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1998 Sheffield City Council election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1998 Sheffield City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 1996 Sheffield City Council election |
| previous_year | 1996 |
| next_election | 1999 Sheffield City Council election |
| next_year | 1999 |
| seats_for_election | 29 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council |
| majority_seats | 44 |
| election_date | 7 May 1998 |
| party1 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| seats1 | 16 |
| seat_change1 | 5 |
| party2 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats2 | 13 |
| seat_change2 | 5 |
| party3 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| seats3 | 0 |
| seat_change3 | 0 |
| map_image | Sheffield UK local election 1998 map.png |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of the 1998 Sheffield City Council elections. |
| title | Majority party |
| posttitle | Majority party after election |
| before_election | Labour Party (UK) |
| after_election | Labour Party (UK) |
Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election, and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
Election results
|seats % = 55.2 |votes % = 50.2 |plus/minus = +9.1 |seats % = 44.8 |votes % = 35.6 |plus/minus = -8.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 11.8 |plus/minus = -1.5 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.2 |plus/minus = +0.6 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.6 |plus/minus = ±0.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.4 |plus/minus = -0.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = ±0.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.0 |plus/minus = New
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Previous council | New council | Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Total | 87 | 87 | Working majority | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 55 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 31 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Conservatives | 1 | 1 |
Ward results
By-elections between 1998 and 1999
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | Independent Green
| Pete Hartley |
|---|
References
References
- (9 May 1998). "Local Elections results". [[The Times]].
- "Local elections: Sheffield, 7 May 1998".
- "Local elections: Sheffield, 3 May 1996".
- "Sheffield Council Candidates, 1998".
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