1998 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

1998 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 The 1998 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results 9 May 1998 The Guardian 16 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 25 Labour 15 Liberal Democrats 13 Independent 4 Campaign Before the election the Conservatives had 22 seats, compared to 17 for the Liberal Democrats and 14 for Labour.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/politics-battle-over-building-homes-is-key-to-the-rural-vote-1161184.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/politics-battle-over-building-homes-is-key-to-the-rural-vote-1161184.html 1 May 2022 subscription Politics: Battle over building homes is key to the rural vote Walker David 5 May 1998 The Independent on Sunday 3 July 2011 However Liberal Democrat Paula Baker was leader of the council in an alliance with the Labour Party. An important issue in the election was development, with opposition to the building of more houses in the area. The national Conservative leader William Hague visited Oakley during the campaign with his party attacking the building of homes in green field areas. The Liberal Democrats accepted there needed to be houses built in the area, but called for local people to be able to decide where, while Labour criticised the previous Conservative government for the national targets on the number of houses to be built. Other issues in the election included the performance of the council and council tax levels. Election result Basingstoke and Deane local election result 1998Local Elections results 9 May 1998 The Times 46 Conservative Party (UK) 9 +3 45.0 Labour Party (UK) 5 +1 25.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 -4 25.0 Independent (politician) 1 0 5.0 References 1996 Basingstoke and Deane Council election Basingstoke and Deane local elections 1999 Basingstoke and Deane Council election 1998 Category:1998 English local elections Category:1990s in Hampshire