1998 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election

Elections to Reigate and Banstead Council in Surrey, England were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 19
• Labour 13
• Liberal Democrat 11
• Residents 5
• Independent 1 ^[1]

Election result

Reigate and Banstead local election result 1998 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	7			+3	41.2	43.9
	Labour	5			-1	29.4	23.2
	Liberal Democrats	3			-2	17.6	23.3
	Residents	2			+1	11.8
	Independent	0			-1	0

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 29 April 2009.