Gateshead Council election, 1998
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Elections to Gateshead Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 51
- Liberal Democrat 15
[edit] Election result
| Gateshead Local Election Result 1998 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Labour | 18 | 0 | 78.3 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 0 | 21.7 | ||||||
| Preceded by Gateshead Council election 1996 |
Gateshead local elections | Succeeded by Gateshead Council election 1999 |
