1998 South Lakeland District Council election

The 1998 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. 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:

• Liberal Democrat 20
• Conservative 13
• Labour 10
• Independent 9 ^[2]

Election result

South Lakeland local election result 1998 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	6			+2	35.3
	Liberal Democrats	6			-2	35.3
	Conservative	3			+1	17.6
	Independent	2			-1	11.8

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.