title: 1998 Woking Borough Council election
text: # 1998 Woking Borough Council election
  
  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.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was
  
  * Liberal Democrat 16
  * Conservative 11
  * Labour 7
  * Independent 1
  
  ## Election result
  
  Woking Local Election Result 1998 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Liberal Democrats | 5 | -2 | 45.5 |
  | Conservative | 4 | +2 | 36.4 |
  | Labour | 2 | 0 | 18.2 |
  