw the Labour party lose 2 seats but remain the largest party on the council, while the Conservatives gained 2 seats.^[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 24
• Conservative 17
• Liberal Democrat 7
• Independent 4^[1]

Election result

Cherwell Local Election Result 1998[4]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Conservative	9			+2	52.9
	Labour	5			-2	29.4
	Liberal Democrat	2			0	11.8
	Independent	1			0	5.9

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Local Elections results". The Times. 1998-05-09. p. 46. 
2. ^ "Election is a family affair". Oxford Mail. 1998-04-08. http://archive.oxfordmail.net/1998/4/8/86266.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
3. ^ "Lord mayor beats Greens". Oxford Mail. 1998-05-08. http://archive.oxfordmail.net/1998/5/8/85924.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
4. ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 1998-05-09. p. 16. 

Preceded by Cherwell Council election, 1996

Cherwell local elections

Succeeded by Cherwell Council election, 1999