Penwith District Council election, 1998

Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 31.0%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Liberal Democrat 12
• Conservative 7
• Independent 7
• Labour 6
• Others 2

Results

Penwith Local Election Result 1998
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrat	5			+2	45.5
	Conservative	2			+2	18.2
	Independent	2			0	18.2
	Labour	1			-2	9.1
	Others	1			-2	9.1

References

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