1998 London local elections
# 1998 London local elections

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 7 May 1998.

All London borough council seats were up for election.

The 1998 Greater London Authority referendum was held in the same voting locations.

## Results summary

| Party | Votes won | % votes | Change | Seats | % seats | Change | Councils | Change |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 708,380 | 40.7 | -0.9 | 1,050 | 54.8 | +6 | 18 | +1 |
| Conservative | 558,060 | 32.0 | +0.8 | 538 | 28.1 | +19 | 4 | ±0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 362,913 | 20.8 | -1.2 | 301 | 15.7 | -22 | 2 | -1 |
| Green | 50,732 | 2.9 | +0.7 | 2 | 0.1 | +2 | 0 | ±0 |
| Others | 62,172 | 3.6 | +0.7 | 26 | 1.4 | -5 | 0 | ±0 |
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 | ±0 |

* Turnout: 1,738,868 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 34.8% (-11.4%).

## Councils results

| Council | Previous control | Result | Details |
| - | - | - | - |
| Barking and Dagenham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Barnet | No overall control | No overall control | Details |
| Bexley | No overall control | Conservative | Details |
| Brent | No overall control | Labour | Details |
| Bromley | Conservative | No overall control | Details |
| Camden | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Croydon | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Ealing | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Enfield | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Greenwich | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Hackney | Labour | No overall control | Details |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Haringey | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Harrow | No overall control | Labour | Details |
| Havering | No overall control | No overall control | Details |
| Hillingdon | Labour | No overall control | Details |
| Hounslow | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Islington | Labour | No overall control | Details |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
| Kingston upon Thames | Liberal Democrats | No overall control | Details |
| Lambeth | No overall control | Labour | Details |
| Lewisham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Merton | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Newham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Redbridge | No overall control | No overall control | Details |
| Richmond upon Thames | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | Details |
| Southwark | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Sutton | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | Details |
| Tower Hamlets | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Waltham Forest | No overall control | Labour | Details |
| Wandsworth | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
| Westminster | Conservative | Conservative | Details |

## Overall councillor numbers

London local elections 1998

Councillor statistics :

| Party | Seats | Gain/loss |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | 1,050 | +6 |
| Conservative | 538 | +19 |
| Liberal Democrats | 301 | -22 |
| Others | 28 | -31 |

## Borough result maps

* Barnet 1998 results map
* Camden 1998 results map
* Hammersmith and Fulham 1998 results map
