1998 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Rochdale Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council where they defeated the Liberal Democrats in 1996. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 36
• Liberal Democrat 18
• Conservative 6

Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 1998

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11			0	55.0
	Liberal Democrats	7			0	35.0
	Conservative	2			0	10.0

References

1. "The North West - Liam Fogarty". BBC Online . 5 January 1998. Retrieved 25 April 2008.

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