1998 Hull City Council election

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. ^[1]

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. ^[2] This controversy made the Liberal Democrats confident of making gains in the election, ^[3] with the results bearing this out as Labour lost 4 seats on the council. ^[4]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 53
• Liberal Democrat 4
• Independent 2
• Conservative 1 ^[5]

Election result

Hull Local Election Result 1998 ^{[1] [6]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	15			-4	75.0	51.3
	Liberal Democrats	2			+2	10.0	26.6
	Independent	2			+1	10.0
	Conservative	1			+1	5.0	15.4

References

1. "Local Elections results". The Times . 9 May 1998. p. 46. ISSN   0140-0460.
2. "The North - Kersti Mitchell". BBC News Online . 30 April 1998. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
3. Riddell, Peter (8 April 1998). "Only PR will sort out town hall trouble". The Times . p. 8. ISSN   0140-0460.
4. Adams, Fran (8 May 1998). "A day from which all parties took comfort". The Independent . p. 11. ISSN   0951-9467.
5. "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian . 9 May 1998. p. 16. ISSN   0261-3077.
6. "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2009.