Bedford Borough Council election, 1998
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The 1998 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in Bedfordshire, 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
- Labour 22
- Liberal Democrat 15
- Conservative 9
- Independent 7[2]
Election result
| Bedford Local Election Result 1998[2][3] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 38.9 | 44.3 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 6 | +1 | 33.3 | 27.9 | ||||||
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 16.7 | |||||||
| Conservative | 2 | -1 | 11.1 | 27.8 | ||||||
