Tandridge District Council election, 1998

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The 1998 Tandridge District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Tandridge District Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.^[1]

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Surrey is a subdivision of the English region of South East England in the United Kingdom. A historic and ceremonial county, Surrey is also one of the home counties. The county borders Kent to the east, East and West Sussex to the south, Hampshire to the west, Berkshire to the northwest, and Greater London to the northeast.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Tandridge local election result 1998^[1]
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Liberal Democrat	7	-1	43.8
Conservative	7	+1	43.8
Labour	2	0	12.5

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References

1 2 "Local Elections results". The Times. 1998-05-09. p. 46.
↑ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 1998-05-09. p. 16.

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[local-1] 1 2 "Local Elections results". The Times. 1998-05-09. p. 46.

[policy-2] "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 1998-05-09. p. 16.

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