1998 Maidstone Borough Council election

The 1998 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, 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

• Liberal Democrat 21
• Labour 16
• Conservative 13
• Independent 5^[1]

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 27.35%.^[2]

Maidstone Local Election Result 1998^[3][4]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	8			-4	44.4	43.6
	Labour	4			+2	22.2	30.7
	Conservative	4			+2	22.2	23.8
	Independent	2			0	11.1

References

1. "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
2. "Election of Maidstone Borough Councillors - Thursday 2 May 2002" (PDF). Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
3. "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
4. "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.