title: 1998 London local elections
text: # 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
  