Cherwell District Council election, 1998

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The 1998 Cherwell District 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

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

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