1998 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

1998 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 The 1998 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. Local Elections results The Times 46 1998-05-09 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 60 Liberal Democrat 9 Conservative 2 Independent 1 Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results The Guardian 16 1998-05-09 Campaign Before the election Labour held 60 of the 72 seats, with the main opposition provided by the Liberal Democrats. Dale Williams Labour set to coast through Sandwell Birmingham Mail 25 1998-04-07 24 seats were contested in the election, including 20 Labour, 3 Liberal Democrat and 1 Conservative seats. Stephen Harrison Tough task for Tories to loosen Labour's commanding power Voters go to the polls in council elections across the Midlands on May 7. Local Government Correspondent Stephen Harrison looks at the fight for votes in the heart of the Black Country. Birmingham Post 4 1998-04-29 These included the Liberal Democrat group leader, Sadie Smith, in Great Barr, and the Conservative group leader, Bill Archer, in Wednesbury North. Election result The results saw no changes in party control, meaning that Labour continued to run the council. Simon Hardy Labour rebels are crushed Birmingham Mail 7 1998-05-08 Sandwell local election result 1998 http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm Local Election Results, 1999 2010-03-14 Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053301/http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm 2011-07-24 Labour Party (UK) 20 0 0 0 83.3 55.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 0 0 12.5 16.0 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.2 24.3 References Category:1998 English local elections 1998 Category:1990s in the West Midlands (county)