1998 Swindon Borough Council election

1998 UK local government election June 2020 March 2020 The 1998 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results The Guardian 16 1998-05-09 After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 40 Liberal Democrat 9 Conservative 5 Election result Overall turnout in the election was 25%. Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Election of no winners leaves parties guessing The Sunday Times 8 1998-05-10 Swindon local election result 1998 Local Elections results The Times 46 1998-05-09 http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm Local Election Results, 1999 2010-10-26 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) 11 +1 61.1 48.0 Conservative Party (UK) 4 +2 22.2 30.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 16.7 19.8 Independent (politician) 0 -3 0 References Category:1998 English local elections 1998 Category:1990s in Wiltshire