1998 Purbeck District Council election

Elections to Purbeck District Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Liberal Democrat 8
• Conservative 6
• Independent 5
• Labour 3

Election result

Purbeck local election result 1998

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	4			0	50.0
	Conservative	3			+3	37.5
	Liberal Democrats	1			-3	12.5

References

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