Election Name: | 1998 Westminster City Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1994 Westminster City Council election |
Previous Year: | 1994 |
Next Election: | 2002 Westminster City Council election |
Next Year: | 2002 |
Seats For Election: | All 60 council seats up for election to the Westminster City Council |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Turnout: | 40,398, 31.99% (14.11) |
Leader1: | Melvyn B. Caplan |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 52.02%, 45 seats |
Seats1: | 47 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 57,067 |
Percentage1: | 55.02% |
Swing1: | 3.00 |
Leader2: | Alan G. Lazarus |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 37.30, 15 seats |
Seats2: | 13 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 35,059 |
Percentage2: | 33.80% |
Swing2: | 3.50 |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent council control |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 9.84%, 0 seats |
Seats3: | 0 |
Percentage3: | 9.03% |
Country: | London |
Registered: | 126,280[1] |
Popular Vote3: | 9,362 |
Swing3: | 0.81 |
Leader Since1: | 1995 |
Leaders Seat1: | Little Venice |
Leader Since2: | 1 May 1997 (acting)[2] July 1997 (offficially) |
Leaders Seat2: | Harrow Road |
Leader3: | Unknown |
Leader Since3: | Unknown |
Leaders Seat3: | N/A |
The 1998 Westminster Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[3]
(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward