1998 Hartlepool Borough Council election

Elections to Hartlepool Borough Council in the ceremonial county of County Durham in England were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 33
• Liberal Democrat 8
• Conservative 5
• Independent 1 ^[1]

Election result

Hartlepool local election result 1998 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	8			-7	50.0	45.2
	Liberal Democrats	4			+4	25.0	28.9
	Conservative	4			+3	25.0	21.3

References

1. "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
2. "Local Elections results". The Times . 9 May 1998. p. 46.
3. "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2009.