1998 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

Elections to Reigate and Banstead Council in Surrey, England were held on 7 May 1998. 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

• Conservative 19
• Labour 13
• Liberal Democrat 11
• Residents 5
• Independent 1^[1]

Election result

Reigate and Banstead Local Election Result 1998^[2][3]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	7			+3	41.2	43.9
	Labour	5			-1	29.4	23.2
	Liberal Democrats	3			-2	17.6	23.3
	Residents	2			+1	11.8
	Independent	0			-1	0