1998 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council stood for election, and the Labour party kept control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 42
• Liberal Democrat 9
• Conservative 5

Election result

Newcastle-under-Lyme Local Election Result 1998

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	14			0	73.7
	Liberal Democrats	3			-1	15.8
	Conservative	2			+1	10.5

References

• "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16