1998 Hull City Council election

none March 2025 September 2023 The 1998 Hull City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Local Elections results The Times London 46 9 May 1998 0140-0460 In the run up to the election there was controversy as the local Labour Party was suspended by the National Party over claims of intimidation, nepotism and membership rigging. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/events/local_elections_98/in_your_area/78654.stm The North – Kersti Mitchell 25 October 2009 30 April 1998 BBC News This controversy made the Liberal Democrats confident of making gains in the election, Peter Riddell Only PR will sort out town hall trouble The Times London 8 8 April 1998 0140-0460 with the results bearing this out as Labour lost 4 seats on the council. Fran Adams A day from which all parties took comfort The Independent 11 8 May 1998 0951-9467 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 53 Liberal Democrat 4 Independent 2 Conservative 1 Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results The Guardian 16 9 May 1998 0261-3077 Election result Hull local election result 1998http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm Local Election Results, 1999 25 October 2009 Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053301/http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm 24 July 2011 Labour Party (UK) 15 -4 75.0 51.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 +2 10.0 26.6 Independent (politician) 2 +1 10.0 Conservative Party (UK) 1 +1 5.0 15.4 References 1998 Category:1998 English local elections Category:1990s in Kingston upon Hull