Rochdale Council election, 1998
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Elections to Rochdale Council were held on 7th May, 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council where they defeated the Liberal Democrats in 1996.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 36
- Liberal Democrat 18
- Conservative 6
[edit] Election result
| Rochdale Local Election Result 1998 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 55.0 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 7 | 0 | 35.0 | ||||||
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | ||||||
[edit] References
- ^ The North West - Liam Fogarty. BBC Online (1998-01-05). Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16
| Preceded by Rochdale Council election, 1996 |
Rochdale local elections | Succeeded by Rochdale Council election, 1999 |
