Bexley London Borough Council election, 1998

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Elections to Bexley Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council from no overall control.^[1] The electoral system used was the "first past the post", meaning that each seat was given to the candidate with the most votes.

The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in south-east England. It has common borders with the London Borough of Bromley to the south, the Royal Borough of Greenwich to the west, across the River Thames to the north it borders the London Borough of Havering, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and there is a small boundary with the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex to the north-east. There is a border with the Borough of Dartford to the east and Sevenoaks district to the south-east, both being in the ceremonial county of Kent. The London Borough of Bexley is within the Thames Gateway, an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. The local authority is Bexley London Borough Council.

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, the term no overall control refers to a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats; and is analogous to a hung parliament. Of the 310 councils who had members up for election in the 2007 local elections, 85 resulted in a NOC administration.

Election result

Bexley local election result 1998^[2]
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Conservative	32	+9	51.6
Labour	24	0	38.7
Liberal Democrat	6	-8	9.7
Independent	0	-1	0

Ward results

Barnehurst (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Barnehurst North (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Belvedere (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Blackfen (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Blendon & Penhill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Bostall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Brampton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Christchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Cray (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Crayford (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Danson (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

East Wickham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Erith (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Falconwood (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Lamorbey (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

North End (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Northumberland Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

St Mary's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

St Michael's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Sidcup East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Sidcup West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Thamesmead East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Upton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

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References

↑ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 1998-05-09. p. 16.
↑ "Local Elections results". The Times. 1998-05-09. p. 46.

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[anaylsis-1] "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 1998-05-09. p. 16.

[results-2] "Local Elections results". The Times. 1998-05-09. p. 46.

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Bexley London Borough Council election, 1998

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Election result

Ward results

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