1998 Woking Borough Council election
{{Short description|1998 UK local government election}}
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The 1998 Woking Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.{{cite news | title = Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results | publisher = The Guardian | page = 16 | date = 1998-05-09 }}
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 16
- Conservative 11
- Labour 7
- Independent 1
Election result
{{Election Summary Begin|title = Woking Local Election Result 1998{{cite news | title = Local Elections results | work = The Times | page = 46 | date = 1998-05-09 }}}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 5
|gain =
|loss =
|net = -2
|seats % = 45.5
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{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 4
|gain =
|loss =
|net = +2
|seats % = 36.4
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{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 2
|gain =
|loss =
|net = 0
|seats % = 18.2
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{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Surrey elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1998}}
Category:1998 English local elections
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